Hétérotopie gliale pulmonaire : une lésion exceptionnelle chez un nourrisson avec un jumeau anencéphale

A suspected case of heterotopic glia in an MM‐twin discordant for anencephaly

“…Lung development then deteriorates, resulting in multi‐cystic lung disease. Histologically, glial heterotopia lungs have multifocal and bilateral well‐defined cysts in all lobes, 4,5 which is consistent with the imaging findings of our case. This rare condition generally occurs in a single pregnancy; 3 cases of twin pregnancies with only one of the affected fetuses are extremely rare 4,5 …”

“…This rare condition generally occurs in a single pregnancy; 3 cases of twin pregnancies with only one of the affected fetuses are extremely rare. 4,5 Other explanations, such as congenital pulmonary airway malformation, persistent pulmonary interstitial emphysema, post-infection pulmonary cysts, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis, would be implausible based on the image findings and the clinical course.…”