Pulmonary sequestration represents an abnormal pulmonary mass that does not communicate with the tracheobronchial tree. It is a rare malformation (MF), accountable for 0.15%-6.45% of pulmonary congenital MFs. When it has its own pleural covering, it is called extralobar (EBPS). This work describes two cases of EBPS in stillbirths (SB), at 32 (1) and 34 (2) weeks' gestation, with clinical diagnosis of intrauterine hypoxia and cystic adenomatosis, respectively. It also reviews the literature on the subject. The diagnosis involved ultrasonographic, syndromic, macroscopic and microscopic analysis. The macroscopy showed a supradiaphragmatic mass in the left hemithorax linked to thoracic aorta (1) and diaphragm (2). The associated MFs were: thymic agenesis (2), pulmonary hypoplasia (2), clubfoot (1) and achondroplasia (2). Microscopy demonstrated, in both cases, immature pulmonary tissue and vascularized and innervated pedicle.
Pulmonary sequestration; Congenital malformation; Necropsy
