Cervical rib

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Persistent cough. Pneumonia?

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Right cervical rib.

Heart size normal.  Lungs clear.

Case Discussion

Incidental cervical rib.  Most are incidental, but on occasion, they may be symptomatic such as upper limb ischemia.

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