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Unilateral hypoplastic first rib

Case contributed by Bálint Botz
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Screening CXR.

Patient Data

Age: 65
Gender: Male
x-ray

As an incidental finding the first rib on the left side is hypoplastic (see key image).

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