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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul 6;1(3):253-255.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2017.2.33297. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Paratracheal Cysts

Mohammad R Mohebbi  1 , Chadd K Kraus  2
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Case Reports

Paratracheal Cysts

Mohammad R Mohebbi et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

Figures

Image 1
Image 1
Right-sided paratracheal cyst in the thoracic outlet. T, trachea; C, paratracheal cyst.
Image 2
Image 2
No evidence of lung tissue in the air collection in the lung window image. T, trachea; C, paratracheal cyst.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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