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Case Reports
. 2019 Feb 26;12(2):e228831.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228831.

Paramedian chest wall dermoid cyst

Mohamed Maklad  1 , Elise Gradhand  2 , Emily West  2
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Case Reports

Paramedian chest wall dermoid cyst

Mohamed Maklad et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: paediatric surgery; plastic and reconstructive surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
An arrow is pointing to location of the cyst on chest wall.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histological features of the excised cyst.
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