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. 2023 Mar-Apr;40(2):173-174.

doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_397_22.

An unusual cause of right para-cardiac opacity in a young woman

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PMID: 37006104
PMCID: PMC10174649
DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_397_22

An unusual cause of right para-cardiac opacity in a young woman

Shobitha Rao. Lung India. 2023 Mar-Apr.

. 2023 Mar-Apr;40(2):173-174.

doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_397_22.

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¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Mukka, Surathkal, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.

PMID: 37006104
PMCID: PMC10174649
DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_397_22

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Figures

Figure 1
Chest radiograph image showing homogeneous opacity in the right lower zone in the para-cardiac region

Figure 2
CT image showing the right breast implant with an intact capsule

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