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Case of the Week 523 
What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 27 year-old with chest pain
Frontal Radiograph of Chest and
Axial CT Image of the Thorax
- Pneumothorax
- Swyer-James Syndrome
- Obstructive Emphysema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Poland's Syndrome
Additional Images-Axial CT Image of the Thorax
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Axial CT Image of the Thorax
Answer:
5. Poland's Syndrome
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Poland's Syndrome
General Considerations
- Uncommon congenital anomaly characterized by unilateral anomalies of the chest wall and upper extremity
- Males are more affected than females and the right side is involved more often than left
- Most likely secondary to a vascular developmental anomaly during the 6th week of gestation
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