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Left minor fissure

Case contributed by Eric F Greif
Diagnosis not applicable

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Female
x-ray

Normal chest radiograph with incidental accessory left minor fissure noted.

Lateral view with annotated arrows of the left minor fissure more cephalad as annotated superior arrow.

Position of the left minor fissure is more cephalad as the annotated superior arrow demonstrates.

Case Discussion

Accessory left minor fissure of the lung.

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