Curiosa paediatrica. III: Hemisternum.
Paediatricians know of the condition of pectus excavatum in the growing child and may be acquainted with other anomalies of the sternum, such as forked and perforate xiphisterna and perforations higher up the sternum. The sternal malformation depicted in this case report, although not unusual in appearance, has a most rare origin.
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities*