Frontal chest radiograph shows a multiseptated cystic mass i | Figure 1

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Frontal chest radiograph shows a multiseptated cystic mass in the right hemithorax. The findings are typical of a type 2 cystic pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM). Type 2 CPAM is characterized by numerous small to medium-sized cysts. #ThoraxThursday

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