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Many associations of congenital anomalies of the respiratory system have been reported, but the combination of tracheal diverticulum and cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is unique. We present a patient with these two anomalies and analyze their embryological correlation.
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Restrepo, S., Villamil, M.A., Rojas, I.C. et al. Association of two respiratory congenital anomalies: tracheal diverticulum and cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung. Pediatr Radiol 34, 263–266 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-1061-z
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