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Unusual Cause of Suprasternal Swelling: Cervical Extension with Herniation of Mediastinal Thymus

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The authors would like to acknowledge the help of Dr Rajesh, Professor, Pediatrics, for guiding them during manuscript preparation.

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UR and SKA: Performed the radiological investigations of the case and prepared the manuscript; BS and AP: Did the clinical workup of the case; SV: Supervised the process of manuscript preparation and will act as guarantor for this paper.

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  1. Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, 602105, India

    Upasana Ranga, Senthil Kumar Aiyappan & Saveetha Veeraiyan

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, India

    Balamma Sujatha & Ambika Pathy

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Ranga, U., Aiyappan, S.K., Sujatha, B. et al. Unusual Cause of Suprasternal Swelling: Cervical Extension with Herniation of Mediastinal Thymus. Indian J Pediatr 82, 657–658 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-015-1716-4

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