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CASE REPORT

Hilar Abnormality in the Left Lung: Left Pulmonary Artery Posterior to the Left Mainstem Bronchus

Sofia V KrylovaDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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Sara GlickmanDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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Ali KalamDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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Katherine ChemakinDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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Joseph YiDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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Linda ForresterDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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Priti MishallDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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Adi PinkasDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 135-139 | Received 01 Sep 2022, Accepted 07 Mar 2023, Published online: 10 Mar 2023

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