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We report a patient in whom a prenatal diagnosis of an intrapulmonary cyst was made by ultrasonography. To our knowledge, no such case has been reported before and prenatal diagnosis permitted prompt management of an asymptomatic neonate.
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Lebrun, D., Avni, E.F., Goolaerts, J.P. et al. Prenatal diagnosis of a pulmonary cyst by ultrasonography. Eur J Pediatr 144, 399–402 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00441787
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