Extralobar pulmonary sequestration usually occurs between the left lower lobe and the diaphragm; occurrence in the hilum has not been reported previously. An unusual case of extralobar pulmonary sequestration, presenting initially as a hilar bronchogenic cyst in a 43-year-old female, is described.
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