What is one specific feature of patients with "pectus excavatum"?
a. Barrel-shaped chest
b. Extreme convex-shaped chest tissue
c. Concave depression over lower end of sternum
d. Under developed pectus muscle
ANS: C
Pectus excavatum is a congenital malformation of the chest wall that is characterized by a pronounced funnel-shaped concave depression over the lower end of the sternum. Children with this malformation have displacement of the heart and lung tissue.
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