A large sternal foramen
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Sternum is formed from bilateral mesenchymatous condensations, sternal plates, which begin in the dorsolateral region of body wall. These plates undergo chondrification, move ventrally towards each other from both sides, and they eventually fuse together across the midline in a craniocaudal direction. Mesosternum (body) ossifies from 4 sternebrae. Sternal foramen, of varying size and form, may occur between third and fourth sternebrae due to incomplete fusion. [1]. Foramina in sternum are reported in manubrium, body (more common) and in xiphisternum [2, 3].
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