History: 60 year old male with incidental finding on a chest radiograph. 

Frontal radiograph of the chest reveals a well defined retrocardiac opacity (arrow).
Frontal radiograph of the chest reveals a well defined retrocardiac opacity (arrow).

This is the typical appearance of a Bochdalek Hernia on a chest radiograph.

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  2. […] P – Pericardial Cyst A – Adenopathy (lymph nodes), Aneurysm D – Diaphragmatic hernia […]

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