What is the most likely cause of the deformity

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An 8-year-old girl with a prominent chest wall deformity that pushes the sternum inward is asymptomatic, and she participates fully in atheletic activities at school. Surgical correction is recommended. What is the most likely cause of the deformity? Funnel chest (pectus excavatum) Pectus carinatum (protrusion at the sternum) Flail chest Cystic hygroma.

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