Hemangioma of the rib.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21256324.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.07.091.
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Abstract
An asymptomatic 48-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a tumor of the rib incidentally diagnosed on a chest roentgenogram. The patient was investigated and underwent tumor resection of the chest wall. The pathologic study revealed that it was cavernous hemangioma. This tumor of the bone is a distinctly uncommon benign vascular tumor, generally occurring in the spine or skull. Hemangiomas involving the rib are even more rare, with only 22 cases described in the literature. However, we suggest that this tumor of the rib should be considered in the differential diagnosis, principally in asymptomatic patients.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Neoplasms
- Hemangioma
- Ribs