Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare Diagnosis
Hemangioma of the rib is an uncommon benign vascular tumour. A case of rib hemangioma in a 29-year-old woman is presented. Chest roentgenogram and computed tomography revealed a mass along the inner surface of the 7th left rib with bone destruction. She underwent resection of the 7th rib. The pathol...
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| author | Stavros Gourgiotis Anastasios Piyis Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos Panayotis Panayotopoulos Nikolaos S. Salemis |
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| description | Hemangioma of the rib is an uncommon benign vascular tumour. A case of rib hemangioma in a 29-year-old woman is presented. Chest roentgenogram and computed tomography revealed a mass along the inner surface of the 7th left rib with bone destruction. She underwent resection of the 7th rib. The pathologic diagnosis was cavernous hemangioma. Hemangiomas of the rib are rare tumours but should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of rib tumours. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-06e821748d3f41f991ee2f99f4b1f9032025-02-03T05:47:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/254098254098Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare DiagnosisStavros Gourgiotis0Anastasios Piyis1Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos2Panayotis Panayotopoulos3Nikolaos S. Salemis4Second Surgical Department, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, 41 Zakinthinou Street, Papagou, 15669 Athens, GreeceThoracic Surgery Department, Euroclinic of Athens, 9 Athanasiadou Street, 11521 Athens, GreeceThoracic Surgery Department, Euroclinic of Athens, 9 Athanasiadou Street, 11521 Athens, GreeceThoracic Surgery Department, Euroclinic of Athens, 9 Athanasiadou Street, 11521 Athens, GreeceSecond Surgical Department, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, 41 Zakinthinou Street, Papagou, 15669 Athens, GreeceHemangioma of the rib is an uncommon benign vascular tumour. A case of rib hemangioma in a 29-year-old woman is presented. Chest roentgenogram and computed tomography revealed a mass along the inner surface of the 7th left rib with bone destruction. She underwent resection of the 7th rib. The pathologic diagnosis was cavernous hemangioma. Hemangiomas of the rib are rare tumours but should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of rib tumours.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/254098 |
| spellingShingle | Stavros Gourgiotis Anastasios Piyis Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos Panayotis Panayotopoulos Nikolaos S. Salemis Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare Diagnosis Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare Diagnosis |
| title_full | Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare Diagnosis |
| title_short | Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare Diagnosis |
| title_sort | cavernous hemangioma of the rib a rare diagnosis |
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