Yeungnam Univ J Med.
2012 Jun;29(1):45-47. 10.12701/yujm.2012.29.1.45.
Osteochondroma of the Rib Mimicking a Mediastinal Mass: Unexpected Menifestation in Hereditary Multiple Exostoses
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Koyang, Korea. pulmochung@kwandong.ac.kr
- KMID: 2138658
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2012.29.1.45
Abstract
- Osteochondroma is a common bone tumor but a rare tumor in the rib. It is often asymptomatic and observed incidentally. This is a case report of a 49-year-old woman with an osteochondroma mimicking a mediastinal mass in hereditary multiple exostoses. The chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scans revealed the bony density feature of the mass. Surgical excision confirmed that the lesion was an osteochondroma.
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