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. 2011 Dec;73(6):447-9.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-011-0278-6. Epub 2011 Apr 9.

Rib haemangioma: a rare differential for rib tumours

Sanjay K Jain  1 , Moolchand Songra, Amber Malhotra, Neelkamal Kapoor, Rini Malik, Adesh Shrivastava
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Rib haemangioma: a rare differential for rib tumours

Sanjay K Jain et al. Indian J Surg. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

Haemangiomas account for approximately 1% of all bone tumours and commonly involve the skull and the vertebrae Dorfman et al. (Human Pathol 2:349-376, 1971). Rare costal originated haemangiomas have been reported as a case report in literature Clements et al. (Am Surgeon 64:1027-1029, 1998), Filosso et al. (J Cardiovasc Surg 36:97-98, 1995). We report a case of 26 years old female presenting with haemangioma of the eighth rib (right). And conclude that haemangiomas should be included in the differential diagnoses of an osteolytic and expansile lesion of the ribs on radiology, especially in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients.

Keywords: Costal; Haemangioma; Rib; Tumour.

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Fig. 1
CECT chest image of the posterior part of eighth rib showing osteolytic eccentric expansile lesion having trabeculations and thinning of cortex
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Fig. 2
Showing the post operative specimen of the tumor and the attached rib segment which has been split open
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