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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 30:354-357 (2000)
© 2000 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

Hemangioma of the Rib: a Case Report

Takehiro Okumura1, Hisao Asamura1, Haruhiko Kondo1, Yoshihiro Matsuno2 and Ryosuke Tsuchiya1

,+ 1Thoracic Surgery and 2Clinical Laboratory Divisions, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo

A case of hemangioma of the left seventh rib is presented. In January 1999, a 59-year-old woman presented with an enlarged costal mass which had been followed up for 4 years. ­Preoperative examination suggested chondrosarcoma because of tumor growth beyond the disrupted bony cortex. She underwent resection of the left seventh rib along with the sixth and seventh intercostal muscles and reconstruction of the chest wall defect. The pathological ­diagnosis of the lesion was hemangioma. She was discharged after an uneventful postoperative course. There has been no evidence of recurrence after a 14-month follow-up. Tumor growth beyond the disrupted bony cortex was a characteristic feature by both imagery and pathological examination in this case. This case represents a difficulty of a preoperative definite diagnosis of the chest wall tumors by imagery alone.

+ For reprints and all correspondence: Hisao Asamura, Thoracic Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, 1–1, Tsukiji 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan. E-mail: hasamura@ncc.go.jp


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