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14621019

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
We experienced a rare case of giant cell tumor (GCT) arising in the 5th rib involving the 5th vertebral body and transverse process. A 57-year-old man presented with a well-defined mass in the left thoracic cavity on chest x ray examination. Chest computed tomography showed a heterogeneous 7cm-diameter mass originating in the posterior segment of the left 5th rib. The tumor had spread to the 5th thoracic vertebra destroying the left half of the body and transverse process. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a heterogeneous-intensity mass involving the 4th to 6th ribs. A radical excision of the tumor followed by a 50 Gy radiotherapy was performed after embolization of the feeding arteries. The pathological diagnosis was a GCT. The patient remains well without evidence of recurrence for 6 years following surgery. The present case is only the 14th case of GCT arising in the rib to have been reported in Japan.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1344-4964
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
537-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Giant cell tumor of the rib.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saga Medical School, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga City 849-8501, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports