Osteochondroma of the Rib Mimicking a Mediastinal Mass: Unexpected Menifestation in Hereditary Multiple Exostoses.
10.12701/yujm.2012.29.1.45
- Author:
Sang Kyun BAE
1
;
Won Sik KANG
;
Seung Hoon YOO
;
Jeong Hyeon CHO
;
Kyung Won PARK
;
Bu Hyun LEE
;
Jung Hun BAEK
;
Jae Ho CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Koyang, Korea. pulmochung@kwandong.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Osteochondroma;
Rib;
Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME)
- MeSH:
Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Osteochondroma;
Ribs;
Thorax
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2012;29(1):45-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
