Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare Diagnosis

Hemangioma of the rib is an uncommon benign vascular tumour. A case of rib hemangioma in a 29-year-old woman is presented. Chest roentgenogram and computed tomography revealed a mass along the inner surface of the 7th left rib with bone destruction. She underwent resection of the 7th rib. The pathol...

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Main Authors: Stavros Gourgiotis, Anastasios Piyis, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Panayotis Panayotopoulos, Nikolaos S. Salemis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/254098