Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literature

Thoracic outlet syndrome [TOS] caused by a tumor of the rib is rare and has been reported only 12 times in the literature over the past one and one-half centuries, with the majority of cases due to osteochondroma. We report a case of chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib causing neurogenic TOS that was re...

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Main Authors:	Ravisagar Patel, Sanjeev Devgarha, Rajendra Mohan Mathur
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-07-01
Series:	Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:	Chest wall tumor Chondrosarcoma First rib tumor Thoracic outlet syndrome
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300085

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spelling	doaj-0ef1cf2c138845f38b32295cd57d30992020-11-25T00:23:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis0422-76382016-07-0165370770910.1016/j.ejcdt.2016.01.006Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literatureRavisagar PatelSanjeev DevgarhaRajendra Mohan MathurThoracic outlet syndrome [TOS] caused by a tumor of the rib is rare and has been reported only 12 times in the literature over the past one and one-half centuries, with the majority of cases due to osteochondroma. We report a case of chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib causing neurogenic TOS that was resected via posterolateral thoracotomy and biopsy confirmed a grade I chondrosarcoma. In the treatment of chondrosarcoma, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are less effective, and appropriate surgery is needed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300085Chest wall tumorChondrosarcomaFirst rib tumorThoracic outlet syndrome
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author	Ravisagar Patel Sanjeev Devgarha Rajendra Mohan Mathur
spellingShingle	Ravisagar Patel Sanjeev Devgarha Rajendra Mohan Mathur Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literature Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis Chest wall tumor Chondrosarcoma First rib tumor Thoracic outlet syndrome
author_facet	Ravisagar Patel Sanjeev Devgarha Rajendra Mohan Mathur
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title	Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literature
title_short	Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literature
title_full	Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literature
title_fullStr	Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literature
title_full_unstemmed	Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literature
title_sort	chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; a 13th case report in world literature
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
issn	0422-7638
publishDate	2016-07-01
description	Thoracic outlet syndrome [TOS] caused by a tumor of the rib is rare and has been reported only 12 times in the literature over the past one and one-half centuries, with the majority of cases due to osteochondroma. We report a case of chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib causing neurogenic TOS that was resected via posterolateral thoracotomy and biopsy confirmed a grade I chondrosarcoma. In the treatment of chondrosarcoma, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are less effective, and appropriate surgery is needed.
topic	Chest wall tumor Chondrosarcoma First rib tumor Thoracic outlet syndrome
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300085
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Chondrosarcoma of right 1st rib presenting as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; A 13th case report in world literature

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