Intrathoracic rib.
The intrathoracic rib is a rare anomaly. Despite this, it has distinctive radiological features which should enable a confident diagnosis to be made from the chest radiograph alone. Its importance lies in recognising it as a benign lesion and limiting further investigation appropriately. We present an 11-year-old girl with an intrathoracic rib found incidentally on a chest radiograph.
Kamaruddin
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Department of Radiology, Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, Alder Hey, Liverpool, UK.
Wright
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Pilling
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging