Primary osteosarcoma of the ribs: CT findings.
We report the CT appearance of primary osteosarcoma of the ribs in three patients. CT evaluation is important because this lesion may present a diagnostic dilemma on chest radiographs. The tumor should be suspected if CT demonstrates dense calcification within a mass that is centered in a rib.
Abdulrahman
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Department of Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore 21201, USA.
White
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Templeton
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Romney
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B
Moore
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Aisner
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed