title: Intrathoracic rib.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, Alder Hey, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamaruddin
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Pilling
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging