title: Fibrous dysplasia of the rib: an unusual cause of chest pain.
abstract: We present a patient with left chest and neck pain due to fibrous dysplasia of the first rib. This condition was not considered as part of the differential diagnosis of chest discomfort, since it is typically painless. We believe this is the first patient described with fibrous dysplasia of the rib with left chest pain that mimicked angina pectoris.
authors.affiliation: James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hiremagalur
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Whitaker
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000175:diagnosis; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012272:Ribs; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed