title: Fibromyxoma of the rib: report of a case.
abstract: We present herein the case of a 36-year-old man with fibromyxoma of the rib. At the age of 33 years, an abnormal shadow of the chest was found on a radiographic examination, subsequent to which the mass grew slowly into the intrathorax, and he was referred to our hospital. An X-ray film and computed tomography scan on admission showed an extrapleural mass, 7 x 5 cm in diameter, in the left sixth rib with no evidence of destruction, cortical expansion, or rupture. The patient underwent peripheral osteotomy of the sixth rib, which was resected with a 3-cm margin around the mass. Microscopically, a diagnosis of fibromyxoma was confirmed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of fibromyxoma originating in a rib.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Sanatorium, Nishi-Gunma Hospital, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamiyoshihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morishita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012272:Ribs; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed