Juxtacardiac costal osteochondroma presenting as recurrent haemothorax.
A 21-year-old man presenting with a recurrent spontaneous haemothorax was found to have an osteochondroma arising out of the left 4th rib. This was penetrating the apical part of the heart. Surgical excision was uneventful.
Buchan
K G
KG
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK. k.buchan@ntlworld.com
Zamvar
V
V
Mandana
K M
KM
Nihal
E
E
Kulatilake
P
P
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium; D012008:Recurrence; D012272:Ribs