title: Cavernous hemangioma of the rib.
abstract: A 59-year-old man with an enlarged left chest wall mass that had been followed up for 3 years underwent surgical resection. The mass was pathologically diagnosed as cavernous hemangioma of the rib. This is the fourth case of this rare disease to be reported. However, it suggests that hemangioma of the rib should be considered in the differential diagnosis of rib tumors, especially in asymptomatic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Japan. kshimizu@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hihara
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seto
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toge
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*