title: Periosteal chondroma of the rib possibly associated with hemothorax: a case report.
abstract: We report on a case of spontaneous hemothorax occurring in a 13-year-old boy with periosteal chondroma of the rib. Periosteal chondromas are rare, particularly in the ribs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of periosteal chondroma of the rib associated with hemothorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, Gushikawa, Okinawa 904-2293, Japan. matsushima_kazuhide@hosp.pref.okinawa.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Munehumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kayo
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gushimiyagi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002812:Chondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010521:Periosteum; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012272:Ribs; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed