Periosteal chondroma of the rib possibly associated with hemothorax: a case report.
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.
Matsushima
Kazuhide
K
Department of Surgery, Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, Gushikawa, Okinawa 904-2293, Japan. matsushima_kazuhide@hosp.pref.okinawa.jp
Matsuura
Kenji
K
Kayo
Munehumi
M
Gushimiyagi
Masanori
M
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