Aneurysmal bone cyst originating from the first rib.
Aneurysmal bone cyst is a benign tumor of the skeletal system and rare in the ribs. A 25-year-old woman was found to have an abnormal shadow in the left chest on the radiologic examinations. The first rib containing tumor was removed. Pathologic findings showed an aneurysmal bone cyst.
Lee
Seock Yeol
SY
Department of Chest Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Chunan Hospital, Chunan, South Korea. csdoctor@korea.com <csdoctor@korea.com>
Lee
Seung Jin
SJ
Lee
Cheol Sae
CS
Lee
Kihl Rho
KR
D000328:Adult; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs