title: Aneurysmal bone cyst in the first rib.
abstract: Aneurysmal bone cyst is a benign tumor of the skeletal system that rarely occurs in ribs. We report two cases of aneurysmal bone cyst in the first rib. The first patient was a 21-year-old woman with an aneurysmal bone cyst in the left first rib that was resected with an L incision. The second patient was a 42-year-old man with an aneurysmal bone cyst in the right first rib that was resected with a posterolateral incision but recurred 1 year later. An en bloc resection was performed, without recurrence to date. We also review this disease with emphasis on the etiology, clinicopathology, and treatment approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Peoples Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Sai-Ching J
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: Fo-tian
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Hong-he
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Sheqing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Jingxuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008371:Manubrium / Q000601:surgery; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed