title: Cavernous hemangioma of the rib: a rare tumour.
abstract: Hemangioma is exceedingly rare in the ribs. A case of rib hemangioma in a 54-year-old woman is presented. Chest roentgenogram and computed tomography revealed a mass in the left lateral costaphrenic sinus with bone destruction. She underwent resection of the 7th and 8th rib. The pathologic diagnosis was cavernous hemangioma. Hemangiomas of the rib are rare tumours but should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of rib tumours.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Ataturk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey. arabaci.ebru@gmail.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tastepe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Agackiran
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery*