Rib xanthoma resected by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using a bone punch.
Xanthomas of the rib are extremely rare benign neoplasms, most commonly reported in soft tissue, but rarely in bone. We report a case of a 4-cm xanthoma of the rib resected by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and pulled through a 2-cm port incision around the patient's areola. To the best of our knowledge, there are only 8 other such cases, and none of which were removed by thoracoscopic surgery.
Chon
Soon-Ho
SH
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital, Kuri, South Korea.
Lee
Chul Burm
CB
Shinn
Sung Ho
SH
Heo
Jeong Nam
JN
Paik
Seung Sam
SS
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002637:Chest Pain; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*