title: Anterior chest wall giant cell tumor.
abstract: Giant cell tumors (GCTs) of bone are rare primary neoplasms that usually originate from the epiphysis of long bones. Even when the tumor occurs in a rib, it is usually in the posterior aspect. We report a case of a GCT originating from the anterior arc of the rib in a 22-year-old woman presenting with a progressively growing thoracic mass in the right anterior chest wall. Through this case the authors emphasize not only the rarity of a bone GCT but also its unusual costal localization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Faculty of Medicine, Hamedan, Iran. drarash_a@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dehghan
authors.forename: Amir Hossein
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Moaddab
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eskandarlou
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moeeni
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult