title: Pathology of the thoracic wall: congenital and acquired.
abstract: This review aims to cover the main congenital and acquired lesions that arise in the thoracic wall of infants and children. Imaging often plays an essential role in the evaluation of symptomatic and asymptomatic thoracic wall abnormalities. The use of appropriate imaging modalities for each condition will be addressed, as well as the range of benign and malignant conditions that can occur.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Radiology, Hospital Materno-Infantil, Av Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona 08035, Spain. pilagarc@vhebron.net
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García-Peña
authors.forename: Ignasi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barber
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology