Hemangioma of the rib.
An asymptomatic 48-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a tumor of the rib incidentally diagnosed on a chest roentgenogram. The patient was investigated and underwent tumor resection of the chest wall. The pathologic study revealed that it was cavernous hemangioma. This tumor of the bone is a distinctly uncommon benign vascular tumor, generally occurring in the spine or skull. Hemangiomas involving the rib are even more rare, with only 22 cases described in the literature. However, we suggest that this tumor of the rib should be considered in the differential diagnosis, principally in asymptomatic patients.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. fernandocabrao@uol.com.Br
Fernando Conrado
FC
Abrão
Mauro
M
Tamagno
Mauro
M
Canzian
Ângelo
Â
Fernandez
Jacques
J
Bibas
Paulo Manuel Pêgo
PM
Fernandes
Fabio Biscegli
FB
Jatene
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery*