title: Unusual giant cell tumor of a floating rib: a case report.
abstract: Giant cell tumor is an unusual neoplasm of the ribs. Herein is presented the case of a patient with an abdominal wall mass, which turned out to be a giant cell tumor of the 11th rib. This is a very uncommon site for a giant cell tumor, which also had a peculiar shape. No other similar case has been reported in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Department, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy. luca.tavecchio@istitutotumori.mi.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tavecchio
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radaelli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelosi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leo
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pastorino
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery