Intraosseous angioma: a rare cause of a rib mass in childhood.
Rib tumors are uncommon and represent 5% to 10% of all bony tumors. Regarding the benign rib lesions, costal angioma is very rare in childhood. We report a case of a rare angioma of a rib complicated by bone erosion in a young boy.
Pediatric Unit, Montebelluna's Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
Francesca
F
Biscaro
Marta
M
Pillon
Marta
M
Bordignon
Paolo
P
Mesirca
Lara
L
Alessandrini
Giovanni
G
Cecchetto
Francesco
F
Spigariol
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012272:Ribs