title: Giant cell tumor arising from anterior arc of the rib.
abstract: A primary giant cell tumor of the rib is very rare. The most common site of a giant cell tumor arising from the rib is the posterior arc. A giant cell tumor arising from the anterior arc of the rib is extremely rare. The treatment of a giant cell tumor of the rib is not well defined. Generally, a complete surgical resection is performed in a patient with a primary giant cell tumor of the rib. We report a case of a giant cell tumor arising from the anterior arc of the rib that was treated with a wide excision and chest wall reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Woon
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Do Kyun
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Ho-Ki
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Hee Jae
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Youn-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hwang
keywords: Bone neoplasms; Giant cell tumors; Ribs