title: Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma of the rib masquerading as a giant chest wall tumor in a teenage girl: an unusual presentation.
abstract: Chondrosarcoma of the chest wall is a rare primary neoplasm found to occur in elderly men. Patients present with an enlarging, painful, anterior chest wall mass arising from either the vicinity of the costochondral junction or the sternum. Treatment includes wide resection with appropriate chest wall reconstruction. We report an unusual presentation of this uncommon tumor occurring as a huge chest wall mass in a young teenage girl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sawai Man Singh Hospital.
authors.forename: Viju Joseph
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sawai Man Singh Hospital.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Devgarha
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sawai Man Singh Hospital.
authors.forename: Rajendra Mohan
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sawai Man Singh Hospital.
authors.forename: Anula
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sisodia
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sawai Man Singh Hospital.
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yadav
keywords: Chest wall; Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma; Ribs