title: Rare gigantic giant cell tumor of anterior ribs in a young lady.
abstract: Any mass arising from the breast region need not to be breast carcinoma! A rapidly growing mass from the chest wall need not to be highly malignant! The present case report defines the thin line between the two extremes and high lightens the importance of a good clinical examination followed by a judicial management. The lady in question had a huge Giant cell tumor in the Anterior arc of ribs which is quite rare, making it the second largest tumor been reported so far and the largest in Asia. The patient was referred to us by the Department of Thoracic Surgery in view of the aggressive nature of the lesion and the requirement of a major reconstructive surgery for the chest wall. The reconstructive procedure chosen was time tested and not new yet not so popular in the present time. It could cover such a huge chest wall defect with minimum morbidity and good results.
authors.affiliation: Department Plastic, Burn and Reconstructive Surgery, SMS Medical College, 14 Mahaveer Nagar, Tonk Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan India 302018.
authors.forename: Guru Dayal Singh
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: Plastic, Burn and Reconstructive Surgery, SGPGI, D-43, Rajajipuram, Lucknow, UP India 226017.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
keywords: Anterior ribs; Breast; Giant cell tumor