title: Chondrosarcoma of the Rib Mimicking Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
abstract: A 62-year-old man with a history of long-term asbestos exposure was found to have a chest wall tumor invading the sixth rib on chest computed tomography. The computed tomography also revealed multiple plaques in the pleura. Malignant pleural mesothelioma was suspected, and thoracoscopic surgery was performed. Thoracoscopy revealed that the tumor location was extrapleural. Thus, excisional biopsy was performed. The tumor was histologically diagnosed as chondrosarcoma. Additional wide resection of the chest wall, including the fifth, sixth, and seventh ribs, was performed. Chest wall reconstruction was performed with a polypropylene mesh.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi - Ube Medical Center, Ube, Shimonoseki, Japan.
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi - Ube Medical Center, Ube, Shimonoseki, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi - Ube Medical Center, Ube, Shimonoseki, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi - Ube Medical Center, Ube, Shimonoseki, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onoda
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Kanmon Medical Center, Shimonoseki, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi - Ube Medical Center, Ube, Shimonoseki, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okabe
keywords: Chest wall reconstruction; Chest wall tumor; Chondrosarcoma; Malignant pleural mesothelioma; Rib tumor