Recurrent Chondroma of Ribs

Chondroma of the bronchus.

Primary chondroma of the lung.

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Evaluation of Neurovascular Complication of Cervical Ribs

Introduction: Cervical rib is relatively uncommon congenital abnormality that originates from the seventh cervical vertebrae and rarely from the sixth vertebrae. The purpose of this paper is to consider that this abnormal condition is an important cause of neurovascular compression at the thoracic outlet. Methods: In this study all patients who were referred to radiology departm...

Chondroma of the scalp

A 26 year old man, with no specific past or family history, presented with slow growing subcutaneous mass in the right parietal region of about 4 cm. Skin examination revealed a firm subcutaneous nodule that was movable over the underlying bone. Physical examination was not remarkable other than above-described skin lesion. X-rays of the skull (A) and CT scan (B) showed a subcutaneous mass next...

Chondroma of the scaphoid.

Chondroma is the most common primary bone tumour of the hand, but carpal chondroma has, as far as we know, been reported only twice previously in the English language literature: in one report by Dahlin (1957), no localisation was mentioned: the other, by Takigawa (1971) described a patient with a chondroma in the scaphoid and lunate of the right wrist. We report two patients each with a chondr...