Desmoid tumors are rare soft tissue tumors derived from fascia and connective tissue of the muscular layers. The abdominal region is the most frequent site of involvement, whereas involvement of sternal manubrium is rare. We report the case of a rare desmoid tumor in the sternal manubrium mimicking radiological and metabolic features of malignant tumor, which was successfully treated by sternal...

Introduction: Chondrosarcoma complicating osteochondromatous lesions is a microscopic diagnosis which treatment is based on surgical excision. These tumors need a close followup because the recovery can be ascertained only after 10 years of follow-up. Case Report: A 19-year-old male who presented respiratory symptoms and whose past medical history was remarkable for a previously noted cartilagi...

INTRODUCTION Chest wall deformities/defects and chest wall resections, as well as complex rib fractures require reconstruction with various prosthetic materials to ensure the basic functions of the chest wall. Titanium provides many features that make it an ideal material for this surgery. The aim is to present our initial results with this material in several diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS F...

Metastatic tumors in ribs are fairly common and if the primary neoplasm is recognized the diagnosis of metastasis is usually not difficult and can be confirmed by aspiration biopsy. Primary tumors in ribs, on the other hand, are much less common and frequently no definite diagnosis can be made until the neoplasm is resected and submitted to a competent pathologist. In reviewing the available li...

BACKGROUND The mini-ivasive approach to superior sulcus tumors is an uncommon procedure that is still far from standardization. We describe a hybrid surgical technique to approach "en block" chest resection and pulmonary lobectomy for anterior superior sulcus tumors. CASE PRESENTATION A patient affected by right anterior Pancoast tumor surgically staged as cT4N0M0 (suspected anonymous vein in...

hemangioma of the rib is a rare benign vascular tumor. herein, we report a 63-year-old man presenting with hemangioma of the left sixth rib. an osteolytic eccentric expansive mass with calcification and focal cortical disruption was detected on chest computed tomography (ct). the mass showed low 2-deoxy-2-[18f]-fluoro-d-glucose (18f-fdg) avidity on positron emission tomography. the patient unde...

Chondroblastoma of the temporal bone is a rare condition. Chondroblastomas account for less than 1% of primary bone tumors, and those involving the temporal bone represent a tiny fraction of these tumors with most arising from the knee, rib, and pelvis. We present a case series of two patients who presented with chondroblastomas of the temporal bone over a period of 8 years to the St. Vincent's...

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has been shown to be a valuable tool in the management of small liver tumors such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It safe and effective means ablate HCC even presence advanced cirrhosis. This review examines challenges faced during HIFU ablation when target are located difficult locations dome, close rib cage, near large blood vessels or heart, adjace...

The authors report on a rare case of metachronous, multicentric giant cell tumor of bone in a young woman. The first lesion occurred in the right fibular head at 26 years of age, which was surgically treated. Twenty-seven months later, the second lesion developed in the right rib, and the patient underwent an excision of the tumor. Histologically, both tumors showed typical appearance of conven...

The aim of the study was to describe the imaging findings of Askin tumors on computed tomography (CT) and fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET/CT).Seventeen cases of Askin tumors confirmed by histopathology were retrospectively analyzed in terms of CT (17 cases) and FDG-PET/CT data (6 cases).Fifteen of the tumors were located in the chest wall and the other 2 wer...