Traumatic giant cell tumor of rib: A case report

BACKGROUND: Giant cell tumor (GCT) of the anterior rib origin is extremely rare. We report the first case of trauma-induced GCT of the rib. CASE SUMMARY: A 22-year-old female developed a mass over the right anterior chest wall with pain 3 mo after a falling injury with blunt trauma of the right ches...

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Autores principales: Chen, Ying-Shian, Kao, Hon-We, Huang, Hsin-Ya, Huang, Tsai-Wang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9453361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36157794
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i24.8662
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Giant cell tumor (GCT) of the anterior rib origin is extremely rare. We report the first case of trauma-induced GCT of the rib. CASE SUMMARY: A 22-year-old female developed a mass over the right anterior chest wall with pain 3 mo after a falling injury with blunt trauma of the right chest wall. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a tumor originating from the right 6th rib with bony destruction, and a CT-guided needle biopsy revealed a GCT. We completely resected the tumor with chest wall and performed reconstruction. The pathological diagnosis was GCT of the bone. Twelve months after surgery, no signs of recurrence were observed. CONCLUSION: GCT of the rib after trauma has not been reported. Meticulous history-taking and image evaluation are essential for the differential diagnosis of unusual chest wall tumors.

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