Periosteal chondroma developing in a rib at the side of a chest wall wound from a previous thoracotomy: report of a case

We describe herein the case of a 45-year-old man who developed a periosteal chondroma in a rib at the site of a thoracotomy that had been performed 24 years previously. To our knowledge, this is only the third case of a periosteal chondroma in a rib to be documented in the world literature. Some aut...

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Published inSurgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 26; no. 1; p. 57
Main Authors Morisaki, Y, Takagi, K, Ishii, Y, Furuya, T, Ishikawa, M, Tanaka, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 1996
Subjects
Bone Neoplasms - pathology
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - pathology
Chondroma - pathology
Chondroma - surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications - pathology
Postoperative Complications - surgery
Reoperation
Ribs - pathology
Ribs - surgery
Thoracotomy
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - surgery
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Summary:We describe herein the case of a 45-year-old man who developed a periosteal chondroma in a rib at the site of a thoracotomy that had been performed 24 years previously. To our knowledge, this is only the third case of a periosteal chondroma in a rib to be documented in the world literature. Some authors have suggested that trauma, including that of surgery, may induce chondroma formation and this association could have been an important contributing factor in the induction of the tumor in this patient.
ISSN:0941-1291
DOI:10.1007/BF00311994