Giant Cell Tumor of the Rib

Turkyilmaz A., AYDIN Y., Celik M., EROĞLU A.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.1248-136, 2006 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1248-136
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Giant cell tumors of the bone are approximately 5% of all bone neoplasms. They place around the epiphysis of long bones in 75-90% of patients following after skeletal maturity. Only 0.5-0.6% of the giant cell tumor are located in the rib. We present a case of a 36-year-old woman with giant cell tumor in left fourth rib, which was partially excised. Although rare, giant cell tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the chest wall mass.