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- Title
A Rare Primary Rib Osteosarcoma in a 70-year-old Man.
- Authors
Ahmadinejad, Mojtaba; Shokrolahi, Soheila; Jazi, Amir Hossein Davarpanah
- Abstract
Background: Primary malignant tumors of the chest wall are rare and include about 5 percent of all chest wall tumors. Primary osteosarcoma of the rib has very low prevalence and mostly exists in young age. Case Report: We present a 70-year-old man with a very large tumor of the chest wall, becoming gradually larger, for about 30 years. It underwent resection and reconstruction and was reported to be well differentiated osteosarcoma in pathological study.
- Subjects
RIB diseases; RIB resection
- Publication
Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 2011, Vol 29, Issue 133, p362
- ISSN
1027-7595
- Publication type
Case Study