Giant Cell Tumour on Anterior Arc of Tenth Rib - Report of a Rare Case
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
Giant cell tumour (GCT) of bone also known as osteoclastoma is a distinct clinical, roentgenographic and pathologic entity having specific characteristics. It is a benign but locally aggressive neoplasm. Classically it is seen as a purely lytic lesion of the epiphyseal or metaphyseal-epiphyseal region of long tubular bones. The most common locations include the distal femur, proximal tibia and distal radius. We report here a case of 25 years old lady presented with a swelling over right lower lateral part of chest wall with a provisional diagnosis of primitive neuro ectodermal tumour (PNET). Computed Tomography (CT) report showed destruction of right tenth rib antero-laterally with soft tissue density lesion. The biopsy revealed giant cell tumour of rib composed of regular distribution of large sized giant cells in a background of benign appearing stromal cells. This type of tumour on the anterior arc of the rib is a very rare occurrence. Even though occur in ribs, it usually occurs in the posterior aspect and quite often the diagnosis is delayed. The patient underwent complete primary resection of the tumour and bone grafting with amelioration of symptoms. Her post operative 2 years follow up is uneventful. So we want to highlight through this rare case that chest wall GCT should be included in the differential diagnosis of any chest wall masses. Keywords: Bone neoplasm’s, Chest wall tumour, Giant cell tumour, Ribs
Authors and Affiliations
Rathin Hazra, Suman Ghosh, Sambit Dasgupta, Ranu Sarkar
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP375504
- DOI -
- Views 58
- Downloads 0
Chronic Retropharyngeal Abscess Secondary to Vertebral Osteomyelitis Masquerading Recurrent Meningitis
Retropharyngeal abscess is less frequently seen now as compared to few years ago , yet we have come across this case of a retropharyngeal abscess.All the clinical features suggested a child with meningitis but later on a...
Giant Mesenteric Lipoma: Rare Cause of Chronic Pain Abdomen
Lipomas can occur anywhere in the body but origin from intestinal mesentry is very rare. Exact prevalence of lipomas is unknown because of its silent nature. Mesentric lipomas are mostly asymptomatic but sometimes associ...
Pineocytoma - Pleomorphic Grade I pineal region tumor
The histomorphological spectrum of pineal parenchymal tumors (PPT) is diverse and not as clearly defined as other brain tumors due to their rarity. At one end of this spectrum lie pineocytomas, which are well-differentia...
Heterotopic Pregnancy: A Diagnostic Dilemma to Suspect More Often
A heterotopic pregnancy is a phenomenon of co-existing intrauterine and ectopic pregnancies. Heterotopic pregnancies are diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for obstetricians. Incidence is more with Assisted Reproducti...
Pregnancy with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia – Case Report
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is an autoimmune disorder caused by development of IgG autoantibodies, directed against number of platelet glycoproteins. A 28 years, primigravida, bo...