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Juxtacardiac costal osteochondroma presenting as recurrent haemothorax
K G Buchan1, V Zamvar, K M Mandana
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK. k.buchan@ntlworld.com
Abstract:
A 21-year-old man presenting with a recurrent spontaneous haemothorax was found to have an osteochondroma arising out of the left 4th rib. This was penetrating the apical part of the heart. Surgical excision was uneventful.