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Giant cell tumor of the rib
A Briccoli1, C Malaguti, C Iannetti
1General Surgery, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy. antonio.briccoli@ior.it
Skeletal Radiology
|February 18, 2003
Abstract:
A 27-year-old woman with a giant cell tumor of the rib with a cystic-hemorrhagic appearance underwent surgery consisting of en bloc resection and reconstruction of the thoracic wall with Marlex mesh, reinforced with two titanium plates. When possible this type of tumor requires resection, instead of radiotherapy, since the majority of cases of malignant transformation are linked to prior radiation therapy.