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Claire Elaine Richards¹, Ahmed Mamdouh Taha Mostafa¹, Amr Elmoheen¹

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ

|September 26, 2018

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A rapidly growing chest wall mass in a young man was evaluated. The differential diagnosis included lipoma, chondrosarcoma, lymphoma, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB).

Keywords:

chest - non trauma global health imaging, ct/mri infectious diseases, bacterial musculo-skeletal, soft tissue infection

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Medical diagnosis
Oncology
Infectious diseases

Background:

A 24-year-old Filipino male presented with a month-long history of a rapidly enlarging, tender chest wall swelling.
The mass measured 7 cm × 6 cm over the sternum, was immobile, non-compressible, with mild erythema.
Cervical lymphadenopathy was noted; medical history was otherwise unremarkable.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the most likely diagnosis for a rapidly growing chest wall mass.
To differentiate between neoplastic and infectious etiologies.

Main Methods:

Clinical presentation and physical examination findings were documented.
Differential diagnoses were considered, including lipoma, chondrosarcoma, lymphoma, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB).

Main Results:

The clinical presentation suggested a complex chest wall mass requiring further investigation.
The differential diagnosis highlighted the need to rule out malignancy and infection.

Conclusions:

The case presents a diagnostic challenge requiring further workup to establish the etiology of the chest wall mass.
Considering both neoplastic and infectious causes is crucial for appropriate patient management.