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Published on: September 13, 2020
Traumatic giant cell tumor of rib: A case report
Ying-Shian Chen1,2, Hon-We Kao3, Hsin-Ya Huang4
1Department of Surgery, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung 41168, Taiwan.
Background:
Giant cell tumor (GCT) of the anterior rib origin is extremely rare. We report the first case of trauma-induced GCT of the rib.
Case Summary:
A 22-year-old female developed a mass over the right anterior chest wall with pain 3 mo after a falling injury with blunt trauma of the right chest wall. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a tumor originating from the right 6th rib with bony destruction, and a CT-guided needle biopsy revealed a GCT. We completely resected the tumor with chest wall and performed reconstruction. The pathological diagnosis was GCT of the bone. Twelve months after surgery, no signs of recurrence were observed.
Conclusion:
GCT of the rib after trauma has not been reported. Meticulous history-taking and image evaluation are essential for the differential diagnosis of unusual chest wall tumors.
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