Chondromyxoid fibroma of the sternum

Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Jun;75(6):1948-50. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)05016-6.

Abstract

Primary chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) of the sternum is quite rare with only four cases documented in the literature. We present a new case of CMF arising from the sternum of a 47-year-old man and compare it with the previous cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Chest Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Chest Pain / etiology*
  • Chest Pain / pathology
  • Chest Pain / surgery
  • Chondroblastoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Chondroblastoma / pathology
  • Chondroblastoma / surgery*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sternum / diagnostic imaging
  • Sternum / pathology
  • Sternum / surgery*
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed