[A case report of solitary bone cyst of rib detected from pathological fracture]

Kyobu Geka. 1992 Aug;45(9):817-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A case of solitary bone cyst of rib was reported. The patient was 28-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital complaining of chest pain caused by pathological fracture of the left 10th rib. Chest x-ray film revealed a solitary cystic lesion of the 10th rib. The tumor was removed by extrapleural rib partial resection and the histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of solitary bone cyst.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Cysts / pathology*
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Rib Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Rib Fractures / pathology*