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Rib Tumors

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Primary Bone Tumors and Tumorous Conditions in Children

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The symptoms and signs of the primary rib tumors are fairly uniform: thoracic, sometimes shoulder or pleuritic, rarely abdominal, pain and localized swelling. A history of preceding trauma, supposedly causirig the disease, is frequently ascertained. This probably causes subclinical, pathologic fractures or local hemorrhages which are not demonstrated on radiographs. Homer syndrome, superior vena cava syndrome, pseudoabdominal tumor in cases of lower rib involvement and systemic manifestations suggesting rib infection have all been sporadically reported. Benign tumors usually cause less disability. Often they are an incidental finding on a routine chest radiograph or a radiograph taken because of prolonged chest pain — due to a pathologic fracture — after a minor trauma.

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  1. Reference Center of Bone Disease, Institute of Pathology, University of Freiburg, Ludwig-Aschoff-Haus, Albertstrasse 19, D-7800, Freiburg i. Br., Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Claus-Peter Adler (Head)

  2. Department of Radiology, The Children’s Hospital, Pyrmont Bridge Road, 2050, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Kazimierz Kozlowski FRACR (Senior Staff Specialist)

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Adler, CP., Kozlowski, K. (1993). Rib Tumors. In: Primary Bone Tumors and Tumorous Conditions in Children. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1951-7_22

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