TY - JOUR
T1 - A rare case report of rib hemangioma mimicking a malignant bone tumor or metastatic tumor
AU - Haro, Akira
AU - Nagashima, Akira
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Surgical Associates Ltd.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Hemangioma of the rib is a rare benign vascular tumor. This benign disease induces osteolytic changes, and must be distinguished from a malignant bone tumor or metastatic tumor. Definitive diagnosis is achieved by excision biopsy or histological examination after surgical resection in many cases. We here in present a rare case of hemangioma of the rib.
AB - Hemangioma of the rib is a rare benign vascular tumor. This benign disease induces osteolytic changes, and must be distinguished from a malignant bone tumor or metastatic tumor. Definitive diagnosis is achieved by excision biopsy or histological examination after surgical resection in many cases. We here in present a rare case of hemangioma of the rib.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.09.036
DO - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.09.036
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84944049202
VL - 16
SP - 141
EP - 145
JO - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
JF - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
SN - 2210-2612
ER -