Rib xanthoma resected by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using a bone punch

Xanthomas of the rib are extremely rare benign neoplasms, most commonly reported in soft tissue, but rarely in bone. We report a case of a 4-cm xanthoma of the rib resected by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and pulled through a 2-cm port incision around the patient's areola. To the best o...

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Published in:	Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. e15 - e16
Main Authors:	Chon, Soon-Ho, Lee, Chul Burm, Shinn, Sung Ho, Heo, Jeong Nam, Paik, Seung Sam
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-02-2009
Subjects:	Adult Bone Neoplasms - pathology Bone Neoplasms - surgery Chest Pain Humans Male Ribs - pathology Ribs - surgery Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Xanthomatosis - pathology Xanthomatosis - surgery
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Summary:	Xanthomas of the rib are extremely rare benign neoplasms, most commonly reported in soft tissue, but rarely in bone. We report a case of a 4-cm xanthoma of the rib resected by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and pulled through a 2-cm port incision around the patient's areola. To the best of our knowledge, there are only 8 other such cases, and none of which were removed by thoracoscopic surgery.
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ISSN:	1530-4515 1534-4908
DOI:	10.1097/SLE.0b013e318188c2f3