Unusual rib tumor: Parosteal lipoma with extensive osteochondromatous metaplasia
Lipomas of the bone usually occur in the long bones and are seen in the fifth to seventh decade of life. Rib lipomas are rare and those having parosteal location are even rarer. We report a case of parosteal lipoma of the rib in a young male with some unique features. This is the fifth case of its k...
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| description | Lipomas of the bone usually occur in the long bones and are seen in the fifth to seventh decade of life. Rib lipomas are rare and those having parosteal location are even rarer. We report a case of parosteal lipoma of the rib in a young male with some unique features. This is the fifth case of its kind to be reported in literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0bae4a44d8774ac9a0250391b80e98a02022-12-22T00:34:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292008-10-01514525527Unusual rib tumor: Parosteal lipoma with extensive osteochondromatous metaplasiaSathe PragatiVaideeswar PLipomas of the bone usually occur in the long bones and are seen in the fifth to seventh decade of life. Rib lipomas are rare and those having parosteal location are even rarer. We report a case of parosteal lipoma of the rib in a young male with some unique features. This is the fifth case of its kind to be reported in literature.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2008;volume=51;issue=4;spage=525;epage=527;aulast=SatheBenignbonelipomaparosteal tumorsribtumors |
| spellingShingle | Sathe Pragati Vaideeswar P Unusual rib tumor: Parosteal lipoma with extensive osteochondromatous metaplasia Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology Benign bone lipoma parosteal tumors rib tumors |
| title | Unusual rib tumor: Parosteal lipoma with extensive osteochondromatous metaplasia |
| title_full | Unusual rib tumor: Parosteal lipoma with extensive osteochondromatous metaplasia |
| title_fullStr | Unusual rib tumor: Parosteal lipoma with extensive osteochondromatous metaplasia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual rib tumor: Parosteal lipoma with extensive osteochondromatous metaplasia |
| title_short | Unusual rib tumor: Parosteal lipoma with extensive osteochondromatous metaplasia |
| title_sort | unusual rib tumor parosteal lipoma with extensive osteochondromatous metaplasia |
| topic | Benign bone lipoma parosteal tumors rib tumors |
| url | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2008;volume=51;issue=4;spage=525;epage=527;aulast=Sathe |
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