CHEST WALL HEMANGIOMA: A DIFFICULT PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS

We report a case that presents a diagnostic challenge in a 22 year-old female. CT-Scan and MRI showed a soft-density mass (12 cm) causing middle arch erosion of the fifth rib. In this rapidly-growing chest wall tumor a surgical-biopsy was very hemorrhagic and frozen section was unabled to disclose a...

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Main Authors: Amarilio Macedo, Elie Fadel, Jean François Paul, Vincent de Montpreville, Philippe G. Dartevelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2020-04-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/101560