Dehghan Arash, Moaddab Amir Hossein, Eskandarlou Mahdi, Moeeni Abbas
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Faculty of Medicine, Hamedan, Iran.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Jan;58(1):39-41. doi: 10.1007/s11748-009-0463-8. Epub 2010 Jan 9.
Giant cell tumors (GCTs) of bone are rare primary neoplasms that usually originate from the epiphysis of long bones. Even when the tumor occurs in a rib, it is usually in the posterior aspect. We report a case of a GCT originating from the anterior arc of the rib in a 22-year-old woman presenting with a progressively growing thoracic mass in the right anterior chest wall. Through this case the authors emphasize not only the rarity of a bone GCT but also its unusual costal localization.
骨巨细胞瘤（GCT）是一种罕见的原发性肿瘤，通常起源于长骨的骨骺。即使肿瘤发生在肋骨，也通常位于后侧。我们报告一例22岁女性的骨巨细胞瘤起源于肋骨前弓，表现为右前胸壁逐渐增大的胸部肿块。通过这个病例，作者不仅强调了骨巨细胞瘤的罕见性，还强调了其不寻常的肋骨定位。
