Yamamoto N, Imai S, Motohiro K, Shiota Y, Sato N, Nakayama H, Sasaki N, Taniyama K
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kure Kyosai Hospital, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. 1995 Dec;48(13):1141-3.
A case with chondrosarcoma of rib, which is relatively uncommon in Japan, in a 61-year-old man is reported. Chest X-ray examination revealed an abnormal shadow in the right of the chest wall. Chest CT scan and MRI disclosed the tumor to have been arosen from the right 5th rib protruding into the thoracic cavity. Surgical resections of the tumor with parts of the 4th and 5th ribs and parietal pleura were performed. The defect of the chest wall was repaired with muscle. The tumor measured 3.0 x 3.0 x 3.5 cm in size and was a chondrosarcoma of the low grade malignancy, histologically. Post operative course was uneventful with no adjuvant therapy.
报告了一例61岁男性肋骨软骨肉瘤病例，该病例在日本相对少见。胸部X线检查显示胸壁右侧有异常阴影。胸部CT扫描和MRI显示肿瘤起源于右第5肋骨，突入胸腔。对肿瘤连同第4和第5肋骨的部分以及壁层胸膜进行了手术切除。胸壁缺损用肌肉修复。肿瘤大小为3.0×3.0×3.5厘米，组织学上为低级别恶性软骨肉瘤。术后过程顺利，未进行辅助治疗。
