Hamartoma of the thoracic wall. Issue 4 (July 1972)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gupta, Saibal; Pal, Narayan C.
• Is Part Of: Thorax. Volume 27:Issue 4(1972)
• Page Start: 500
• Page End: 502
• Publication Date: 1972-07
• Subjects: Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Thorax; Chest -- Diseases; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.54
• DOI: 10.1136/thx.27.4.500
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-6376

Abstract

Abstract : A 16-year-old boy presented with a slowly growing tumour of the chest wall involving the posterior ends of the second and third ribs on the left side and the corresponding vertebrae. The tumour on excision was a well-localized growth with a bony shell, the second and third ribs originating from its anterior end. Histological studies showed a benign tumour with haphazard distribution of bony spicules, smooth muscle, adipose tissue, angiomatous tissue, nerve bundles, and lymph follicles. This was diagnosed as a hamartoma of the thoracic wall.