Title of article
Chondrosarcoma Arising in the Posterior Part of a Rib with Dumb- Bell Shaped Extension to the Adjacent Intervertebral Foramen; A Rare and Unusual Presentation
Author/Authors
Bakhshayesh Karam, M Maseeh Daneshvary Hospital - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran , Zahirifard, S Maseeh Daneshvary Hospital - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran , Kaynama, K Maseeh Daneshvary Hospital - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran , Ehsanpour, A Maseeh Daneshvary Hospital - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran , Masjedi, M Maseeh Daneshvary Hospital - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran
Pages
4
From page
21
To page
24
Abstract
Chondrosarcomasofthoraxareunusualtumorscategorizedasaxialmalignancies
thatalso invadeanddestroy theadjacentbone.These tumors are known todisplacesoft
tissue structures coming in their way without invasion. They destroy adjacent organs
violently. Inthis report,wepresenta 44-year-oldmanwitha large,expansivemass inthe
posteriormediastinuminvadingthespinalcanalandepiduralspacethroughanintervertebral
foramen and displacing the thecal sac. To our knowledge, this is the second case in the
literature describing a chondrosarcoma of a rib with dumb-bell-shaped extension to the
adjacentintervertebralforamen.
Keywords
chondrosarcoma , rib , dumb-bell shaped
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2004
Record number
2434884
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