Rib haemangioma: A rarity and diagnostic dilemma

Narayan, Pradeep; Chakrabarthi, Suma; Collins, C. D.; Morgan, Anthony

doi:10.1007/s12055-008-0047-8

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“…CT or MRI can characterize and identify the size and extent of cortical destruction caused by the tumor [ 1 ]. Hemangiomas have a characteristic sunburst, honeycombing or soap bubble appearance and present as a well-defined lytic lesion with a coarsened trabecular pattern on plain roentgenograms and computed tomographic images [ 7 ]. Presence of phleboliths may fetch the diagnosis straightaway.…”

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Hemangioma of Rib: A Different Perspective

Dey

2015

Pol J Radiol

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SummaryBackgroundHemangiomas are one of the common primary benign tumors of the intraosseous and soft tissue compartments in humans. Vertebral hemangiomas being the most common of all are seen in daily radiological practice. Hemangioma of the rib is rarely seen.Case ReportWe reported on a case of a rib lesion which had a classic imaging pattern of hemangioma. We highlighted the use of pre-operative embolization of such a vascular rib lesion before surgically removing the lesion by thoracotomy to reduce the risk of bleeding.ConclusionsWe also emphasized overt complications of overzealous needling of such a vascular lesion for histopathological diagnosis as in our case.

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“…The definitive diagnosis can only be given by histopathological examination of the lesion. But as the lesions are too vascular with multiple arterial feeders they have tendency of bleeding [ 7 ]. Hence they are designated as “dangerous lesions”.…”

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