Thoracic mesenchymoma of infancy

Mesenchymoma of the chest wall is rare in infancy and can be easily mistaken for a malignant tumor. It is a distinct pathological entity that presents at birth or during infancy as self-limiting expansile intraosseous lesions involving the body of one or more ribs. Histologically, it is a benign foc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 1996-05, Vol.31 (5), p.726-728
Hauptverfasser:	Psaila, J, Carachi, R, Raine, P.A.M, Patrick, W.J.A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Infant, Newborn Male Medical sciences Mesenchymoma - congenital Mesenchymoma - pathology Mesenchymoma - surgery Pneumology Thoracic Neoplasms - congenital Thoracic Neoplasms - pathology Thoracic Neoplasms - surgery Thoracotomy Thorax - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum
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Zusammenfassung:	Mesenchymoma of the chest wall is rare in infancy and can be easily mistaken for a malignant tumor. It is a distinct pathological entity that presents at birth or during infancy as self-limiting expansile intraosseous lesions involving the body of one or more ribs. Histologically, it is a benign focal overgrowth of normal skeletal elements. Two such cases are presented.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90688-0