Simple Bone Cyst of Rib.

Simple Bone Cyst of Rib. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Dec 07;: Authors: Jaiswal LS, Sah B, Pandit N, Karki S, Adhikary S Abstract Simple bone cyst is a benign lytic lesion usually encountered in children and adolescents. It is a cystic fluid filled lesion which usually involves metaphysis of the long bones. Simple bone cyst of the rib is very rare with only few cases reported in the literature. Here we describe an interesting case of a simple bone cyst of the sixth rib in a 15-year-old girl, which was managed successfully with the surgical excision. PMID: 30529678 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research