Hepatocellular carcinoma metastatic to rib: An approach to an unusual chest wall tumor

✍ Scribed by Michael M. Nowak; Jeffrey L. Ponsky

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 415 KB
• Volume: 24
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-4790
• DOI: 10.1002/jso.2930240310

✦ Synopsis

Thoracic cage tumors are irifrcquently cncountered and may present a dilemma in diagnosis and treatment. A case of hepatocellular carcinoma metastatic to rib, an unusal chest wall tumor, is presented here, and an orderly and effective approach to chest wall lesions is describcd. Computerized tomography and hopsy are the most efficacious diagnostic modalities.