The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 44(6): 324-325DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012049 Case Report © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Intercostal Hemangioma N. Ono, H. Yokomise, K. Inui, H. Wada, S. Hitomi Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chest Disease Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article All articles of this category Abstract Chest wall tumors are uncommon and there have been only a few reports of intercostal hemangioma during the past 20 years. We treated a 33-year-old man who presented with intercostal hemangioma. We resected tumor and surrounding muscles beyond the limits of the lesion without removing any bone or lung tissue. The patient is free of any recurrence 3 years after surgery. Key words Hemangioma - Chest wall - Muscle PDF (716 kb)
