Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 33(5): 317-318
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014150
Case Report

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Desmoplastic Fibroma of the Rib

M. Butters1 , H. Hamann1 , W. Mohr2
  • 1Department of Surgery, and
  • 2Department of Pathology, University of Ulm, FRG
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Publication History

1985

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

Summary

We present a 17-year-old male patient who had a desmoplastic fibroma. The diagnosis is histologically verified and differentiated from other tumors. The rare localization of this benign lesion in the rib is of particular interest.