Treatment of tumors of the ribs.

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Tumor of the rib is a rare condition and the incidence of this tumor is two percent of all bone tumors. The authors reported the diagnosis and treatment of twenty-three cases of tumors of the ribs which had been treated in our clinic.In primary bone tumors there were four cases of osteo-chondroma and one case of chonarosarcoma. In secondary bone tumors there were thirteen cases of metastatic tumors and two cases of invasive tumors. In tumorous condition there were two cases of fibrous dysplasia snd one case of solitary bone cyst. Preoperative bone scintigram and CT were very useful to confirm the expansion of the tumor. Unless the diagnosis is clearly benign, wide excision or radical resection should be performed. Because thee functional disturbance after rid resection is rare and treatment of the recurrent case is very difficult.
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