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Chest wall – a structure underestimated in ultrasonography. Part III: Neoplastic lesions Cover

Chest wall – a structure underestimated in ultrasonography. Part III: Neoplastic lesions

Journal of Ultrasonography
Volume 17 (2017): Issue 71 (December 2017)
By: Andrzej Smereczyński,  Katarzyna Kołaczyk and  Elżbieta Bernatowicz  
Open Access
|Dec 2017

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Cavernous angioma (arrows) in the dorsal chest
Cavernous angioma (arrows) in the dorsal chest

Fig. 2

Neurofibroma (N) in the 10th intercostal space
Neurofibroma (N) in the 10th intercostal space

Fig. 3

A large schwannoma (S) causing dilation of the 5th intercostal space
A large schwannoma (S) causing dilation of the 5th intercostal space

Fig. 4

A giant neuroma in the posterior right mediastinum (T)
A giant neuroma in the posterior right mediastinum (T)

Fig. 5

Breast cancer metastasis to the rib (arrow) causes focal bone destruction
Breast cancer metastasis to the rib (arrow) causes focal bone destruction

Fig. 6

Colon cancer metastasis to the rib (M) with pathological fracture (arrow)
Colon cancer metastasis to the rib (M) with pathological fracture (arrow)

Fig. 7

Multiple myeloma. Divided image: only disrupted cortical matter (arrow) may be seen on the left side; again on the right – the same image from the edge of the upper rib shows focal bone destruction (P). C – costal cartilage
Multiple myeloma. Divided image: only disrupted cortical matter (arrow) may be seen on the left side; again on the right – the same image from the edge of the upper rib shows focal bone destruction (P). C – costal cartilage

Fig. 8

Multiple myeloma. A distinct osteolytic focus involving the whole bone thickness (distance indicators)
Multiple myeloma. A distinct osteolytic focus involving the whole bone thickness (distance indicators)

Fig. 9

Multiple myeloma. Infiltration of the ribs and surrounding soft tissue (arrow)
Multiple myeloma. Infiltration of the ribs and surrounding soft tissue (arrow)

Fig. 10

Chondrosarcoma of the cartilage in the left 7th rib
Chondrosarcoma of the cartilage in the left 7th rib

Fig. 11

Chondroma of the sternal clavicle (arrows)
Chondroma of the sternal clavicle (arrows)

Fig. 12

Chondroma of the xiphoid process (distance indicators)
Chondroma of the xiphoid process (distance indicators)

Fig. 13

A typical image of lipoma in the subcutaneous tissue of the chest (arrows)
A typical image of lipoma in the subcutaneous tissue of the chest (arrows)

Fig. 14

Desmoid fibroma infiltrating chest integuments (arrows)
Desmoid fibroma infiltrating chest integuments (arrows)

Fig. 15

Chondrosarcoma (T) located in the dorsal chest
Chondrosarcoma (T) located in the dorsal chest

Fig. 16

Vascularized metastasis of lung cancer into chest integuments
Vascularized metastasis of lung cancer into chest integuments

Fig. 17

Two cross-sectional views of vascularized metastasis of breast cancer into chest integuments
Two cross-sectional views of vascularized metastasis of breast cancer into chest integuments

Fig. 18

Breast cancer recurrence (R) with pathological rib fracture (arrow)
Breast cancer recurrence (R) with pathological rib fracture (arrow)

Fig. 19

Subpleural metastasis of lung cancer with pleural infiltration
Subpleural metastasis of lung cancer with pleural infiltration

Fig. 20

Lung cancer infiltrating almost the entire chest wall and the ribs (arrows)
Lung cancer infiltrating almost the entire chest wall and the ribs (arrows)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0041 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
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Language: English
Page range: 281 - 288
Submitted on: Nov 18, 2016
Accepted on: Dec 20, 2016
Published on: Dec 29, 2017
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
chest wall,
benign tumors,
malignant tumors,
ultrasonography,
biopsy
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

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