INTRAMUSCULAR HEMANGIOMA OF THE CHEST-WALL - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
TATLIS A DEGROOT KM WAINWRIGHT H
Citation
A. Tatlis et al., INTRAMUSCULAR HEMANGIOMA OF THE CHEST-WALL - A CASE-REPORT, South African Journal of Surgery, 34(3), 1996, pp. 143-145
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
South African Journal of Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00382361
Volume
34
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
143 - 145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-2361(1996)34:3<143:IHOTC->2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Intramuscular haemangiomas of thoracic skeletal muscle are uncommon tu mours. They are locally invasive and tend to recur if not completely a nd widely excised. This report illustrates the diagnosis and managemen t of a 25-year-old man with an intramuscular haemangioma of the chest wall. A literature report on the aetiology and management of these tum ours is also given.