PRIMARY OSTEOSARCOMA OF THE RIBS - CT FINDINGS

Authors
ABDULRAHMAN RE WHITE CS TEMPLETON PA ROMNEY B MOORE EH AISNER SC
Citation
Re. Abdulrahman et al., PRIMARY OSTEOSARCOMA OF THE RIBS - CT FINDINGS, Skeletal radiology, 24(2), 1995, pp. 127-129
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Skeletal radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03642348
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
127 - 129
Database
ISI
SICI code
0364-2348(1995)24:2<127:POOTR->2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We report the CT appearance of primary osteosarcoma of the ribs in thr ee patients. CT evaluation is important because this lesion may presen t a diagnostic dilemma on chest radiographs. The tumor should be suspe cted if CT demonstrates dense calcification within a mass that is cent ered in a rib.