Primary adamantinoma of rib: thoracic manifestations of a rare bone tumor.

Adamantinoma is a rare tumor of long bone that has not previously been reported to involve primarily the chest wall. We have described a patient who had primary adamantinoma of the rib and who showed a spectrum of pleuropulmonary manifestations of this uncommon neoplasm.

Computed tomography of perirenal and pararenal inflammatory disease complicating renal calculi.

In the presence of unsuspected extensive perirenal and pararenal disease, renal calculus surgery may be associated with extensive morbidity and mortality. To plan surgery properly, computed tomography (CT) often can be essential preoperatively. Three cases are presented where CT readily demonstrated the degree of extrarenal extension.