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Introduction: Sternal pseudotumour is an important but rare entity thought to be an inflammatory, non-neoplastic lesion that can mimic tumours. The purpose of this paper was to illustrate the imaging features of this lesion to avoid unnecessary investigations.
Methods: The clinical notes and imaging features of four patients with a diagnosis of sternal pseudotumour were reviewed over a period from February 2016 to July 2019.
J Avian Med Surg
June 2019
The Raptor Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA.
A captive, adult, male northern saw-whet owl () was examined for blepharospasm of the left eye. The owl was diagnosed with bilateral anterior uveitis and a corneal ulceration in the left eye. It was treated with oral and topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications and a topical antibiotic.
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November 2019
Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imágenes, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sternal tumours are rare in children. The differential diagnoses include a wide spectrum of benign (from bone cyst to osteoblastoma, osteochondroma and fibrous displasia) and malignant tumours (Ewing's sarcoma, chondrosarcoma rhabdomyosarcoma), inflammatory lesions and infectious processes. The SELSTOC (Self Limiting Sternal Tumours of Childhood) are entities of non-specific origin, they are self-limiting and characterised by a rapidly growing tumour that disappears spontaneously with no history of trauma or active infection.
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October 2015
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pathology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma (SRMS) is a newly recognized and rare variant of rhabdomyosarcoma. This soft tissue tumor has not yet been reported as a thoracic lesion. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with a large chest wall tumor.
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November 2010
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1313 21st Avenue South, 609 Oxford House, Nashville, TN 37232-4682, USA.
Chest wall resection requires wide local excision, negative margins, and adequate reconstruction. Outcomes are generally good to excellent with wide local excision and negative margins. Mortality is nearly 0% to 1% with mild morbidity.
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