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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:430-431
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Brief Communication

Chondromyxoid fibroma of the sternum

Eiryu Takao, MD a , Hideo Morioka, MD, PhD a , * , Hiroo Yabe, MD, PhD a , Ukei Anazawa, MD a , Takeshi Morii, MD, PhD a , Hirohisa Horinouchi, MD, PhD b , Junichi Shiraishi, MD, PhD c , Makio Mukai, MD, PhD c , Eiichi Sato, MD, PhD d , Yoshiki Hamada, MD, PhD d , Yoshiaki Toyama, MD, PhD a

a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
b Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
c Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
d Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Medicine, Yamanashi, Japan

Received for publication March 15, 2006; accepted for publication April 20, 2006.

* Address for reprints: Hideo Morioka, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan (Email: morioka@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp).

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Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) was described by Jaffe and Lichtenstein 1 Go in 1948 and is thought to be a rare benign bone tumor, representing less than 1% of the total number of primary bone tumors. 2 Go It predominantly affects the long bones and rarely occurs in the sternum. In this communication we report a case of CMF of the sternum with a brief review of the literature.

Clinical Summary

The patient was a 17-year-old man whose chief complaint was pain in the anterior part of the chest. He had occasionally experienced anterior chest pain since about August 2000 and had consulted a local physician because the pain was aggravated by a fall in June 2002. A plain x-ray examination had revealed a bone tumor in the sternum. The patient was first referred to us in July 2002, and he was admitted for surgery in September 2002. During the initial physical examination, a tender swelling that was mildly warm to palpation was found in the middle . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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