Tumor de c谷lulas gigantes costal ocupando todo o hemit車rax

作者：Cordeiro; Samuel Zuinglio de Biasi; Cordeiro; Paulo de Biasi; Sousa; Aureliano Mota Cavalcanti; Lannes; Deborah Cordeiro; Pierro; Gustavo Soares de Moura

来源：Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2008.

DOI：10.1590/S1806-37132008000300010

• neoplasms
• giant cells
• mesoderm
• thoracotomy
• medical records.

the authors report the case of a 28-year-old female patient with a giant cell tumor originating from the rib. the tumor, measuring 25 ℅ 17 cm, occupied the entire hemithorax and caused atelectasis of the left lung. this tumor was a benign mesenchymal neoplasm, which rarely affects the ribs. a thoracotomy involving en bloc resection of the chest wall and tumor was performed. despite the large dimensions of the tumor, complete resection was possible, and lung function was restored.