Nonepiphyseal Giant Cell Tumor of the Rib : A Case Report

Abstract EN

A case of a 32-year-old female patient with a giant cell tumor originating in the middle part of the left 10th rib is presented.

On X-rays and CT, the tumor caused a well-defined osteolysis with nonsclerotic borders.

On MRI, it exhibited intermediate signal intensity on T1 sequences and central high signal and peripheral intermediate signal on T2 sequences.

On contrast-enhanced MR images both central and peripheral-periosteal enhancement was noted.

Thanks to its small size (2×1.3 cm), the lesion was easily resected en bloc with a part of the affected rib.

The patient is free of recurrence for 3 years after the operation.