Introduction
Case presentation
Discussion
Common presenting age (years old) | Typical symptoms | |
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Myofibroma (the reported case)
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N/A
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N/A
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Lipoma
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50–70
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An asymptomatic, well-circumscribed mobile mass
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Multiple myeloma
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>60
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Bone pain when movement and changing position
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Osteosarcoma
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10–25, and >40
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A rapidly expanding, painful chest wall mass (usually in ribs and sternum)
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Ewing sarcoma (Askin’s tumor)
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14 (most in children and sometimes in young adults)
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Chest wall pain (usually a solitary tumor in ribs, sternum, scapula, clavicle, or paravertebral region)
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Chondrosarcoma
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>50
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An enlarging, painful, anterior chest wall mass (common involvement of costochondral arches or sternum)
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Breast carcinoma in men
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65–67
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A painless firm mass
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Metastatic neoplasm
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Usually in adults
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Chest wall pain (might include pathologic fracture)
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