TY - JOUR AU - Moraitis, Sotirios AU - Moraitis, Dimitrios AU - Chounti, Maria AU - Hountis, Panagiotis PY - 2017/09/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Aneurysmal rib cyst JF - Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease JA - Monaldi Arch Chest Dis VL - 87 IS - 3 SE - Pneumology - Case Reports DO - 10.4081/monaldi.2017.860 UR - https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/860 SP - AB - <p>Thoracic cage is the site of development of various primary or metastatic tumors. An aneurysmal rib cyst is a benign tumor arising from the chest wall. Aneurysmal rib cyst is considered a rare surgical entity and its presence must be followed by removal for histology examination. We present here the case of an aneurysmal rib cyst to a young 33-year-old female. The tumor was presented as an expanding left anterior second rib mass during a self-breast examination. Chest x-ray showed a shadow on the left upper lung area and CT scan revealed a large multicystic mass in the anterolateral left 2<sup>nd</sup> rib protruding underneath the thoracic major muscle. We discuss the clinicopathological characteristics of this tumor and its surgical management along with a short literature review.    <strong></strong></p> ER -