Intraosseous Schwannoma of Rib With Severe Back Pain and Characteristic Pathological Findings Takahide Yao, MD, Hajime Otsuka, MD, PhD, Satoshi Koezuka, MD, Takashi Makino, MD, Yoshinobu Hata, MD, PhD, Takao Ishiwatari, MD, PhD, Kazutoshi Shibuya, MD, PhD, Akira Iyoda, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 2, Pages e155-e157 (August 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.008 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (a) Computed tomography of the chest reveals a tumor with calcification, located on the right seventh rib (arrow). (b) Positon emission tomography–computed tomography image showing high uptake of fludeoxyglucose (maximum standardized uptake value = 4.6) by the tumor (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, e155-e157DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.008) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The tumor was covered in periosteum, bleeding and trabecular bone were observed inside the tumor (hematoxylin and eosin staining, ×20). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, e155-e157DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.008) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The tumor was composed predominantly of hypercellular (Antoni A) areas with scattered foci of hypocellular hyalinized (Antoni B) areas (hematoxylin and eosin staining, ×200). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, e155-e157DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.008) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions