1. Thoracic outlet syndrome caused by tumor of the first rib
Didier Melliere, MD, Nasr Edine Ben Yahia, MD, Guy Etienne, MD, Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, Hervé de Labareyre, MD 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages (August 1991)
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2. Fig. 1
Radiogram shows the normal left rib. The right rib is hypertrophic, expanded by a large and hypodense tumor.
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3. Fig. 2
CT scan shows tumor involvement of the entire rib, cortical bone swelling, and no calcification or extension to adjacent tissues.
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4. Fig. 3
Arteriogram shows absence of hypervascularization, which indicates a benign tumor.
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5. Fig. 4
A, The tumor has been excised and has been replaced in the surgical approach to show that it could be removed by use of a cervical incision in spite of its size. B, Neurovascular network through which the tumor was removed.
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6. Fig. 5
Microscopic aspect of the tumor characteristic of fibrous dysplasia: dense stromal fibroblastic cells with metaplasic ossification. (Hematoxylin-eosin Safran stain; original magnification A [× 100], B [× 950].)
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