1. Quiz page answers December 2004
American Journal of Kidney Diseases 
Volume 44, Issue 6, Pages e91-e92 (December 2004)
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2. Figure 34E What does the chest x-ray show?
The chest x-ray shows prominence of the sixth right rib (arrow).
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3. Figure 34F What does the CT scan show?
The CT scan shows a mass within the outer aspect of the sixth rib with osteal density. There is also an area of soft tissue density (arrow).
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4. Figures 34C and D
After the CT scan, a surgical procedure was done. What do you see on light microscopy of the tissue taken during the procedure?
A rib showing a lytic lesion composed of numerous giant cells with interstitial hemorrhage, hemosiderin deposits, and plumb fibroblasts.
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