Bone haemangioma: case report

Authors

  • Sara Folgado Alberto Interna do Complementar de Gastrenterologia do Hospital Fernando Fonseca
  • Fernanda Paixão Duarte Chefe de Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Fernando Fonseca
  • Ana Carla Nunes Assistente Hospitalar Graduada de Cirurgia Torácica do Hospital de Pulido Valente
  • Teresa Godinho Directora do Serviço de Cirurgia Torácica do Hospital de Pulido Valente
  • Luís Dutschmann Director do Serviço de Medicina II do Hospital Fernando Fonseca

Keywords:

bone haemangioma, retrosternal pain

Abstract

The authors report a clinical case of a black woman, aged 51,
obese, with hypertension and ischaemic heart disease, who was
hospitalized for intense, persistent retrosternal pain. An acute coronary syndrome was excluded and further investigation revealed
an expansive bone lesion in the right rib (5 cm x 4 cm x 3.5 cm),
with vertebral extensions. The lesion was ill-defined, had lytic
and blastic components and was associated with an increase in
the adjacent soft tissues. A well delimited tumour was extracted
and histological analysis revealed a haemangioma. Abdominal
CT showed abnormal findings suggestive of haemangioma in
the right femur, which were later confirmed using osteoarticular
radiography and tomography.

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2007-09-28

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Folgado Alberto S, Paixão Duarte F, Nunes AC, Godinho T, Dutschmann L. Bone haemangioma: case report. RPMI [Internet]. 2007 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 May 12];14(3):146-9. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1559

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2007): Julho/ Setembro

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Case Reports

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