Supernumerary ribs - 14 pairs

Case contributed by Khalid Alhusseiny
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Routine check. No complaint.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Female

Chest

x-ray

14 pairs of ribs were incidentally seen on routine chest X-ray. No other abnormalities are seen.

Case Discussion

Supernumerary ribs may rarely be seen incidentally as a normal variant. Increased numbers of ribs are seen in association with other developmental abnormalities like trisomy 21 syndrome.

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