Presentation
Pre-employment health check. Asymptomatic.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Osteochondroma - rib
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Well-defined nodular opacity (20 x 19 mm) with increased density overlying the anterior end of the right 4th rib. No consolidation/ pleural effusion. Normal cardiac contour. Normal position of both hemidiaphragm.
From the case:
Osteochondroma - rib
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An exophytic bone lesion from the inferior aspect of the right 4th rib anterior end. The rest of the CT chest examination was normal.
Case Discussion
Chest X-ray of an asymptomatic patient shows a solitary pulmonary nodule. CT scan revealed a rib osteochondroma.
CT images courtesy: Radiologist Dr. Shailesh Padmani.
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