Presentation
Right chest pain
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Osteoarthritis of sternocostal joint
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Osteophytes at bilateral sternocostal joint (1st rib). The dimension of the right osteophyte is 10mm long. No evident of other lung pathology.
Case Discussion
As evident in this case, a long osteophyte can cause chest pain because it can affect the pleura.