Tumors of the chest wall

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The chest wall plays host to a variety of tumours, some of which are found most often in this region. They can be divided into benign and malignant tumours and into those which arise in the ribcage and those of soft tissue density.

Benign

Benign tumours include ^1,3-4:

soft tissue
- haemangioma - common
- lymphangioma - common
- lipoma
- schwannoma
- neurofibroma
- ganglioneuroma
- paraganglioma
skeletal (ribcage)
- fibrous dysplasia : common
- aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) : common
- giant cell tumour (GCT)
- ossifying fibromyxoid tumour
- chondromyxoid fibroma
- osteochondroma
- mesenchymal hamartoma of chest wall - sometimes even considered a developmental anomaly

Malignant

The most common malignant lesions are metastases. Lesions include ^2-4:

soft tissue
- rhabdomyosarcoma - common
- Ewing sarcoma - including Askin tumour (or pPNET)
- ganglioneuroblastoma
- neuroblastoma
- angiosarcoma
- leiomyosarcoma
- malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)
- malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour
- dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
skeletal (ribcage)
- chest wall metastases - common
- myeloma
- chondrosarcoma
- osteosarcoma

-<p>The chest wall plays host to a variety of tumours, some of which are found most often in this region. They can be divided into benign and malignant tumours and into those which arise in the ribcage and those of soft tissue density. </p><h4>Benign</h4><p>Benign tumours include <sup>1,3-4</sup>: </p><ul>
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+<p>The chest wall plays host to a variety of tumours, some of which are found most often in this region. They can be divided into benign and malignant tumours and into those which arise in the ribcage and those of soft tissue density.</p><h4>Benign</h4><p>Benign tumours include <sup>1,3-4</sup>:</p><ul>
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~~-<a href="/articles/haemangioma" title="Haemangioma">haemangioma</a> - common</li>~~
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~~-<a href="/articles/lymphangioma" title="Lymphangioma">lymphangioma</a> - common</li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/lipoma-msk" title="lipoma (MSK)">lipoma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/schwannoma" title="schwannoma">schwannoma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/neurofibroma" title="neurofibroma">neurofibroma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/ganglioneuroma" title="ganglioneuroma">ganglioneuroma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/paraganglioma" title="paraganglioma">paraganglioma</a></li>~~
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/haemangioma">haemangioma</a> - common</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/lymphangioma">lymphangioma</a> - common</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/lipoma-msk">lipoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/schwannoma">schwannoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/neurofibroma">neurofibroma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/ganglioneuroma">ganglioneuroma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/paraganglioma">paraganglioma</a></li>
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~~-<li>~~
+</li>
+<li>
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~~-<a href="/articles/fibrous-dysplasia" title="Fibrous dysplasia">fibrous dysplasia</a> : common</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-<a href="/articles/aneurysmal-bone-cyst" title="Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)">aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)</a> : common</li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/giant-cell-tumour-of-bone" title="Giant cell tumour (GCT)">giant cell tumour (GCT)</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/ossifying-fibromyxoid-tumour" title="ossifying fibromyxoid tumour">ossifying fibromyxoid tumour</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/chondromyxoid-fibroma" title="chondromyxoid fibroma">chondromyxoid fibroma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/osteochondroma" title="osteochondroma">osteochondroma</a></li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-<a title="mesenchymal hamartoma of chest wall" href="/articles/mesenchymal-hamartoma-of-chest-wall">mesenchymal hamartoma of chest wall</a> - sometimes even considered a developmental anomaly</li>~~
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+<a href="/articles/fibrous-dysplasia">fibrous dysplasia</a> : common</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/aneurysmal-bone-cyst">aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)</a> : common</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/giant-cell-tumour-of-bone">giant cell tumour (GCT)</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/ossifying-fibromyxoid-tumour">ossifying fibromyxoid tumour</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/chondromyxoid-fibroma">chondromyxoid fibroma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/osteochondroma">osteochondroma</a></li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/mesenchymal-hamartoma-of-chest-wall">mesenchymal hamartoma of chest wall</a> - sometimes even considered a developmental anomaly</li>
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~~-</ul><h4>Malignant</h4><p>The most common malignant lesions are metastases. Lesions include <sup>2-4</sup>: </p><ul>~~
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+</li>
+</ul><h4>Malignant</h4><p>The most common malignant lesions are metastases. Lesions include <sup>2-4</sup>:</p><ul>
+<li>
~~-<li>~~
~~-<a href="/articles/rhabdomyosarcoma" title="Rhabdomyosarcoma">rhabdomyosarcoma</a> - common</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-<a href="/articles/ewing-sarcoma" title="Ewing sarcoma">Ewing sarcoma</a> - including <a href="/articles/askin-tumour-1" title="Askin Tumour">Askin tumour</a> (or pPNET)</li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/ganglioneuroblastoma" title="ganglioneuroblastoma">ganglioneuroblastoma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/neuroblastoma" title="Neuroblastoma">neuroblastoma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/musculoskeletal-angiosarcoma" title="Angiosarcoma (MSK)">angiosarcoma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/leiomyosarcoma" title="leiomyosarcoma">leiomyosarcoma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/malignant-fibrous-histiocytoma" title="Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)">malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour" title="malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour">malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/dermatofibrosarcoma-protuberans" title="dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans">dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans</a></li>~~
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/rhabdomyosarcoma">rhabdomyosarcoma</a> - common</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/ewing-sarcoma">Ewing sarcoma</a> - including <a href="/articles/askin-tumour-1">Askin tumour</a> (or pPNET)</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/ganglioneuroblastoma">ganglioneuroblastoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/neuroblastoma">neuroblastoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/musculoskeletal-angiosarcoma">angiosarcoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/leiomyosarcoma">leiomyosarcoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/malignant-fibrous-histiocytoma">malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour">malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/dermatofibrosarcoma-protuberans">dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans</a></li>
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
+</li>
+<li>
~~-<li>chest wall metastases - common</li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/myeloma" title="myeloma">myeloma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/chondrosarcoma" title="Chondrosarcoma">chondrosarcoma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/osteosarcoma" title="osteosarcoma">osteosarcoma</a></li>~~
+<li>chest wall metastases - common</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/myeloma">myeloma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/chondrosarcoma">chondrosarcoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/osteosarcoma">osteosarcoma</a></li>
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+</li>