Thoracic Wall
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Uncommon etiology of an anterior chest wall mass.

30 Oct 2009 A rare but important constellation of musculoskeletal and cutaneous symptoms, including synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis, has recently been designated the SAPHO syndrome. The exact etiology is unknown, although various ... Read more...

Cytopathological diagnosis of metastatic pleomorphic liposarcoma in the lung: a report of a case correlated with the histopathology of the primary tumour.

30 Aug 2009 Pleomorphic liposarcoma (PLS) is morphologically defined by the presence of pleomorphic lipoblasts in a background of high-grade sarcoma. Representing the rarest variant of liposarcoma, PLS frequently metastasizes, most commonly to the lungs. We ... Read more...

Snapping scapula syndrome.

30 Aug 2009 Snapping scapula syndrome arises from either a soft-tissue or a skeletal anomaly within the scapulothoracic space that creates a cracking sound during scapulothoracic motion that patients associate with pain. Nonoperative measures consisting of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Thoracic Wall'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Uncommon etiology of an anterior chest wall mass. 30 Oct 2009
• Cytopathological diagnosis of metastatic pleomorphic liposarcoma in the lung: a report of a case correlated with the histopathology of the primary tumour. 30 Aug 2009
• Surgical management of an inoperable giant pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma of the chest wall. 30 Aug 2009
• Musculus dorsoepitrochlearis. 30 Aug 2009
• Pleural depth in medical patients: a radiological assessment. 30 Aug 2009
• Snapping scapula syndrome. 30 Aug 2009
• Treatment of recalcitrant air leaks: the combined latissimus dorsi-serratus anterior flap. 30 Jul 2009
• A novel multithreshold method for nodule detection in lung CT. 30 Jul 2009
• A surgical case of pyothorax-associated lymphoma of T-cell origin arising from the chest wall in chronic empyema. 30 Jul 2009
• Mechanism of increased inspiratory rib elevation in ascites. 14 Jul 2009
• Tissue feature-based and segmented deformable image registration for improved modeling of shear movement of lungs. 13 Jul 2009
• Supine and prone differences in regional lung density and pleural pressure gradients in the human lung with constant shape. 7 Jul 2009
• Experimental study of a late response recorded from the thoracic wall after phrenic nerve stimulation. Jul 2009
• The O-sign. 30 Jun 2009
• [Thoracic wall defect reconstruction and dead space obliteration with an intra-/extrathoracic free flap] 29 Jun 2009
• Widespread tophaceous gout demonstrating avid F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake. 29 Jun 2009
• Does overgrowth of costal cartilage cause pectus excavatum? A study on the lengths of ribs and costal cartilages in asymmetric patients. 29 Jun 2009
• Soft tissue sarcomas of the chest wall. 29 Jun 2009
• [A case of pericostal tuberculosis occurred in a long period after thoracoplasty] 29 Jun 2009
• Poland syndrome with bilateral features: case description with review of the literature. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Thoracic Wall'

Definition: The outer margins of the thorax containing SKIN, deep FASCIA; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; RIBS; STERNUM; and MUSCLES.

Descriptor UI: D035441

Alternative terms: Thoracic Wall; Wall, Thoracic; Chest Wall; Wall, Chest;

Related Mesh Headings: Pectoralis Muscles; Respiratory Muscles;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A01.911.850;

History Note: 2003