| Chest X-Ray |
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The 8th Rib's Benign Tumour, i.e.
the Aneurysmal Cyst is right-sided. Its dimensions are
gigantic. BLUE arrows point at it.
A 22-yr old male. |
| The resected Tumour |
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The Specimen, i.e. the Tumour
post Resection.
Extremely fragile & friable.
Please note that the ruler's dimensions
are in inches (arrows).
Not in cm. |
| The Chest Wall Defect |
 |
The residual Chest Wall Defect post
resection of the Giant Tumour. |
| Recon-struction of the
Defect (prosthesis use) |
 |
The Reconstruction of the
Chest Wall Defect with the use of synthetic prosthesis made of PTFE
(poly-tetra-fluor-ethylen) and
pericostal sutures of the same material for the nescessary rigidity of the
ribs' cage. |
