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Radiological Case of the Month
David B. Thomas, MD;
Angela K. Sidler, MD;
Butch M. Huston, MD
From the Departments of Pathology (Drs Thomas and Huston) and Pediatrics (Dr Sidler), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:1029-1030.
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AN 8-DAY-OLD male infant weighing 2892 g was referred to the hospital for evaluation of a chest wall mass. He had been delivered vaginally by vacuum extraction. The course of the pregnancy was unremarkable and the patient's mother received routine prenatal care.
On physical examination, the patient appeared well developed and was in no apparent distress. Vital signs were stable. A firm, immobile, nontender chest mass was located slightly to the left of the sternum. The mass measured 1.5 cm in diameter and projected 0.5 cm from the contour of the chest. Findings from the remainder of the examination were unremarkable.
Multiplanar imaging of the chest wall indicated a well-defined heterogeneous mass that appeared to grow from the intercostal muscles, invaded the intercostal muscles posteriorly, and displaced the pleura. The mass measured 1 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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