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Sternal Horns: A Thoracic Cage Variant

[ ISSN : 2473-0688 ]

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Received: 08-Nov-2017

Accepted: 13-Nov-2017

Published: 17-Nov-2017

Case Report | Volume 3 - Issue 7 | Article DOI :

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Peter Creber*, David Smith, and Ladli Chandratreya

Department of Radiology, Southmead Hospital, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

Peter Creber, Department of Radiology, Ward 27B, Brunel building, Southmead Hospital, Southmead Road, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom, Tel: (+44) 01174146340; Email: peter.creber@nhs.net

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Congenital abnormality; Thoracic cage abnormality; Rib; Thoracic rib

Abstract

Abnormalities of the thoracic ribs are rare (thought to be less than 0.5% of the population). We present a case of a middle-aged man who, presenting with chest discomfort and mild shortness of breath was found to have an abnormal thoracic cage on imaging. His chest radiograph showed bony outgrowths from the manubrium sterni, giving the appearance of what we have termed ‘sternal horns’. The abnormality was further evaluated with computed tomography 3-D volume rendered imaging.

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Creber P, Smith D and Chandratreya L. Sternal Horns: A Thoracic Cage Variant. SM J Case Rep. 2017; 3(7): 1069.