RADIOLOGY CONSULTATION REPORT


Report Status: Final

MR: 0601219-4    Patient.  MCNAMARA, GEORGIA
Exam Date:    08/17/2001
Exam:    CT Limited Study

Indication    DX ABMORALITY OF LEFT ANTERIOR 7 TH RIB ON XRAY

CLINICAL INFORMATION: Rib pain; previous rib and chest radiographs show possible expansile lesion of left anterior seventh rib.

FINDINGS;
Noncontrast 3mm scans obtained in the region of the anterior left
seventh rib.

An expansile lesion of the left anterior seventh rib is confirmed. This is up to 3cm in length. There is marked thinning in a somewhat irregular fashion of the rib cortex.  There appear to be regions of focal cortical loss.  No other abnormalities are seen.

IMPRESSION
Expansile lesion of left anterior seventh rib.  Differential considerations include fibrous dysplasia, neoplasm, myeloma, and histiocytcsis.