A pictorial essay of thoracic wall diseases: multiple pathologies in the same anatomical site.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe diagnostic and radiological features of the main pathologies affecting the thoracic wall, providing a pictorial atlas based on several clinical cases extracted from our archive.

Materials and methods

A wide variety of pathologies affect the tissues of the thoracic cage; these conditions are often encountered by radiologists during examinations performed for unrelated clinical questions. Modern imaging techniques enable the detection of these pathologies and allow definitive diagnoses to be achieved.

Results

Pathological processes that involve the chest wall may be classified into: (1) congenital and developmental diseases: pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, supernumerary rib syndrome, Poland syndrome, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta,

SUBMITTER: La Rosa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12450195 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature