Chest wall mass: what lies beneath?
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Clinical introductionA 24-year-old Filipino man attended the ED with a 1-month history of a discrete swelling over his upper anterior chest wall that was rapidly increasing in size and tenderness. He denied any other symptoms. His medical history was unremarkable.Examination revealed a tender, 7 cm × 6 cm mass over the upper part of the sternum (figure 1). The surface was smooth, it was immobile, non-compressible and the overlying skin was normothermic but mildly erythematous. Cervical lymphadenopathy was present. His vital signs were normal.Figure 1Chest wall mass.QuestionWhat is the most likely diagnosis?LipomaChondrosarcomaLymphomaMycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)
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Vol 18
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pp. 1028-1029
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2013 ◽
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