Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2006; 12(11): 1798-1801
Published online Mar 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i11.1798
Figure 4
Figure 4 Macroscopically, the cystic mass directly invaded the intercostal space through the diaphragm (A. Resected crude specimen, black triangle; skin, black arrow head; ribs, white triangle; cystic tumor; B. Cut surface of the specimen, black arrow head; subcutaneous invasion, white triangle; cystic tumor). Microscopically, the bone was destroyed by an invasion of granuloma tissue (C). The granuloma was composed of epithelioid cells with necrotic areas (D).