List four differential diagnoses for an extrapleural mass.
List four differential diagnoses for an extrapleural mass.
1. Rib tumor (e.g., metastases, myeloma, Ewing's sarcoma, fibrous dysplasia, osteosarcoma)
2. Rib infection, including chest wall fungal infection
3. Neurofibroma or schwannoma (may erode a rib but does not destroy it)
4. Lipoma