Rheumatology Case Report: Chondromyxoid Fibroma of the Sternum

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Table 1: Reported Cases of Chondromyxoid Fibroma of the Sternum

Rajaie Namas, MD, is a clinical lecturer in rheumatology and a member of the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Reshma Khan, MD, is a clinical rheumatologist at Family Arthritis Center, in private practice in Palm Beach, Fla.

Bernard Rubin, DO, MPH, is head of the Division of Rheumatology at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich., where both Drs. Namas and Khan were fellows.

Disclosure

Dr. Namas is supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases under grant number T32AR007080-37.

Acknowledgments

To the patient who gave us the trust to manage her medical condition.

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