Abstract

A 22-year-old Vietnamese woman presented with anterior chest swelling. Computed tomography revealed an osteolytic lesion in the manubrium, whereas MRI showed an extra-osseous expansion. A needle biopsy showed granuloma formation, whereas a 3-week mycobacterial culture indicated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Manubrium/sternum involvement in tuberculosis is extremely rare but should be considered.

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