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. 2026 Mar 18;13:1729706. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1729706

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Panel A shows a chest X-ray highlighting the rib cage and spine, panel B displays two CT scan cross-sections of the upper thorax and shoulders, panel C presents a 3D-printed rib cage model, and panel D features two MRI scans with coronal and axial views of the upper thorax and clavicles. — (A) An X-ray shows a lytic lesion and fracture in the right first rib; (B) a CT scan shows osteolytic destruction in the mid-segment of the right first rib, with soft tissue swelling; (C) the 3D printed model based on the CT scan; (D) T2-weighted MRI images show high-intensity signals in the middle part of right first rib.