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costovertebral |
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costovertebral /cos·to·ver·te·bral/ (-ver´te-br'l) pertaining to a rib and a vertebra.
costovertebral pertaining to a rib and a vertebra. |
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Secondary findings included a dental focus in the right maxilla and pronounced degenerative changes in the entire vertebral column; the degeneration was most pronounced in the costovertebral joints and in the facet joints of the lumbar spine. The thoracic vertebrae are affected, and inflammation of the costovertebral, costosternal, and manubriosternal joints causes pulmonary restriction and thoracic pain. [12] Moreover, a primary tumor is often asymptomatic, and only 10% of patients have the classic triad of costovertebral pain, abdominal mass, and hematuria. |
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