Resection of huge sternal tumor and reconstruction of anterior chest wall with muscle flap and bone cement

authors:

avatar AH Jahanshahi , *

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases: Vol.10, issue 2; 91-94
article type: Case Report

how to cite: Jahanshahi A. Resection of huge sternal tumor and reconstruction of anterior chest wall with muscle flap and bone cement. J Inflamm Dis. 2006;10(2):e155222. 

Abstract

Most malignant chest wall tumors are secondary and primary malignant chest wall tumors are uncommon. Primary chest wall tumors account for 2% of all primary tumors found in the body. Following removal of the malignant chest wall tumor with four centimeters margin, the chest wall reconstruction is of prime importance. In this report a patient with a large sternal chondrosarcoma is presented. The tumor was resected and the chest wall reconstruction was performed using bone cement and pectoral muscle flaps