TY - JOUR
T1 - Sternal reconstruction for unusual chondrosarcoma
T2 - Innovative technique
AU - Nosotti, Mario
AU - Rosso, Lorenzo
AU - Mendogni, Paolo
AU - Tosi, Davide
AU - Palleschi, Alessandro
AU - Parafioriti, Antonina
AU - Santambrogio, Luigi
PY - 2012/5/2
Y1 - 2012/5/2
N2 - The authors report a clinical case of a primary sternal chondrosarcoma, presented as a mass in the anterior mediastinum. The patient was treated with subtotal sternectomy and sternal transplantation followed by radiotherapy. Twelve months after surgery, the patient is in good clinical condition, without any sign of tumor relapse and with normal respiratory mechanics.Primary malignant tumors of the sternum are uncommon and a presentation mimicking thymoma is rare and unreported. The stermal replacement with a cryopreserved allograft sternum is an innovative technique that overcomes the problems related to the prosthetic biocompatibility or to the bone autograft.
AB - The authors report a clinical case of a primary sternal chondrosarcoma, presented as a mass in the anterior mediastinum. The patient was treated with subtotal sternectomy and sternal transplantation followed by radiotherapy. Twelve months after surgery, the patient is in good clinical condition, without any sign of tumor relapse and with normal respiratory mechanics.Primary malignant tumors of the sternum are uncommon and a presentation mimicking thymoma is rare and unreported. The stermal replacement with a cryopreserved allograft sternum is an innovative technique that overcomes the problems related to the prosthetic biocompatibility or to the bone autograft.
KW - Chondrosarcoma
KW - Sternum
KW - Transplantation
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U2 - 10.1186/1749-8090-7-40
DO - 10.1186/1749-8090-7-40
M3 - Article
C2 - 22551304
AN - SCOPUS:84860330553
VL - 7
JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
JF - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
SN - 1749-8090
IS - 1
M1 - 40
ER -