Frontiers in Surgery (Jul 2021)

Case Report: A New Tool for Anterior Chest Wall Reconstruction After Sternal Resection for Primary Or Secondary Tumors

  • Duilio Divisi,
  • Davide Tosi,
  • Gino Zaccagna,
  • Andrea De Vico,
  • Cristina Diotti,
  • Roberto Crisci

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2021.691945
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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Sternal resection and anterior chest wall reconstruction techniques for malignant processes are not always standardized. We report an innovative method of sternal osteosynthesis in two patients, 65-year-old and 41-year-old women, with Ewing's sarcoma, and infiltrating thymoma, respectively. The first case manifested itself as a voluminous palpable mass while the second case was characterized for a paramediastinal mass widely extended to the anterior chest wall. Reconstruction with titanium mesh allowed the quick restoration of parietal stability, facilitating respiratory dynamic and recovery of patients.

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