Extensive left chest wall resection with combined plasty of the defect in the patient with chondrosarcoma of the ribs

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the possibility of combined plasty of a chest wall defect in a patient with a massive chondrosarcoma of the chest wall.Material and methods. The restoration of frame-based structures of the chest wall with 4 titanium prosthesis, flap of the left broadest muscle of the back on the stem.Results. Functional indices: the function of external respiration is within normal limits; lung capacity – 96 %; Stange assay – 1 min. 26 sec.; Genci test – 28 sec.Conclusion. The possibility of long-term survival with a good quality of life in a patient with extensive resection of the left half of the chest wall with dimensions up to 420 cm2 is shown.

Keywords

• chest wall
• sternocostal frame
• titanium prostheses