Remodelling acquired chest wall deformity after removal of a large axillary lipoma
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Remodelling acquired chest wall deformity after removal of a large axillary lipoma.
Acquired chest wall deformities are rarely encountered. Most of them result from pathologic process within the thorax, chest wall disease, iatrogenic deformities or post-traumatic. We present a case of a huge axillary mass deforming the chest wall. Surgery treated a well-encapsulated lipoma. Six months postoperatively, the chest wall restored to normal shape with active respiratory physiotherap...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1569-9285,1569-9293
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.218115