Primary malignant sternal tumors are rare clinical entities. We came across two such patients with primary tumors. One was a chondroblastic osteosarcoma while the other chondrosarcoma. patient received neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery. The second underwent upfront Both cases wide excision of tumor (sternum along part medial ends bilateral clavicles and upper ribs). Reconstruction do...

Reprint requests to: Dr. I-Chen Tsai Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital. No. 160, Sec. 3, Taichung Harbor Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan, R.O.C. Trans-sternal percutaneous computed tomography (CT) guided biopsy for mediastinal mass is a difficult but feasible procedure. In the literature there have only been reports from four medical centers in western countries. Herein we ...

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...

Osteosarcoma (osteogenic sarcoma: OS) is the most common primary malignant bone tumor of long bones, whereas primary osteosarcoma of chest wall, especially in sternum, is extremely rare. We report a 57-year-old man with an immobile slow growing mass located in the middle of the sternum. The patient had no significant pain or tenderness and the past medical history was not remarkable. CT-scan sh...

The sternal muscle, also known as sternalis, rectussternal, parasternal or japonicus is a curious case of anatomical variation the anterior chest wall. During routine dissection, muscle mass related to sternum was found in wall right hemithorax melanodermic female cadaver. literature, its incidence mentioned vary from 3.1 23.5%, and little about function with divergences regarding origin, inser...

Radical resection of primary or solitary secondary malignant sternal tumours is indicated in patients without metastases. Sternal reconstruction may be indicated in large defects to prevent pulmonary complications, to achieve protection of intra-thoracic organs and to obtain a good aesthetic result. In this article, a modified surgical technique is described to fill and reconstruct large defect...

BACKGROUND A primary chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) arising from sternum is quite uncommon tumor in thoracic surgery. Removal of giant sternal tumors requires extensive resection of the anterior chest wall, and results in deformity and paradoxical movement. CASE PRESENTATION A 40-year-old female presented a progressively enlarging mass of her anterior chest wall. Computed tomography revealed an ...

Abstract Pilomatricoma, pilomatrixoma, or calcified epithelioma of Malherbe is an uncommon, benign, isolated tumor hair matrix primarily seen in children and young adults. The most common location the head neck region. It usually manifests as a small nodular mass. Here we report rare case giant pilomatricoma over sternum 60-year-old male patient with unusual clinical radiological presentation m...