bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma with subcutaneous chest wall metastasis is a very rare presentation. a case of 36- year-old male with metastatic subcutaneous chest nodule of bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology, is reported here. cutaneous metastases are of diagnostic importance because they may be the first manifestation of an undiscovered internal malignan...

Chest wall reconstruction is a surgical procedure aimed at restoring the integrity and function of chest wall, which may be damaged due to trauma, cancer, infection, or congenital defects. The plays vital role in protecting thoracic organs, supporting respiratory system, maintaining shape chest. Therefore, any defect deformity can have significant functional aesthetic consequences for patient. ...

OBJECTIVE Pectus excavatum (PE) and pectus carinatum (PC) are two common chest deformities. We investigated the prevalence of chest wall deformities including PE and PC in Iranian population. METHODS 25587 children and adolescents aged 7-14 years consisting of 13586 (53.1%) males and 12001 (46.9%) females were studied using cluster-stratified sampling method. Screening was clinical and based ...

Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall, in which an abnormal formation of the rib cage gives the chest a caved-in or sunken appearance. Today, the surgical correction of this deformity is carried out in children and adults through Nuss technic, which consists in the placement of a prosthetic bar under the sternum and over the ribs. Although this tech...

Background/Introduction Pectus Excavatum is the most common congenital chest wall deformity (90%) and the documented incidence ranges between 0.1% 0.3%. Patients with Pectus Excavatum can suffer with body image and psychological issues. Indications for surgical correction remains controversial although a decrease in exercise tolerance is frequently overlooked. A general consensus persists that ...

Introduction: Pectus Excavatum (PEX) is the most common anterior chest wall deformity. While minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) has improved perioperative outcomes, there continue to be opportunities optimize postoperative pain management and reduce length stay (LOS). We compared impact a multimodal expedited protocol utilizing combination systemic regional analgesia (with si...

We studied the pulmonary function and chest x-ray films of 20 nonsmokers with idiopathic prolapse of the mitral valve. Forty-five percent of these patients complained of dyspnea. Of the 16 chest films reviewed, 44 percent had radiographic evidence of pectus excavatum and 25 percent thoracic scoliosis. The most common pulmonary function abnormalities were increased residual volume (63 percent) a...

BACKGROUND Chondrosarcoma arising from the sternum is extremely rare and is often untreatable. Removal of the sternum for malignant tumor results in large defects in bone and soft tissue, causing deformity and paradoxical movement of the chest wall and making subsequent repair of the thorax very important. We report a very rare patient with a chondrosarcoma of the sternum who underwent case che...

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 ...

Spine deformity during adolescent idiopathic scoliosis can induce a rib-cage deformity. This bone have direct consequences on the chest-wall muscles, including intercostal leading to respiratory impairments in individuals with severe cases. The aim of this study was determine whether shear-wave elastography be used measure intercostal-muscle speed (SWS) healthy children and those (AIS). Ninetee...