Chest wall reconstruction after tumor resection

Pediatric chest wall tumors and rare. Malignancies predominate of which sarcomas are the most common. Their resection and the subsequent reconstruction of the chest wall has been a surgical challenge since Dr Frederick W Parham published his first comprehensive account on the subject in 1898. Chest wall reconstruction is age, site and pathology dependent, must preserve long term function and cosmesis, must accommodate future growth and development, and must not be a hindrance to adjuvant radiotherapy.
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Source Type: research