Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum.

Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Nov 25;: Authors: Choi CW, Park YK, Shin HK, Lim JW, Her K Abstract A 63-year-old patient was admitted with a sternal fracture and mass. On evaluation, most of the body of the sternum had been destroyed by a tumor. Radical resection of the sternum was performed and part of the major pectoral muscles adherent to the sternal tumor was also resected. The chest wall defect was reconstructed with mesh, bone cement, and a titanium rib plate system. Reconstruction with this method seemed to be an appropriate procedure to prevent instability of the chest wall. PMID: 33234766 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research