Rhabdomyosarcoma of the sternum: Resection and reconstruction

Chest wall tumors either benign or malignant are rare in children. Primary chest wall tumors accounts for less than 2% of the primary body tumors in children. In many of these tumors wide local surgical excision is the only modality of the oncological management. We report a 2 year old child as the...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Babiker, Mohammad Al-Onazi, Khaleel AlBatniji, Ahmad Jawad AlHendi, Ayman Ahmed, Mohammed Saleh, Amani Alansari, Mohammed ElMahmoud
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620302700
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spelling doaj-5c1546aa2a234a9c9e2d0b45a0b4959f2020-11-25T03:56:20ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662020-11-0162101636Rhabdomyosarcoma of the sternum: Resection and reconstructionMohammed Babiker0Mohammad Al-Onazi1Khaleel AlBatniji2Ahmad Jawad AlHendi3Ayman Ahmed4Mohammed Saleh5Amani Alansari6Mohammed ElMahmoud7Department of Pediatric Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorresponding author. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaChest wall tumors either benign or malignant are rare in children. Primary chest wall tumors accounts for less than 2% of the primary body tumors in children. In many of these tumors wide local surgical excision is the only modality of the oncological management. We report a 2 year old child as the youngest patient with rhabdomyosarcoma arising from anterior chest wall muscles that involves the sternum, as well as, the surgical resection and the choice of surgical technique for reconstruction of the anterior chest wall defect at this age.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620302700RhabdomyosarcomaSternumChild
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author Mohammed Babiker
Mohammad Al-Onazi
Khaleel AlBatniji
Ahmad Jawad AlHendi
Ayman Ahmed
Mohammed Saleh
Amani Alansari
Mohammed ElMahmoud
spellingShingle Mohammed Babiker
Mohammad Al-Onazi
Khaleel AlBatniji
Ahmad Jawad AlHendi
Ayman Ahmed
Mohammed Saleh
Amani Alansari
Mohammed ElMahmoud
Rhabdomyosarcoma of the sternum: Resection and reconstruction
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Sternum
Child
author_facet Mohammed Babiker
Mohammad Al-Onazi
Khaleel AlBatniji
Ahmad Jawad AlHendi
Ayman Ahmed
Mohammed Saleh
Amani Alansari
Mohammed ElMahmoud
author_sort Mohammed Babiker
title Rhabdomyosarcoma of the sternum: Resection and reconstruction
title_short Rhabdomyosarcoma of the sternum: Resection and reconstruction
title_full Rhabdomyosarcoma of the sternum: Resection and reconstruction
title_fullStr Rhabdomyosarcoma of the sternum: Resection and reconstruction
title_full_unstemmed Rhabdomyosarcoma of the sternum: Resection and reconstruction
title_sort rhabdomyosarcoma of the sternum: resection and reconstruction
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn 2213-5766
publishDate 2020-11-01
description Chest wall tumors either benign or malignant are rare in children. Primary chest wall tumors accounts for less than 2% of the primary body tumors in children. In many of these tumors wide local surgical excision is the only modality of the oncological management. We report a 2 year old child as the youngest patient with rhabdomyosarcoma arising from anterior chest wall muscles that involves the sternum, as well as, the surgical resection and the choice of surgical technique for reconstruction of the anterior chest wall defect at this age.
topic Rhabdomyosarcoma
Sternum
Child
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620302700
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