Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum: Case Report

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 def...

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Main Authors: Chang Woo Choi, You Kyeong Park, Hwa Kyun Shin, Jae Woong Lim, Keun Her
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Chest Surgery
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spelling doaj-5fe4f7290a824918aff5838a847544622021-10-06T06:29:27ZengKorean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular SurgeryJournal of Chest Surgery2765-16062765-16142021-10-0154540040310.5090/jcs.20.103Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum: Case ReportChang Woo Choi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-7447You Kyeong Park1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8306-7627Hwa Kyun Shin2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2078-5098Jae Woong Lim3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4512-0236Keun Her4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7824-1988Soonchunhyang University Bucheon HospitalSoonchunhyang University Bucheon HospitalSoonchunhyang University Bucheon HospitalSoonchunhyang University Bucheon HospitalSoonchunhyang University Bucheon HospitalA 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.sternumplasmacytomarib platecase report
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author Chang Woo Choi
You Kyeong Park
Hwa Kyun Shin
Jae Woong Lim
Keun Her
spellingShingle Chang Woo Choi
You Kyeong Park
Hwa Kyun Shin
Jae Woong Lim
Keun Her
Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum: Case Report
Journal of Chest Surgery
sternum
plasmacytoma
rib plate
case report
author_facet Chang Woo Choi
You Kyeong Park
Hwa Kyun Shin
Jae Woong Lim
Keun Her
author_sort Chang Woo Choi
title Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum: Case Report
title_short Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum: Case Report
title_full Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum: Case Report
title_fullStr Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum: Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum: Case Report
title_sort sternal resection and reconstruction for solitary plasmacytoma of the sternum: case report
publisher Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
series Journal of Chest Surgery
issn 2765-1606
2765-1614
publishDate 2021-10-01
description 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.
topic sternum
plasmacytoma
rib plate
case report
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