Resection of huge sternal tumor and reconstruction of anterior chest wall with muscle flap and bone cement

Abstract

Most malignant chest wall tumors are secondary and primary malignant chest wall tumors are uncommon. Primary chest wall tumors account for 2% of all primary tumors found in the body. Following removal of the malignant chest wall tumor with four centimeters margin, the chest wall reconstruction is of prime importance. In this report a patient with a large sternal chondrosarcoma is presented. The tumor was resected and the chest wall reconstruction was performed using bone cement and pectoral muscle flaps