Giant cell tumor of the sternum |
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Authors: | Kazuhiro Imai MD Yoshihiro Minamiya MD Hajime Saito MD Hideki Kawai MD Manabu Ito MD Jun-ichi Ogawa MD |
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Institution: | Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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Abstract: | A primary giant cell tumor (GCT) originating from the sternum is extremely rare. We report a case of a GCT originating from the sternum in a 45-year-old man who was referred to us for a mass in the anterior chest wall that had been growing slowly. Computed tomography revealed a soft tissue mass involving a large osteolytic and destructive lesion of the sternum body. Subtotal sternectomy and reconstruction with methylmethacrylate were performed. The tumor was 8.5 × 4.5 × 2.5?cm, and the histopathological examination confirmed GCT. Radical wide resection of primary sternum tumors and reconstruction with an appropriately rigid prosthetic material are necessary to minimize local recurrence. |
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