Giant ancient neurilemmoma(schwannoma) of chest wall-a case report.

Giant Chest Wall Hematoma Mimicking Elastofibroma Dorsi: A Case Report

wall are uncommon (1). In addition, hematomas on the thoracic wall are very rare (2), although there have been a few case reports about chronic expanding hematomas in the thorax (2-4). Yet to the best of our knowledge, a huge, rapidly growing hematoma of the chest wall at the same location as an elastofibroma dorsi has not been previously reported. We describe here a 63-year-old man who was wit...

A multidisciplinary approach to giant soft tissue sarcoma of the chest wall: A case report

INTRODUCTION Soft tissue sarcomas of the chest wall are exceptionally rare entities that present as painless slow growing masses. Resection is often precarious due to involvement of vital structures, and patients are left with large chest wall defects postoperatively requiring extensive reconstruction. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present a case report of a 29 year-old man who presented with a gia...

Giant Carvenous Hemangioma of the Anterior Chest Wall in a Neonate: a Case Report

Giant chondrosarcoma of chest wall.

Primary chest wall tumours are very rare. Chondrosarcoma is the most common tumour arising from the chest wall. We describe the occurrence of a slow-growing chondrosarcoma arising from the anterior chest wall in a 35-year-old male patient. The tumour was resected successfully and chest wall was reconstucted with prolene mesh and muscle flap. The patient was discharged uneventfully without any r...

Isolated Sternal Tuberculosis Presenting as a Chest Wall Abscess: A Case Report

In India, pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 85% of cases and extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 15% of cases with bone and joint involvement is seen in 1 to 3% of cases. Primary tuberculous osteomyelitis of the sternum is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A 51-year-old male presented with 10 years history of swelling over the anterior chest wall and pain for past 6 months. Fin...