Sternal resection for recurrent breast cancer: a cautionary tale

Full-thickness chest wall resection for locally recurrent breast cancer

AIM In spite of available recommendations, therapeutic procedures of locally recurrent breast cancer are very different. In a retrospective study, the possibilities and results of complete, full-thickness chest wall resection are presented. METHODS Between 1985 and 2004, 51 women underwent complete, full-thickness chest wall resection with primary coverage. Primary surgical therapy of breast ...

Sternal Resection for Breast Cancer

The occurrence of a solitary sternal metastasis from breast cancer is relatively uncommon, and its treatment is controversial. Most case reports on the role of sternal resection in what is termed a “solitary sternal metastasis” tend to present a rather optimistic outcome. Here, we report the case of a premenopausal woman with axillary lymph node–positive, triple-negative breast cancer treated w...

Recurrent radiation-induced osteosarcoma of the sternum in a patient with remote radiation therapy for breast cancer

BACKGROUND Recurrent radiation-induced osteosarcoma of the sternum following remote radiation therapy for breast cancer and sternal reconstruction. CASE A 51-year-old woman presents with recurrent, radiation-induced sternal osteosarcoma 11 years after receiving both radiation therapy for breast cancer and sternal reconstruction. The case details both her work-up and subsequent course, includi...

Sternal tumors surgery: extent of resection, type of reconstruction and survival

Methods A total of 32 patients (11 males, 21 females, mean age 51.9 years) were operated on during a 7 years period in two institutions. There were 16 sarcomas (9 chondrosarcomas, 3 radiation-induced sarcomas, 2 Ewing sarcoma, 2 osteosarcoma), 1 recurrent desmoid tumor, 3 local breast cancer recurrences, 1 plasmocytoma, and 11 metastatic tumors (5 from breast cancer, 2 rabdomyosarcoma, 2 liposa...

Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and sternal wires: a cautionary tale.