A review of the American College Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database was performed from 2006 to 2017. Of 3070 patients who had undergone first rib resection (FRR), almost all cases were by vascular surgeons (88%), general (7%), and thoracic (4%). The relative distribution outlet syndrome (TOS) or not significantly different compared with (arterial, 1%-2% ...

We describe two cases of post-radiation sarcoma after breast cancer treatment. The first patient was a 61-year-old woman who underwent partial mastectomy of the right breast and adjuvant whole breast irradiation 7 years previously. Subsequently, a rapidly growing mass from the anterior arc of the right fifth rib was incidentally detected on an abdomino-pelvic computed tomography scan. The secon...

A broad range of materials have been described for sternal reconstruction in order to guarantee not only the best preservation of respiratory mechanics, but also adequate mediastinal protection and acceptable cosmetic results. Today, titanium implants are preferred by many surgeons because of their optimal features. As a step forward, tridimensional (3D) laser sintering printing techniques allo...

Ameloblastoma is the second most common benign odontogenic tumour (Shafer et al. 2006) which constitutes 1-3% of all cysts and tumours of jaw, with locally aggressive behaviour, high recurrence rate, and a malignant potential (Chaine et al. 2009). Various treatment algorithms for ameloblastoma have been reported; however, a universally accepted approach remains unsettled and controversial (Chai...

We report a case of epithelioid hemangioma in a relatively uncommon location but with typical features in a 55-year-old man. A 55-year-old man was referred to our hospital with an asymptomatic mass of the right third rib, after the mass was incidentally found during a health checkup in April 2014. The mass had been gradually growing in size during the previous 1 year and 8 months. On physical e...