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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Innovative chest wall reconstruction with a locking plate and cement spacer after radical resection of chondrosarcoma in the sternum: A case report.

Chung-Wei Lin, Tsung-Yu Ho, Chen-Wei Yeh, Hsien-Te Chen, I-Ping Chiang, Yi-Chin Fong

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chung-Wei LinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City 40454, Taiwan.
Tsung-Yu HoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City 40454, Taiwan.
Chen-Wei YehDepartment of Education, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City 40447, Taiwan.
Hsien-Te ChenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City 40454, Taiwan.
I-Ping ChiangDepartment of Pathology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 40454, Taiwan.
Yi-Chin FongDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City 40454, Taiwan.
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Abstract

backgroundChondrosarcoma, a cartilage matrix producing tumor, is the second most commonly observed primary bone tumor after osteosarcoma, accounting for 15% of all chest wall malignancies. We herein report the case of a patient with chondrosarcoma of the sternum and our management of the chest wall defects that presented following radical tumor resection. CASE SUMMARY: A 31-year-old patient presented to our hospital with dull pain and a protruding mass overlying the chest for 3 mo. The presence of nocturnal pain and mass size progression was reported, as were overhead arm elevation-related limitations. Computed tomography showed a focal osteoblastic mass in the sternum with bony exostosis and adjacent soft tissue calcification. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography revealed hypermetabolic activity with a mass located over the upper sternum. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a focal ill-defined bony mass of the sternum with cortical destruction and periosteal reaction. Preoperative biopsy showed a consistent result with chondrosarcoma with immunohistochemical positivity for S100 and focal positivity for IDH-1. The grade II chondrosarcoma diagnosis was confirmed by postoperative pathology. The patient underwent radical tumor resection and chest wall reconstruction with a locking plate and cement spacer. The patient was discharged 1 wk after surgery without any complications. At the 1-year follow-up, there was no local recurrence on imaging. The functional scores, including Constant Score, Nottingham Clavicle Score, and Oxford Shoulder Score, showed the absence of pain in the performance of daily activities or substantial functional disabilities.

conclusionThe diagnosis of chondrosarcoma must be considered when chest wall tumors are encountered. The surgical reconstructive materials, with a locking plate and cement spacer, used in our study are cost-effective and readily-available for the sternum defect.

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Case reportCementChest wallChondrosarcomaReconstructionSternum

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