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ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2024

Chest wall resections for advanced breast cancer: a narrative review.

Natalie Baldes, Konstantinos Grapatsas, Fabian Dörr, Hruy Menghesha, Martin Schuler, Anja Welt, Martin Stuschke, Rainer Kimmig, Oliver Hoffmann, Servet Bölükbas

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Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction Following Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Natalie BaldesDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Konstantinos GrapatsasDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Fabian DörrDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Hruy MengheshaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Martin SchulerDepartment of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Anja WeltDepartment of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Martin StuschkeDepartment of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Rainer KimmigDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Oliver HoffmannDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Servet BölükbasDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Objective: Advanced breast cancer (BC) can involve the chest wall through local invasion by the primary tumor, locoregional recurrence, hematogenous metastasis, or sternum infiltration of the internal mammary chain lymph nodes. The purpose of this article is to review indications and the methods of chest wall resection and reconstruction in patients with advanced BC. Methods: An online literature search was conducted on PubMed database using the following keywords: "chest wall reconstruction" or "chest wall resection" and "breast cancer". Articles in languages other than English were excluded. Key Content and Findings: The treatment options should be discussed by a multidisciplinary team. The surgical principles include complete Conclusions: A resection and reconstruction of the chest wall may be the best treatment option to achieve a high quality of life and favorable long-term outcomes, mostly as part of multimodality treatment for highly selected patients.

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Breast cancer (BC)chest wall resectionreconstructionrecurrence

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PMID39552847
PMCPMC11565365

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