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Primary and Secondary Tumors of the Sternum
oleh: Seyyed Hossein Fattahi Masoom, Yousef Yousefi
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Diterbitkan: | Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2020-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Sternal tumors are very rare and challenging. Secondary sternal tumors are more common than primary tumors. These tumors are usually refractory to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and surgery is the best choice for their treatment. In this study, we reported the collected data of 15 patients with primary and secondary tumors of the sternum, histological type, as well as kind of resection and reconstruction. Out of 15 subjects, 13 and 2 cases had primary tumors and sternal metastases, respectively