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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 39, 4-15, Copyright © 1985 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Primary chest wall tumors

S Sabanathan, FD Salama, WE Morgan and JA Harvey

A retrospective study of 53 primary chest wall tumors, 26 benign and 27 malignant, was carried out to review their clinical radiological and pathological features. Forty-nine of the 53 lesions presented in the ribs and the remaining 4, in the sternum. The overall 5-year survival for patients with primary malignant neoplasms of the chest wall was 33.3%, and the 10-year survival was 18.5%. All of the deaths were disease related. All of the patients with benign tumors were treated by excision without recurrence or death. Distinction between benign and malignant chest wall tumors was not possible using radiographic criteria unless cortical destruction and involvement of soft tissues were visualized. On the basis of our analysis, we believe that all tumors of the chest wall should be considered malignant until proven otherwise and that wide excision should be carried out. This is necessary not only to obtain an adequate diagnosis but also to provide the best chance for cure in both benign and malignant lesions.

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