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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:645-647. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.059
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Giant Cell Tumor of the Sternum

Emmanuele Abate, MD, Farzaneh Banki, MD*, Jeffrey A. Hagen, MD, Nancy Klipfel, MD

Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Accepted for publication December 16, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Banki, Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Southern California, 1510 San Pablo, #514, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (Email: fbanki{at}surgery.usc.edu).

Primary giant cell tumors of the chest wall are extremely rare. To date, we believe that there have been no reported cases of sternal giant cell tumors in the thoracic literature. We report a case of an isolated giant cell tumor of the sternum in a 28-year-old man. The mass was resected and the sternum was reconstructed with methyl methacrylate prosthesis and bilateral pectoralis muscle advancement flaps. Excellent functional and aesthetic results were achieved.






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