[5 kg sternal chondroma, treated by resection and silastic prosthesis. Satisfactory result].
Resection of the sternum and adjacent, cartilages raises difficult problems of reconstruction. The tumour, which, exceeding 5 kg was considered histologically as a chondroma, was replaced by a silastic prosthesis with an excellent result 13 months later.
D002812:Chondroma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
D012826:Silicone Elastomers
Chondrome sternal de 5 kg, traité par résection et prothèse en silastic. Résultat satisfaisant