Squamous carcinoma metastatic to the sternum.
A 63-year-old man had a 10 x 16-cm sternal mass 18 months after a second aortocoronary bypass operation. The resected lesion was a metastatic tumor of squamous histology. No primary tumor was found. The diagnostic work-up and treatment options are presented.
D'Orazio
S E
SE
Department of Surgery, St. Louis University Medical Center, Missouri.
Naunheim
K S
KS
Paletta
C E
CE
Barner
H B
HB
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*