title: Resection and debridement of chest-wall tumors and general aspects of reconstruction.
abstract: The main criterion for adequate local control of a chest-wall malignancy remains wide excision. With the available techniques of skeletal and soft-tissue reconstruction, even large lesions can be resected with safe margins. The primary purpose is to achieve a curative resection, although a significant number of symptomatic patients can benefit from palliative resection provided by such procedures. A key element in the success in treating chest-wall tumors is a multidisciplinary approach by all participating physicians, namely the thoracic surgeon, the plastic and reconstructive surgeon, the radiotherapist, and the medical oncologist.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: el-Tamer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chaglassian
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martini
mesh_terms: D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*