title: Primary malignant tumors of the chest wall. The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center experience.
abstract: Primary malignant tumors of the chest wall are relatively uncommon. During the 40-year period from 1949 to 1989, 418 primary malignant tumors of the chest wall were evaluated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Because the treatment depends on the histology of these tumors, the five different types of tumors are discussed separately in the article. The results from Memorial Sloan-Kettering during the 40-year period are stressed, with comparisons to other studies included when appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*