title: Thoracic wall prosthesis prevents deep invasion by non-small-cell lung cancer.
abstract: Chest wall invasion is found in 5% of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Treatment for localized non-small-cell lung cancer consists of surgical resection and/or radiotherapy. We report a patient with lung cancer who had a local relapse after a reconstruction of the thoracic wall with a soft-tissue patch. Chemotherapy was given before reresection of the local relapse. Postoperative radiation therapy was performed. Twenty-one months after treatment for recurrent disease, the patient remains in complete remission. The history of this patient shows that a soft-tissue patch may prevent local tumor invasion. A review of the literature is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mentens
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schrijvers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van den Brande
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Schil
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Vermorken
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene