title: Resection of large primary chest wall chondrosarcoma with reconstruction: 2 case reports.
abstract: We report two cases of large chest wall primary chondrosarcoma, one of the sternum and the other of the lateral chest wall. Both were treated by radical resection and reconstruction using marlex mesh and methyl methacrylate "sandwich" prosthesis and pedicled latissiumus dorsi flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sultanah Aminah Hospital, 80100 Johor Bahru, Johore.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes