Osteosarcoma of the sternum: two case reports.
Primary sarcomas of the sternum are infrequent; the most common histological types are chondrosarcoma, plasmacytoma, Ewing's sarcoma and Hodgkin's tumors. Since osteosarcoma of the sternum is a very rare entity, we have thought to explain the principal characteristics and the clinical and therapeutic approach based on our experience of two cases.
Briccoli
Antonio
A
Department of Surgical Oncology, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
Giacomini
Stefano
S
Rocca
Michele
M
Picci
Piero
P
Lari
Stefano
S
Bertoni
Franco
F
Bacci
Gaetano
G
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed