title: Osteosarcoma of the sternum: two case reports.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Briccoli
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giacomini
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Picci
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lari
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertoni
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bacci
mesh_terms: 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