title: Giant cell tumor of the sternum.
abstract: A primary giant cell tumor (GCT) originating from the sternum is extremely rare. We report a case of a GCT originating from the sternum in a 45-year-old man who was referred to us for a mass in the anterior chest wall that had been growing slowly. Computed tomography revealed a soft tissue mass involving a large osteolytic and destructive lesion of the sternum body. Subtotal sternectomy and reconstruction with methylmethacrylate were performed. The tumor was 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5cm, and the histopathological examination confirmed GCT. Radical wide resection of primary sternum tumors and reconstruction with an appropriately rigid prosthetic material are necessary to minimize local recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan. karo@doc.med.akita-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minamiya
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome