title: Cavernous hemangioma of the sternum.
abstract: Chest wall osseous hemangioma is a rare disease entity accounting for only 0.7% of all hemangiomas. Hemangioma of the sternum is extremely rare, and only three cases have been reported in the literature. We present an additional case of a sternal hemangioma with confirmation by surgical resection. There was no local recurrence during three years' follow-up. We review the pertinent literature and discuss the management of the entity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan - Republic of China.
authors.forename: T-W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: S-C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: H-H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Y-L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013249:Sternum