title: Giant cell tumor of the sternum.
abstract: Primary giant cell tumors of the chest wall are extremely rare. To date, we believe that there have been no reported cases of sternal giant cell tumors in the thoracic literature. We report a case of an isolated giant cell tumor of the sternum in a 28-year-old man. The mass was resected and the sternum was reconstructed with methyl methacrylate prosthesis and bilateral pectoralis muscle advancement flaps. Excellent functional and aesthetic results were achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
authors.forename: Emmanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abate
authors.forename: Farzaneh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Banki
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Klipfel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed