Remodelling acquired chest wall deformity after removal of a large axillary lipoma.
Acquired chest wall deformities are rarely encountered. Most of them result from pathologic process within the thorax, chest wall disease, iatrogenic deformities or post-traumatic. We present a case of a huge axillary mass deforming the chest wall. Surgery treated a well-encapsulated lipoma. Six months postoperatively, the chest wall restored to normal shape with active respiratory physiotherapy. This is the first reported case of spontaneous 'remodelling' of the chest wall without surgery.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pasteur Hospital, Building H1, 30 Avenue de la Voie Romaine, 06002 Nice, France. danielpopch@yahoo.com
Daniel
D
Pop
Nicolas
N
Venissac
Jérôme
J
Mouroux
D001365:Axilla; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult