Outcomes of surgery for chest wall sarcomas.
Chest wall resection requires wide local excision, negative margins, and adequate reconstruction. Outcomes are generally good to excellent with wide local excision and negative margins. Mortality is nearly 0% to 1% with mild morbidity. Multispecialty surgical teams may be required for more complex situations. Early diagnosis of chest wall sarcomas, confirmation by an experienced sarcoma pathologist, and multidisciplinary discussion before treatment initiation, are all required for optimal and successful therapy.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1313 21st Avenue South, 609 Oxford House, Nashville, TN 37232-4682, USA. bill.putman@vanderbilt.edu
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall