title: Refractory bleeding from a chest wall sarcoma: a rare indication for palliative resection.
abstract: We report a case of a 57-year-old male who presented with an inoperable chest wall sarcoma due to numerous pulmonary metastases and was treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The patient subsequently developed refractory bleeding from the chest wall tumor requiring palliative chest wall resection and reconstruction. The patient made an uneventful recovery however died from metastatic disease 8 months later. This case represents a very rare indication for palliative chest wall resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Divisions of General Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. dajweber@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kesler
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery