A case of lymphoma simulating primary sternal tumour.
Any mass on the chest wall may not always be the primary local pathology. A case of lymphoma with an aggressive course may involve the sternum through local invasion and can mimic a chest wall tumour. A 15-year-old boy with mediastinal lymphoma presented with a sternal mass. Partial sternectomy with replacement by methyl methacrylate prosthesis was performed.
Dicle University Hospital, Thoracic Surgery, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Atalay
A
Sahin
Dicle University Hospital, Thoracic Surgery, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Fatih
F
Meteroglu
Medeniyet University, Medical School, Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sevval
S
Eren
Dicle University Hospital, Pathology, Diyarbakir,Turkey.
Ayse Nur
AN
Keles
Lymphoma; Prosthesis; Sternum