title: Giant osteosarcoma of chest wall requiring resection and pneumonectomy.
abstract: We present the case of a 13-year-old girl who had a large swelling in her left breast with a history of weight loss, low-grade fever, and cold sweats. Computed tomography showed a large mass encroaching on the mediastinum and heart, with erosion of the adjacent ribs. Resection of the mass along with a pneumonectomy were performed. Postoperative tests showed no sign of metastases.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saulat Hasnain
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fatimi
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ranish Deedar Ali
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Khawaja
authors.affiliation: Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan Zain88@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Zain
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Majid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Adolescent; combined modality therapy; osteosarcoma; pneumonectomy; ribs; thoracic neoplasms