title: Chondromyxoid Fibroma of the Sternum in a 63-Year-Old Woman.
abstract: Primary chondromyxoid fibroma is a benign bone tumor. Its localization in the sternum is quite rare; we found only 6 relevant reports. We report our diagnosis and treatment of a chondromyxoid fibroma in the sternum of a 63-year-old woman. The patient underwent subtotal sternectomy and chest-wall reconstruction with use of a titanium rib bridge system and Prolene mesh. The patient's clinical course was uneventful, and she had no local recurrence 41 months postoperatively. Our review herein of the 6 previous cases reveals that our patient is the oldest thus far to have been diagnosed with a sternal chondromyxoid fibroma.
authors.forename: Dalokay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Findikcioglu
authors.forename: Merih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tepeoglu
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vural
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D056346:Sternotomy; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Bone neoplasms/diagnosis/surgery; chest pain/etiology; chondroma/radiography/surgery; fibroma/diagnosis; fluorodeoxyglucose F18/diagnostic use; prostheses and implants; reconstructive surgical procedures/methods; sternum/pathology/surgery; thoracic neoplasms/diagnosis/surgery; treatment outcome