Open AccessShort and long-term results of sternectomy for sternal tumours
Author(s) -
Stefano Bongiolatti,
Luca Voltolini,
Sara Borgianni,
Roberto Borrelli,
Marco Innocenti,
Giulio Menichini,
Lucia Politi,
Giorgia Tancredi,
Domenico Viggiano,
Alessandro Gonfiotti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2017.10.94
Subject(s) - medicine , chondrosarcoma , surgery , survival rate , sternum , osteosynthesis , sarcoma , grading (engineering) , civil engineering , pathology , engineering
We analyzed our experience in sternal resections (SRs) for primary or secondary neoplasm focusing on technical aspects of reconstruction, post-operative outcomes and long term survival.