Key result
Subtotal sternectomy and chemotherapy manage chest wall leiomyosarcoma with sternal marrow spread despite 12-month recurrence.
Why the study?
Leiomyosarcoma invading the sternal marrow cavity is rare and its diagnosis and treatment require detailed imaging and surgical management.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case highlights the clinical course and imaging findings of a rare chest wall leiomyosarcoma spreading within the sternal marrow cavity, which recurred despite extensive surgical resection and chemotherapy.
MRI may detect occult sternal marrow invasion in sarcomas; leaves open optimal margins and adjuvant strategies.
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Yamada et al. (1996) conducted a case report in Leiomyosarcoma of the chest wall (n=1). Surgical excision and chemotherapy was evaluated on Clinical outcome (recurrence and metastasis). A 36-year-old man with chest wall leiomyosarcoma spreading to the sternal marrow cavity was treated with extensive sternectomy and chemotherapy, with local recurrence at 12 months successfully resected.
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