Primary @entity5 of the chest wall are uncommon. @entity511 is the most common @entity5 of the sternum. The current therapy for @entity511 requires adequate surgical excision. A 52-year-old @entity1 presented with a lower-sternal mass. Thorax computed tomography (CT) revealed a well-lineated, hypodense and round mass, which highly suggested the @entity242 of the chest wall. The @entity5 involved 1/3 distal part of the corpus sterni. Incisional biopsy of the mass was reported as @entity511 . In order to obtain disease-free surgical margins, 1/3 distal part of the sternum with costochondral junctions was resected and reconstruction of anterior chest wall was performed with @entity702 mesh. The postoperative course was uneventful. The @entity702 mesh provided the essential @entity2003 and minimal elasticity over the surgical wound. Our findings show that this technique is adequate even for reconstructing extensive defects of the anterior chest wall.

XXXX of the anterior chest wall: surgical resection and reconstruction with @entity702 mesh.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['man'] @entity511 :: ('MESH:D002813', 'Disease') :: ['chondrosarcoma', 'Chondrosarcoma'] @entity2003 :: ('MESH:D009127', 'Disease') :: ['rigidity'] @entity242 :: ('MESH:D012509', 'Disease') :: ['sarcoma'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'malignant tumors', 'malignancy'] @entity702 :: ('MESH:D014025', 'Chemical') :: ['titanium']
@entity511 :: (MESH:D002813,Disease) :: ['Chondrosarcoma']
