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8276545

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
Since January 1987, in a consecutive series of 56 resections of the chest-wall for cancer, the wall defect was repaired by a prosthetic implant on 14 occasions (10 silastic sheeting, 4 goretex soft tissue patch). Indications for thoracic wall resection were: T3 primary lung cancers (7 cases), local recurrences after breast cancer surgery (5 cases), primary and metastatic neoplasms arising in the chest-wall (2 cases). No rejection was reported nor episodes of flail chest or respiratory disorders. No major complications occurred in patients who underwent postoperative radiotherapy; only 1 case of persistent seroma was observed. Followup ranges from 3 to 37 months. In no case was a local recurrence of tumor observed. Cosmetic results were considered from acceptable to good in all patients. In every case a total control of pain symptoms was achieved. There were 6 deaths at a mean interval of 22 months from operation (4 lung cancers, 1 breast cancer, 1 osteosarcoma), all due to metastatic spread of the disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0020-8868
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Prosthetic reconstruction of the chest wall.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery A Gemelli Medical School, Catholic University of Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review