TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chest Wall Tumors, Malignant Soft Tissue A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Up to 50% of all malignant chest wall masses• Only 5% of all malignant soft-tissue sarcomas located in chest wall• Prognosis determined by histologic grade, completeness of resection, and metastatic disease• Metastasize commonly to lungs (75%)• Types of tumors: -Desmoids: Low grade-Fibrosarcoma: Most common in this location, especially in young adults-Liposarcoma: 33% of all primary cancers of chest wall, especially in men-Neurofibrosarcomas: 2 × more common in this location than any other, often in Recklinghausen disease, originating from intercostals nerves SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58106953 ER -