RT Book, Section
A1 Jones, David R.
A2 Sugarbaker, David J.
A2 Bueno, Raphael
A2 Colson, Yolonda L.
A2 Jaklitsch, Michael T.
A2 Krasna, Mark J.
A2 Mentzer, Steven J.
A2 Williams, Marcia
A2 Adams, Ann
SR Print(0)
ID 1105846113
T1 Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction
T2 Adult Chest Surgery, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178189-3
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105846113
RD 2024/09/07
AB Chest  wall  tumors  are  uncommon  malignancies,  whether  primary  or  secondary  in  nature.  Nevertheless,  nearly  every  thoracic  surgeon  eventually  will  be  asked  to  evaluate  one  of  these  tumors  in  clinical  practice.  It  is  estimated  that  only  500  index  cases  of  primary  malignant  chest  wall  tumors  occur  in  the  United  States  annually,1  in  addition  to  secondary  chest  wall  tumors,  which  are,  most  notably,  those  related  to  recurrent  breast  cancer.  Given  this  relatively  low  incidence,  no  one  surgeon  or  surgical  group  could  be  expected  to  have  an  extensive  experience  with  this  tumor  type.  Having  a  working  knowledge  of  the  surgical  principles  underlying  the  management  of  uncommon  chest  wall  tumors  therefore  is  all  the  more  relevant.