Long disease-free survival following total sternal resection and reconstruction of the sternum with acrylic cement for unique massive sternal metastasis after operated breast cancer

Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2018;59(4):1225-1232.

Abstract

Unique sternal metastasis is an uncommon finding in the follow-up of operated breast cancer. We present a case of massive sternal metastasis occurred few years after radical resection of a right mammary cancer, that we solved by total sternal resection and reconstruction of sternum with acrylic cement and Vicryl mesh. The patient is disease-free five years after the operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures*
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate / pharmacology*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Sternum / diagnostic imaging
  • Sternum / pathology
  • Sternum / surgery*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate