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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:394-396. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.04.039
Copyright © 2007, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Case reports

Long-term survival after resection of giant chondrosarcoma of the chest wall weighing 9.6 kg

Tomasz Grodzki*, Janusz Wójcik, Jaroslaw Pieróg, Bartosz Kubisa

Thoracic Surgery Department of the Regional Hospital for Lung Diseases, Pomeranian Medical University, Sokolowskiego Street 11, PL 70-891 Szczecin Zdunowo, Poland

Received 5 March 2007; received in revised form 19 April 2007; accepted 26 April 2007.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +4891 4427272; fax: +4891 4620836. (Email: grodzki{at}grodzki.szczecin.pl).

The case of a 43 year old male with giant chest wall tumor weighing 9.6 kg verified as chondrosarcoma is described. The patient was treated by multiple (six times) surgical procedures including left costopleuropneumonectomy and left subclavian artery end-to-end anastomosis between 1998 and 2005. Despite the palliative character of surgery, he achieved long-term survival but finally refused next surgery due to the risk of left upper limb amputation and died a few months later.

Key Words: Giant chest wall chondrosarcoma • Surgical resection • Long-term survival






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