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AREVALO-ZAMORA, Caterin; REMOLINA-MEDINA, Carlos Emilio  e  BORRAEZ-SEGURA, Bernardo Alonso. Plasmocytoma of the sternum: a case report of a sternal reconstruction with a biologic mesh and titanium bars. Neumol. cir. torax [online]. 2015, vol.74, n.4, pp.276-280. ISSN 0028-3746.

A patient with a chest wall pathology is treated with primary surgical resection and good long-term results. A case of a 55 year old with a sternal plasmacytoma, treated with surgical resection of the lesion requiring reconstruction of the chest wall with biological mesh pig dermis and titanium bars. There are no studies documenting a consensus of what should be the correct treatment for solitary bone plasmacytoma: surgery or radiotherapy. Any of these treatments, single or combined, are valid. For reconstruction after resection, novel approaches made ​​with anatomically correct materials, being ensure to use the proper technique, minimizing complications and establishing an adequate quality of life.

Palavras-chave : Plasmacytoma; sternum; radiotherapy; reconstruction.

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