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Malignant neoplasm of chest wall

MedGen UID:
138070
•Concept ID:
C0346948
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of chest wall; chest wall cancer; Malignant Chest Wall Neoplasm; malignant chest wall neoplasm; Malignant Chest Wall Tumor; malignant chest wall tumor; malignant chest wall tumour; Malignant Neoplasm of Chest Wall; malignant neoplasm of chest wall; Malignant Neoplasm of the Chest Wall; malignant neoplasm of the chest wall; Malignant Tumor of Chest Wall; malignant tumor of chest wall; Malignant Tumor of the Chest Wall; malignant tumor of the chest wall; malignant tumour of chest wall; malignant tumour of the chest wall
SNOMED CT: Malignant neoplasm of chest wall (712750007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021323

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the structures of the chest wall. Representative examples include lymphoma and chondrosarcoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant neoplasm of chest wall

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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ESTRO consensus guideline on target volume delineation for elective radiation therapy of early stage breast cancer.
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Treatment of breast cancer.
Maughan KL, Lutterbie MA, Ham PS
Am Fam Physician 2010 Jun 1;81(11):1339-46. PMID: 20521754

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of Malignant Chest Wall Tumors.
Majeed FA, Ali A, Chatha SS, Ahmad G, Wyne A, Paracha N
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2021 Jul;31(7):833-836. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.07.833. PMID: 34271786
MR Imaging of Primary Chest Wall Neoplasms.
Bueno J, Lichtenberger JP 3rd, Rauch G, Carter BW
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2018 Apr;27(2):83-93. doi: 10.1097/RMR.0000000000000164. PMID: 29613963
Radiotherapy and breast reconstruction.
Rocco N, Catanuto G, Nava MB
Minerva Chir 2018 Jun;73(3):322-328. Epub 2018 Jan 23 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.18.07615-0. PMID: 29366315
Imaging Evaluation of Malignant Chest Wall Neoplasms.
Carter BW, Benveniste MF, Betancourt SL, de Groot PM, Lichtenberger JP 3rd, Amini B, Abbott GF
Radiographics 2016 Sep-Oct;36(5):1285-306. Epub 2016 Aug 5 doi: 10.1148/rg.2016150208. PMID: 27494286
Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction: Management of Complications.
Hazel K, Weyant MJ
Thorac Surg Clin 2015 Nov;25(4):517-21. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2015.07.013. PMID: 26515951

Diagnosis

Resection and reconstruction of huge tumors in the chest wall.
Dai Z, Maihemuti M, Sun Y, Jiang R
J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 May 12;17(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s13019-022-01877-9. PMID: 35551615Free PMC Article
MR Imaging of Primary Chest Wall Neoplasms.
Bueno J, Lichtenberger JP 3rd, Rauch G, Carter BW
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2018 Apr;27(2):83-93. doi: 10.1097/RMR.0000000000000164. PMID: 29613963
Primary Tumors of the Osseous Chest Wall and Their Management.
Thomas M, Shen KR
Thorac Surg Clin 2017 May;27(2):181-193. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.01.012. PMID: 28363373
Imaging Evaluation of Malignant Chest Wall Neoplasms.
Carter BW, Benveniste MF, Betancourt SL, de Groot PM, Lichtenberger JP 3rd, Amini B, Abbott GF
Radiographics 2016 Sep-Oct;36(5):1285-306. Epub 2016 Aug 5 doi: 10.1148/rg.2016150208. PMID: 27494286
MR Imaging of Chest Wall Tumors.
Carter BW, Gladish GW
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2015 May;23(2):197-215. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2015.01.007. PMID: 25952515

Therapy

Complications of Chest Wall Resection in Conjunction with Pulmonary Resection.
Nayak R, Choe SI, Shargall Y
Thorac Surg Clin 2021 Nov;31(4):393-398. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2021.07.010. PMID: 34696851
Congenital spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma.
Whittle SB, Hicks MJ, Roy A, Vasudevan SA, Reddy K, Venkatramani R
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2019 Nov;66(11):e27935. Epub 2019 Jul 24 doi: 10.1002/pbc.27935. PMID: 31339226
Radiotherapy and breast reconstruction.
Rocco N, Catanuto G, Nava MB
Minerva Chir 2018 Jun;73(3):322-328. Epub 2018 Jan 23 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.18.07615-0. PMID: 29366315
Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction: Management of Complications.
Hazel K, Weyant MJ
Thorac Surg Clin 2015 Nov;25(4):517-21. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2015.07.013. PMID: 26515951
Gene therapy for mesothelioma.
Vachani A, Moon E, Albelda SM
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2011 Jun;12(2):173-80. doi: 10.1007/s11864-011-0153-5. PMID: 21519819

Prognosis

Clavicular Malignancies: A Borderline Surgical Management.
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Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Jul 8;58(7) doi: 10.3390/medicina58070910. PMID: 35888630Free PMC Article
Surgical Management of Lung Cancer Involving the Chest Wall.
Lanuti M
Thorac Surg Clin 2017 May;27(2):195-199. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.01.013. PMID: 28363374
Primary Tumors of the Osseous Chest Wall and Their Management.
Thomas M, Shen KR
Thorac Surg Clin 2017 May;27(2):181-193. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.01.012. PMID: 28363373
The Treatment and Outcomes of Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma: Institutional Experience and Review of The Literature.
Nystrom LM, Reimer NB, Reith JD, Scarborough MT, Gibbs CP Jr
Iowa Orthop J 2016;36:98-103. PMID: 27528844Free PMC Article
Principles of chest wall resection and reconstruction.
Ferraro P, Cugno S, Liberman M, Danino MA, Harris PG
Thorac Surg Clin 2010 Nov;20(4):465-73. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.07.008. PMID: 20974430

Clinical prediction guides

Management of Malignant Chest Wall Tumors.
Majeed FA, Ali A, Chatha SS, Ahmad G, Wyne A, Paracha N
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2021 Jul;31(7):833-836. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.07.833. PMID: 34271786
Chondrosarcoma of the Chest Wall: A Review of 53 Cases from Two Institutions.
Lenze U, Angelini A, Pohlig F, Knebel C, Trovarelli G, Berizzi A, Mavrogenis AF, Theisen J, VON Eisenhart-Rothe R, Ruggieri P
Anticancer Res 2020 Mar;40(3):1519-1526. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.14097. PMID: 32132052
ESTRO consensus guideline on target volume delineation for elective radiation therapy of early stage breast cancer.
Offersen BV, Boersma LJ, Kirkove C, Hol S, Aznar MC, Biete Sola A, Kirova YM, Pignol JP, Remouchamps V, Verhoeven K, Weltens C, Arenas M, Gabrys D, Kopek N, Krause M, Lundstedt D, Marinko T, Montero A, Yarnold J, Poortmans P
Radiother Oncol 2015 Jan;114(1):3-10. Epub 2015 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.11.030. PMID: 25630428
Predictors and management of chest wall toxicity after lung stereotactic body radiotherapy.
Shaikh T, Turaka A
Cancer Treat Rev 2014 Dec;40(10):1215-20. Epub 2014 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2014.09.003. PMID: 25261888
Elastofibroma dorsi.
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Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the chest wall.
Bennett C, Bharadwaj S, Arndt A, Chawla A
Chin Clin Oncol 2023 Dec;12(6):66. Epub 2023 Nov 28 doi: 10.21037/cco-23-71. PMID: 38073309
Chest Wall Reconstruction in Pediatric Patients with Chest Wall Tumors: A Systematic Review.
Theodorou CM, Lawrence YS, Brown EG
J Pediatr Surg 2023 Jul;58(7):1368-1374. Epub 2022 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.11.008. PMID: 36585305
Postmastectomy Reconstruction in Male Breast Cancer.
Deldar R, Sayyed AA, Towfighi P, Aminpour N, Sogunro O, Son JD, Fan KL, Song DH
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Hypofractionated radiotherapy in carcinoma breast: What we have achieved?
Bhattacharyya T, Mahajan R, Ghoshal S, Yadav BS, Rai B
J Cancer Res Ther 2015 Apr-Jun;11(2):259-63. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.157342. PMID: 26148580

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