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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]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management and follow-up of gallbladder polyps: updated joint guidelines between the ESGAR, EAES, EFISDS and ESGE.
Foley KG, Lahaye MJ, Thoeni RF, Soltes M, Dewhurst C, Barbu ST, Vashist YK, Rafaelsen SR, Arvanitakis M, Perinel J, Wiles R, Roberts SA
Eur Radiol 2022 May;32(5):3358-3368. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1007/s00330-021-08384-w. PMID: 34918177Free PMC Article
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
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
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

Diagnosis

Clavicular Malignancies: A Borderline Surgical Management.
Nistor CE, Ciuche A, Cucu AP, Serban B, Cursaru A, Cretu B, Cirstoiu C
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Jul 8;58(7) doi: 10.3390/medicina58070910. PMID: 35888630Free 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
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
Chest wall lesions.
Watt AJ
Paediatr Respir Rev 2002 Dec;3(4):328-38. PMID: 12457604

Therapy

Radiated, Reconstructed, Recurred.
Bagley AF, Smith BD
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019 Nov 1;105(3):471-472. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.05.070. PMID: 31540590
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.
Nistor CE, Ciuche A, Cucu AP, Serban B, Cursaru A, Cretu B, Cirstoiu C
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
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
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

Chondrosarcoma of the Chest Wall: A Single Institution Review of 50 Cases.
Laitinen MK, Kask G, Laurila K, Tukiainen EJ, Rönty M, Haapamäki V, Salo JTK
Ann Plast Surg 2023 Feb 1;90(2):151-155. Epub 2022 Dec 8 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003334. PMID: 36688858
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
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
Adjuvant chest wall radiotherapy for breast cancer: black, white and shades of grey.
Kunkler I
Eur J Surg Oncol 2010 Apr;36(4):331-4. Epub 2009 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.11.004. PMID: 19932946

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
Breast J 2022;2022:5482261. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1155/2022/5482261. PMID: 35711890Free PMC Article
Adjuvant and neoadjuvant breast cancer treatments: A systematic review of their effects on mortality.
Kerr AJ, Dodwell D, McGale P, Holt F, Duane F, Mannu G, Darby SC, Taylor CW
Cancer Treat Rev 2022 Apr;105:102375. Epub 2022 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2022.102375. PMID: 35367784Free PMC Article
A systematic review of complications of implant-based breast reconstruction with prereconstruction and postreconstruction radiotherapy.
Momoh AO, Ahmed R, Kelley BP, Aliu O, Kidwell KM, Kozlow JH, Chung KC
Ann Surg Oncol 2014 Jan;21(1):118-24. Epub 2013 Oct 1 doi: 10.1245/s10434-013-3284-z. PMID: 24081801Free PMC Article

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