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Sternum cancer

MedGen UID:
277996
•Concept ID:
C1382025
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of sternum; Malignant Neoplasm of Sternum; malignant neoplasm of sternum; Malignant Neoplasm of the Sternum; malignant neoplasm of the sternum; Malignant Sternal Neoplasm; malignant sternal neoplasm; Malignant Sternal Tumor; malignant sternal tumor; malignant sternal tumour; malignant sternum neoplasm; Malignant Tumor of Sternum; malignant tumor of sternum; Malignant Tumor of the Sternum; malignant tumor of the sternum; malignant tumour of sternum; malignant tumour of the sternum; sternum cancer
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003273

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the sternum. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

New criteria for breast symmetry evaluation after breast conserving surgery for cancer.
Vieira RADC, Biller G, Silva FCBD, Silva JJD, Oliveira MA, Bailão-Junior A
Rev Col Bras Cir 2021;48:e20202698. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20202698. PMID: 34133654Free PMC Article
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonspine Bone Metastases: International Practice Patterns to Guide Treatment Planning.
Nguyen TK, Sahgal A, Dagan R, Eppinga W, Guckenberger M, Kim JH, Lo SS, Redmond KJ, Siva S, Stish BJ, Tseng CL
Pract Radiat Oncol 2020 Nov-Dec;10(6):e452-e460. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.02.011. PMID: 32171852
Consensus Statement on Diagnostic Criteria for PHACE Syndrome.
Metry D, Heyer G, Hess C, Garzon M, Haggstrom A, Frommelt P, Adams D, Siegel D, Hall K, Powell J, Frieden I, Drolet B; PHACE Syndrome Research Conference
Pediatrics 2009 Nov;124(5):1447-56. Epub 2009 Oct 26 doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0082. PMID: 19858157

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prognostic analysis and clinical characteristics of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma of the rib, sternum, and clavicle: a SEER-based study.
He F, Wang Z, Chen G, Lu H
J Int Med Res 2023 May;51(5):3000605231175763. doi: 10.1177/03000605231175763. PMID: 37219447Free PMC Article
Incidence of bone metastasis in head and neck malignancy: A retrospective study.
Gupta S, Dubey V, Verma S, Ali T, Palod S, Lodhi A, Bhandari V
J Cancer Res Ther 2022 Dec;18(Supplement):S210-S214. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_146_20. PMID: 36510966
Chest wall resection for breast cancer: 21st century Mayo clinic experience.
Durgan DM, De La Cruz Ku G, Thomas M, Pockaj BA, McLaughlin SA, Casey WJ, Vijayasekaran A, Wigle D, Cheville JC, Tonneson J, Hoskin TL, Jakub JW
J Surg Oncol 2022 Nov;126(6):962-969. Epub 2022 Jul 13 doi: 10.1002/jso.27014. PMID: 35830290
Systematic review of site distribution of bone metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer.
Osorio M, Moubayed SP, Su H, Urken ML
Head Neck 2017 Apr;39(4):812-818. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.24655. PMID: 28079945
Trans-subxiphoid robotic thymectomy.
Suda T, Tochii D, Tochii S, Takagi Y
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015 May;20(5):669-71. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv001. PMID: 25697983

Diagnosis

Lung nodule pre-diagnosis and insertion path planning for chest CT images.
Xie RL, Wang Y, Zhao YN, Zhang J, Chen GB, Fei J, Fu Z
BMC Med Imaging 2023 Feb 3;23(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s12880-023-00973-z. PMID: 36737717Free PMC Article
A probable case of multiple myeloma from Bronze Age China.
Dittmar JM, Berger ES, Mao R, Wang H, Yeh HY
Int J Paleopathol 2020 Dec;31:64-70. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2020.10.003. PMID: 33091820
Sternal Chondrossarcoma.
Guerra NC, Velho T, Sena A, Nobre Â
Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc 2019 Jul-Sep;26(3):241. PMID: 31734981
Primary chest wall tumors.
Smith SE, Keshavjee S
Thorac Surg Clin 2010 Nov;20(4):495-507. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.07.003. PMID: 20974433
Imaging appearances of the sternum and sternoclavicular joints.
Restrepo CS, Martinez S, Lemos DF, Washington L, McAdams HP, Vargas D, Lemos JA, Carrillo JA, Diethelm L
Radiographics 2009 May-Jun;29(3):839-59. doi: 10.1148/rg.293055136. PMID: 19448119

Therapy

Cutaneous metastasis from cervical cancer to the scalp and trunk: a case report and review of the literature.
Dai Y, Zhang Y, Ke X, Liu Y, Zang C
J Med Case Rep 2023 Oct 19;17(1):435. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-04171-x. PMID: 37853494Free PMC Article
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonspine Bone Metastases: International Practice Patterns to Guide Treatment Planning.
Nguyen TK, Sahgal A, Dagan R, Eppinga W, Guckenberger M, Kim JH, Lo SS, Redmond KJ, Siva S, Stish BJ, Tseng CL
Pract Radiat Oncol 2020 Nov-Dec;10(6):e452-e460. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.02.011. PMID: 32171852
Secondary cancer risk after radiation therapy for breast cancer with different radiotherapy techniques.
Zhang Q, Liu J, Ao N, Yu H, Peng Y, Ou L, Zhang S
Sci Rep 2020 Jan 27;10(1):1220. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-58134-z. PMID: 31988348Free PMC Article
Internal Mammary Misfortune.
Fang P
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017 Mar 1;97(3):447. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.10.032. PMID: 28126294
Surgical and nonsurgical therapy for lung metastasis: indications and outcomes.
Demmy TL, Dunn KB
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2007 Jul;16(3):579-605, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2007.04.011. PMID: 17606195

Prognosis

Prognostic analysis and clinical characteristics of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma of the rib, sternum, and clavicle: a SEER-based study.
He F, Wang Z, Chen G, Lu H
J Int Med Res 2023 May;51(5):3000605231175763. doi: 10.1177/03000605231175763. PMID: 37219447Free PMC Article
Incidence of bone metastasis in head and neck malignancy: A retrospective study.
Gupta S, Dubey V, Verma S, Ali T, Palod S, Lodhi A, Bhandari V
J Cancer Res Ther 2022 Dec;18(Supplement):S210-S214. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_146_20. PMID: 36510966
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the sternum.
Song W, Zhen Z, Li L, Ye J, Zhou S, Wu Q, Xu L, Li H, Lin F
Thorac Cancer 2020 Jun;11(6):1741-1745. Epub 2020 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.13454. PMID: 32347015Free PMC Article
Systematic review of site distribution of bone metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer.
Osorio M, Moubayed SP, Su H, Urken ML
Head Neck 2017 Apr;39(4):812-818. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.24655. PMID: 28079945
Trans-subxiphoid robotic thymectomy.
Suda T, Tochii D, Tochii S, Takagi Y
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015 May;20(5):669-71. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv001. PMID: 25697983

Clinical prediction guides

Prognostic analysis and clinical characteristics of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma of the rib, sternum, and clavicle: a SEER-based study.
He F, Wang Z, Chen G, Lu H
J Int Med Res 2023 May;51(5):3000605231175763. doi: 10.1177/03000605231175763. PMID: 37219447Free PMC Article
From Stem to Sternum: The Role of Shp2 in the Skeleton.
Jensen NR, Kelly RR, Kelly KD, Khoo SK, Sidles SJ, LaRue AC
Calcif Tissue Int 2023 Apr;112(4):403-421. Epub 2022 Nov 24 doi: 10.1007/s00223-022-01042-3. PMID: 36422682
Incidence of bone metastasis in head and neck malignancy: A retrospective study.
Gupta S, Dubey V, Verma S, Ali T, Palod S, Lodhi A, Bhandari V
J Cancer Res Ther 2022 Dec;18(Supplement):S210-S214. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_146_20. PMID: 36510966
A probable case of multiple myeloma from Bronze Age China.
Dittmar JM, Berger ES, Mao R, Wang H, Yeh HY
Int J Paleopathol 2020 Dec;31:64-70. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2020.10.003. PMID: 33091820
Clinical characteristics and risk factors for developing bone metastases in patients with breast cancer.
Chen WZ, Shen JF, Zhou Y, Chen XY, Liu JM, Liu ZL
Sci Rep 2017 Sep 12;7(1):11325. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11700-4. PMID: 28900285Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Bone metastasis from glioblastoma: a systematic review.
Strong MJ, Koduri S, Allison JA, Pesavento CM, Ogunsola S, Ogunsola O, Yee TJ, Khalsa SSS, Saadeh YS, Joseph JR, Kashlan ON, Park P, Oppenlander ME, Szerlip NJ
J Neurooncol 2022 Jul;158(3):379-392. Epub 2022 May 17 doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-04025-4. PMID: 35578056
Systematic review and meta-analysis on perioperative intervention to prevent postoperative atelectasis complications after thoracic surgery.
Zhao Y, Zheng R, Xiang W, Ning D, Li Z
Ann Palliat Med 2021 Oct;10(10):10726-10734. doi: 10.21037/apm-21-2441. PMID: 34763434
Systematic review of site distribution of bone metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer.
Osorio M, Moubayed SP, Su H, Urken ML
Head Neck 2017 Apr;39(4):812-818. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.24655. PMID: 28079945
Concordance between self-reported and sternal skin conductance measures of hot flushes in symptomatic perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: a systematic review.
Mann E, Hunter MS
Menopause 2011 Jun;18(6):709-22. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318204a1fb. PMID: 21326119

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