Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcoma of the Chest Wall

A 79-year-old man complaining of an anterior chest mass with pain had an abnormal shadow on chest X-ray. A mass, 7 cm in size, with destruction of the right 4th rib was found on chest computed tomography. A F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) corresponding to the lesion sh...

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Published inKyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 69; no. 9; p. 764
Main Authors Saitoh, Genkichi, Yoneshima, Yasuto, Nakamura, Toshihiko, Kitagawa, Dai, Kinjo, Nao, Ohgaki, Kippei, Maehara, Shinichiro, Teramoto, Seiichi, Adachi, Eisuke, Ikeda, Yoichi, Mine, Mari
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.08.2016
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Aged
Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Chondrosarcoma - diagnostic imaging
Chondrosarcoma - surgery
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Male
Multimodal Imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography
Thoracic Wall - diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Wall - surgery
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 79-year-old man complaining of an anterior chest mass with pain had an abnormal shadow on chest X-ray. A mass, 7 cm in size, with destruction of the right 4th rib was found on chest computed tomography. A F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) corresponding to the lesion showed an abnormal accumulation of FDG with the standardized uptake value(SUV) max=16.19. A malignant tumor of the chest wall origin was suspected and the tumor was resected with the 3th, 4th, and 5th ribs. Histologically, the tumor was diagnosed as dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma. He died of local recurrence about 5 months after the operation.
ISSN:0021-5252