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THORACIC SURGERY CLINICS
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 171-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.01.011
Keywords
Chest wall; Radiation; Osteonecrosis; Sarcoma; Breast cancer
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- Merck
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Radiation to the chest wall is common before resection of tumors. Osteoradionecrosis can occur after radiation treatment. Radical resection and reconstruction can be lifesaving. Soft tissue coverage using myocutaneous or omental flaps is determined by the quality of soft tissue available and the status of the vascular pedicle supplying available myocutaneous flaps. Radiation-induced sarcomas of the chest wall occur most commonly after radiation therapy for breast cancer. Although angiosarcomas are the most common radiation-induced sarcomas, osteosarcoma, myosarcomas, rhabdomyosarcoma, and undifferentiated sarcomas also occur. The most effective treatment is surgical resection. Inoperable tumors are treated with chemotherapy, with low response rates.
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