A Clinical Review of Chest Wall Tumors: 21 Cases

흉벽종양 21례에 대한 임상적 고찰

21 cases of the chest wall tumors that were operated and proved by pathologically at the dept. of thoracic & cardlovascular surgery, SNUH during 16 years from 1965 to 1981 were reviewed. The results are as follows: 1.Benign tumors were 11 cases. Primary malignant tumors were 7 cases. Metastatic tumors were 3 cases. 2.Incidence rate of male to female was 1.5:1. 3.Main symptoms were palpable mass [52.4%] and localized chest pain [14.3%]. 4.Locations of tumors were rib [61.9%], soft tissues and muscle [33.3%] and sternum [4.8%]. We excluded the Tbc, rib carles from the chest wall tumors.