Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Extra-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Presenting as an Anterior Chest Wall Mass

  • Lim, Junghyeon (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Sung Woo (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Hee Sung (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Hyoung Soo (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yong Han (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Bong Suk (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2016.09.29
  • Accepted : 2016.10.24
  • Published : 2017.08.05
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Abstract

A 71-year-old man was referred for an anterior chest wall mass. Chest computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography-CT suggested a malignant tumor. Surgical biopsy through a vertical subxiphoid incision revealed an extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor (EGIST). En bloc resection of the tumor, including partial resection of the sternum, costal cartilage, pericardium, diaphragm, and peritoneum, was performed. Pathologic evaluation revealed a negative resection margin and confirmed the tumor as an EGIST. On postoperative day 17, the patient was discharged without any complications. At the 2-week follow-up, the patient was doing well and was asymptomatic.

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