Sternal chondrosarcoma: a case report

• DOI: 10.1007/s12055-011-0101-9
• Publication Date: 2011-05-09T13:56:59Z
• Authors: Ashesh Kumar Jha; Sanjay Gupta; Sudipta Saha
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine

Primary chest wall tumors are uncommon and constitute 0.2–2% of all tumors. Most common primary malignant bone tumor of sternum is chondrosarcoma. Adequate surgical excision remains the most important aspect of the management of chondrosarcoma. We herein describe a case of sternal chondrosarcoma in adult female.