Myxofibrosarcoma of the Chest Wall.
- Author:
Myoung Young KIM
1
;
Han Yong KIM
;
Byung Ha YOO
;
Sang Won HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. hyk60226@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myxofibrosarcoma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Extremities;
Female;
Humans;
Manubrium;
Middle Aged;
Muscles;
Thoracic Wall;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2010;43(6):812-815
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Myxofibrosarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue tumors in elderly patients, mostly arising in the extremities, and rarely arising in the chest wall. A 53-year-old women presented with a painful chest wall mass in the manubrium. We excised the mass. The mass was located subdermally, but had infiltrated the underlying muscle layer, and was histologically diagnosed as an intermediate grade myxofibrosarcoma showing myxoid changes and hypercellularity. Here we report a rare case of chest wall myxofibrosarcoma and present a review of the literature.
