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. 2019 May 30:2019:3948782.
doi: 10.1155/2019/3948782. eCollection 2019.

Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Victor Emmanuel Gadelha Pinheiro  1 , Bianca Rohsner Bezerra  1 , Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias  2 , Irapuan Teles de Araujo Filho  1 , Marcio Ribeiro Studart da Fonseca  1
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Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Victor Emmanuel Gadelha Pinheiro et al. J Skin Cancer. .

Abstract

Introduction: Skin cancer is a rare indication of sternectomy. Our goal is to report the clinical course of seven patients who underwent sternectomy for skin cancer.

Methods: The survey data were collected from medical records of patients treated between 2008 and 2018 at Ceará Cancer Institute.

Results: All patients had prolonged sunlight exposure and average disease time of two years and age of 60 years. Most patients recovered favorably after treatment with prolonged survival.

Conclusion: Sternectomy remains an option with curative purposes for locally advanced skin cancer.

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Figure 1
Nonmelanoma Skin cancer on sternal region, invading ribs, clavicles, and manubrium sterni.
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Figure 2
Product of extended sternectomy with resection of parts of first and second ribs, proximal area of clavicle, and manubrium sterni.
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Figure 3
Functional preservation of the upper limbs after extended sternectomy and reconstruction with myocutaneous flap.
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Figure 4
Functional preservation of the upper limbs after extended sternectomy and reconstruction with myocutaneous flap.
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