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Case Reports
. 2021 Sep 30;3(4):100138.
doi: 10.1016/j.opresp.2021.100138. eCollection 2021 Oct-Dec.

Chest Wall Reconstruction for Sternal Mucormycosis in a Patient With Lymphoma

Sara Fra-Fernández  1 , Luis Gorospe-Sarasúa  2 , Alberto Cabañero-Sánchez  1 , Gemma María Muñoz-Molina  1 , Cristina Cavestany García-Matres  1 , Usue Caballero Silva  1 , Nicolás Moreno-Mata  1
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Chest Wall Reconstruction for Sternal Mucormycosis in a Patient With Lymphoma

Sara Fra-Fernández et al. Open Respir Arch. .
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(A) Axial fused PET/CT image prior to surgery. White arrow showing an abscess. (B) Chest CT (axial image, mediastinal window) prior to surgery showing an abscess (white arrow) surrounding the sternum. (C, D) Chest CT (axial [C] and sagittal [D] images, mediastinal window) after surgical debridement.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) Chest CT (axial image, mediastinal window) after surgery showing the polypropylene prosthesis and one of the titanium bars (white arrow). (B) Photos chest wall resection piece (left front, right back) and (C) post-resection defect. (D) 3D volume-rendering CT image showing the chest wall reconstruction.
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