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Primary malignant chest wall tumors

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  • Chondrosarcomas (35%)
  • Plasmacytoma (25%)
  • Ewing’s sarcoma (15%)
  • Osteosarcoma (15%)
  • Lymphoma (10%)
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Tumors that metastasize to chest wall

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  • Melanoma
  • Breast carcinoma
  • Lung carcinoma
  • Mesothelioma
  • Renal cell carcinoma
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Benign tumors of the chest wall

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  • Fibrous dysplasia (40%)
  • Chondoroma (30%)
  • Osteochondroma
  • Desmoids
  • Lipoma
  • Neurofibroma
  • Giant cell tumor

*Characterized by slow growth

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MC presentation of chest wall tumors

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Painful, enlarging lesions (80%)

20% assymptomatic

*May also present with dyspnea, night sweats, fevers, generalized malaise

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Imaging modalities used for diagnosis (and staging)

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  • Diagnosis: chest CT or MRI
  • Staging: PET/CT
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Diagnostic algorithm for chest wall tumors

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  • Imaging/Staging:
    • Chest CT or MRI
    • PET/CT
  • Tissue diagnosis:
    • determine histopathology
    • determine candidate for neoadjuvant therapy
    • Options:
      • core needle biopsy
      • incisional biopsy
      • excisional biopsy (< 5cm)
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MC primary malignant chest wall tumor

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Chrondrosarcoma

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MC location of chrondrosarcoma

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Costochondral arches (80%)

(sternum 20%)

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CXR appearance of chrondrosarcoma

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lobulated mass (medullary portion of the rib or sternum)

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TOC for chondrosarcoma

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Wide resection

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Prevalence of plasmacytoma

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(a.k.a solitary plasma cell tumor myeloma)

Accounts for 20-30% of primary malignant chest wall tumors

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MC location of plasmacytoma

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Ribs and sternum

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Primary malignant chest wall tumor associated with progression to multiple myeloma

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Plasmacytoma

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Presentation of plasmacytoma

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Painless mass with osteolytic CXR appearance

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TOC for plasmacytoma

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XRT

  • Surgical resection (wide resection) for refractory cases
  • Chemotherapy used for disease progression
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MC malignant lesion of the ribs in children

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Ewing’s sarcoma

  • Aggressive, destructive tumors that invade and displace adjacent structures
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Cell of origin of Ewing’s sarcoma

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neural crest cells

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MC presentation of Ewing’s sarcoma

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Painful mass with fever and malaise

  • May have elevated WBC and ESR
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CXR appearance of Ewing’s sarcoma

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Lytic lesion with surrounding destruction and onion peel appearance (new bone formation)

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TOC Ewing’s sarcoma

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Wide resection + XRT

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy may be used to shrink tumor preoperatively

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MC location of osteosarcoma

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Ribs, scapula, clavicle (young adults)

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Unique featurs of osteosarcoma of the chest wall compared to osteosarcoma of the extremity

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More prone to recurrence and metastasis

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MC presentation of osteosarcoma

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Painful mass with elevated ALP

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CXR appearance of osteosarcoma

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Sunburst pattern with elevation of periosteum (Codman’s triangle) due to new bone formation

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Prognosis for osteosarcoma determined by
response to chemotherapy
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Role of XRT for osteosarcoma
None to minimal (usually ineffective)
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Codman's triangle
Osteosarcoma Elevation of periosteum due to new bone formation
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MC type of chest wall lymphoma
Extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
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Demographics of chest wall lymphoma
Immunocompromised patients | (transplant, HIV)
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TOC chest wall lymphoma
CRT and chemotherapy (CHOP)
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MC chemotherapy for chest wall lymphoma
CHOP * Cytoxan (cycolphosphamide) * Adriamycin (doxarubicin) * Vincristine * Prednisone
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Workup for soft tissue sarcoma of the chest wall
* CT: evalute for pulmonary mets * MRI: evaluate infiltration and relation to adjacent vital structures
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TOC for soft tissue sarcoma of chest wall
WLE ( 1 cm margin) \*include biopsy site in WLE
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Role of XRT for soft tissue sarcoma of the chest wall
* Residual disease * Inadequate margins * Tumors \> 5 cm * Highly invasive tumors (high-grade)
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TOC for local recurrence of soft tissue sarcoma of chest wall
Resection (WLE) Solitary pulmonary lesions = resection
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TOC for XRT-induced sarcomas
WLE | (very aggressive tumors)
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Painless, slowly enlarging, violaceous chest wall mass that is associated with a _history of XRT_
Angiosarcoma TOC = WLE
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TOC for _solitary_ metastatic tumors to chest wall
Resection +/- XRT * Melanoma * Breast carcinoma * Lung carcinoma * Mesothelioma * Renal cell carcinoma
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MC benign rib lesion in children
Fibrous dysplasia of the bone * Maturation defect * May be associated with trauma * Painless mass
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CXR appearance of fibrous dysplasia of the bone
Fusiform mass with thinning of the cortex an no calcifications
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TOC for fibrous dysplasia of the bone
Resection whtere the deformity has occurred
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MC benign tumor of chest wall cartilage
Chondroma * Appear similar to chondrosarcoma (requires biopsy or resection to r/o malignancy)
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Benign chest wall tumor that typically presents as mass associated wtih rib fractures
Osteochondroma * Resection is performed to prevent further tissue displacement
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Benign tumor develooping from muscula aponeurosis
Desmoid tumor
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Demographics of desmoid tumors
* MC in females * FAP association * Sites of prior trauma or scarring
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Histologic appearance of Desmoid tumors
Sheets of fibroblasts with abundant collagen
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MC presentation of Desmoid tumors
Painful mass fixed to deep tissues (but not skin)
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TOC Desmoid tumors
WLE with 2-4 cm margin
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Incidence of recurrence of Desmoid tumors following resection
25-50%
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Role of XRT and/or chemotherapy for Desmoid tumors of the chest wall
* XRT: margin-positive resections * Chemotherapy: none to minimal (not supported by trials)
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Other less common benign chest wall tumors
* Lipoma * Fibroma * Neurofibroma * Gangioneuroma * Schwannoma * Giant cell tumor
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Oveall treatment strategy for chest wall tumors
Multidisciplinary, multimodality approach (primarily due to the infrequency with with most practitioners encounter them) * Most chest wall lesions are resected (including benign lesions)
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Chest wall reconstruction technique used for resection defects \< 5 cm or posterior resections covered by scapula
None required
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Indications for chest wall reconstruction
* Defects \> 5 cm * Defects involving 2 or more adjacent ribs
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Surgical options for chest wall reconstruction
* Methyl methacrylate/non-absorbable mesh "sandwich" * Tissue flaps (latissimus, rectus, pectoralis, myocutaneous) * Particularly useful in irradiated tissue beds * Plastic surgery consultation
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Sites of metastasis for primary malignant chest wall tumors
Lungs Liver * Long-term surveillance warranted (serial chest CT)

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