Published 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Diagnosis and treatment of primary malignant tumors of the sternum

  • 1. Akademiya Meditsinskikh Nauk SSSR, Moscow (USSR). Onkologicheskij Nauchnyj Tsentr

Description

Results of examination and treatment of 24 patients with primary neoplasms of the sternum including chondrosarcoma (18 cases), solitary plasmacytoma(5) and osteogenic sarcoma (1) were analysed. The diagnosis was based mainly on X-ray procedures and was further improved by computed tomography which allowed to precisely evaluate the extent of intrathooracic mass and its relation to adjacent mediastinal structures. Surgery was the main procedure used for the treatment of primary tumors of the sternum. Radiotherapy of primary malignant tumors of the sternum was used for palliative aims

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Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Diagnostika i lechenie pervichnykh zlokachestvennykh opukholej grudiny

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Voprosy Onkologii
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
8
Series
Vopr. Onkol.
Journal Page Range
927-934
ISSN
0507-3758
CODEN
VOONA