Sternal Resection and Reconstruction for Local Recurrence of Breast Cancer Using the Sternal Allograft Transplantation Technique

摘要: Sternal involvement in patients with breast cancer is relatively rare and its treatment still controversial. Surgery usually indicated cases of single metastases a multimodality protocol. Partial or complete sternectomy associated not the resection surrounding tissues technique choice to obtain safety margins radical disease. The most challenging part operation reconstruction anterior chest wall order avoid secondary complications respiratory failure. In last few years, different techniques materials have been used reconstruct sternum. We report our experience two recurrent using sternal allograft replace sternum after partial sternectomy. use sternal-allograft provides excellent functional cosmetic results without during follow-up period. implantation simple reproducible.