Surgical treatment of solitary sternal metastasis from breast cancer Case report.

BACKGROUND

Bone metastasis is a frequent and early complication of breast cancer. This case report describes a technique for a partial exeresis of the sternum and the reconstruction of the pleura with autologous dermis from the lower abdomen and the loss of substance with a myocutaneous flap.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

We describe the case of a 50-year old woman with a sternal excavated lesion with pathologic fracture due to an invasive adenocarcinoma, treated with a partial exeresis of the sternum and the reconstruction with a myocutaneous flap.

RESULTS

The patient doesn't show evidence of recurrent disease and the stability of her chest well preserved.

CONCLUSION

Metastatic breast cancer to the sternum, if detected early and treated aggressively, holds the possibility of such a cure.

KEY WORDS: Breast cancer, Sternal metastasis, Sternectomy.