caa a22 4500 397496060 CHVBK 20180308164521.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199506 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80194-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80194-0 Complete sternectomy for metastatic carcinoma with reconstruction using a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap [Elektronische Daten] A 67-year-old man was hospitalized because of anterior chest pain andbulging. Histopathologic examination of a biopsy specimen revealedmetastatic adenocarcinoma. For the metastatic sternal tumor a completesternectomy was performed at all layers, following which the chest walldefect was reconstructed using no artificial materials but only alatissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap. Postoperative respiratory functiontests gave satisfactory results. This case suggests that, provided theorgans within the thoracic cavity can be protected, solid or semi-solidstabilization achieved with artificial materials may not always benecessary, even in cases undergoing extensive sternectomy. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Elsevier Science B.V. 9/6(1995-06), 342-344 1010-7940 9:6<342 1995 9 ejcts https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80194-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 abstract jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80194-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Elsevier Science B.V 9/6(1995-06), 342-344 1010-7940 9:6<342 1995 9 ejcts Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford