
Technique

Results
Characteristic | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 51 | 64 | 42 |
Sex | Female | Female | Female |
Smoking status | Former | Never | Never |
Smoking pack-years | 4 | 0 | 0 |
ECOG performance status | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Surgical indication | Chondrosarcoma | Leiomyosarcoma | Desmoid |
Tumor size (cm) | 3.1 | 6.8 | 4.4 |
Tumor location | Anterior | Anterior | Anterior |
Number of ribs resected | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Sternal resection | Yes | No | No |
Internal reconstruction | Polyglactin mesh | Poly-4-hydroxy-butyrate mesh | Acellular dermal mesh |
Osseus reconstruction | Titanium mesh | Titanium mesh | Titanium mesh |
Soft tissue reconstruction | Pedicled | Free | Pedicled |
Myocutaneous flap | Pectoral | Anterolateral thigh | Vertical rectus abdominis |
Operating time (min) | 264 | 679 | 322 |
Blood loss (mL) | 50 | 350 | 50 |
Defect size (cm2) | 32.24 | 390.25 | 102 |
Length of stay (d) | 4 | 26 | 6 |
30-d complications | None | Delayed wound healing | None |
Readmission | No | No | No |
30-d mortality | No | No | No |
Total follow-up (d) | 71 | 79 | 67 |
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This work was supported in part by National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant No. P30CA008748.
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