Abstract:

Chondrosarcoma is the most frequently seen malign tumor of the thoracic wall and resection and reconstruction of the thoracic wall is the most widely used surgical method for its treatment. A 78-year-old male patient consulted our clinic with a right side pain complaint. In his physical examination, a mass 3 x 3 cm in size was found in his right anterolateral thorax. His posteroanterior chest x-ray showed opacity in right costodiaphragmatic sinus. There was a soft tissue mass destructing the right 5th rib in his thoracic computed tomography. The patient underwent right anterolateral thoracotomy under general anesthesia. The expansile bone mass was palpated and the mass was resected together with the 4th, 5th and 6th ribs leaving a 4-cm surgical margin around it. The resulting defect was repaired using prolene meshes in combination with pectus bar. The patient who was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma upon the histopathological examination was still asymptomatic at the end of his 1-year follow-up. The pectus bars used in congenital chest wall deformities is a appropriate prosthetic material that may be preferred in selected cases for reconstruction of the defects which occurred the resection of chest wall tumors for the reason of easy to provide, easy to use and have good tissue compatibility.

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