Chronic Expanding Hematoma in Sternum Resected 5 Years After Median Sternotomy Susumu Kunisawa, MD, Shinji Kosaka, MD, Tadashi Matsukura, MD, Takashi Nakashima, MD, Takahiro Okabayashi, MD, Hiroyuki Miyagawa, MD, Yoichiro Miyake, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 4, Pages 1447-1448 (April 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.077 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The patient presented with an erythematous mass in the precordial region with circumscribed redness of the surrounding area. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1447-1448DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.077) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Chest computed tomographic scan shows a large mass in the sternum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1447-1448DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.077) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 We reconstructed the chest wall using artificial materials. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1447-1448DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.077) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions