Sternal Metastasis of Breast Cancer: Ex Vivo Hypothermia and Reimplantation Moisés Rosenberg, PhD, Aldo Castagno, MD, Jorge Nadal, MD, Adolfo Rosales, MD, Erik Pebe Pueyrredon, MD, Ana K. Patané, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 91, Issue 2, Pages 584-586 (February 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.029 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Computed tomography shows a lytic lesion involving the manubrium and the upper part of the body. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 584-586DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.029) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The site of the metastasis in the sternum was curetted ex vivo. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 584-586DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.029) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The repaired sternum was reimplanted to the clavicles with stainless steel and to the ribs with titanium plaque. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 584-586DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.029) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions