Sternum malignant lymphoma. Superior hemisternectomy.

Linfoma maligno de esternón. Hemiesternectomía superior

Carriquiry, Luis A - Rodríguez, José L - Bergalli, Luis E - Falconi, Luis - Priario, Julio C

Resumen:

Presented is a clinical case of sternum malignantlymphoma, treated by superior hemisternectomy, subs•tituting by a Marlex mesh for the parietal opening.A bíbliographic review of the subject is províded,authors point out that sternum tumors are very seldomfound and emphasize the contribution computarizedtomography may make to the study of them.Authors conclude that the material selected for theprosthesic substitution should be the polipropylenemesh because its characteristics are close to the idealprosthesis.


Se presenta un caso clínico de linfoma maligno deesternón, tratado mediante hemiesternectomía supe•rior; utilizando una malla de Marlex para la sustituciónde la brecha parietal.Se hace una revisión bibliográfica del tema, desta•cando la rareza excepcional de los tumores propios delesternón, enfatizando en los aportes que puede brindaren su estudio la tomografía computada.Los autores concluyen en que el material de elec•ción para la sustitución protésica, es la malla de Po•lipropileno, considerando las características que laacercan a la prótesis ideal.


Detalles Bibliográficos
1984
esternón
linfoma
sternum
lymphoma
Español
Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3592
Acceso abierto
Resumen:
Sumario:Presented is a clinical case of sternum malignantlymphoma, treated by superior hemisternectomy, subs•tituting by a Marlex mesh for the parietal opening.A bíbliographic review of the subject is províded,authors point out that sternum tumors are very seldomfound and emphasize the contribution computarizedtomography may make to the study of them.Authors conclude that the material selected for theprosthesic substitution should be the polipropylenemesh because its characteristics are close to the idealprosthesis.