Journal of Chest Surgery
- Volume 13 Issue 4
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- Pages.486-489
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- 1980
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- 2765-1606(pISSN)
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- 2765-1614(eISSN)
A Clinical Study of the Chest Wall Tumors: 16 Cases
흉벽종양 16례의 임상적 고찰
- Lee, Jee-Won (The Dept. of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
- Han, Kyun-In (The Dept. of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
- Lee, Young (The Dept. of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery Chungnam National University Hospital)
- Published : 1980.12.01
Abstract
16 cases of the chest wall tumors that had been treated at the dept. of thoracic & cardiovascular surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, for 3.5 years from Jan. 1977 to Jun. 1980 were analyzed. The results were as follows; 1. Generally the chest wall tumors were most frequent in the thirties, the youngest age was 2 years, and the oldest 65 years. The incidence rate of male to female was 1.3:1. The malignant tumors were common in the fifties & sixties, the incidence rate of male to female 5:1. 2. The common disease entities were rib tuberculosis [43.7%] and metastatic tumor [25.0%], and the another chondrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, fibrous dysplasia, chronic osteomyelitis, and granuloma accompanying with acute osteomyelitis by Klebsiella infection were 6.3%, respectively. 3. The common manifestations were local swelling [100.0%] and local chest pain [43.8%].
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