Reconstruction of Chest Wall by Cryopreserved Sternal Allograft after Resection of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Sternum

Reconstruction of Chest Wall by Cryopreserved Sternal Allograft after Resection of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Sternum

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A 20-year-old female Keyboards was referred to our hospital due to deformity and bulging in anterior aspect of chest wall in sternal area.Chest X-ray and CT scan confirmed a large mass with destruction of sternum.Pathologic diagnosis after incisional biopsy was Belling Farmhouse60DF Free Standing A/A Dual Fuel Cooker with Gas Hob 60cm compatible with aneurysmal bone cyst.

We resected sternum completely and reconstructed large anterior defect by a cryopreserved sternal allograft.In follow-up of patient there was no unstability of chest wall with good cosmetic result.