Wide local resection and reconstruction if the defect is large is the standard curative treatment for chest wall cancers.
Best Treatment options for chest wall cancer
Diagnosis
Biopsy MRI of the involved area CT chest to exclude ling metastasis Treatment — Wide local resection and reconstruction if the defect is large is the standard curative treatment for chest wall cancers.
Treatment
We do a 3 Dimensional preoperative mapping of the tumor area and the adjacent normal textures, and measure the area of defect and reconstruct with titanium in case of rib resection and sternum ( breast bones) with polypropylene mesh to safeguard the lungs and the underlying structures.
Histologic grade, the presence or absence of metastatic disease, and achieving macroscopic total resection are the major determinants of survival.















