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Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Chest Wall

MedGen UID:
146890
•Concept ID:
C0684833
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer metastatic to chest wall; Metastasis to the Chest Wall; Metastatic malignant neoplasm of chest wall; Metastatic malignant neoplasm to chest wall; Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Chest Wall; Metastatic Neoplasm to the Chest Wall; Metastatic Tumor to the Chest Wall; Secondary malignant neoplasm of chest wall; Secondary Malignant Neoplasm to the Chest Wall; Secondary Malignant Tumor to the Chest Wall
SNOMED CT: Secondary malignant neoplasm of chest wall (94253005); Metastatic malignant neoplasm to chest wall (94253005); Cancer metastatic to chest wall (94253005); Metastatic malignant neoplasm of chest wall (94253005)

Definition

A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the structures of the chest wall from another primary anatomic site. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMetastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Chest Wall

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clavicular Malignancies: A Borderline Surgical Management.
Nistor CE, Ciuche A, Cucu AP, Serban B, Cursaru A, Cretu B, Cirstoiu C
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Jul 8;58(7) doi: 10.3390/medicina58070910. PMID: 35888630Free PMC Article
Treatment of male breast cancer: meta-analysis of real-world evidence.
Lin AP, Huang TW, Tam KW
Br J Surg 2021 Sep 27;108(9):1034-1042. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab279. PMID: 34476472
Treatment of breast cancer.
Maughan KL, Lutterbie MA, Ham PS
Am Fam Physician 2010 Jun 1;81(11):1339-46. PMID: 20521754

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer.
Bauer A
Surg Clin North Am 2023 Feb;103(1):187-199. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.08.015. PMID: 36410350
Sarcoma of unknown primary: myth or reality?
Rassy E, Abou-Jaoude R, Boussios S, Assi T, Kattan J, Khaled H, Pavlidis N
J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 2022 Jun 27;34(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s43046-022-00128-1. PMID: 35754068
Treatment of male breast cancer: meta-analysis of real-world evidence.
Lin AP, Huang TW, Tam KW
Br J Surg 2021 Sep 27;108(9):1034-1042. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab279. PMID: 34476472
MR Imaging of Primary Chest Wall Neoplasms.
Bueno J, Lichtenberger JP 3rd, Rauch G, Carter BW
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2018 Apr;27(2):83-93. doi: 10.1097/RMR.0000000000000164. PMID: 29613963
Primary thoracic sarcomas.
Gladish GW, Sabloff BM, Munden RF, Truong MT, Erasmus JJ, Chasen MH
Radiographics 2002 May-Jun;22(3):621-37. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.22.3.g02ma17621. PMID: 12006691

Diagnosis

Clavicular Malignancies: A Borderline Surgical Management.
Nistor CE, Ciuche A, Cucu AP, Serban B, Cursaru A, Cretu B, Cirstoiu C
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Jul 8;58(7) doi: 10.3390/medicina58070910. PMID: 35888630Free PMC Article
Treatment of male breast cancer: meta-analysis of real-world evidence.
Lin AP, Huang TW, Tam KW
Br J Surg 2021 Sep 27;108(9):1034-1042. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab279. PMID: 34476472
MR Imaging of Primary Chest Wall Neoplasms.
Bueno J, Lichtenberger JP 3rd, Rauch G, Carter BW
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2018 Apr;27(2):83-93. doi: 10.1097/RMR.0000000000000164. PMID: 29613963
Primary thoracic sarcomas.
Gladish GW, Sabloff BM, Munden RF, Truong MT, Erasmus JJ, Chasen MH
Radiographics 2002 May-Jun;22(3):621-37. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.22.3.g02ma17621. PMID: 12006691
Malignant pleural disease.
Bonomo L, Feragalli B, Sacco R, Merlino B, Storto ML
Eur J Radiol 2000 May;34(2):98-118. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(00)00168-6. PMID: 10874176

Therapy

Simple Aspiration versus Drainage for Complete Pneumothorax: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial.
Marx T, Joly LM, Parmentier AL, Pretalli JB, Puyraveau M, Meurice JC, Schmidt J, Tiffet O, Ferretti G, Lauque D, Honnart D, Al Freijat F, Dubart AE, Grandpierre RG, Viallon A, Perdu D, Roy PM, El Cadi T, Bronet N, Duncan G, Cardot G, Lestavel P, Mauny F, Desmettre T
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2023 Jun 1;207(11):1475-1485. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202110-2409OC. PMID: 36693146
Concurrent Olaparib and Radiotherapy in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: The Phase 1 Olaparib and Radiation Therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Trial.
Loap P, Loirat D, Berger F, Rodrigues M, Bazire L, Pierga JY, Vincent-Salomon A, Laki F, Boudali L, Raizonville L, Mosseri V, Jochem A, Eeckhoutte A, Diallo M, Stern MH, Fourquet A, Kirova Y
JAMA Oncol 2022 Dec 1;8(12):1802-1808. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5074. PMID: 36301572Free PMC Article
Systemic Treatment for Adults with Synovial Sarcoma.
Desar IME, Fleuren EDG, van der Graaf WTA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2018 Mar 7;19(2):13. doi: 10.1007/s11864-018-0525-1. PMID: 29516254Free PMC Article
Treatment of breast cancer.
Maughan KL, Lutterbie MA, Ham PS
Am Fam Physician 2010 Jun 1;81(11):1339-46. PMID: 20521754
Malignant pleural disease.
Bonomo L, Feragalli B, Sacco R, Merlino B, Storto ML
Eur J Radiol 2000 May;34(2):98-118. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(00)00168-6. PMID: 10874176

Prognosis

Clavicular Malignancies: A Borderline Surgical Management.
Nistor CE, Ciuche A, Cucu AP, Serban B, Cursaru A, Cretu B, Cirstoiu C
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Jul 8;58(7) doi: 10.3390/medicina58070910. PMID: 35888630Free PMC Article
Updates in the approach to intrathoracic sarcomas.
Thway K, Jordan S, Fisher C, Nicholson AG
Histopathology 2015 Dec;67(6):755-70. Epub 2015 Sep 3 doi: 10.1111/his.12771. PMID: 26132510
Predictors and management of chest wall toxicity after lung stereotactic body radiotherapy.
Shaikh T, Turaka A
Cancer Treat Rev 2014 Dec;40(10):1215-20. Epub 2014 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2014.09.003. PMID: 25261888
Pleural malignancies.
Friedberg JS, Cengel KA
Semin Radiat Oncol 2010 Jul;20(3):208-14. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2010.01.009. PMID: 20685584
Malignant pleural disease.
Bonomo L, Feragalli B, Sacco R, Merlino B, Storto ML
Eur J Radiol 2000 May;34(2):98-118. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(00)00168-6. PMID: 10874176

Clinical prediction guides

Angiosarcoma in the breast: a population-based cohort from Sweden.
Olander S, Wennstig AK, Garmo H, Holmberg L, Nilsson G, Blomqvist C, Karlsson F, Wickberg Å, Wärnberg F, Sund M, Wadsten C
Br J Surg 2023 Nov 9;110(12):1850-1856. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad290. PMID: 37708086
Concurrent Olaparib and Radiotherapy in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: The Phase 1 Olaparib and Radiation Therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Trial.
Loap P, Loirat D, Berger F, Rodrigues M, Bazire L, Pierga JY, Vincent-Salomon A, Laki F, Boudali L, Raizonville L, Mosseri V, Jochem A, Eeckhoutte A, Diallo M, Stern MH, Fourquet A, Kirova Y
JAMA Oncol 2022 Dec 1;8(12):1802-1808. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5074. PMID: 36301572Free PMC Article
Systemic antibiotics for treating malignant wounds.
Ramasubbu DA, Smith V, Hayden F, Cronin P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Aug 24;8(8):CD011609. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011609.pub2. PMID: 28837757Free PMC Article
Predictors and management of chest wall toxicity after lung stereotactic body radiotherapy.
Shaikh T, Turaka A
Cancer Treat Rev 2014 Dec;40(10):1215-20. Epub 2014 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2014.09.003. PMID: 25261888
Diffuse cystic lung diseases.
Ryu JH, Tian X, Baqir M, Xu K
Front Med 2013 Sep;7(3):316-27. Epub 2013 May 11 doi: 10.1007/s11684-013-0269-z. PMID: 23666611

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of oncoplastic volume replacement breast surgery: oncological safety and cosmetic outcome.
Rutherford CL, Barker S, Romics L
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2022 Jan;104(1):5-17. Epub 2021 Nov 12 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0012. PMID: 34767472Free PMC Article
Chest Wall Resection for Recurrent Breast Cancer in the Modern Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Wakeam E, Acuna SA, Keshavjee S
Ann Surg 2018 Apr;267(4):646-655. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002310. PMID: 28654540
Systemic antibiotics for treating malignant wounds.
Ramasubbu DA, Smith V, Hayden F, Cronin P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Aug 24;8(8):CD011609. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011609.pub2. PMID: 28837757Free PMC Article
Prophylactic radiotherapy to intervention sites in mesothelioma: a systematic review and survey of UK practice.
Lee C, Bayman N, Swindell R, Faivre-Finn C
Lung Cancer 2009 Nov;66(2):150-6. Epub 2009 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.06.014. PMID: 19628291
Gemcitabine-induced severe pulmonary toxicity.
Barlési F, Villani P, Doddoli C, Gimenez C, Kleisbauer JP
Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2004 Feb;18(1):85-91. doi: 10.1046/j.0767-3981.2003.00206.x. PMID: 14748759

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