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Sternum cancer

MedGen UID:
277996
•Concept ID:
C1382025
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of sternum; Malignant Neoplasm of Sternum; malignant neoplasm of sternum; Malignant Neoplasm of the Sternum; malignant neoplasm of the sternum; Malignant Sternal Neoplasm; malignant sternal neoplasm; Malignant Sternal Tumor; malignant sternal tumor; malignant sternal tumour; malignant sternum neoplasm; Malignant Tumor of Sternum; malignant tumor of sternum; Malignant Tumor of the Sternum; malignant tumor of the sternum; malignant tumour of sternum; malignant tumour of the sternum; sternum cancer
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003273

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the sternum. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonspine Bone Metastases: International Practice Patterns to Guide Treatment Planning.
Nguyen TK, Sahgal A, Dagan R, Eppinga W, Guckenberger M, Kim JH, Lo SS, Redmond KJ, Siva S, Stish BJ, Tseng CL
Pract Radiat Oncol 2020 Nov-Dec;10(6):e452-e460. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.02.011. PMID: 32171852
Treatment of pancoast tumors from the surgeons prospective: re-appraisal of the anterior-manubrial sternal approach.
Parissis H, Young V
J Cardiothorac Surg 2010 Nov 4;5:102. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-5-102. PMID: 21050456Free PMC Article
Surgical treatment for pulmonary metastases from sarcoma.
Putnam JB Jr, Roth JA
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 1995 Aug;9(4):869-87. PMID: 7490246

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Systematic review of site distribution of bone metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer.
Osorio M, Moubayed SP, Su H, Urken ML
Head Neck 2017 Apr;39(4):812-818. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.24655. PMID: 28079945
Trans-subxiphoid robotic thymectomy.
Suda T, Tochii D, Tochii S, Takagi Y
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015 May;20(5):669-71. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv001. PMID: 25697983
Substernal goiters and sternotomy.
Cohen JP
Laryngoscope 2009 Apr;119(4):683-8. doi: 10.1002/lary.20102. PMID: 19160398
Hemangioma of the sternum.
Onat S, Ulku R, Avci A, Mizrak B, Ozcelik C
Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Dec;86(6):1974-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.109. PMID: 19022024
Surgical and nonsurgical therapy for lung metastasis: indications and outcomes.
Demmy TL, Dunn KB
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2007 Jul;16(3):579-605, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2007.04.011. PMID: 17606195

Diagnosis

Sternal Chondrossarcoma.
Guerra NC, Velho T, Sena A, Nobre Â
Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc 2019 Jul-Sep;26(3):241. PMID: 31734981
Systematic review of site distribution of bone metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer.
Osorio M, Moubayed SP, Su H, Urken ML
Head Neck 2017 Apr;39(4):812-818. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.24655. PMID: 28079945
Schwannoma of the sternum.
Mizuno T, Usami N, Taniguchi T, Kawaguchi K, Okagawa T, Yokoi K
Ann Thorac Surg 2010 Apr;89(4):1280-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.016. PMID: 20338357
Suprasternal bronchogenic cyst.
Shah SK, Stayer SE, Hicks MJ, Brandt ML
J Pediatr Surg 2008 Nov;43(11):2115-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.07.029. PMID: 18970953
Chondroma and chondrosarcoma.
Somers J, Faber LP
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999 Jul;11(3):270-7. doi: 10.1016/s1043-0679(99)70068-7. PMID: 10451259

Therapy

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonspine Bone Metastases: International Practice Patterns to Guide Treatment Planning.
Nguyen TK, Sahgal A, Dagan R, Eppinga W, Guckenberger M, Kim JH, Lo SS, Redmond KJ, Siva S, Stish BJ, Tseng CL
Pract Radiat Oncol 2020 Nov-Dec;10(6):e452-e460. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.02.011. PMID: 32171852
Internal Mammary Misfortune.
Fang P
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017 Mar 1;97(3):447. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.10.032. PMID: 28126294
Less invasive surgery for cardiac tumors.
Ramchandani M
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2010 Jul-Sep;6(3):27-31. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-6-3-27. PMID: 20834208
Aggressive systemic mastocytosis.
Inaoui R, Petit B, Jaccard A, Bertin P, Trèves R
Joint Bone Spine 2003 Feb;70(1):64-6. doi: 10.1016/s1297-319x(02)00015-5. PMID: 12639621
Experience with mediastinoscopy.
Otto TL, Zaslonka J, Lukiański M
Thorax 1972 Jul;27(4):463-7. doi: 10.1136/thx.27.4.463. PMID: 5075617Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the sternum.
Song W, Zhen Z, Li L, Ye J, Zhou S, Wu Q, Xu L, Li H, Lin F
Thorac Cancer 2020 Jun;11(6):1741-1745. Epub 2020 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.13454. PMID: 32347015Free PMC Article
Systematic review of site distribution of bone metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer.
Osorio M, Moubayed SP, Su H, Urken ML
Head Neck 2017 Apr;39(4):812-818. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.24655. PMID: 28079945
Chondromyxoid Fibroma of the Sternum in a 63-Year-Old Woman.
Kilic D, Findikcioglu A, Tepeoglu M, Vural C
Tex Heart Inst J 2015 Aug;42(4):400-2. Epub 2015 Aug 1 doi: 10.14503/THIJ-14-4381. PMID: 26413029Free PMC Article
Trans-subxiphoid robotic thymectomy.
Suda T, Tochii D, Tochii S, Takagi Y
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015 May;20(5):669-71. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv001. PMID: 25697983
Hemangioma of the sternum.
Onat S, Ulku R, Avci A, Mizrak B, Ozcelik C
Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Dec;86(6):1974-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.109. PMID: 19022024

Clinical prediction guides

From Stem to Sternum: The Role of Shp2 in the Skeleton.
Jensen NR, Kelly RR, Kelly KD, Khoo SK, Sidles SJ, LaRue AC
Calcif Tissue Int 2023 Apr;112(4):403-421. Epub 2022 Nov 24 doi: 10.1007/s00223-022-01042-3. PMID: 36422682
Giant cell tumor of the sternum.
Faria RA, Silva CM, Miziara JE, Melo FY, Silva SR, Viana CR
J Bras Pneumol 2010 Jul-Aug;36(4):517-20. doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132010000400020. PMID: 20835602
Schwannoma of the sternum.
Mizuno T, Usami N, Taniguchi T, Kawaguchi K, Okagawa T, Yokoi K
Ann Thorac Surg 2010 Apr;89(4):1280-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.016. PMID: 20338357
Substernal goiters and sternotomy.
Cohen JP
Laryngoscope 2009 Apr;119(4):683-8. doi: 10.1002/lary.20102. PMID: 19160398
Initial and reoperative pulmonary metastasectomy: indications, technique, and results.
Pogrebniak HW, Pass HI
Semin Surg Oncol 1993 Mar-Apr;9(2):142-9. doi: 10.1002/ssu.2980090213. PMID: 8488356

Recent systematic reviews

Bone metastasis from glioblastoma: a systematic review.
Strong MJ, Koduri S, Allison JA, Pesavento CM, Ogunsola S, Ogunsola O, Yee TJ, Khalsa SSS, Saadeh YS, Joseph JR, Kashlan ON, Park P, Oppenlander ME, Szerlip NJ
J Neurooncol 2022 Jul;158(3):379-392. Epub 2022 May 17 doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-04025-4. PMID: 35578056
Systematic review and meta-analysis on perioperative intervention to prevent postoperative atelectasis complications after thoracic surgery.
Zhao Y, Zheng R, Xiang W, Ning D, Li Z
Ann Palliat Med 2021 Oct;10(10):10726-10734. doi: 10.21037/apm-21-2441. PMID: 34763434
Systematic review of site distribution of bone metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer.
Osorio M, Moubayed SP, Su H, Urken ML
Head Neck 2017 Apr;39(4):812-818. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.24655. PMID: 28079945
Concordance between self-reported and sternal skin conductance measures of hot flushes in symptomatic perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: a systematic review.
Mann E, Hunter MS
Menopause 2011 Jun;18(6):709-22. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318204a1fb. PMID: 21326119

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