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 was referred to our hospital due to Chopsticks 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 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 CHEER UP BUTTERCUP good cosmetic result.