Abstract
Primary chondrosarcoma of the rib is of a rare entity. We have recently operated on a patient with a chondrosarcoma recurring in the right fifth rib 16 years after the initial surgery for its primary lesion.
A 56-year-old woman was seen at the hospital because of right chest pain. On physical examination, an 11×9 cm hard tumor was palpated just lateral to the right breast. With a CT-guided needle aspiration biopsy, well differentiated chondrosarcoma was diagnosed. At surgery, an extended excision of the tumor was performed. The chest wall defect was filled with double Marlex mesh and implantation of pedunculated latissimus dorsi muscle and skin flap.
A chondrosarcoma showed be treated by an extended excision of a tumor with a safety margin as wide as we possible.
