Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollárova 2, 036 59, Martin, Slovakia.
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Measurement, Technical University of Kosice, Letna 9, 04200, Kosice, Slovakia.
World J Surg Oncol. 2018 Jan 15;16(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12957-018-1315-8.
Primary malignant or metastatic sternal tumors are uncommon. A subtotal or total sternectomy can offer a radical form of treatment. The issue is to restore the structural integrity of the chest wall.
We report the implantation of an individualized 3D-printed titanium sternum in a patient with a sternal tumor.
We believe that tridimensional print technologies may also change the strategy of chest wall reconstruction.
原发性恶性或转移性胸骨肿瘤并不常见。次全或全胸骨切除术可提供一种根治性的治疗方法。问题在于恢复胸壁的结构完整性。
我们报告了在一名胸骨肿瘤患者中植入个体化 3D 打印钛胸骨的情况。
我们认为三维打印技术也可能改变胸壁重建的策略。