Recep Demirhan, Berk Cimenoglu
Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia - 2025;36(3):286-288
Sternal tumors are rare, but the majority of these tumors are chondrosarcomas. Chondrosarcomas are generally resistant to chemotherapy, and the first-line treatment is surgical resection. For malignancies located in the anterior chest wall, wide resection should be performed to prevent recurrence. After a wide resection, the defective area should be reconstructed in a way that preserves chest wall rigidity. This is crucial both to protect intrathoracic organs from trauma and to maintain effective respiratory mechanics. In this report, we aimed to present a case of a patient with Kartagener syndrome and sternal chondrosarcoma, in whom we performed a custom-made three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction.
