Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Introduction. Skin cancer is a rare indication of sternectomy. Our goal is to report the clinical course of seven patients who underwent sternectomy for skin cancer. Methods. The survey data were collected from medical records of patients treated between 2008 and 2018 at Ceará Cancer Institute. Resu...

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Main Authors: Victor Emmanuel Gadelha Pinheiro, Bianca Rohsner Bezerra, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Irapuan Teles de Araujo Filho, Marcio Ribeiro Studart da Fonseca
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Skin Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3948782
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author Victor Emmanuel Gadelha Pinheiro
Bianca Rohsner Bezerra
Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias
Irapuan Teles de Araujo Filho
Marcio Ribeiro Studart da Fonseca
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description Introduction. Skin cancer is a rare indication of sternectomy. Our goal is to report the clinical course of seven patients who underwent sternectomy for skin cancer. Methods. The survey data were collected from medical records of patients treated between 2008 and 2018 at Ceará Cancer Institute. Results. All patients had prolonged sunlight exposure and average disease time of two years and age of 60 years. Most patients recovered favorably after treatment with prolonged survival. Conclusion. Sternectomy remains an option with curative purposes for locally advanced skin cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-8f1a4162e194468f8c627a0534b7938e2025-02-03T05:46:01ZengWileyJournal of Skin Cancer2090-29052090-29132019-01-01201910.1155/2019/39487823948782Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin CancerVictor Emmanuel Gadelha Pinheiro0Bianca Rohsner Bezerra1Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias2Irapuan Teles de Araujo Filho3Marcio Ribeiro Studart da Fonseca4Ceará Cancer Institute, Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilCeará Cancer Institute, Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilCeará Cancer Institute, Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilCeará Cancer Institute, Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilIntroduction. Skin cancer is a rare indication of sternectomy. Our goal is to report the clinical course of seven patients who underwent sternectomy for skin cancer. Methods. The survey data were collected from medical records of patients treated between 2008 and 2018 at Ceará Cancer Institute. Results. All patients had prolonged sunlight exposure and average disease time of two years and age of 60 years. Most patients recovered favorably after treatment with prolonged survival. Conclusion. Sternectomy remains an option with curative purposes for locally advanced skin cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3948782
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Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
Journal of Skin Cancer
title Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
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title_full_unstemmed Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
title_short Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
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