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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| author | Victor Emmanuel Gadelha Pinheiro Bianca Rohsner Bezerra Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias Irapuan Teles de Araujo Filho Marcio Ribeiro Studart da Fonseca |
| author_facet | 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 |
| spellingShingle | Victor Emmanuel Gadelha Pinheiro Bianca Rohsner Bezerra Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias Irapuan Teles de Araujo Filho Marcio Ribeiro Studart da Fonseca Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Journal of Skin Cancer |
| title | Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer |
| title_full | Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer |
| title_short | Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer |
| title_sort | sternectomy for treating advanced non melanoma skin cancer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3948782 |
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