Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Online ISSN : 2186-1005
Print ISSN : 1341-1098
ISSN-L : 1341-1098
Case Reports
Chondroma of the Sternum Growing in a Pregnant Patient: A Case Report
Stefanie BraunHenner WeichhardtDirk Uhlmann
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2017 Volume 23 Issue 5 Pages 262-264

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Abstract

Purpose: Benign tumors are known to grow or develop sometimes during pregnancy. We present a case report about a young woman with a growing sternal tumor.

Methods: After her second pregnancy, a 32-year-old female presented with a rapid growing sternal tumor. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a tumor measuring 10 × 8 × 7 cm with an intrathoracic bulk, compressing the heart and the upper margin of the liver.

Results: Resection of the tumor was performed uneventfully. Histologic examination of the resected mass revealed a chondroma.

Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a huge sternal chondroma growing in a pregnant patient. There is not often a need to treat these patients before delivery, however, thereafter surgical treatment of growing tumors is recommended.

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