Rare primary sternal tumours – Reports of two cases
Open Access
- 13 May 2019
- journal article
- Published by Peertechz Publications Private Limited in Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research
- Vol. 5 (1), 043-044
- https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2968.000068
Abstract
Primary tumours arising from sternum are rare. We came across two patients with primary tumours arising from sternum, one malignant (Ewings sarcoma) and the other benign in nature (giant cell tumour) which are very uncommon.Keywords
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