Further multiple subcutaneous and chest wall metastases developed.
Over the next year, the patient required several further excisions for multiple subcutaneous and chest wall metastases of his back, left axilla, and chest, and subsequently underwent radiotherapy to his left axilla in late 2000.
A set of 240 measurements (16 transmitters × 15 receivers per transmitter) were collected at multiple planes, from the chest wall to the nipple region, and multiple frequencies, from 900 MHz to 1500 MHz.
The patient was subsequently taken to CT scan for imaging (Fig. 1) with 3D reconstructions (Fig. 2) which revealed significant chest wall deformity with multiple fractures.
Herniation of the lung parenchyma is an uncommon manifestation of blunt chest trauma, and it can occur through a congenital or a traumatic chest wall defect such as multiple rib fractures or sternoclavicular or costochondral dislocations.
While evidence continues to accumulate regarding the treatment of multiple, sequential rib fractures, certain combinations of chest wall instability lack specific recommendations and guidelines for their management, mostly due to their low incidence.
At 29.5 months after surgical resection, she developed multiple metastases in the lung, skin, and chest wall.
Metastatic disease was diagnosed on sentinel node biopsy in 2003, with radical axillary dissection, then multiple subcutaneous in-transit metastases to his anterior chest wall occurred over 5 years, all of which were completely excised.
The acquired chest wall defects can be caused by multiple fractures of the ribs or by sterno- and costoclavicular dislocation.
