Table 1.
Histology of resected chest wall tumors
| Benign tumors (49.1%) | Malignant tumors (50.9%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary tumors (28.1%) | Secondary tumors (71.9%) | ||||
| Elastofibroma | 55 | Synovial sarcoma | 3 | Lung cancer | 30 |
| Osteomyelitis | 10 | Myeloma | 3 | - Adenocarcinoma | 18 |
| Lipoma | 4 | Chondrosarcoma | 3 | - Squamous cell carcinoma | 8 |
| Bone cyst | 4 | Malignant solitary fibrous tumor | 2 | - Sarcomatoid carcinoma | 3 |
| Osteochondroma | 2 | Ewing's sarcoma | 2 | - Undifferentiated carcinoma | 1 |
| Neurofibroma | 2 | Leiomyosarcoma | 2 | Breast cancer | 14 |
| Fibroma | 2 | Fibrous histiocytoma | 2 | Melanoma | 5 |
| Lymphangioma | 1 | Askin's tumor | 2 | Cervix/uterus cancer | 4 |
| Osteoma | 1 | Dermatofibrosarcoma | 2 | Thymoma | 3 |
| Desmoid tumor | 1 | Melanoma | 2 | Mesothelioma | 2 |
| Fibrous dysplasia | 1 | Fibrosarcoma | 1 | Prostate cancer | 2 |
| Fibromatosis multiple | 1 | Liposarcoma | 1 | Solitary fibrous tumor | 2 |
| Chondroma | 1 | Kidney cancer | 1 | ||
| Schwannoma | 1 | Epithelioid sarcoma | 1 | ||