Figure 2.

Chest wall stabilization and reconstruction with Synthes^® titanium plates after demolition for neoplastic disease. (A) chest CT scan of a 40-year-old woman with sternal metastasis from breast cancer 7 years after left radical mastectomy; (B) resection of the sternum with part of the involved ribs was performed; (C,D) a mersilene mesh, 3 Synthes^® titanium plates and latissimus dorsi muscle flap were used to close the defect of the chest wall after demolition; (E) surgical wound at the end of the operation; (F) post-operative chest X-ray.