Low-Grade Myofibroblastic Sarcoma Arising from Keloid Scar on the Chest Wall after Thoracic Surgery.

Low-Grade Myofibroblastic Sarcoma Arising from Keloid Scar on the Chest Wall after Thoracic Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jun 04;: Authors: Kuo YR, Yang CK, Chen A, Ramachandran S, Lin SD Abstract Keloids are considered as benign fibroproliferative skin tumors and rare case of malignancies has been reported. Hereby, we present a case of low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma arising from a recurrent painful keloid scar on the right chest wall after video-assisted thoracic surgery for pneumothorax in a 77-year-old man. Wide composite excision of the keloid and surrounding ribs, and partial diaphragm were performed. The chest wall pleural defect was reconstructed with Teflon, and soft tissue was reconstructed with a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap. This case highlights that refractory keloids may be considered a harbinger of malignancy. PMID: 32505704 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research