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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1993; 06(01): 62-65
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633149
Case Report
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Methyl Methacrylate and Polypropylene Mesh Reconstruction of Ventral Thoracic Wall Deficit Following Sternal Liposarcoma Resection

K. A. Johnson
1   University Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgical Science, Madison, USA
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Sarah E. Goldsmid
2   University of Sydney, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Sydney, Australia
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Received for publication: 04 August 1992

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06 February 2018 (online)

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A composite of methyl methacrylate and polypropylene mesh was used to reconstruct a massive chest wall deficit, following resection of a sternal liposarcoma.

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Methyl methacrylate - polypropylene mesh - liposarcoma - sternal resection
 

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