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Abstract
Aretrospective analysis of 30 cases of chest wall tumours was done in orqer to formulate a practical approach to such turnouts, avoiding pifalls and presenting recent trends in management. The series included 12 cases (39.6%) of primary benign chest wall turnours, 14 cases (46.4%) of primary malignant ones and 4 cases (13.2%) of metastatic chest wall tumours. Twently (66%) cases were males and Ten (33%) cases were females. Ewing’s sarcoma (4 cases 13.2%) was the commonest tumour encountered and also it was the commonest primary malignant tumour encountered in our series whereas fibrous dysplas.ia (9.9%) was the commonest benign chest wall tumour. Age ranged from 4 months to 60 years in all patients with chest wall turnours. Pain and mass were the two most common complaints in our senes . Radiological findings and tissue diagnosis were the two elements essential in diagnosing cases recorded in our series. Surgical interventions were in the form of biopsy or incomplete excision in 10 cases (33%), excjsion not involving bony cage (26.9%), excision involving bony skeleton with repair by local tissues with or without diaphragmatic elevation in 5 cases (16.5%), excision with repair by autogenous fascia-lata in 2 cases (6.6%), excision with repair.