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Tumors of the chest wall embrace a diversity of pathologic entities (Table 26-1). These include totally benign tumors, locally invasive tumors and disseminated malignant tumors. Of all chest wall tumors, about one-half are malignant.
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Martini, N., McCormack, P., McCaughan, B.C. (1986). Tumors of the Chest Wall. In: Wu, Y., Peters, R.M. (eds) International Practice in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4259-2_26
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