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Vol. 61. Issue 2.
Pages 167-170 (March - April 2019)
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Vol. 61. Issue 2.
Pages 167-170 (March - April 2019)
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Self limiting sternal tumors of childhood: Two case reports
Tumores esternales autolimitados en edad pediátrica: a propósito de dos casos
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D. Adri
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, T. Kreindel
Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imágenes, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Sternal tumors are rare in children. The differential diagnoses include a wide spectrum of benign (from bone cyst to osteoblastoma, osteochondroma and fibrous displasia) and malignant tumors (Ewing's sarcoma, chondrosarcoma rhabdomyosarcoma), inflammatory lesions and infectious processes.

The SELSTOC (Self Limiting Sternal Tumors of Childhood) are entities of non-specific origin, they are self-limiting and characterised by a rapidly growing tumor that disappears spontaneously with no history of trauma or active infection.

The onset of a rapidly growing mass with no preceding trauma is worrying to parents who then consult the health professionals. Soft tissue ultrasound enables us to characterise these lesions and define their nature in relation to the adjacent tissues. Chest X-ray and MRI can also help to characterise these lesions.

In this paper we present two case reports of children referred to our department for characterisation of sternal tumors.

Keywords:
Sternum
Ultrasound
Benign neoplasms
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Las tumoraciones esternales son poco frecuentes en la infancia. Entre los diagnósticos diferenciales se incluyen un amplio espectro de tumores benignos (desde quistes óseos hasta osteoblastomas, osteocondromas o displasia fibrosa) y malignos (sarcoma de Ewing, condrosarcoma, rabdomiosarcoma), las lesiones inflamatorias y los procesos infecciosos.

Los SELSTOC (Self Limiting Sternal Tumors of Childhood) son una entidad de origen inespecífico, autolimitada, que se caracteriza por una tumoración de rápido crecimiento que desaparece espontáneamente y sin antecedentes de trauma o infección activa en el paciente.

La aparición de una masa de rápido crecimiento, sin traumatismo precedente, genera preocupación a los padres y consultas a los profesionales de la salud. A través de la ecografía de partes blandas podemos caracterizar dichas lesiones y definir el carácter de estas en relación con los tejidos adyacentes. Otros estudios que pueden contribuir a su caracterización son la radiografía de tórax y la resonancia magnética.

En el siguiente trabajo se describen dos casos de pacientes en edad pediátrica referidos a nuestro servicio para caracterización de tumoraciones esternales.

Palabras clave:
Esternón
Ultrasonido
Neoplasias benignas

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