A rare case of giant fibromatosis of the chest wall

Teresa Ferrazzo; Francesco Givigliano; Marco Chiappetta

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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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A rare case of giant fibromatosis of the chest wall

Teresa Ferrazzo

¹

,

Francesco Givigliano

¹

,

Marco Chiappetta

¹

Thoracic Surgery, AOU Renato Dulbecco, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (1): 91–92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.160568

Online publish date: 2026/04/04

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A rare case of giant fibromatosis of the chest wall

Teresa Ferrazzo 1 , Francesco Givigliano 1 , Marco Chiappetta 1

Teresa Ferrazzo

¹

,

Francesco Givigliano

¹

,

Marco Chiappetta

¹