Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman

Szymon P. Barwiński; Rafał Kuczma; Ingrid Sawzdargo; Adam Rzechonek; Maciej Rutkiewicz; Piotr Błasiak

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Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman

Szymon P. Barwiński

¹

,

Rafał Kuczma

¹

,

Ingrid Sawzdargo

¹

,

Adam Rzechonek

^{1, 2}

,

Maciej Rutkiewicz

^{1, 2}

,

Piotr Błasiak

^{1, 2}

Faculty of Medicine, Department and Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Department and Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University; Lower Silesian Center of Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology, Lower Silesian Thoracic Surgery Center, Wroclaw, Poland

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (1): 88–90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.160537

Online publish date: 2026/04/04

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Barwiński S, Kuczma R, Sawzdargo I, Rzechonek A, Rutkiewicz M, Błasiak P. Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026;23(1):88-90. doi:10.5114/kitp.2026.160537.

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Barwiński, S., Kuczma, R., Sawzdargo, I., Rzechonek, A., Rutkiewicz, M.,  & Błasiak, P. (2026). Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 23(1), 88-90. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.160537

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Barwiński, Szymon P., Rafał Kuczma, Ingrid Sawzdargo, Adam Rzechonek, Maciej Rutkiewicz,  and Piotr Błasiak. 2026. "Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman". Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 23 (1): 88-90. doi:10.5114/kitp.2026.160537.

Harvard

Barwiński, S., Kuczma, R., Sawzdargo, I., Rzechonek, A., Rutkiewicz, M.,  and Błasiak, P. (2026). Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 23(1), pp.88-90. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.160537

MLA

Barwiński, Szymon P. et al. "Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman." Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 23, no. 1, 2026, pp. 88-90. doi:10.5114/kitp.2026.160537.

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Barwiński S, Kuczma R, Sawzdargo I, Rzechonek A, Rutkiewicz M, Błasiak P. Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026;23(1):88-90. doi:10.5114/kitp.2026.160537.

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Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman

Szymon P. Barwiński 1 , Rafał Kuczma 1 , Ingrid Sawzdargo 1 , Adam Rzechonek 1, 2 , Maciej Rutkiewicz 1, 2 , Piotr Błasiak 1, 2

Szymon P. Barwiński

¹

,

Rafał Kuczma

¹

,

Ingrid Sawzdargo

¹

,

Adam Rzechonek

^{1, 2}

,

Maciej Rutkiewicz

^{1, 2}

,

Piotr Błasiak

^{1, 2}