Overview
Very rare tumours arising from the chest wall may be benign or malignant. It can arise from the skin, subcutaneous tissues, muscle, ribs, bones, nerves etc. accounting for approximately 6 percent of all STS and approximately one-half of all malignant tumors arising on the chest wall. They can arise from mesenchymal tissue at any body site.
Clinical presentation - Swelling/pain/ incidentally detected on routine chest radiograph for unrelated issues
Types of cancer - Sarcomas Chondrosarcoma of the bone Rarely Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin