Tumors of the Chest Wall

Chest wall tumors (CWTs) in children comprise a wide range of benign and malignant neoplasms. These tumors are rare in infants, children and young adults, accounting for 1.8% of solid tumors [1]. However, high proportions of CWTs are malignant, and represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to pediatric thoracic surgeons. The chest wall can be affected by: primary malignant neoplasms arising from different structures; secondary tumors which can invade the chest wall from the adjacent structures (e.g., breast, pleura, mediastinum, lung); metastatic tumors [2].