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From: Sternal cavernous hemangioma and reconstruction of the anterior chest wall: a case report

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a 3D thoracic model based on the tomographic images of the patient, using the Mimics software (Version 21.0, Materialise, Inc., Leuven, Belgium), from which the tumor and rib resection was planned, according to the standard of leaving a clean margin of at least 30 mm. b, c Model width: 4 mm, widest lateral border: 56 mm, highest lateral border: 105 mm. There was no need for ramifications to the sternoclavicular joints because of the chosen surgical technique, therefore the model had only 4 anchor points for rib attachment

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