Publications by authors named "Elsaid Lotfy"

Background: Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a relatively common and locally aggressive benign bone tumor that rarely affects the sternum.

Case Presentation: We report a case of giant cell tumor of the sternum in a 28-year-old Saudi with painful swelling at the lower part of the sternum. Subtotal sternectomy and reconstruction with a neosternum using two layers of proline mesh, a methyl methacrylate prosthesis, and bilateral pectoralis muscle advancement flaps were performed.

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Background: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the lung is a rare lung tumor, accounting for 0.7% of all lung tumors. They are usually benign, but can invade surrounding structures, undergo malignant transformation, recur, or even metastasize.

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