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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;70:2138-2140
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Video-assisted thoracic surgery resection of chest wall en bloc for lung carcinoma

Mark D. Widmann, MDa, Robert J. Caccavale, MDa, Jean-Phillipe Bocage, MDa, Ralph J. Lewis, MDa

a Division of Thoracic Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Accepted for publication April 18, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Widmann, North Jersey Thoracic Surgical Associates, P.C., 111 Madison Ave, Suite 301, Morristown, NJ 07960
e-mail: mdw{at}north-jersey-thoracic.com

A video-assisted thoracic surgery approach to en bloc resection of lung cancer invading the chest wall is described. Using a minimally invasive surgical approach combined with neoadjuvant external beam radiotherapy, complete resection of an upper lobe carcinoma invading two rib segments was performed in a manner that permitted complete resection with curative intent and allowed for rapid recovery.




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