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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:285
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: General thoracic

Invited commentary

Joe B. Putnam, Jr, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, 2971 The Vanderbilt Clinic, 1301 22nd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232-5734

(Email: bill.putnam@vanderbilt.edu).

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Optimal management to improve early clinical outcomes after chest-wall resection (CWR) reflects the variable cause, presentation, and treatment options for this surgical problem. Chest wall neoplasms (primary, metastatic, or local involvement by lung cancer) can involve any aspect of the boney thorax and sternum, and can be highly variable in size and biological virulence. Such variability limits prospective clinical investigations. In this article, a contemporary large retrospective review of early (postoperative) . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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