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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2023.22052
Complete videothoracoscopic en-bloc resection of lung cancer invading the diaphragm
Arkın Acar1, Kenan Can Ceylan2, Hüseyin Mestan2, Nur Yücel3
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Türkiye
2Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery SUAM, Izmir, Türkiye
3Department of Pathology, University of Health Sciences, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery SUAM, Izmir, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2023.22052
Locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer invading the
diaphragm is an infrequent clinical presentation. A 74-year-old
male patient was operated using video-assisted thoracoscopic
surgery in our clinic for a tumor originating from the right lower
lobe. A right lower lobectomy with diaphragmatic resection was
performed to the tumor with a diameter of 3 cm that invaded the
diaphragm, and the resulting defect was repaired primarily with
video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The patient did not develop
complications in the postoperative period and was discharged on
Day 6. In conclusion, patients with non-small cell lung cancer
invasive to the diaphragm can be even safely operated with the
video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Keywords : Diaphragm, invasion, non-small cell lung cancer, videoassisted thoracoscopic surgery
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