Complete videothoracoscopic en-bloc resection of lung cancer invading the diaphragm

Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2023 Jul 27;31(3):416-419. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2023.22052. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Abstract

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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