Thoracotomy

Lung cancer can directly invade the chest wall, including soft tissues such as the wall pleura, chest wall muscles, ribs, sternum, and even the spine. Most patients present with varying degrees of chest or back pain. It has been reported that the 5-year survival rate of lung cancer combined with chest wall resection is 35%, and only lung resection is performed without chest wall resection. The 5-year survival rate of patients receiving radiotherapy after surgery is only 12%, and the 5-year survival rate of patients receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy alone. 0. Therefore, chest wall resection helps lung cancer survival.

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