Open AccessPrimary lung cancer with chest wall involvement: Outcomes of a multimodality management approach
Author(s) -
Naveen Kumar,
Prabhat Singh Malik,
Sachidanand Jee Bharati,
Mukesh Yadav,
Deepali Jain,
Sunil Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_725_20
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , surgery , primary tumor , cancer , pneumonectomy , lung , radical surgery , lymphadenectomy , lung cancer surgery , radiology , oncology , metastasis
The incidence of lung cancer with chest wall (CW) involvement is approximately 5%. Surgical resection with tumor-free margin is the mainstay of the treatment but these patients generally require multimodality management. CW resection for lung cancer is a complex procedure and requires a balance of radical oncological resection and reconstruction. Herein, we shared an experience of primary lung cancer with CW involvement.