title: [Parasternal approach for anterior apical lung cancer with invasion of the first rib].
abstract: For complete resection of anterior apical invasive lung cancer, it is of clinical significance to select the appropriate surgical approaches based on the anatomic location of the tumor and extent of invasion of adjacent anatomic structures. However, patients with anterior apical lung cancer without vessel invasion are occasionally burdened with unnecessarily excessive surgical invasion. We present 2 cases of anterior apical lung cancer invading the 1st rib but not subclavian vein, who underwent complete resection through the parasternal approach. We also discuss the feasibility of this approach.
authors: Department of Second Surgery, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki, Japan.
authors: Tetsuya
authors: T
authors: Shimizu
authors: Masaki
authors: M
authors: Tomita
authors: Takanori
authors: T
authors: Ayabe
authors: Akihiro
authors: A
authors: Yonei
authors: Hironobu
authors: H
authors: Nakao
authors: Kunihide
authors: K
authors: Nakamura
authors: Toshio
authors: T
authors: Onitsuka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology*; D013249:Sternum