[Complete Single-Utility-Port Thoracoscopic Resection of Lung Cancer  with Single-Rib Metastasis].
BACKGROUND
Complete thoracoscopic surgery has advanced, and its indication has also been extended to complex procedures. The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility of complete single-utility-port thoracoscopic lobectomy with rib resection.


METHODS
A patient was diagnosed with lung cancer and single-rib metastasis. The patient received lobectomy and segment costectomy through complete single-utility-port thoracoscopic surgery. The literature was also reviewed.


RESULTS
The tumor was staged at T1N1M1. The patient made an uneventful recovery and was dismissed on day 4 after surgery. At the last follow-up, the patient was alive and well, with no evidence of the disease at 18 months postoperatively.


CONCLUSIONS
Highly selected cases of lung cancer with single-rib metastasis are appropriate candidates for complete single-utility-port thoracoscopic resection.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Shijie
S
Zhang
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Weiming
W
Huang
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Xiangzheng
X
Liu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Jian
J
Li
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome