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Li Ke1, Jieyong Tian, Xiaohui Sun

  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Anhui provincial hospital, Hefei 230001, China.

Journal of Thoracic Disease
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A 48-year-old patient underwent successful video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for a 3 cm lung adenocarcinoma. This minimally invasive procedure removed the right middle lobe lesion, confirming early-stage lung cancer.

Area of Science:

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Surgical Oncology

Background:

  • A 48-year-old patient presented with a newly discovered space-occupying lesion in the right middle lobe of the lung.
  • The lesion was identified during a routine health examination one month prior to admission.

Observation:

  • Preoperative assessments indicated normal cardiopulmonary function.
  • Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a peripheral lung lesion measuring 3 cm in diameter.
  • Mediastinal lymph nodes were visible, with no signs of metastasis detected.

Findings:

  • Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) right middle lobectomy was performed.
  • Intraoperative frozen section analysis confirmed the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma.
Keywords:
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)right middle lobectomy

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