Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 129-133, April 2008

The Role of Thoracoscopy in the Management of Cancer Patients

  • Mark J. Krasna

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mark J. Krasna, MD, Medical Director, St. Joseph Cancer Institute, 7501 Osler Dr, Suite 104, Towson, MD 21204.

St. Joseph Cancer Institute, Towson, MD.

Thoracoscopy or video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become an important tool in the management of thoracic diseases. Most thoracic procedures are first attempted using a VATS technique. Thoracoscopy has an important role in managing malignancies that present with symptoms or lesions in the chest. Although the primary role is diagnostic, in the case of non-thoracic malignancies, VATS also has an important palliative treatment role, as in dealing with pleural and pericardial effusions and metastatic deposits.

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PII: S0093-7754(07)00278-3

doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.12.009

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 129-133, April 2008

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