Pneumonectomy
Definition
Pneumonectomy is the surgical removal of a lung.
Purpose
Pneumonectomy is most often used to treat lung cancer when less radical surgery cannot achieve satisfactory results. It also may be the most appropriate treatment for a tumor that is located near the center of the lung and that affects the pulmonary artery or veins, which transport blood between the heart and lungs. For the treatment of cancer, pneumonectomy may be combined with chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Pneumonectomy may also be the treatment of choice when traumatic chest injury has...
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