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Computed tomography of the chest showing the localization of this tumor. (A and B) This tumor was 1st Rib and Th2 invasion. (C and D) This tumor was subclavian artery (SCA) and vertebral artery (VA) invasion.
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A 62-year-old man was found to have squamous cell carcinoma of the antero-posterior apex of the left lung with invasion to the body of the second thoracic vertebra (Th2), adjacent rib (ribs 1-3) and subclavian artery, as shown by computed tomography (Fig. 1).
This figure shows strategy of this surgery.
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The diagram of the surgery is shown in Fig. 2.