Treatments and Services

The surgeon makes an incision in the center of your chest and separates the sternum (breastbone). The surgeon then locates and removes the tumor.

Thoracotomy involves the surgeon making an incision in your side, back, or in some cases between your ribs, to gain access to the desired area.

The surgeon removes (resects) some or all of a tumor.

Also known as segmentectomy, this treatment for early-stage cancer removes an area of lung smaller than a lobe—usually the tumor and a small area of healthy lung tissue around it.