Chest (thoracotomy) scar in an adult male patient following lung cancer (carcinoma bronchus) surgery. The diseased part of the lung was removed (lobec

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Chest (thoracotomy) scar in an adult male patient following lung cancer (carcinoma bronchus) surgery. The diseased part of the lung was removed (lobectomy) and a chest wall resection (partial removal) was undertaken. Marks from metal staples that helped to close the wound are seen.

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