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

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

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