, emphasizing a possible complication of en bloc resections involving the vertebral bodies, especially after chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or both, might prompt the thoracic surgeon to evaluate a possible solution of continuity of the dura mater during extended lung resections. References 1. Luketich JD, van Raemdonck DE, Ginsberg RJ. Extended resection for higher-stage non-small-cell lung cancer.
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