Lungs

The two large lungs in our chest are responsible for exchanging oxygen with the blood. What is important for the surgeon is that not only can lung cancer develop in the lungs, but malignant cells from tumors that originate in other organs can also often colonize. Metastases of the colon and rectal cancer are particularly important here.

Both lung cancer and metastases from other tumors outside the lung can now usually be removed using minimally invasive surgical techniques via a single short incision on the side of the chest.
 
In addition, there are numerous other pathologies in or around the lungs (such as pleural effusion, or tumors of the pleura and/or mediastinum) that occasionally require surgery.