Tumor Dissemination After Thoracoscopic Resection Of Malignant Nodules Of The Lung

We report about two cases of tumor dissemination after thoracoscopic wedge resection of malignant nodules of the lung. In the first case, a metastasis at the extraction site was observed after thoracoscopic resection of a metastasis of the lung. In the second case we diagnosed a pleural carcinosis after thoracoscopic wedge resection (and additional open lobectomy and lymph node dissection) of a pT2 NO lung cancer. The patient died 12 months after the operation. The indication for thoracoscopic resection of malignant nodules of the lung should be restricted for peripheral tumors smaller than 2 centimetres.