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. 2023 Nov 28;72(1):61–94. doi: 10.1007/s11748-023-01979-8

Table 7.

Total cases of general thoracic surgery during 2020

Cases %
Benign pulmonary tumor 2232 2.6
Primary lung cancer 45,436 52.3
Other primary malignant pulmonary tumor 336 0.4
Metastatic pulmonary tumor 9654 11.1
Tracheal tumor 98 0.1
Pleural tumor including mesothelioma 584 0.7
Chest wall tumor 652 0.8
Mediastinal tumor 5573 6.4
Thymectomy for MG without thymoma 130 0.1
Inflammatory pulmonary disease 2397 2.8
Empyema 3138 3.6
Bullous disease excluding pneumothorax 317 0.4
Pneumothorax 13,514 15.6
Chest wall deformity 180 0.2
Diaphragmatic hernia including traumatic 41 0.0
Chest trauma excluding diaphragmatic hernia 458 0.5
Lung transplantation 75 0.1
Others 1998 2.3
Total 86,813 100.0