Skip to main content
. 2015 Nov 12;63(12):670–701. doi: 10.1007/s11748-015-0590-3

Table 10 Total entry cases of general thoracic surgery during 2013

Cases %
Benign pulmonary tumor 948 1.3
Primary lung cancer 37,008 49.1
Other primary malignant pulmonary tumor 362 0.5
Metastatic pulmonary tumor 7829 10.4
Tracheal tumor 85 0.1
Mesothelioma 439 0.6
Chest wall tumor 692 0.9
Mediastinal tumor 4780 6.3
Thymectomy for MG without thymoma 253 0.3
Inflammatory pulmonary disease 3445 4.6
Empyema 2368 3.1
Bullous disease excluding pneumothorax 566 0.8
Pneumothorax 14,612 19.4
Chest wall deformity 403 0.5
Diapharagmatic hernia including traumatic 101 0.1
Chest trauma excluding diaphragmatic hernia 434 0.6
Lung transplantation 61 0.1
Others 920 1.2
Total 75,306 100.0