"Your thoracic cavity (chest cavity) is a space inside your thorax (chest) that contains your heart, lungs and other organs ...

It was also in the pleura, a thin membrane that covers the organs in the chest cavity. “I was obviously quite disheartened by that. A lot of things went through my mind. I was thinking, ‘How much ...

specializes in the care and treatment of patients with benign and malignant disorders of the chest cavity (thorax). This includes lung cancer, esophageal cancer, thymoma, mesothelioma and all other ...

Miguel and Kelly Cervantes have lost two children — one at age 3 to a neurodegenerative condition, one in utero, at 21 weeks.

The patient is placed lying on their side, and an S-shaped thoracotomy incision is made. The sixth rib is resected and the space between the lung and the chest cavity is dissected. The tumor is ...

Denver Broncos passing game specialist Zack Grossi is beginning cancer treatment after doctors discovered a tumor in his ...

Thoracostomy tubes work by draining air or fluid from the chest cavity, and are most commonly used to treat pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Generally, a unilateral thoracostomy tube is ...

While it's true that becoming a doctor means a guaranteed six-figure salary, these salaries vary dramatically between ...

Before departure for Peru I practiced what I like to call a “priming of the self,” opening the senses and imagination without ...

A 5-year-old English Springer Spaniel named Odin is recovering after a terrifying accident in his backyard left him impaled ...

HOT SPRINGS -- National Park Medical Center recently celebrated the 100th surgery completed with its newest robotic surgical ...

The seventh installment in the 45-year “Alien” film series hits Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home on Oct. 15 ahead ...