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Thoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest). Generally treatment of conditions of the lungs, chest wall, and diaphragm.

Thoracic surgery is often grouped with cardiac surgery and called cardiothoracic surgery.

"According to a June, 2003 article in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the workforce currently appears "right sized," although the workforce survey cited indicates significant retirement during the next 10 to 15 years. The annual salary for thoracic surgeons ranges from $218,550 to $533,000".

[edit] See also

• Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
• lobectomy
• VATS lobectomy