[Importance of exploratory thoracotomy in the diagnosis of malignant neoplasms of the lung]. / Znacaj eksplorativne torakotomije u dijagnostici malignih neoplazmi pluca.

Role and importance of the explorative thoracotomy in diagnostics of malignant neoplasmas of the lung have great value. Among other diagnostic procedures explorative thoracotomy has an advantage because of visualization of process and possibility of the biopsy "extempore". As each diagnostic procedure, explorative thoracotomy has its own deficiencies because the procedure is aggressive, related to possibility of the postoperative complications, and because of these problems explorative thoracotomy is ultimative method in diagnosis of malignant neoplasmas of the lungs.