Abstract
The surgery of the cervico-thoracic inlet is a challenge for the thoracic surgeon. Several authors have described different approaches - with different degrees of invasiveness - to this anatomical area. We used the transmanubrial osteomuscular sparing approach described by Grünenwald and Spaggiari for six patients with five different indications: 1) left anterior Pancoast tumor; 2) glomus tumor originating from the inferior trunk (C8-T1 roots) of the right brachial plexus; 3) T1 vertebral tumor; 4) right internal jugular chain, Pirogoff confluence and subclavian artery metastatic lymph nodes from thyroid carcinoma; 5) chondrosarcoma of the first left rib. The results have been satisfactory from a surgical point of view, considering that the approach gave a good exposure of the operative field (especially at the cervical level), without cosmetic problems or functional limitations. In our experience, the transmanubrial osteomuscular sparing approach is a valid technique for the treatment of several kinds of tumors of the cervico-thoracic inlet, giving a good exposure of the operative field. In the case of anterior Pancoast tumors, the upper lobectomy may necessitate a further axillary thoracotomy, when fissural adherences are present.
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