A successful case of robot‐assisted thoracic surgery for apical thoracic schwannoma

Abstract

Key message The thoracic apex is a narrow and complicated area with nerves and vessels, making it difficult to secure a visual field and perform surgical operations. Robot‐assisted surgery enabled good visibility and highly flexible forceps manipulation, we were able to perform minimally invasive and safe thoracic apical tumour resection.

Keywords

• mediastinal tumour
• neurogenic tumour
• robot‐assisted thoracic surgery
• schwannoma
• thoracic apex