The sixth rib is removed to provide access, and the space between the lung and chest cavity is carefully dissected—a process of separating tissues to expose and address affected areas. The tumor is ...

When a bleb ruptures the air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pneumothorax (air between the lung and chest cavity) which can result in a collapsed lung. If blebs become larger or come together ...

The air that enters the nasal cavity flows down the trachea. The trachea has a number of adaptations: cartilage rings in the walls of the trachea help to keep it open ciliated epithelium and ...

It most frequently develops in the pleura, the tissue lining the chest cavity and lungs. It can also form in the peritoneum (the tissue lining the abdomen) or the pericardium (the tissue lining ...