Assertion: thoracotomy | /r/HasProperty | necessary for access to tumors in the spine
Facets:
value: for access to the anterior spine
type: PURPOSE
value: in the spine
type: LOCATION
value: to tumors
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Thoracotomy is an incision into the pleural space of the chest It is performed by surgeons (or emergency physicians under certain circumstances) to gain access to the thoracic organs, most commonly the heart, the lungs, the esophagus or thoracic aorta, or for access to the anterior spine such as is necessary for access to tumors in the spine.
text: It is performed by a surgeon, and, rarely, by emergency physicians and paramedics, to gain access to the thoracic organs, most commonly the heart, the lungs, the esophagus or thoracic aorta, or for access to the anterior spine such as is necessary for access to tumors in the spine.