Lung cancer has metastasized to the ribs, will the ribs be removed?

Lung cancer metastasized to the ribs usually does not remove the ribs. Lung cancer cells metastasized to ribs is a relatively common situation, which can be treated by surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, etc. Surgical treatment usually only needs to remove the tumor tissues, and then carry out local radiotherapy or chemotherapy after the surgery, without removing the whole ribs. If the whole rib is removed, the trauma will be bigger, and the disadvantages will outweigh the benefits for lung cancer patients. Therefore, for patients with rib metastasis of lung cancer that cannot be surgically removed, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy are more often adopted to help prolong their survival cycle and improve their life treatment.