abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidermal growth factor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are one of the effective medicines in advanced lung adenocarcinoma leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) treatment in recent years. METHODS:This paper reports two cases of advanced lung adenocarcinoma with exon-EGFR19 mutation. LM occurred during gefit...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Xing P,Li J,Shi Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common type of salivary gland tumor. Although it rarely affects the trachea and bronchus, it usually grows in the airway and presents as an endobronchial mass. We recently experienced a case of pleomorphic adenoma originating in the bronchus and growing outward into the mediastinum. We ...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Lee YK,Kim YH,Kim GY,Youn HC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined two cases of primary lung cancer with sebaceous-like clear cells (SLCCs), defined as clear carcinoma cells with microvacuolated cytoplasm and centrally located nuclei, which were selected from among 281 surgical/autopsy cases of lung cancer (2/281, 0.7%). Both cases were higher stage (stage IIA and IIIA), ...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Matsukuma S,Obara K,Kono T,Takeo H,Sato K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the diaphragm in a 64-year-old man. The patient was hospitalized for a computed tomography (CT)-detected large tissue mass at the left lower lung field. Complete tumor excision followed by pathological investigation was performed. Microscopically, the t...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Fu J,Wu Q,Zhang Y,Zhang X,Wang Z

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic and antitumor activity of spider venom (SV). METHODS:Cell proliferation and cytotoxicity were determined by 3 H-methyl thymidine incorporation ([3 H]-TDR) assay. DNA fragmentation and cell cycle kinetics were analyzed by FACS. In vivo inhibition of tumor s...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Gao L,Zhang J,Liu X,Zhao M,Li L,Liu X,Zhao B

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchomediastinal fistula is an extremely rare complication resulting from diseases such as mediastinitis or mediastinal malignancies. In patients with lung cancer, bronchomediastinal fistula formation has rarely been reported, except during post-chemotherapy or post-radiation therapy complications. An 84-year-old vi...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Song SH,Oh YJ,Chae SM,Lee J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:  The optimal strategy was not established for patients who initially responded to gefitinib although re-administration of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has been proven to be an option. Gefitinib and erlotinib were compared as salvage treatment after gefitinib fail...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Yu S,Wang Y,Li J,Hao X,Wang B,Wang Z,Zhang X,Shi Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:  To evaluate the conditions of palliative chemotherapy in terminally ill patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and to discuss the potential factors that affect the prognosis of these patients. METHODS:  All 205 terminally ill patients with advanced NSCLC, who died in our hospital durin...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Yang D,Qiu M,Zou LQ,Zhang W,Jiang Y,Zhang DY,Yan X

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article features the case study of a 32-year-old female patient who had undergone surgery to remove a cervical spine tumor and who later developed cervical esophagus necrosis secondary to the erosion caused by an osteosynthesis 13 years after her prosthetic cervical surgery. Barium swallow did not show anything a...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Hernández Hernández JR,Navarro Barlés G,López-Tomassetti Fernández EM,Vega Benítez V,Núñez Jorge V

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an extremely aggressive neoplasm of the pleura mainly attributable to asbestos exposure. Conventional medical, physical, and surgical treatments and their combinations are basically ineffective and just a few subjects experience some benefit. No definite guidelines can be provided in ...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Ambrogi V,Mineo TC,Multidisciplinary Tor Vergata University Study Group for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:  The 12th National Lung Cancer Academic Conference was held in Wu Han, China in 2011. METHODS:  The content of the conference involved recent research achievements and progress in the field of lung cancer, including the epidemiology of lung cancer and molecules, new methods and technology for early-screeni...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Liu Y,Chen G,Qiu X,Chen J,Zhou Q

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected patients with non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with mediastinal lymph node involvement may have a survival benefit from surgical resection, particularly if mediastinal nodal down-staging occurs after induction therapy and complete resection is achieved with lobectomy. Accurate re-staging of the mediastinum ...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Khoo KL

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, risk factors, and survival of lung cancer in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). METHODS:IPF with lung cancer from tertiary hospitals consisted of 1685 patients who had been diagnosed between 2003 and 2007. We reviewed their medical record...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Lee KJ,Chung MP,Kim YW,Lee JH,Kim KS,Ryu JS,Lee HL,Park SW,Park CS,Uh ST,Lee YC,Park SJ,Kim KH,Jeon YJ,Choi WI,Park YB,Kim DS,Jeong SH,Lee JH,Park MS

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For refractory or resistant small cell lung cancer (SCLC), there is no standard treatment. We report a case of refractory SCLC achieving complete remission and then developing fatal interstitial pneumonitis after treatment with single-agent nab-paclitaxel. The relevant literature has also been reviewed. In terms of ef...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Wang B,Yang J,Luo D,Qiao H,Xie Z,Zhang X,Wu Y

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus is a rare malignant neoplasm with both epithelial and mesenchymal (sarcomatous) components. We describe a case of a 72-year-old man with a huge esophageal tumor which could often have been considered inoperable. However, the patient underwent a curative resection and had a good prognosi...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Hu M,Zhi XY,Sun KL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old man with previous anaplastic large cell T-cell lymphoma stage 3A was admitted with an isolated positron emission tomography(PET)-positive spot in a subcarinal lymph node. Diagnosis was achieved with endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration demonstrating a well-differentiated squamous cell c...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Eckardt J,Olsen KE,Petersen H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple lung nodules caused by pneumonia are a rare presentation in intercostal hemangioma. We experienced a case with intercostal hemangioma that presented with multiple metastasized lung nodules caused by pneumonia, which had previously been misdiagnosed as sarcoma six months earlier. The patient was treated for pn...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Mei L,Shi H,Che G

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the cause of lung cancer is controversial. In this study, we investigated the association between C. pneumoniae immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibodies and risk of lung cancer among non-smoking women. C. pneumoniae IgG antibody levels were compared between 192 adult Chinese women who met t...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Liu Z,Su M,Yu SC,Yin ZH,Zhou BS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A diagnostic work-up to evaluate possible mediastinal lymph node involvement in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) should be performed once suspected as a result of computed tomography. Cytological/histological verification is always compulsory. In recent years, diagnostic tools for mediastinal evaluatio...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Dango S,Guenter J,Passlick B

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00