Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound relative to surgical staging in potentially resectable lung cancer: results from the ASTER randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Copyright @ Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2012. This work was produced by Sharples et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary of State for Health.Objective: To assess the clinical effectiveness and cost ...
E Wheaton +37 more
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A case of emergent operation for a life-threatening infectious mediastinal cyst [PDF]
PURPOSE: Congenital mediastinal cysts are an uncommon but important diagnostic group. Most of thesecysts are benign and asymptomatic in adults. However, some of them are clinically problematic due tothe compression of neighboring organs, infection, or ...
Taniguchi, Daisuke +10 more
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A 46-year-old asymptomatic male was detected to have a posterior mediastinal mass on a routine check-up. He underwent thoracotomy to remove the mass, which was found to be a hibernoma. The mediastinum is an extremely rare site for an even rarer tumor like the hibernoma.
Z F, Udwadia, N, Kumar, A S, Bhaduri
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Relocation of an infected tracheostoma: anterior mediastinal tracheostomy as Mission:Impossible. [PDF]
Infected tracheostomas are frequently associated with high morbidity and mortality rates-especially in patients after neck-oncological surgery with subsequent radiochemotherapy.
Mann, Wolf Jürgen +3 more
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the COP chemotherapeutic protocol on hematological parameters, CD4+/CD8+ ratio, and the mortality of 18 client-owned FeLV-infected cats with mediastinal lymphoma.
Tassanee Jaroensong +2 more
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Treatment of mediastinal fibrosis with mycophenolate mofetil [PDF]
We present the case of a 67-year-old male patient with mediastinal and retroperitoneal fibrosis. In Europe, this is a rare disease. Treatment was established to prevent complications due to strictures or compressions.
Witschi, Michael +2 more
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Teratomas Mediastinal Recurrent with Massive Pericardial Effusion
Background: Mediastinal teratoma is a medical rare disease that refers to the presence of a regrowing teratoma tumor in the mediastinum. At the pulmonary hospital dr.
Lilik Lestari +1 more
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A rapidly developing lung mass diagnosed as desmoplastic small round cell tumor
We present a case of a young male who presented with complaints of fever along with cough and sputum. He was diagnosed with having right pleural effusion. He was already taking anti-tubercular therapy for one month before presentation.
Nishant Raizada +7 more
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An unusual unifocal presentation of Castleman’s disease in a young woman with a detailed description of sonographic findings to reduce diagnostic uncertainty: a case report [PDF]
Background: Castleman’s disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. It typically presents as mediastinal masses and causes a wide range of clinical symptoms.
Zerrin Maden +3 more
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Primary CD20‐positive mediastinal diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma
Primary mediastinal B‐cell lymphoma (PMBCL) is a rare tumour with different characteristics from other type of lymphomas. Clinical manifestations may vary and cause delay in diagnosis and management.
Wulyo Rajabto, Dimas Priantono
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