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Characterization of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients at the “Dr. Leon Cuervo Rubio" Teaching Surgical Clinical Hospital

open access: yesUniversidad Médica Pinareña, 2021
Introduction: pneumothorax is defined as a disease caused by the entry of air into the virtual space that separates the visceral and parietal pleura; this air causes loss of contact between them and a lung collapse.
Eduardo Enrique Cecilia-Paredes   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Malignant solitary fibrous tumors: voluminous invasive tumors of the pleura

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2022
Introduction Thoracic solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are usually pleural-based lesions and diagnosed incidentally. The authors, hereby, report two cases of symptomatic SFT of the pleura with locally aggressive potential. Case 1 A 63-year-old male patient
Belloumi Nidhal   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Desmoplastic small round cell tumors of the pleura: a review of the clinical literature

open access: yesMultidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2017
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor of the pleura is a rare malignancy, with only a few cases reported in the scientific literature. The aim of the present review is to discuss the demographic, pathological, clinical, and therapeutic features of this ...
A. Fois   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New species of Cydistomyia Taylor with notes and collection records for other Tabanidae (Diptera) from New Guinea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Four new species of Cydistomyia Taylor from New Guinea, C. missimiensis, C. madangiensis, C. waigani, and C. moresbyensis, are described and figured.
Goodwin, James T.
core   +1 more source

Liposarcoma of the pleural cavity. An exceptional tumour

open access: yesMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2005
Primitive liposarcomas of the pleura are exceptional tumours.We report a new case of primitive liposarcoma of the pleura revealed by chest pains in a 50 year old man.
A. Minniti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Durable Near-Complete Response to Anti-PD-1 Checkpoint Immunotherapy in a Refractory Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura

open access: yesCase Reports in Oncology, 2017
Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura is a rare and usually benign primary neoplasm arising from mesenchymal cells of the submesothelial tissue. We present here the case of a patient diagnosed with CD34-positive advanced malignant solitary fibrous tumor ...
James T. Boothe   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pathologic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: chronological prospect and advent of recommendations and guidelines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Malignant mesothelioma is rare and difficult to diagnose. Its identification depends upon pathological investigation (cyto-histological assessment and immunohistochemistry) supported by clinical and radiological evidence.
Ascoli, Valeria
core   +2 more sources

A survey of medical thoracoscopy practices in India

open access: yesLung India, 2021
Background: Medical thoracoscopy (MT) is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for a variety of pleural conditions. There is a lack of literature on prevalent practices of MT in India.
Karan Madan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short versus long silver nanowires: a comparison of in vivo pulmonary effects post instillation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BackgroundSilver nanowires (Ag NWs) are increasingly being used to produce touchscreens for smart phones and computers. When applied in a thin film over a plastic substrate, Ag NWs create a transparent, highly-conductive network of fibers enabling the ...
Anderson, Donald S   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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