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Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma mimicking a malignant pleural mesothelioma: Clues for diagnosis

Thoracic Cancer, 2019
Pleural metastasis of thyroid carcinoma is very rarely encountered in the evaluation of pleural effusion and diagnosis may be challenging. However, an anaplastic transformation of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), although a rare condition, should be ...
Thibaut Capron, Sophie Giusiano, Valerian Bourinet, Sophie Laroumagne, Hervé Dutau, Philippe Astoul   +5 more
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External validation of the LENT and PROMISE prognostic scores for malignant pleural effusion

ERJ Open Research
Background Accurate survival estimation in malignant pleural effusion is essential to guide clinical management strategies and inform patient discussion.
Craig A. Mounsey, Nikolaos I. Kanellakis, Dinesh N. Addala, Jamie A. Mawhinney, Nick Freemantle, Najib M. Rahman   +5 more
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Prognostic significance of tumor microenvironment assessed by machine learning algorithm in surgically resected non‐small cell lung cancer

Cancer Reports, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Background A methodology to assess the immune microenvironment (IME) of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been established, and the prognostic impact of IME factors is not yet clear. Aims This study aimed to assess the IME factors and evaluate their prognostic values. Methods and Results We assessed CD8+ tumor‐infiltrating lymphocyte (
Yukihiro Terada, Mitsuhiro Isaka, Akira Ono, Takuya Kawata, Masakuni Serizawa, Keita Mori, Koji Muramatsu, Kiyoshi Tone, Hirotsugu Kenmotsu, Keiichi Ohshima, Kenichi Urakami, Takeshi Nagashima, Masatoshi Kusuhara, Yasuto Akiyama, Takashi Sugino, Toshiaki Takahashi, Yasuhisa Ohde   +16 more
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The experience of using thoracoscopic surgery for treatment of patients with acute nonspecific parapneumonic pleural empyema

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017
Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of thoracoscopic operations and to study the clinical and epidemiological characteristic of patients with pleural empyema (PE). Materials and Methods.
V. I. Pertsov, Ya. V. Telushko, S. I. Savchenko   +2 more
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Mortality from Pleural and Lung Cancer in Railway Maintenance Workers [PDF]

Background: Occupational exposure to asbestos remains a significant public health concern due to its association with pleural cancer and other cancers.
Caraballo Arias, Yohama Auxilladoras, Zunarelli, Carlotta, Violante, Francesco Saverio, The Pleural Cancer Study Group, Novelli, Marco, Graziosi, Francesca, Caffaro, Paola, Roccuzzo, Francesco, Rota, Samantha, Scarso, Leonardo, Negri, Eva Lorenza   +10 more
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Tumor markers in pleural effusion caused by bronchogenic carcinoma and tuberculosis [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2002
Concentrations of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbon hydrate antigen (CA) 50 were measured in pleural effusion and sera of 57 patients with bronchogenic carcinoma and in 73 patients in whom the effusion was the sequelae of tuberculosis pleurisy ...
Plavec Goran, Ninković Momčilo, Kozlovački Gordana, Lazarov Angel, Tatić Vujadin   +4 more
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Prognostic value of midkine, syndecan-1, hyaluronan synthase-2, sestrin-1, laminin subunit alpha-4 and fibulin-3 for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Archives of Medical Science, 2021
Introduction The prognosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is poor, with a limited survival time. In this study, we aimed to examine expression levels of genes selected from relevant literature and to utilize in silico methods to determine genes ...
Hakan Akgun, Selma Metintas, Guntulu Ak, Secil Demirkol Canlı, Murat Isbilen, Ali O. Gure, Muzaffer Metintas   +6 more
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Ancient chest wall schwannoma: A case report with review of literature

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2015
Schwannoma is one of the most common benign tumors of the nerve sheath. In thoracic region, mediastinum is the prime site for the occurrence of schwannoma.
Shriniketan S Kale, Vikas S Gosavi, Rakhi V Jagadale   +2 more
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Full medical treatment of COVID-19 associated large pneumothorax - A case report

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2021
A 52-year-old man was re-admitted two weeks after recovering from severe COVD-19 following a 3-days history of cough and worsening shortness of breath. The chest radiograph showed a large right-sided pneumothorax. The first attempt at drainage, performed
Alberto Fantin, Nadia Castaldo, Paolo Vailati, Giuseppe Morana, Vincenzo Patruno   +4 more
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Health‐related quality of life following total minimally invasive, hybrid minimally invasive or open oesophagectomy: a population‐based cohort study

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro, J. H. Kauppila, S. Markar, A. Johar, P. Lagergren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source