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View article: Immunotherapy in lung cancer brain metastases
Immunotherapy in lung cancer brain metastases Open
View article: Oncological Outcomes Of Radical Surgery With And Without Induction And Adjuvant Chemotherapy In Mesothelioma Patients – 8-Year Experience In A Single Center
Oncological Outcomes Of Radical Surgery With And Without Induction And Adjuvant Chemotherapy In Mesothelioma Patients – 8-Year Experience In A Single Center Open
Introduction: Mesothelioma is a devastating, insidious disease with a long latency period. Its peak incidence occurs in the 5th and 6th decades of life, up to 40 years after asbestos exposure which is strongly related to the disease. The o…
View article: Hot Topic In Thoracic Surgery: Can Sublobar Anatomical Resections Be Non-Inferior To Lobectomies For Small, Peripheral Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)? 9 Year Experience In A Single Center
Hot Topic In Thoracic Surgery: Can Sublobar Anatomical Resections Be Non-Inferior To Lobectomies For Small, Peripheral Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)? 9 Year Experience In A Single Center Open
Background: Technological advances and widely spread screening programs enabled the discovery of ever smaller lesions. As such, in the last years, the tendency has shifted towards lung-sparing procedures. The role of limited surgical excis…
View article: Incidental giant thymoma—a reminder of the importance of a global look of the imaging scans
Incidental giant thymoma—a reminder of the importance of a global look of the imaging scans Open
A 49-year-old female patient, without previous medical history, underwent a thoracic CT due to SARS-CoV2 infection. This exam revealed a heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum with 11 × 8.8 cm in close contact with main thoracic ve…
View article: Results Of Minimally Invasive Vats Thymectomy In Miastenia Gravis Patients Compared With More Invasive Approaches – 10-Year Experience In A Single Center
Results Of Minimally Invasive Vats Thymectomy In Miastenia Gravis Patients Compared With More Invasive Approaches – 10-Year Experience In A Single Center Open
Introduction: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune, neurologic disease that causes a wide range of symptoms. While the transsternal, transcervical and thoracotomy approaches are accepted as effective, there is still debate regarding the…
View article: LYMPH NODE UPSTAGING AFTER SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH NEGATIVE MEDIASTINAL STAGING BY EBUS
LYMPH NODE UPSTAGING AFTER SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH NEGATIVE MEDIASTINAL STAGING BY EBUS Open
Introduction: Mediastinal staging is a hot topic in thoracic oncology. According to the guidelines, and besides other criteria, in the presence of a primary lung cancer with increased mediastinal lymph node uptake on PET-CT, a negative res…
View article: LUNG RESECTION FOR NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER - A NEW RISK SCORE TO PREDICT MAJOR PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
LUNG RESECTION FOR NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER - A NEW RISK SCORE TO PREDICT MAJOR PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS Open
Objectives: Identify risk factors for major perioperative complications (MPC) after anatomical lung resection for NonSmall-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and establish a scoring system. Methods: Single center retrospective study of all consecuti…
View article: POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY VERSUS OPEN SURGERY
POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY VERSUS OPEN SURGERY Open
Objectives: Compare the incidence of Postoperative atrial fibrillation (PAF) after anatomical lung resection for Non- Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) following open surgery versus VATS. Methods: Single center retrospective study of all cons…
View article: SURGICAL TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS 55 YEARS AFTER EXTRAPERIOSTEAL LUCITE BALL PLOMBAGE FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS 55 YEARS AFTER EXTRAPERIOSTEAL LUCITE BALL PLOMBAGE FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Open
In the 1930-50s, before antimicrobial drugs, collapse therapy was the mainstream of treatment for cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis. We present an 78-year-old man with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis treated with plombage in 1962, who pr…
View article: Malignant pleural mesothelioma in young patient with recurrent pleural effusion
Malignant pleural mesothelioma in young patient with recurrent pleural effusion Open
Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare, aggressive, and hard-to-treat tumor whose worldwide incidence has been rising since mid-20th century. It that has been etiologically associated to asbestos exposure. Prognosis is …
View article: Initial experience with a combined sequential left-sided and subxiphoid video-assisted thoracic surgery approach for resection of large anterior mediastinal tumors
Initial experience with a combined sequential left-sided and subxiphoid video-assisted thoracic surgery approach for resection of large anterior mediastinal tumors Open
Background: There is no standard surgical approach to deal with anterior mediastinal disorders specially tumors with a diameter larger than 4 cm. Radical resection and speciment retrieval in minimally invasive surgery can be challenging.Me…
View article: A rare cause of miliary pattern and respiratory failure – Benign metastasizing leiomyoma
A rare cause of miliary pattern and respiratory failure – Benign metastasizing leiomyoma Open
Open Access funded by Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia Under a Creative Commons license.
© 2016 Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (htt…