OBSERVATIONS ON INTRATHORACIC NEOPLASMS*

Abnormalities of the pulmonary artery resembling intrathoracic neoplasms.

Primary intrathoracic malignant mesenchymal tumours: computed tomography features of a rare group of chest neoplasms

OBJECTIVES To describe the computed tomography (CT) features in a case series of primary intrathoracic extracardiac malignant mesenchymal tumours (sarcomas). METHODS A 5-year retrospective research was conducted, and 18 patients were selected. CT exams were reviewed by two chest radiologists, blinded to tumour pathological type, origin and grade. Lesions were described in relation to location...

Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs (C30-C39) in the Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia.

The Institute of Public Health of the Osijek-Baranja County in collaborate with different county institutes provide updated information on the cancer occurrence and trends in the Osijek-Baranja County (OBC). The cancers were defined according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10), codes of malignant neoplasms of respirato...

New Observations on Distribution of Neoplasms of Female Breast in Certain European Countries.

Intrathoracic hibernoma.

loculated fat cells morphologically similar to the hibernating gland tissues found in animals was first recognized 95 years ago. It was subsequently termed “hibernoma.” In 1966, 38 cases had been recorded, 4 of which were intrathoracic. Thirty years later, approximately 100 cases had been reported, of which only 7 were intrathoracic. A recent review of the English literature reveals 13 intratho...