Although bronchogenic carcinoma is one of the commonest malignancies affecting both men and women alike, it is more commonly seen in smokers and has a predilection to affect older people. One subtype of Non small cell lung cancer adenocarcinoma has been described to occur more frequently in non smokers. It is known to affect women more than men and is very commonly seen in Asians and has a reas...

Objective: To investigate clinical effect of two-ports thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy and systemic lymphadenectomy in curing bronchogenic carcinoma well. Background: Single-port and multiple-ports thoracoscopic surgery treating lung cancer were reported more. Each of them has their own advantages and disadvantages, and now two-ports thoracoscopic surgery treating lung cancer is more widely u...

Considered a rare disease 30 years ago, carcinoma of the lung is today recognized as one of the common causes of death in Individuals after the age of 40. It has been estimated that 10 per cent of all cancers occur in the tracheobronchial tree; by some authorities the respiratory tract is considered to be the third most common location for a fatal tumor. Because of its protean nature cancer of ...

We investigated the role of interleukin 8 (IL-8) in mediating angiogenesis in human bronchogenic carcinoma. Increased quantities of IL-8 were detected in tumor tissue as compared with normal lung tissue. Immunohistochemical staining of tumors revealed primary localization of IL-8 to individual tumor cells and demonstrated the capacity of tumor to elaborate IL-8. Functional studies that used tis...

Introduction Lung lesions include a large variety of benign and malignant conditions. Lung carcinoma is the most common carcinoma in the world today, comprising 12.6% of all the cancers and 17.8% of all the [1] cancer deaths. Benign lesions include inflammatory conditions comprising of acute Inflammatory conditions, granulomatous inflammation, specific infections ( Aspergillus, Phycomycetes, Fu...

There are many challenges in performing carinal resection and, in particular, reconstruction. A better understanding of the safe limits of resection has contributed to the reduced mortality from anastomotic complications. Accurate selection of patients, a meticulous adherence to surgical precision, and optimal postoperative patient care have become mandatory to reduce the risk of the most serio...