Non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) refers to any type of epithelial lung cancer other than small-cell lung cancer.1 The disease arises from epithelial cells of the lung, from the central bronchi to terminal alveoli. The histological type correlates with site of origin, reflecting the variation in respiratory tract epithelium by location. The most common types of NSCLC are adenocarcinoma, squamo...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the peripheral lung is a rare entity. We recently encountered a patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma. A 75-year-old woman showed a nodular lesion with 10 mm in diameter in the right upper lung field on chest radiography. The diagnosis was unclear, but lung cancer could not be ruled out. Thoracoscopic biopsy was performed, and intraoperative pathological diagnosis re...

CONTEXT Pancreatic metastases are relatively common in advanced lung cancers (both small cell lung carcinoma and non-small cell lung carcinoma), but metastasis-induced acute pancreatitis is very unusual. CASE REPORT A 51-year-old woman with small cell carcinoma of the lung developed acute pancreatitis as the initial manifestation. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed multiple pancreatic metasta...

Here we describe increased expression of IL6R in the tumoural region of lung tissue from patients affected by lung adenocarcinoma as compared to squamous cell lung carcinoma. Moreover, here we found increased IL6R in the tumour free part of the lung. By using a murine model of lung adenocarcinoma, we discovered that few lung tumour cells expressed IL-6R and CD4+CD25+Foxp-3+ T regulatory cells d...

INTRODUCTION C ASES OF CARCINOMA ARISING IN A SOLitary congenital lung cyst are exceedingly rare if malignancies arising in lungs with chronic cystic lung disease are not considered. Womack and Graham1 first suggested the possibility of this latter coexistence in 1941 when they reported finding metaplastic masses of poorly differentiated epithelial cells lining some cysts in one-third of their ...

To assess the effect of Palliative care on quality life patients suffering from advance bronchogenic carcinoma. The present cross-sectional study was conducted in department respiratory medicine, M.M. Institute Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana. Total 48 presented with Stage IV lung carcinoma to medicine were considered for study. After checking inclusion exclusion criteria, patient enroll...

CONTEXT Distinction between primary lung carcinomas and metastases from other sites, especially the urinary tract, is a common diagnostic dilemma. As urothelial carcinomas can demonstrate a broad range of morphology and frequently demonstrate squamous differentiation, discerning metastatic urothelial carcinoma to the lung from primary pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma can be challenging. OBJE...

Primary retroperitoneal carcinoma is a rare but highly aggressive tumour often resulting in infiltration of abdominal organs and diaphragm. We describe a case of retroperitoneal carcinoma infiltrating the diaphragm, the lower lobe of the left lung and ribs IX and X, but sparing the abdominal organs. After thoracoabdominal access, our patient underwent resection of the retroperitoneal carcinoma,...

Serum-based diagnosis offers the prospect of early lung carcinoma detection and of differentiation between benign and malignant nodules identified by CT. One major challenge toward a future blood-based diagnostic consists in showing that seroreactivity patterns allow for discriminating lung cancer patients not only from normal controls but also from patients with non-tumor lung pathologies. We ...