【CLC】 R734.2 DOI:10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2008.05.020 Deptment of Thoracic Surgery and Tumors, Oncology Center in Bydgoszcz; Deptment of Immunology and Nutrition, Medical University, Warsaw; Deptment of Thoracic Surgery, Olsztyn City Hospital, Olsztyn; Deptment of Human Nutrition, Medical University, Warsaw; Deptment of Surgical Research and Transplantology, Medical Research Center, Polish Acad...

INTRODUCTION An esophagorespiratory fistula (ERF) can cause severe pneumonia or a lung abscess which progresses to life-threatening sepsis. A case of a patient with esophageal cancer and an esophagopulmonary fistula (EPF) who underwent separation surgery with drainage tube-less (DRESS) esophagostomy and was promptly started on definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is reported. PRESENTATION OF CA...

Lung cancer is the major human malignancy, accounting for 30% of all cancer-related deaths worldwide. Poor survival of lung cancer patients, together with late diagnosis and resistance to classic chemotherapy, highlights the need for identification of new biomarkers for early detection. Among different cancer biomarkers, small non-coding RNAs called microRNAs (miRNAs) are considered the most pr...

introduction the first medical intervention for many breast cancer patients is breast conserving surgery (bcs) and/or modified radical mastectomy (mrm). most of these patients undergo radiation therapy, following surgery. the most common side-effect of breast radiotherapy is skin damage. in the present study, the severity of acute skin changes and the underlying causes were investigated in pati...

BACKGROUND Perioperative blood transfusions have been associated with poor clinical outcomes in the context of oncological surgery. Current literature is inconclusive whether blood transfusions are linked to shorter recurrence free and overall survival after lung cancer surgery. We hypothesize that blood transfusions in patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer are associated w...

Background. The efficacy of surgery for patients with non-small cell lung cancer is limited, although recent studies suggest that preoperative chemotherapy may improve survival. We conducted a randomized trial to examine the possible benefit of preoperative chemotherapy and surgery for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Methods. We studied 60 patients (59 men and 1 woman...

3.2.1.1. Among lung cancer patients undergoing surgery, we recommend perioperative cessation Background: Continued tobacco use in the setting of lung cancer management is frequently confounding and always of critical importance. We summarized the published literature concerning the management of tobacco dependence in patients with lung cancer and offer recommendations for integrating dependence...

cancer of the stomach carries poor prognosis. surgery is the best treatment for gastric cancer. prediction of survival depends on the stage at the time of presentation. fluoroscopy, sonography, and computerized tomography are used for advanced gastric cancers staging, but they are not accurate enough to grade advanced gastric cancers. laparoscopic findings of lesions under direct vision, are ma...

Small-cell lung cancer is the most aggressive lung cancer, with a dismal prognosis. The authors present a case report of a patient with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer who underwent a thoracotomy for diagnostic purposes, with the diagnosis being made after surgical excision. Combination chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment for both limited and extensive disease. Radiotherapy h...