introduction: lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths in the world. the incidence of lung cancer is increasing in india and there is a need to understand the natural history of this disease. aim of the study: to study the clinico- pathological- radiological profile of patients diagnosed with lung cancer from january 2013 to may 2015 at a tertiary care teaching hospital...

a 69-year-old woman was admitted to hospital 4 times from november 2007 to june 2009. the patient had silicosis complicated by broncholithiasis, esophagobronchial fistula, and relapsed tuberculosis. she had worked as a stone crusher for 3 years and was exposed to a large amount of quartz dust. barium esophagography, gastroesophageal endoscopy, and biopsy suggested esophageal-related chronic inf...

aims: the backbone of treatment in advanced non-small cell lung cancer is platinum-based doublet chemotherapy. we intended to compare the effectiveness of two commonly used regimens in real world practice. methods: this single institute, parallel comparative post marketing study included 100 patients with chemo-naïve advanced (stage iiib, iv) non-small cell lung cancer and eastern cooperative o...

background: sulfur mustard is one of the chemical warfare gases that has been known as a vesicant or blistering agents. it is a chemical alkylating compound agent that can be frequently absorbed through skin, respiratory system, genital tract, and ocular system. this study was done to pathologically analyze the microscopic pancreatic lesions in cadavers. methods: this case series study was perf...

objective(s):therapies with high levels of oxygen are commonly used in the management of critical care. however, prolonged exposure to hyperoxia can cause acute lung injury. although oxidative stress and inflammation are purported to play an important role in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury, the exact mechanisms are still less known in the hyperoxic acute lung injury (hali).   materials a...

background: this cross sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship between metal dust exposure and respiratory health in male steel workers in terengganu, malaysia. methods: subjects were interviewed using a structured questionnaire from british medical research council (bmrc) questionnaire regarding respiratory symptoms and were examined their lung function using spirometer. ...

results a total of 43 (12 males and 31 females, with mean age of 41.90 ± 8.64 years) patients underwent minithoracotomy for open lung biopsy. minithoracotomy mortality rate was 0% compared to the 0 - 5.2% reported for thoracoscopy. the mean hospital stay for minithoracotomy was 2.3 ± 0.97 days compared to 4.9 ± 1.53 days reported for thoracoscopy (p < 0.05). the complication rate was 0.05% and ...

background : the hydatidosis is endemic in our region. some of the recent studies revealed that hydatid cyst prevalence is decreasing gradually in turkey. the aim of this study was to investigate the actual preva­lence of hydatidosis in an endemic region of turkey, and to share our experiences in the medical and surgi­cal management of hydatidosis. methods : data were collected retrospectively ...

although acrometastases are rare but clinically they are considered important. their etiology is quite different from the metastases to other sites; bronchogenic carcinoma is by far the most frequent case. the prognosis is always similar to metastatic bronchial cancer with an average survival of three months. treatment may involve distal digital amputation or antalgic radiotherapy. the main dif...

background in spite of recent advents, and novel improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (tb), definitive diagnosis of pulmonary tb in children is problematic. therefore, measurement of the serum level of adenosine deaminase (ada) was later introduced as a helpful marker for the diagnosis of tb. objectives the purpose of this study was to determine the usefulness o...