conclusion lesion depth from the pleural surface and the presence of emphysema were strongly correlated with the increasing incidence of pneumothorax after ct-guided pcnb. our results may be applicable for the risk management of pcnbs to reduce pneumothorax as a complication. background previous studies identifying risk factors for pneumothorax in percutaneous core needle lung biopsies reported...

background : lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer- related deaths and most of themâ  are normally diagnosed in late stages, so there is an urgent need to establish reliable tools for the identification at early stages of the disease. in this study, we use an eleven gene signature test to examine lung biopsy specimens for diagnostic, prognostic & therapeutic purposes. methods : bronc...

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...

objective mustard gas (mg) is a poisoning chemical, mutagenic and carcinogenic alkylating agent. it is used during world war i and also iran-iraq conflict. the p53 tumor suppressor gene is involved in the pathogenesis of malignant disease. the aim of this study is to determine possible mutation in p53 gene of lung sample from mustard gas exposed patients. material and methods twelve lung biopsy...

adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung is a relatively rare, slow growing lung neoplasm. metastases outside the lung are uncommon. herein, we have reported the case of a patient who presented with a large mass in the right lower lobe of her lung. bronchial biopsy revealed features suggestive of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung with a predominant cribriform architecture. ct abdomen showed feat...

The technique of transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) has expanded the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy . In this article we are presenting 54 patients with diffuse pulmonary parenchymal involvement who underwent this procedure during six years between June 1980 and December 1989. The diagnostic yield of this technique in diffuse pulmonary parenchymal disease is great and was 66 percent exclu...

the technique of transbronchial lung biopsy (tblb) has expanded the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy . in this article we are presenting 54 patients with diffuse pulmonary parenchymal involvement who underwent this procedure during six years between june 1980 and december 1989. the diagnostic yield of this technique in diffuse pulmonary parenchymal disease is great and was 66 percent excluding ...

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 ...