Thoracic Literature Watch - Second Quarter 2007

Catheter-tract metastases associated with chronic indwelling pleural catheters.
Janes SM, Rahman NM, Davies RJ, Lee YC.
Chest 2007;131:1232-34.

Diaphragm muscle fiber dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: toward a pathophysiological concept.
Ottenheijm CA, Heunks LM, Dekhuijzen PN.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;175:1233-40.

Preoperative mapping of lymphatic drainage from the tumor using ferumoxide-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in clinical submucosal thoracic squamous cell esophageal cancer.
Motoyama S, Ishiyama K, Maruyama K, Okuyama M, Sato Y, Hayashi K, Nanjo H, Saito H, Minamiya Y, Ogawa J.
Surgery 2007;141:736-47.

The effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on lymph node micrometastases in squamous cell carcinomas of the thoracic esophagus.
Matsuyama J, Doki Y, Yasuda T, Miyata H, Fujiwara Y, Takiguchi S, Yamasaki M, Makari Y, Matsuura N, Mano M, Monden M.
Surgery 2007;141:570-80.

An evaluation of prognostic factors and tumor staging of resected carcinoma of the esophagus.
Wijnhoven BP, Tran KT, Esterman A, Watson DI, Tilanus HW.
Ann Surg 2007;245:717-25.

Chemoradiation followed by surgery compared with chemoradiation alone in squamous cancer of the esophagus: FFCD 9102.
Bedenne L, Michel P, Bouché O, Milan C, Mariette C, Conroy T, Pezet D, Roullet B, Seitz JF, Herr JP, Paillot B, Arveux P, Bonnetain F, Binquet C.
J Clin Oncol 2007;25:1160-68.

The role and clinical value of EUS in a multimodality esophageal carcinoma staging program with CT and positron emission tomography.
Pfau PR, Perlman SB, Stanko P, Frick TJ, Gopal DV, Said A, Zhang Z, Weigel T.
Gastrointest Endosc 2007;65:377-84.

Long-term survival following endoscopic and surgical treatment of high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus.
Prasad GA, Wang KK, Buttar NS, Wongkeesong LM, Krishnadath KK, Nichols FC III, Lutzke LS, Borkenhagen LS.
Gastroenterology 2007;132:1226-33.

Normalization of intestinal metaplasia in the esophagus and esophagogastric junction: incidence and clinical data.
Horwhat JD, Baroni D, Maydonovitch C, Osgard E, Ormseth E, Rueda-Pedraza E, Lee HJ, Hirota WK, Wong RK.
Am J Gastroenterol 2007;102:497-506.

Abdominal obesity and body mass index as risk factors for Barrett's esophagus.
Corley DA, Kubo A, Levin TR, Block G, Habel L, Zhao W, Leighton P, Quesenberry C, Rumore GJ, Buffler PA
Gastroenterology 2007;133:34-41.

High-resolution manometry of the EGJ: an analysis of crural diaphragm function in GERD.
Pandolfino JE, Kim H, Ghosh SK, Clarke JO, Zhang Q, Kahrilas PJ.
Am J Gastroenterol 2007;102:1056-63.

No articles selected this quarter.

Significance of extranodal extension of regional lymph nodes in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer.
Lee YC, Wu CT, Kuo SW, Tseng YT, Chang YL.
Chest 2007;131:993-99.

Can mediastinal nodal mobility explain the low yield rates for transbronchial needle aspiration without real-time imaging?
Piet AH, Lagerwaard FJ, Kunst PW, van Sörnsen de Koste JR, Slotman BJ, Senan S.
Chest 2007;131:1783-87.

Mediastinal nodal staging of nonsmall cell lung cancer using integrated 18F-FDG PET/CT in a tuberculosis-endemic country: diagnostic efficacy in 674 patients.
Kim YK, Lee KS, Kim BT, Choi JY, Kim H, Kwon OJ, Shim YM, Yi CA, Kim HY, Chung MJ.
Cancer 2007;109:1068-77.

Differences in epidemiology, histology, and survival between cigarette smokers and never-smokers who develop non-small cell lung cancer.
Bryant A, Cerfolio RJ.
Chest 2007;132:185-92.

Natural history of stage I non-small cell lung cancer: implications for early detection.
Raz DJ, Zell JA, Ou SH, Gandara DR, Anton-Culver H, Jablons DM.
Chest 2007;132:193-99.

Long-term survival following pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: clinical implications for follow-up care.
Kim DJ, Lee JG, Lee CY, Park IK, Chung KY.
Chest 2007;132:178-84.

Hospital volume and late survival after cancer surgery.
Birkmeyer JD, Sun Y, Wong SL, Stukel TA.
Ann Surg 2007;245:777-83.

Computed tomography screening and lung cancer outcomes.
Bach PB, Jett JR, Pastorino U, Tockman MS, Swensen SJ, Begg CB.
JAMA 2007;297:953-61.

Special considerations for patients with cystic fibrosis undergoing lung transplantation.
Hadjiliadis D
Chest 2007;131:1224-31.

Course of FEV(1) after onset of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in lung transplant recipients.
Lama VN, Murray S, Lonigro RJ, Toews GB, Chang A, Lau C, Flint A, Chan KM, Martinez FJ.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;175:1192-98.

Prospective evaluation of unsuspected pulmonary embolism on contrast enhanced multidetector CT (MDCT) scanning.
Ritchie G, McGurk S, McCreath C, Graham C, Murchison JT.
Thorax 2007;62:536-40.

Biological lung volume reduction: a new bronchoscopic therapy for advanced emphysema.
Reilly J, Washko G, Pinto-Plata V, Velez E, Kenney L, Berger R, Celli B.
Chest 2007;131:1108-13.

Updated evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of lung volume reduction surgery.
Ramsey SD, Shroyer AL, Sullivan SD, Wood DE.
Chest 2007;131:823-32.

Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration decreases the rate of surgical sampling of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy.
Patel NM, Pohlman A, Husain A, Noth I, Hall JB, Kress JP.
Chest 2007;131:773-78.

Pleural tuberculosis in the United States: incidence and drug resistance.
Baumann MH, Nolan R, Petrini M, Lee YC, Light RW, Schneider E.
Chest 2007;131:1125-32.

Soluble mesothelin in effusions: a useful tool for the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma.
Creaney J, Yeoman D, Naumoff LK, Hof M, Segal A, Musk AW, De Klerk N, Horick N, Skates SJ, Robinson BW.
Thorax 2007;62:569-76.

A pilot study of narrow-band imaging compared to white light bronchoscopy for evaluation of normal airways and premalignant and malignant airways disease.
Vincent BD, Fraig M, Silvestri GA
Chest 2007;131:1794-99.

Autofluorescence bronchoscopy for lung cancer surveillance based on risk assessment.
Loewen G, Natarajan N, Tan D, Nava E, Klippenstein D, Mahoney M, Cummings M, Reid M.
Thorax 2007;62:335-40.