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Thoracic

March 12, 2015
Samples from tissue microarrays of 552 NSCLC patients were analyzed to measure the levels of 3 different tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs): CD3, CD8, and CD20. An elevated level of CD3 or CD8 was associated with longer survival.
March 10, 2015
A review of the National Cancer Data Base was undertaken to determine the impact of postoperative radiation therapy on survival for patients with pathologic stage IIIA NSCLC in the setting of adjuvant chemotherapy.
March 9, 2015
This video demonstrates how to create a subxiphoid port for use in wedge resection, lobectomy, or segmentectomy for lung cancer.
March 3, 2015
The impact of the new Lung Allocation Score (implemented in 2005) on outcomes of single and double lung transplants for IPF and COPD was explored.  After controlling for confounders with propensity score techniques, DLT was associated with better graft survival for IPF but there was no difference in graft survival between DLT and SLT for COPD patient
March 2, 2015
This study evaluated outcomes of synchronous or delayed kidney Tx in patients with lung or heart-lung transplant.  Delayed living-donor kidney Tx was associated with favorable outcomes.  Synchronous cadaver kidney transplant at the time of heart-lung or lung transplant was clinically challenging.
March 1, 2015
The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/XDR-TB) in some countries is alarming.  When few therapeutic options remain, old procedures need to be re-evaluated based on evidence, specially, surgery.
February 24, 2015
This video shows a VATS resection of a mediastinal mass through a single vertical incision.
February 21, 2015
A survey involving the general public identified opinions regarding lung cancer.  Most felt it was related to smoking and lifestyle, was a serious cancer, and involved major treatments.  The participants underestimated cure rates for early stage disease (52% survival) and overestimated overall survival (32% survival). 
February 21, 2015
Indications for postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) for resected lung cancer are unclear.  This study evaluated outcomes from the National Cancer Data Base 2004-2006, including 2115 patients resected with pathologic N2 NSCLC, of whom  918 (43%) received PORT.  PORT was associated with better median survival (42 vs 38 mos, p=0.048) and was associat
February 21, 2015
SEER outcomes from 1973-2010 were evaluated, including a total of over 947,000 pts, of whom only 441 had atypical carcinoid tumors of the lung.  69% were women and 87% were white.  20% had stage IV disease at diagnosis.  78% of the patients underwent resection.  3-year survival was 85% for N0, 69% for N1-2, and 26% for stage IV.

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