Lung - Cancer

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European Multicentre Study Evaluating the Prognosis of Peripheral Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients Operated on by Segmentectomy or Lobectomy

December 5, 2024 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article assesses the outcomes of segmentectomy versus lobectomy in treating peripheral, early-stage lung adenocarcinoma. In a multicenter study involving 674 patients, the authors compared overall survival (OS), lung cancer-specific survival (LCSS), and disease-free survival...

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Right Basilar Segmental Autologous Lung Transplantation With Carinal Reconstruction for Central Lung SCC

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This case report describes a 75-year-old patient with a centrally located squamous cell carcinoma extending from the carina to the right intermediate bronchus and the superior segment of the lower...

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An STS General Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis of the Association Between LN Dissection and Chylothorax

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database analysis found that postoperative chylothorax risk increases with the extent of lymph-node dissection during pulmonary resection. Although uncommon, chylothorax was associated...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

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Tumor Mutational Burden as a Predictor of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Brief Report

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

High tumor mutational burden (TMB) predicts not only response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but also immune-related toxicity. In this single-center cohort of...

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Assessment of Fluorodeoxyglucose F18–Labeled Positron Emission Tomography for Diagnosis of High-Risk Lung Nodules

November 8, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This multicenter retrospective study sought to assess the utility of PET in the diagnosis of pulmonary nodules. It emphasized the inclusion of patient cohorts from different geographic regions and who...

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Serum Biomarkers May Prognosticate Recurrence in Node-Negative, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers Less Than 4 Centimeters

October 31, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

In this single institution study, the authors screened biorepository materials obtained from patients undergoing resection for early stage cancer. They wished to identify serum markers related to early recurrence. A...

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Lung Cancer Awareness Month—A Lot of Progress, But More Work Needs to Be Done

October 24, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

A useful reminder of the substantial progress that has been made and the continuing challenges that we face in fighting this terrible disease.

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In Global News: I Love Life – Not Heart Failure, Air Pollution, and Medical Overuse

October 20, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care The “I Love Life” campaign to raise awareness of heart failure in Egypt launched this week. Pollution was determined to contribute to over 9 million deaths worldwide in...

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In Global News: Boy Band-Induced Collapsed Lung, Magnet Esophageal Anastomosis, and AKI After Heart Surgery

October 13, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care A teenager suffered a “boy band-induced pneumothorax” at a One Direction concert, and the case was recently reported in the Journal of Emergency Medicine. At the 48th Union...

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Detection of Lung Cancer and EGFR Mutation by Electronic Nose System

October 2, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Researchers used a nanomaterial sensor array and pattern recognition statistical techniques to evaluate exhaled breath samples from patients with suspicious lesions on imaging. A total of 119 patients were included,...

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Concordance Between Comprehensive Cancer Genome Profiling in Plasma and Tumor Specimens

October 2, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The authors demonstrated substantial concordance between sequencing of 39 genes in a liquid assay and routine diagnostic testing in tissue in 82 patients. Agreement was 98%, and the primary reason...

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In Global News: “What the HF?,” Transfusion Facts, and the Right Age for Oral Intubation

September 29, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care A Brazilian woman ran a road race in Rio de Janiero, powered by the transplanted heart of a German Olympian that she had received only a year earlier....

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