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We investigated the pathological outcome of lung resections undertaken for solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) <30 mm in diameter in a regional thoracic practice serving a population historically engaged in heavy and light industry together with high tobacco use. Analysis of data collected
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized with progressive airflow limitation as a result of abnormal inflammation due to inhalation of various noxious gases and particulate dusts. COPD is an increasing important health problem that is parallel to the increasing habit of tobacco
The solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN), a single intrapulmonary spherical lesion that is fairly well circumscribed, is a common clinical problem. About half of SPNs seen in clinical practice are malignant, usually bronchogenic carcinomas. Some nodules are primary tumors of other kinds or metastatic.
This case describes a woman with a history of tobacco abuse who presented with a dry cough and was found to have an enlarging, 4 cm right upper lobe nodule without lymphadenopathy on CT imaging of the chest. Initial biopsies of the nodule suggested follicular lymphoma, but after obtaining more
Solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) are increasingly detected with the widespread use of chest computed tomography (CT) scans. The primary goal of the evaluation of these nodules is to determine whether they are malignant or benign. Clinical factors such as older age, tobacco smoking and current or
METHODS
A 48-year-old man with a 75-pack-year history of tobacco use was referred to pulmonary clinic for evaluation of an abnormal chest roentgenograph. He had been followed by his primary physician for bronchitis and nonproductive cough over the past year and was recently treated with a course of
Solitary pulmonary nodules 3 cm or greater in diameter should be regarded as probably malignant. Single spherical lesions of smaller size are in about 30% primarily bronchogenic carcinomas, in 10% solitary metastatic deposits and in about 60% benign nodules, commonly infectious granulomas. The
A retrospective study of 177 patients attending Tata Memorial Hospital over a period of 40 years from 1942 through 1981 is presented. These patients who had "primary lesions" in the head and neck region, breast, esophagus, lung, and elsewhere as carcinoma or sarcoma developed "second primary" at
Approximately one out of 500 chest radiographs shows the incidental finding of a solitary pulmonary nodule and almost one half of these pulmonary lesions are caused by a tumor. Unfortunately, only 2% to 5% of all lung tumors are of benign origin, e. g. lipoma, fibroma, hamartoma, and chondroma, and
Endoscopic and surgical interventions may be beneficial for selected patients with emphysema. Rates of treatment failure decrease when the predictors for successful therapy are known. The aim of the study was to evaluate the number of patients with severe emphysema who were not BACKGROUND
Pulmonary hamartoma is the most common type of benign lung tumors. We retrospectively reviewed the clinicopathological features of 61 patients with pulmonary hamartomas undergoing surgical resection in our institution.
METHODS
From 1971 to 2002, 61 patients with 62 pulmonary hamartomas