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We conducted a phase II study of OK-432 intrapleural administration followed by systemic chemotherapy using cisplatin with gemcitabine to determine their combined effects on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with pleuritis carcinomatosa. Between December 1999 and October 2001, 15 patients were
Fourteen cases of adenocarcinoma with pleuritis carcinomatosa (lung cancer 10 cases, ovarian cancer 2 cases, colon cancer 2 cases) were treated with intra-pleural instillation of 7-N-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-mitomycin C (KW-2083), a derivative of mitomycin C. KW-2083 was administered at a dose of 40 mg
We here report a case presenting with the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) after having been treated for pleurodesis with OK-432, which is a lyophilized preparation of an attenuated strain of Streptococcus pyogenes. The patient, who had undergone a subtotal
The respiratory system is frequently involved in primary SS but this involvement is rarely clinically significant. Its manifestations are secondary to desiccation of the tracheobronchial tree and lymphocytic infiltration of the lung parenchyma. The desiccation of the tracheobronchial tree gives rise
This is a report on 912 patients treated during 1973 to 1979 for pulmonary tuberculosis and/or extrapulmonary organ involvement. These patients had been treated with a fixed tablet combination of isoniacide, prothionamide and diaphenyl sulfone in association with rifampicin and partly other
Between January 1986 and August 1991, 19 patients with alimentary tract cancers complicated by peritoneal dissemination received whole abdominal irradiation combined with intraperitoneal chemotherapy postoperatively. Using a moving-strip technique of irradiation, 12.0 Gy was delivered in three
Forty five patients at the age of 15 to 84 years with signs of infection requiring active antibacterial therapy were treated with cefotetan. In the majority of the patients pulmonary affections such as double pneumonia, pleurisy or bronchopneumonia were stated. In some patients bronchopulmonary
Traumatic gastrothorax, or stomach herniation into the chest post-trauma, is a rare but dangerous condition that can lead to respiratory distress and obstructive shock. Its diagnosis is challenging and requires a high index of suspicion. Immediate stomach decompression is an important, often
A 24-year-old Vietnamese woman presented with a 3-month history of non-itchy erythematous plaques on the face, trunk and limbs. Borderline lepromatous leprosy was confirmed by clinical findings, acid-fast bacilli on skin biopsy specimen and skin smear and a history of exposure. Around the twentieth
BACKGROUND
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become an accepted alternative for treating intrathoracic malignancies; however, the incidence and characteristics of peri- and postprocedural complications are not well described. The purpose of the study was to assess the safety and technical
A 53-year-old woman suffering from nausea and vomiting was admitted to our hospital. There was a large ulcer from her left anterior chest to her right side chest. After pathological examination from the ulcer, she was diagnosed as breast cancer, scirrhous carcinoma. The estrogen and progesterone
cis-Bis-neodecanoato-trans-R,R-1,2-diaminocyclohexane platinum(II) (NDDP) is a lipophilic non-cross-resistant platinum compound formulated in large multilamellar liposomes (1-3 micrometer). The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of liposomal-entrapped NDDP (L-NDDP) administered i.v. in humans is 300
The connective tissue disorders are a protean group of acquired diseases which have in common widespread immunologic and inflammatory alterations of connective tissue. The acquired connective tissue diseases generally include the following clinical entities: rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus
OBJECTIVE
To present 3 cases of cardiac tamponade and addisonian crisis as the presenting features of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) type II.
METHODS
We present the clinical features, physical examination findings, radiographic findings, and laboratory investigations in 3 patients and