Uncommon Primary Malignant Tumors of the Lung
Uncommon Primary Malignant Tumors of the Lung Thomas W. Shields Philip G. Robinson Most of the uncommon primary malignant tumors of the lungs are sarcomas, but they also comprise pleomorphic…
Benign Tumors of the Lung
Benign Tumors of the Lung Philip G. Robinson Thomas W. Shields Benign tumors of the lung are infrequently encountered. Martini and Beattie171 reported that <1% of the lung tumors resected…
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and Other Primary Salivary Gland–Type Tumors of the Lung
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and Other Primary Salivary Gland–Type Tumors of the Lung Richard S. D’Agostino The submucosal serous and mucous glands of the tracheobronchial tree are similar to those of…
Carcinoid Tumors
Carcinoid Tumors Juan C. Escalon Frank C. Detterbeck History Carcinoid tumors constitute a relatively uncommon group of pulmonary neoplasms, being responsible for only 0.4% to 3% of resected lung cancers.11,14,67,85,90…
Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Small-Cell Lung Cancer Thomas E. Stinchcombe Mark A. Socinski Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women in the United States, and it is estimated…
Novel Strategies for Lung Cancer Immunotherapy
Novel Strategies for Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Dominik Rüttinger Rudolf Hatz Karl-Walter Jauch Bernard A. Fox For a long time, lung cancer was not considered an immune-sensitive malignancy. For this reason…
Emerging Technologies and Techniques for the Management of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Emerging Technologies and Techniques for the Management of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Ricardo S. Santos Fawad Khawaja Hiran C. Fernando Lung cancer is a significant public health problem, with approximately 215,000…
Novel Systemic Therapy for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Novel Systemic Therapy for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Anne S. Tsao Merrill S. Kies Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In the United States in the…
Neoadjuvant Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Neoadjuvant Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Sunil Singhal Joseph B. Shrager Larry R. Kaiser Although surgical resection for early, localized non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the only treatment that experience…
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Natasha B. Leighl Frances A. Shepherd Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality in western countries, accounting for more deaths than breast,…
