Esophageal cancer
Figure 24.1 Risk-adjusted survival for adenocarcinoma according to the 7th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/UICC staging system. Figure 24.2 Risk-adjusted survival for squamous cell carcinoma according…
Robotics in thoracic surgery
Figure 16.1 The da Vinci Surgical System set-up. The instruments are cable driven with 7 degrees of freedom and 360 degrees of rotation of the tip of the instruments (Figure…
Thoracic sympathectomy in the treatment of hyperhidrosis
At least one episode per weekImpairment of daily activitiesOnset at age ≤25Positive family historyCessation of sweating during sleep The initial assessment of the patient should entail a detailed history and…
Evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodule
>20–40 mm>40 mm0–30 mm>30 mm31185431174.1%66.6%100%72.1%81.8%0.4220.378Makris D et al., 2007 [31]ENB0–10 mm>10–20 mm>20–30 mm>30 mm41671375%43.7%71.4%76.9%Not reportedLamprecht B et al., 2012 [32]Combined FDG-PET, ENB, and ROSE0–20 mm>20 mm456775.6%89.6%0.066Pearlstein DP et al., 2012[33]ENB…
Benign esophageal disease
Abnormal (>45 mmHg)>8 mmHg0010 contractionsDistal esophageal spasmNormal (≤45 mmHg)Abnormal (>45 mmHg)Normal(≤8 mmHg)Abnormal(>8 mmHg)1–8≤2 waves≥2 contractions≤9 contractionsHypercontractile motilityHypertensive LESNutcracker esophagus>45 mmHg≤8 mmHg7–10 wavesb≤2 waves≤1 contractionHypocontractile motilityHypotensive LESIneffective esophageal motility<10 mmHg≤8 mmHg0–7…
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Metastases to lung Epidemiology PSP has an incidence of 7.4 to 18 cases (age-adjusted incidence) per 100,000 population each year in males and 1.2 to 6 cases per 100,000 population…
Pulmonary metastasectomy
Figure 17.1 Chest CT scan showing single pulmonary metastasis located in the left superior lobe originating from colorectal carcinoma excised by thoracoscopic wedge. Pulmonary reserve Complete pulmonary function and a…
Medical treatment of lung cancer (neo and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy)
61 (at 24 mo)723—0.047UFT meta-analysis[14]2003I-IIIUFT/observation806.44 (years)4.60.770.011NCIC-JBR10 Trial[6,7]482IB-IICis-VNB/observation6560150.690.011CALGB 9633 Trial[12]344IBPCL-carboplatin/observation854830.800.32ANITA Trial[9]840IB-IIIACis-VNB/observation56 ##>708.60.790.013 * Estimated 5-year survival rates were 39% for the RT only group and 33% for the CT-RT group. **…
Pathological considerations in lung malignancy
TTF-1, CD56 -ve, CK7+/-Adenocarcinoma & large cell carcinomaTTF-1 (~70%), CK7+CK5/6, p40, CD56 -veSmall cell carcinoma & large cell neuroendocrine carcinomaCD56, synaptophysin, CK7 +veTTF-1 + (70-80%) (CK = cytokeratin, TTF-1 =…
Lung cancer staging
Figure 12.1 Mountain and Dresler lymph node map[4] (used with permission). References 1Rostad H, Vale JR, Nesthus I. Lung cancer: symptoms, signs and diagnostic criteria. Scand J Respir Dis 1979;…
