Air Filling Diseases
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 5.1 Atelectasis Atelectasis is defined as an alveolar collapse due to lack of air filling. In newborns there exists a…
Iatrogenic Lung Diseases
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 14.1 Drug-Induced Interstitial Lung Diseases Drug-induced interstitial lung diseases present with a variety of tissue reaction, most of them already…
Lung Transplantation-Related Pathology
(1) University of Padova Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, Pathological Anatomy Section, Padova, Italy Lung transplantation-related pathology includes a large box of disorders such as (a)…
Handling of Tissues and Cells
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 23.1 Biopsies There are different types of biopsies one can receive: bronchial biopsies, transbronchial biopsies, ultrasound-guided needle biopsies, and transthoracic…
Development of the Lung
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria The lung develops from the foregut. At the highness of the later larynx, the single tube splits into two buds…
Immunotherapy of Lung Tumors
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria After being used in the therapy of melanomas, immunotherapy is now also used in NSCLC. A major breakthrough in establishing…
Bronchoalveolar Lavage as a Diagnostic and Research Tool
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria By bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) a proportion of inflammatory cells are washed out from the lung. The mechanism is still poorly…
Molecular Pathology of Lung Tumors
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 19.1 Introduction Within the last decade, many important discoveries were made in the regulation of growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and metastasis…
What Are the Specific Challenges in the Postoperative Mechanical Ventilation After Thoracic Surgery?
Fig. 11.1 CT scan of a patient who developed adult respiratory distress syndrome after thoracotomy. CT scan of a patient following thoracotomy for left upper lobectomy who subsequently developed adult…
