Diagnosis of lung cancer by flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy: a descriptive study.

Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) remains the most important minimally invasive method for the diagnosis of lung cancer (LC). We performed a retrospective study to assess the main endoscopic findings of malignant lung tumors in the large airways in a cohort of Romanian patients. The group consisted of 32 (84.

A rare case of intrathoracic fetus in fetu ∕ mature teratoma - pathological and imagistic aspects.

Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare entity, with a difficult preoperative diagnosis, frequently being an intraoperative surprise. In recent literature, theories pertaining to its development either assimilate the tumor with a monochorionic twin that halted its evolution, or with a highly differentiated mature teratoma. We present the case of a 27-year-old patient, with a cystic tumor in the anterior mediastinum, which intraoperatively proved to be a rare case of intrathoracic FIF.

Retrospective Study of Lung Tumor Cases Presenting at a Large Tertiary Hospital in Romania between 2017 and 2020.

Lung cancer is a major health concern worldwide. A rise in smoking incidence amongst both genders, increased exposure to air pollutants and unhealthy lifestyle choices steadily contribute to this global situation. Our aim was to assess the main characteristics of this type of cancer through a retrospective analysis at a major referral center.

Clinical-morphological profiles of esophageal carcinoma's main types.

Aim: The purpose of the study was to define and then to compare particularly the morphological profiles of the main morphological types of esophageal carcinoma (EC).

Patients, Materials And Methods: The studied group included 46 operated EC patients. Few parameters were clinical (gender and age).

The clinical-morphological profile of tuberculous pleurisies - our experience in relation to literature data.

Aim: The authors made a morphological evaluation of pleural tissue fragments from patients hospitalized in Thoracic Surgery Department of the Emergency County Hospital of Craiova, Romania, over a period of 26 years, diagnosed with tuberculous lesions in the Pathology Department of the same Hospital.

Patients, Materials And Methods: The studied material consisted of pleural tissue samples taken by biopsy or surgical excision from 39 cases coming out of 841 patients investigated in the above-mentioned period of time and diagnosed from histological point of view with tuberculosis (TB). Granuloma cell population was assessed using immunohistochemical method.

Long disease-free survival following total sternal resection and reconstruction of the sternum with acrylic cement for unique massive sternal metastasis after operated breast cancer.

Unique sternal metastasis is an uncommon finding in the follow-up of operated breast cancer. We present a case of massive sternal metastasis occurred few years after radical resection of a right mammary cancer, that we solved by total sternal resection and reconstruction of sternum with acrylic cement and Vicryl mesh. The patient is disease-free five years after the operation.

Muscle metastases from cervical carcinoma - case report.

Muscular metastases are rarely found in medical practice, and the reported cases in literature are not numerous. The diagnosis of these lesions involves an interdisciplinary collaboration. We present a case of secondary determination in the psoas muscle, with a starting point of cervical squamous carcinoma.

Utility of confocal laser endomicroscopy in pulmonology and lung cancer.

Primary lung cancer is an increasing health issue worldwide, with an ever-growing incidence due to various risk factors dispersed in all settings of modern society. Late discovery and poor survival rates for patients that do not qualify for surgical treatments greatly decrease overall mortality. Imaging methods remain powerful tools for early detection; however, molecular profiling is currently required for better understanding treatment options and for developing novel agents.