Psudochylothorax is uncommon among pleural fluids. It can be observed during tuberculosis or rheumatoid arthritis in majority. A case of a 62 years old man with chronic pleural fluid is presented.
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June 2000
The aim of our study was to assess frequency of death from myocardial infarction in patients (pts) treated for small cell lung cancer (SCLC). 33 out of 845 patients treated for SCLC died from myocardial infarction. All patients were smokers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 116 out of 845 patients treated for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in the Institute of Tuberculosis and Chest Disease in Warsaw in the years 1980-1994 infection was the main or coexistent cause of death. In 4.1% infection was proved of bacterial origin and in further 6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this study was to assess the pattern of autopsy findings in 174 small cell lung cancer patients treated between 1971 and 1991 at seven Polish medical centres. Eighty nine autopsied patients were previously treated with different chemotherapy regimens including 32 patients who also received chest irradiation, 74 received only supportive care and for 11 patients the data on treatment were not available. The age range at diagnosis was 28-81 years (median 57); there were 39 females (22%) and 135 males (78%).
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July 1996
Brain metastases are one of the important causes of failure in the treatment of SCLC patients. Intracranial metastases are reported in 10% of the newly diagnosed SCLC pts. Further 20% brain metastases develop during therapy.
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