Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors: Diagnostic challenges and treatment strategies - A case report and literature review.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are rare benign mesenchymal tumors that present diagnostic challenges due to their diverse clinical and radiological manifestations. We present a case of a 19-year-old female with a history of intermittent hemoptysis. Imaging studies suggested a mediobasal lung lesion, prompting further evaluation.

Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum in children.

Pneumothorax is a condition that describes the presence of air between the visceral and parietal pleura sheets and the consequent collapse of the lungs. The collapse of the lungs can be partial or total and can present in different clinical stages, such as a high-pressure pneumothorax that can cause a mediastinal shift. Pneumomediastinum is the presence of free air between the mediastinal tissues due to various causes.

Impact of preoperative scores on postoperative process in bronchiectasis surgery.

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between bronchiectasis criteria, scores, and indices used today and surgical interventions due to bronchiectasis.

Methods: Between January 2009 and December 2018, a total of 106 patients (53 males, 53 females; mean age: 39.1±12.

Comparison of short-term results of subxiphoid and conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in diagnostic wedge resections.

Background: This study aimed to compare early results in patients who underwent subxiphoid wedge resection with those operated on using a multiportal approach.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 151 patients who underwent diagnostic wedge resection for suspected interstitial lung disease. Patients who underwent wedge resection via subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery were compared.

Comparison of 6th, 7th, and 8th editions of the TNM staging in non-small cell lung cancer patients: Validation of the 8th edition of TNM staging.

Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of the transition from the 6 edition of the Tumor, Node, Metastasis (TNM) staging system to the 7 edition, and from the 7 edition to the 8 edition by comparing the stage migrations. We also aimed to externally validate the 8 edition of the TNM staging system.

Methods: Between September 2005 and June 2015, a total of 1,077 patients (986 males, 91 females; mean age: 59.

Factors affecting survival after anatomical lung resection in pulmonary aspergilloma: Our 10-year single institution experience.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term outcomes of patients who underwent anatomic lung resection for pulmonary aspergilloma and to evaluate the prognostic factors affecting early postoperative morbidity.

Methods: Between January 2007 and January 2017, we retrospectively evaluated a total of 55 patients (40 males, 15 females; mean age: 44.6 years; range, 18 to 75 years) who underwent lobectomy and pneumonectomy for pulmonary aspergilloma.

Did primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum risk factor alter in the period of COVID-19 pandemia?

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to establish risk factors for primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reveal those which are significant.

Methods: The study included 62 patients with primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum who presented to our hospital between 11 March 2020, the date of the first-reported COVID-19 case in our country, and 3 January 2021. Of these, 14 patients (22.

Correlation between outcomes and tumor size in >7 cm T4 non-small cell lung cancer patients: A tumor size-based comparison study.

Background: We investigated whether all size-based pathological T4N0-N1 non-small cell lung cancer patients with tumors at any size >7 cm had the same outcomes.

Methods: We reviewed non-small cell lung cancer patients with tumors >7 cm who underwent anatomical lung resection between 2010 and 2016. A total of 251 size-based T4N0-N1 patients were divided into two groups based on tumor size.

Evaluation of prognostic factors in lung cancers with surgical complete response after induction treatment.

Background: This study aims to evaluate long-term results of induction treatment and to investigate prognostic factors affecting survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients with a pathological complete response.

Methods: Between January 2010 and December 2017, a total of 39 patients (38 males, 1 female; mean age: 56.2±8.

The effect of lymph node ratio on survival in non-small-cell lung cancer.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prognostic factors and lymph node ratio (LNR) on survival in patients with resected non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Methods: Data from 421 patients with NSCLC who underwent complete resection between 2009 and 2015 were evaluated retrospectively. LNR was defined as the ratio of positive lymph nodes to the total number of lymph nodes removed.

Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Results in Patients Who Underwent Videothoracoscopic Bronchogenic Cyst Excision.

Background: Our aim in this study was to compare the results of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with those of open surgery regarding efficacy, morbidity, and long-term recurrence of bronchogenic cysts in light of the literature.

Methods: This study comprises the data of 51 patients whose pathological diagnosis revealed bronchogenic cyst after surgical excision between January 2010 and December 2016. There were two groups according to the type of resection: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and thoracotomy.

Does the carinal involvement have the same surgical outcome as the main bronchus involvement in patients with non-small cell lung cancer?

Objective: Carinal and main bronchus involvement were compared in terms of the survival of patients with N0-1 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Methods: Sixty-six NSCLC patients who underwent complete surgical carinal resection/reconstruction (Carina group) and complete resection because of main bronchus involvement (Main Bronchus group) between 2006 and 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The Carina group included 30 patients and the Main Bronchus group included 36.

Evaluating Giant Hydatid Cysts: Factors Affecting Mortality and Morbidity.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors affecting morbidity and mortality among patients who underwent surgery for giant pulmonary hydatid cysts in our center.

Methods: Data from 283 patients who underwent surgery in our center for pulmonary hydatid cyst between 2008 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Cysts 10 cm in diameter or larger were considered giant hydatid cysts.

Evaluation of factors affecting morbidity and mortality in pneumonectomy patients.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors associated with morbidity and mortality after pneumonectomy in non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Methods: The study included 107 patients who underwent pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer between January 2013 and December 2018. Prognostic factors affecting mortality and morbidity were investigated.

A rare intrathoracic mass: Accessory liver lobe.

A heterotopic, supradiaphragmatic liver tissue is an extremely rare entitiy. It is usually asymptomatic and is often detected incidentally. Herein, we report a female case who had coughinduced occasional back and chest pain and in whom an intrathoracic paravertebral mass was radiographically detected.

Long-term outcomes of completion pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer.

Completion pneumonectomy (CP) is the removal of remaining lung tissue after initial resection. Our aim in this study was to investigate the factors affecting mortality, morbidity, and survival after CP. Patients who underwent CP in our clinic between January 2000 and December 2015 were evaluated retrospectively.

Risk factors for postoperative complications and long-term survival in elderly lung cancer patients: a single institutional experience in Turkey.

Background: Lung cancer is a typical disease of elderly patients. While there are many publications in the literature on factors affecting survival, there is still no consensus on the survival impact of lymph node dissection. Our objective in this study was to evaluate prognostic factors influencing rates of complications, mortality, and survival in geriatric patients who underwent surgery for non-small cell lung cancer.

Surgical approach to posterior mediastinal lesions and long-term outcomes.

Background Posterior mediastinal lesions are classified as solid lesions and cysts. The treatment for both types is surgery. We evaluated the surgical outcomes and recurrence rates after video-assisted thoracic surgery and thoracotomy for posterior mediastinal lesions.

Experience with Vacuum-Assisted Closure in the Management of Postpneumonectomy Empyema: An Analysis of Eight Cases.

Background: The treatment of postpneumonectomic empyema is challenging. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) in the treatment of patients with open window thoracostomy (OWT).

Methods: Between January 2010 and April 2014, eight patients developed empyema following pneumonectomy for malignant diseases in our department and then underwent an OWT with subsequent VAC therapy; their cases were retrospectively studied.