[Computed tomography (CT) assessment of the postoperative change of pericardial fat pad used in pulmonary surgery].

The purpose of this study is to clarify the postoperative change of pericardial fat pad used in pulmonary resection to reinforce bronchial suture or bronchial stump. 5 cases who received chest computed tomography (CT) examination 2 times or more after the operation (once within one week after the operation) were enrolled. For evaluation, scoring system from 1 to 4 according to the percentage of remaining pericardial fat pad was applied(1 point: 0∼19%, 2 point: 20∼49%, 3 point: 50∼79%, 4 point: 80∼100%).

[Examination of a relapsing pattern of cases of completely resected non-small cell lung cancer].

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to understand the clinical discovery of a relapse, relapse time, and the presentation of the first relapse of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)by examining cases of relapse after complete resection of NSCLC. Objective and method. Cases of relapse after complete resection of NSCLC in our hospital were examined.

[Examination of clinical presentation in terminal-phase lung cancer patients at a single palliative care unit].

Objective: To study the clinical presentation of lung cancer patients at our palliative care unit (PCU).

Design: We examined the clinical presentation of lung cancer patients at our PCU and compared it with the clinical presentation of patients with malignant tumors besides those indicative of lung cancer.

Results: The PCU occupancy ratio of lung cancer patients to inpatients was 24%, which was dependent on the type of carcinoma.

[Pulmonary resection for lung cancer in a patient with an anomalous course of the right apical pulmonary vein].

We carried out right upper lobectomy and mediastinal node dissection for a 67-year-old man with lung adenocaricinoma in the right upper lobe. Intraoperatively, we found the middle lobe vein, V2, and V3 in front of the pulmonary hilum, and did not found a part of the right apical pulmonary vein. We found a part of the right apical pulmonary vein placed between the right main pulmonary artery and the right upper lobe bronchus, after cutting the pulmonary artery branches to the right upper lobe.

[Examination and care for cancer patients with difficult-to-assess pain - feed back on patients who received consultation from our palliative care team].

Objective: The care of cancer patients whose pain is difficult to assess is examined.

Methods: Cancer patients who received a consultation because pain assessment by our palliative care team between September 2008 and November 2010 proved difficult, were evaluated retrospectively.

Results: The corresponding cases were five cases(5.

[Retrospective investigation of clinical presentation of lung cancer patients before and after treatment discontinuation].

Introduction: There is no clear answer as to how long we should continue aggressive treatment for progressive lung cancer.

Purpose: An ideal way to conduct and discontinue aggressive treatment was examined from the viewpoint of quality of life and the remaining lifespan after treatment discontinuation.

Material & Methods: We began systemic chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy from January 2003 to December 2007, based on our pathological diagnosis of lung cancer.

[Clinical evaluation of lung cancer patients with only best supportive care].

Eighteen cases with only symptomatically treated lung cancer admitted to our hospital from May 2002 to October 2006 were retrospectively investigated clinically. The patients consisted of 10 males and 8 females, aged 50-9 8 years old (mean age 78.1 yo).