[The prognostic value of uveal melanoma cell type].

Objective: To determine the prognostic value of a uveal melanoma (UM) cell type for the development of metastases (MTS).

Subjects And Methods: The investigation enrolled 96 patients (96 eyes) with UM after enucleation. Forty-one patients without signs of MTS were included in this group, who were followed up for more than 36 months (mean, 70.

[Thirty-five years' experience of thoracic surgery].

The paper pools the experience gained in the surgical treatment of lung malformations in children and adults, which has been used to develop their current classification. It also presents the outcomes of surgical treatment of acute infectious lung destructions, by taking into account the Marchuk severity index. Modes of surgical treatment of bullous pulmonary emphysema have been provided, which yield minimum postoperative mortality rates (3%).