Comparative Analysis of Postoperative Complications of Sentinel Node Identification Using the SentiMag Method and the Use of a Radiotracer in Patients with Breast Cancer.

(1) Background: The purpose of the study was a retrospective, comparative assessment of complications of the surgical sentinel node biopsy (SNB) procedure in breast cancer using the radiotracer method and the SentiMag method on groups of patients after 3.5 years of use. (2) Methods: The material was a group of 345 patients with primary surgical breast cancer who underwent the SNB procedure with the use of a radiotracer in combination with wide local excision (WLE), simple amputation (SA) with SNB and an independent SNB procedure in the period from May 2018 to January 2021 in the Department of Oncological Surgery.

Pulmonary veins variations with potential impact in thoracic surgery: a computed-tomography-based atlas.

Background: Pulmonary veins (PVs) are important during segmentectomy. Many case reports prove that they may be the source of bleeding during surgery, especially when anatomical variants are present. We decided to describe venous variations and prepare a computed tomography based atlas of our observations.

Clinical presentation and characteristics of 25 adult cases of pulmonary sequestration.

Background: Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is a rare congenital abnormality of lung tissue. Only few series of adult cases are reported. The aim was to describe clinical characteristics in adult cases of PS and to compare outcomes in different clinical situations.

Fire-eater's lung.

Fire eater's lung (FEL) is an acute hydrocarbon pneumonitis caused by aspiration or inhalation into airways of liquid hydrocarbons. This disorder is classified into distinct form of chemical toxic pneumonitis. An amateur fire-eater is presented in this work.

Organizing pneumonia appearing in B-cell chronic leukemia malignancy progression - a case report.

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma are at risk of infectious diseases of respiratory system because of immunodeficiency. Occurrence of organizing pneumonia in leukemic patients is most commonly correlated with bone marrow transplant or treatment with antimitotic agents. There have been only four reported cases of organizing pneumonia related solitarily to leukemia or lymphoma.

Severe congestive heart failure as the main symptom of eosinophilic granulomatosis and polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome).

Patients with cardiovascular symptoms are mainly diagnosed in cardiological wards. However, sometimes the other reasons for acute coronary syndrome and heart failure are found. One of such reasons is hypereosinophilia which can be recognized if number of blood eosinophils exceeds 1500/mm3.

[Obliterative bronchiolitis due to inhalation of toxic gases and fumes--case report].

Obliterative bronchiolitis is a rare pulmonary disease, characterised by narrowing and eventual obliteration of bronchioles by peribronchial and submucosal fibrosis. One of the identified causes of bronchiolitis is acute injury due to inhalation of toxic gases and fumes. Physiological criteria, essential in preliminary diagnostics, include irreversible airflow limitation, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) < 60%, and exclusion of other causes of airflow obstruction.

[Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected patients with cytomegalovirus co-infection. Two case reports and a literature review].

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is one of the infectious lung diseases diagnosed in HIV-infected patients. The pathogen responsible for the development of this opportunistic infection is an atypical fungus called Pneumocystis jiroveci. PCP remains the most common disorder diagnosed at the onset of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), especially in individuals not aware of their HIV infection.

Association of genetic dependences between lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Introduction: Recent studies have shown an increased risk of lung cancer in patients with bronchial obstructive changes, including patients with COPD. It seems that there are common factors of pathogenesis of both diseases associated with oxidative stress. In the present paper the genes linked to the repair of oxidative damage of DNA, associated with cancer, of iron metabolism and coding proteolytic enzymes were assessed.

[Polymorphism in the N-acetyltransferase 2 gene in patients with lung cancer. Short communication].

Introduction: Individual's risk of developing lung cancer depends not only on exposure to tobacco smoke, but also on the activity of enzymes involved in the activation or deactivation of carcinogens. Arylamine N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.

[Elevated serum NSE level in locally advanced and metastatic NSCLC predispose to better response to chemotherapy but worse survival].

The aim of the study was to evaluate the predictive and prognostic values of elevated serum levels of selected cancer markers (NSE, Cyfra 21-1, CEA, ferritin, free beta-hCG, LDH) in patients with inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We investigated a group of 79 patients (49 men and 30 women) with NSCLC. Multivariate regression analysis showed response in patients with NSE > 12.

[Lipoid pneumonia in patients after laryngectomy].

Three patients with exogenous lipoid pneumonia are presented. All of them had laryngectomy because of the cancer of larynx. In a period of time ranging from a few months up to a few years after the operation they started to have dyspnoea, cough, sometimes hemoptysis and slightly elevated temperature.

[Stroke as a predominant symptom at Churg-Strauss syndrome].

Intracerebral hemorrhage is a rare sequel of Churg-Strauss syndrome. We report a case of 55 years old man, who was admitted to the National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute because of paroxysmal dyspnea and persistent cough. 6 months prior to hospitalization the patient suffered from spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

[The significance of the serum tumour markers as a prognostic and predictor factors in nonsmall cell lung cancer patients].

The aim of the study was to assess the role of serum tumour markers (NSE, Cyfra 21-1, CEA, LDH, ferritin) as a prognostic and predictive factors in 79 patients with advanced NSCLC treated with chemotherapy. Objective response to treatment was significantly more frequent in the patient with serum NSE > 12.5 ng/ml.

[Organizing pneumonia--analysis of 18 own cases].

Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a rarely diagnosed disease, however the incidence ratio was estimated as 6-7/100000. Disease can occur in cryptogenic form or as a secondary reaction to various noxious agents, drugs, and ionising radiation, as a concomitant disease to infections, lympho- and myeloproliferative disorders, and connective tissue diseases. Symptoms of OP are non-specific therefore lung biopsy and histological examination are necessary for diagnosis.

[Prognosis in limited disease (LD) small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients according to status performance, local extension of lesions, type of treatment and the completeness of staging].

The aim of this study was to assess the prognosis in LD SCLC pts according to their performance status, local extension of lesions, type of treatment and the completeness of staging. In the period 01.01.

[Pulmonary mycobacterioses--frequency of occurrence, clinical spectrum and predisposing factors].

Various types of non-tuberculous mycobacteria can be the aetiologic factors of chronic lung infections especially in patients with underlying chronic lung diseases. The aim of this study is to present the cases of pulmonary mycobacterioses observed in Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in the years 1995-2001. There were 23 patients, 12 men and 11 women in the age between 35-77 years, mean 56 years.

[Evaluation of mediastinal lymph nodes in the course of lung diseases in dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging].

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance to provide differentiation between malignant and benign mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes. The group of 109 patients were examined, with lung carcinoma (63 patients) and sarcoidosis (46 patients). Relative signal intensity increase after administration of Gd-DTPA in standard dose (0.

[Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) serum level as a prognostic factor in non-small cell lung cancer].

The aim of the study was to assess the significance of elevated NSE serum level in NSCLC patients for tumor response to chemotherapy and for survival. The NSE serum level above 12.5 mg/l was regarded as elevated.