Pneumonectomy due to lung cancer results in a more pronounced activation of coagulation system than lobectomy.

Unlabelled: Surgical treatment of lung cancer is associated with an elevated risk of thrombo-embolic complications. The question is whether the extent of pulmonary resection influences the concentration of serum coagulation system proteins.

Objective: This study aims to compare the blood coagulation activation parameters among patients undergoing pneumonectomy and lobectomy due to primary lung cancer.

[Bronchial bacterial colonization in patients with lung cancer].

Introduction: Infections are a part of the natural course of lung cancer but few studies have looked at the clinical and microbiological documentation of infections in these patients. The aim of this study is to analyze the profile of potentially pathogenic bacteria that colonize the bronchial tree in patients with primary lung cancer.

Material And Methods: The study was conducted from January 2006 to August 2007.

[Fine-needle aspiration biopsy under CT-guidance--usefulness in diagnosis of malignant lung tumors].

Unlabelled: Aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in diagnosis of malignant lung tumors.

Material And Methods: The results of 438 CT guided FNAB of lung lesions performed between Sep. 1st 1999 and Feb.