Publications by authors named "O Van Cutsem"
A phase III randomised study comparing concomitant radiochemotherapy with cisplatin and docetaxel as induction versus consolidation treatment in patients with locally advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung Cancer
March 2018
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to see if one treatment method for lung cancer would help patients live longer than another method.
- They tested two types of treatment: one that used chemotherapy followed by more chemotherapy and another that combined chemotherapy with radiation.
- The results showed no big difference in how long patients lived between the two methods, with both yielding similar survival rates and acceptable side effects.
Metastatic infiltration of a peripheral plexus, also named metastatic plexopathy (MP), often results in severe pain and muscular weakness. This rather rare event may have a dramatic impact on the quality of life of patients affected by cancer. We hereby report a rare case of painful MP of the left cervicobrachial plexus presenting as the inaugural manifestation of poorly differentiated large-cell lung carcinoma in a 53-year-old patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPancreatic duct disruption is a serious complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. These ruptures may cause collections of pancreatic secretion leading to ascites but also to pleural or mediastinal effusions. Rupture into the bronchial tree, resulting in a pancreaticobronchial fistula, is also possible, but it is a rare complication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of rapidly growing pleural empyema due to endobronchial lipoma. The diagnosis was established by chest computed tomography (CT). Endobronchial lipoma is a rare benign tumor of the tracheobronchial tree which can cause irreversible damage to the distal lung parenchyma if diagnosis and treatment are not carried out in time.
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