A case of a shrunken multilocular mediastinal cyst that developed into thymic carcinoma with lung metastases 13 years later.

Multilocular thymic cysts (MTC) are acquired multilocular cysts caused by inflammation. The rarity of such lesions and a lack of recognition make diagnosis and treatment difficult. Herein, we present our experience with a multilocular mediastinal cyst that resulted in the development of thymic cancer with metastasis over a period of 13 years.

Effect of Postoperative Muscle Loss After Resection of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer on Surgical Outcomes.

Background/aim: Preoperative depletion of psoas muscle mass index (PMI) in lung cancer patients is an unfavorable prognostic factor. The relationship between post-surgical changes in PMI and survival is not clear. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study to clarify the prognostic significance of preoperative and postoperative PMI changes.

Unusual pulmonary vein variant in a patient with right upper lobe lung cancer.

It is essential to understand individual pulmonary anatomy, and the relationship between the tumor and surrounding organ, when lung resection is conducted. Recently, many anomalous pulmonary venous variations have been detected using three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT). Herein, we report the case of a 62-year-old women with lung cancer and an anomalous right upper lobe pulmonary vein that drained into the left atrium between the pulmonary artery and bronchus.

Sarcopenia in Resected NSCLC: Effect on Postoperative Outcomes.

Introduction: Skeletal muscle depletion, referred to as sarcopenia, has recently been identified as a risk factor for poor outcomes in various malignancies. However, the prognostic significance of sarcopenia in patients with NSCLC after surgery has not been adequately determined. This study investigated the impact of sarcopenia in patients undergoing pulmonary resection for lung cancer.

Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations: effect on volume doubling time of non-small-cell lung cancer patients.

Background: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively compare the volume doubling time (VDT) on serial computed tomography (CT) of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation with that of NSCLC without the mutation.

Methods: One hundred and two pathologically proven NSCLCs, including 69 patients with lung adenocarcinoma, were reviewed with helical CT. Each tumor underwent at least two CT scans.