Schwannoma of the phrenic nerve. A case report.

Background: Neurogenic tumors are the third most common tumors occurring within the mediastinum. Predominantly completely asymptomatic, they are most often found in the posterior mediastinum, although they may also be located, albeit rarely, in the middle mediastinum. Thus, in the cases of tumors localized in the middle mediastinum, schwannomas of the phrenic nerve must always be considered.

Microbiota Diversity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Gut and Mouth Cavity Microbiota Diversity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients.

Lung malignancies have a substantial impact on cancer incidence and mortality worldwide. Even though many factors involved in the development of the disease are known, many questions remain unanswered. Previous studies suggest that the intestinal microbiota may have a role in developing malignant diseases.

Clinical and prognostic significance of detecting , , , and mRNA-positive cells in the peripheral blood, tumor-draining blood and bone marrow of non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Background: Surgical treatment of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) yields highest expectations for recovery. However, the frequency of further disease progression remains high since micro-metastatic disease may be undetected by conventional diagnostic methods. We test the presence and prognostic impact of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood (PB), tumor-draining pulmonary blood (TDB) and bone marrow (BM) samples from NSCLC patients.

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin pneumonitis after intravesical instillation: Report of two cases and a review of the literature.

Objective: Intravesical administration of bacillus Calmette-Guérin is standard adjuvant treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. In spite of the fact that this immunotherapy is locoregional, there are still risk of some complications.

Methods: We describe two cases of systemic BCG infection after intravesical administration of BCG vaccine in patients with early stage of bladder cancer.

Cannabinoid receptor 2 expression in early-stage non-small cell lung cancers identifies patients with good prognosis and longer survival.

Background: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death with a 5-year survival of only 21%. Reliable prognostic and/or predictive biomarkers are needed to improve NSCLC patient stratification, particularly in curative disease stages. Since the endogenous cannabinoid system is involved in both carcinogenesis and anticancer immune defense, we hypothesized that tumor tissue expression of cannabinoid 1 and 2 receptors (CB1 and CB2) may affect survival.

Antibiotic therapy of postoperative bronchopneumonia in patients after lung resections - single-site experience.

Introduction: Infectious complications after lung surgery are the most important factor that affects mortality and morbidity, prolongs hospital stays and increases financial costs. According to various sources, 30-day mortality after lung resections reaches 123%. Infectious complications account for 2075% of overall mortality.

[Negative Pressure Wound Therapy as a Treatment Option for Extensive Post-Trauma Subcutaneous Emphysema].

Subcutaneous emphysema can be a secondary complication of chest trauma or one of the complications of ruptured bullae in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Massive subcutaneous emphysema impairs the respiratory mechanics and affects the venous returns of the head and neck. It can lead to respiratory insufficiency with the need for mechanical ventilation.

Hyperthermic intraoperative intrapleural chemotherapy and surgical cytoreduction as part of multimodal treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma - case report M. Szkorupa1, D. Klos1, J. Chudacek1, J. Hanuliak1, M. Stasek1, O. Fischer2, R. Lemstrova3.

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is one of the most aggressive malignancies with a very poor prognosis. Multimodal treatment consisting of three modalities - chemotherapy, radiotherapy and cytoreductive surgery is optimal. The use of new therapeutic modalities, such as hyperthermic intraoperative intrapleural chemotherapy or photodynamic therapy can improve the current results of mesothelioma treatment.

Postoperative chylothorax review.

The spectrum of causes of chylothorax is wide, including an injury to the thoracic duct in various thoracosurgical procedures, especially in esopha-geal, lung and heart surgery. Late diagnosis or inadequate treatment of chylothorax still has a high rate of morbidity and mortality. This is mainly related to high losses of chyle which is rich in minerals, plasma proteins, fats and lymphocytes.

Malignant Granular Cell Tumor of the Esophagus: A Case Report.

Introduction: Malignant granular cell tumor (MGCT) of the esophagus is an extremely rare malignancy with a poor prognosis. Literature describing this condition is not sufficient, especially regarding long-term survival.

Presentation Of Case: A 52-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and slow onset dysphagia.

[Evolution of Opinions on Chest Wall Stabilisation and Our Experience].

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Rib fractures represent one of the most common fractures sustained by 10-40% of all patients with blunt chest trauma, their incidence increases with age. In the current literature, however, new indication criteria continue to emerge. The purpose of this study is to assess the indication criteria, the timing of surgery and the use of individual plates in dependence on fracture location in our patients after the chest wall stabilisation in a retrospective analysis.

Fistuloclysis as a method of nutritional management in a patient with high output enteroatmospheric fistula - a case report.

Enteric fistula is a pathological communication between the small intestine and surrounding tissue. In case of communication with body surface it is called an enterocutaneous or enteroatmospheric fistula. There are many causes of enterocutaneous/enteroatmospheric fistula occurrence.

Real life adjuvant chemotherapy uptake and survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer after complete resection.

Objectives: Adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has become a standard of care in patients with stages IIA, IIB, and IIIA after complete tumor resection. Utilization and outcome of AC in routine practice is described in a few studies, with non-conclusive results.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive patients with NSCLC who underwent curative-intent surgery.

Different clinical presentations of metachronous pulmonary metastases after resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Retrospective study and review of the literature.

Aim: To analyze pancreatic cancer patients who developed metachronous pulmonary metastases (MPM) as a first site of recurrence after the curative-intent surgery.

Methods: One-hundred-fifty-nine consecutive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients who underwent radical pancreatic surgery between 2006 and 2013 were included in this retrospective analysis. The clinical data including age, sex, grade, primary tumor location, pTNM stage, lymph node infiltration, microangioinvasion, perineural invasion, lymphovascular invasion, the therapy administered, and follow-up were all obtained from medical records.

[Catamenial pneumothorax - case reports and literature review].

Aim: Catamenial pneumothorax is menstrual cycle dependent and represents the most common form of thoracic endometriosis syndrome. Recurrences are very common even after surgical resection.

Design: Case reports and literature overview.

[Combined treatment of early tracheobronchopleural fistula after right tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy].

Extended tracheo-bronchoplastic resection for lung cancer with carinal involvement ranks among technically demanding procedures. Despite certain progress in oncological therapy, this type of resection remains the only potentially curative treatment of NSCLC in this localization. However, given the severity of complications postoperative mortality is relatively high (711%).

Early simultaneous esophagopleural and bronchopleural fistula after right pneumonectomy.

Background: Esophagopleural and bronchopleural fistulas represent a rare, but life-threatening complication after lung resections, most often after a right pneumonectomy.

Case Study: A 64 years old woman was indicated for right pulmectomy for local recurrence of initially stage IIB lung cancer treated by lower lobectomy. On the postoperative day 34, an esophagopleurobronchial fistula occurred.

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung - a case report.

Background: Sarcomatoid carcinoma (SARC) of the lung is a very rare and aggressive type of nonsmall cell lung cancer. It belongs to a group of poorly differentiated carcinomas with partial sarcomatoid differentiation or with a direct sarcoma component. Characteristic findings include a large tumor with an invasive tendency, early recurrence and systemic metastases.

Strategies of treatment of chest wall tumors and our experience.

Introduction: The only curative treatment of tumors of the chest wall (primary or secondary),despite all the progress in oncological therapy, is a surgical radical resection. The goal of the paper is the identification of a complication occurring after chest wall resections for a tumor (evaluation of morbidity and mortality). Furthermore, the tumor type and employed reconstruction method were analyzed.

[Chest drainage systems and the complications associated with drainage].

Introduction: Chest drainage inevitably involves attaching the drain to a chest drainage system. Chest drainage may be related to some specific complications.

Objective: The aim of the article is to explain the classification and principles of the individual chest drainage systems.

[Chest drainage methods. The work is intended for postgraduate medical education].

Introduction: The mastering of the chest drainage technique should be among the basic skills of any surgeon, pneumologist or critical care specialist. What is essential is the knowledge of the anatomy of the chest, the basic radiologic interpretation of pathological findings in the pleural cavity, and some manual skill. The possibility of complications occurring and the method of their treatment are also important.

[Chest drainage--physiological and pathophysiological aspects and indications].

Introduction: Interventions in the chest region still remain a source of concern for the medical community. Surgeons in particular, however, should be well familiar with this technique as it is them who perform the majority of these drainages.

Objective: The aim of the article is to give an outline of the physiology and pathophysiology of respiration in relation to the chest drainage indication, and to discuss the different indications for this type of drainage.

Videothoracoscopic identification of chondromatous hamartoma of the lung.

Introduction: The main disadvantage of a videothoracoscopic procedure is the lack of touch sensation. The probability of easily finding the lesion is usually estimated according to computed tomography (CT).

Aim: To find useful parameters of location of chondromatous hamartoma of the lung parenchyma in relation to its size to assess the probability of successful search via a videothoracoscopic approach only.

[History of thoracic surgery: since the early 20th century to the sixties].

The authors give an outline of the history of chest surgery during the 20th century. It was the period when methodology of the procedures for treatment of the respiratory system was mastered. The authors point out the issue of development of the particular procedures which have become a part of daily surgical practice despite all the initial troubles.