[Subtotal Esophagectomy for Mediastinal Lymph Node Oligo-Recurrence of ALK-Positive Lung Adenocarcinoma - A Case Report].

The patient was a 54-year-old woman with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive stage III B lung cancer. She received 4 courses of carboplatin(CBDCA)plus paclitaxel(PTX)plus bevacizumab(Bev)chemotherapy and crizotinib. Chemotherapy reduced the size of the primary site and mediastinal lymphadenopathy; however, the right supraclavicular and subcarinal lymph nodes were enlarged again during crizotinib treatment.

Isolated unilateral proximal interruption of the pulmonary artery: findings of high-resolution computed tomography and three-dimensional volume rendering imaging of the pleura.

A unilateral proximal interruption of the pulmonary artery is a rare entity that is commonly associated with other congenital cardiovascular anomalies. However, less frequently, this condition may occur as an isolated finding, and some patients are completely asymptomatic. We report 2 cases of asymptomatic patients who had an isolated unilateral proximal interruption of the pulmonary artery.

[Advanced lung cancer with recurrence of liver and tracheal metastases responsive to multimodality therapy - a case report].

We report a case of advanced lung cancer with recurrence of liver and tracheal metastases that were responsive to multimodality therapy. The patient was a 77-year-old man who suffered from advanced lung cancer with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis. The primary lung cancer was surgically resected.

Anaphylaxis due to intravenous levofloxacin with tolerance to garenoxacin.

Fluoroquinolones are widely used in the management of infectious diseases, and are generally safe and well tolerated. However, immediate hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylactic reactions, have been reported. We present here a case of anaphylactic shock in a 26-year-old man following intravenous levofloxacin administration.

[Advanced lung cancer with mediastinal lymph node metastasis and recurrence of brain metastasis completely responsive to combination chemotherapy and gamma knife radiosurgery--a case report].

We report a case in which advanced lung cancer with mediastinal lymph node metastasis and recurrence of brain metastasis was completely responsive to combination chemotherapy and gamma knife radiosurgery. The patient was a 61-year-old woman, who suffered from advanced lung cancer (SCC) with bilateral mediastinal lymph node metastasis and contralateral lung nodule. She was treated with CBDCA combined with PTX.

[A case of relapsing polychondritis monitored by repeated measurements of flow-volume curve].

A 57-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with hoarseness, productive cough, and dyspnea. Chest CT revealed a thickening of the tracheal wall, and the flow-volume curve showed a constrictive upper airway flow pattern. Bronchoscopy revealed disappearance of cartilaginous rings and tracheal stenosis.

[Clinical efficacy of TS-1 in refractory bone recurrence of a postoperative squamous lung cancer patient].

Background: We need more effective treatments for refractory non-small cell lung cancer.

Case: A 61-year-old man had a recurrence in the left ninth rib invading the chestwall 4 years after resection of squamous cell lung cancer. The metastatic lesion grew larger even after 3 different regimens of systemic chemotherapy and local irradiation.