Publications by authors named "Tarek Dammad"
Article Synopsis
- Two models, HAL and HOMER, were developed to estimate nodal disease probability in non-small cell lung cancer patients using EBUS-TBNA, and this study aimed to validate them across multiple centers.
- The study involved 1,799 patients from 13 centers and showed that the HAL model had a ROC-AUC of 0.873 while HOMER had a ROC-AUC of 0.837, indicating good prediction accuracy for cancer staging.
- Both models demonstrated good calibration, although slight statistical calibration errors were noted, confirming their overall effectiveness in clinical use for assessing nodal disease.
Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Causing Central Airway Obstruction.
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol
October 2017
Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a rare variant of the skin disease pemphigoid, which predominantly involves the mucous membranes. This rare autoimmune disease that infrequently affects the respiratory tract is characterized by subepithelial blister formation that may result in scarring. Immunopathologic examination of mucous membranes reveals the deposition of immunoglobulins and complement within the subepithelial basement membrane.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSolitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare tumor of fibroblastic origin. It can be quite vascular, and its surgical management carries the risk of a major intra-operative bleed. The pre-operative use of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) to visualize the vascular supply of the tumor has not been reported.
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