Endobronchial lipoma.

Endobronchial lipomas are rare benign tumours of the lung. The reported case was a 56-year-old man who visited the public hospital with complaints of chest pain and persistent cough. On bronchoscopy, a smooth-surfaced polypoid tumour obstructing the main bronchus in the left lobe was detected.

Rare tumour of the thoracic wall: elastofibroma.

Soft tissue tumours of the thoracic wall are a rare entity. Elastofibroma which occurs mainly in women, is commonly localized in the subscapular region, and is characterized by slow growth. We report the case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with a soft tissue tumour located in the right pectoral region, anterior chest wall.

Preoperative maximal exercise oxygen consumption test predicts postoperative pulmonary morbidity following major lung resection.

Background And Objective: Pulmonary resection carries a significant morbidity and mortality. The utility of maximal oxygen uptake test (VO(2)max) to predict cardiopulmonary complications following major pulmonary resection was evaluated.

Methods: Following standard preoperative work-up and VO(2)max testing, 55 patients (49 male; mean age 59 years, range 20-74) underwent major pulmonary surgery: lobectomy (n = 31), bilobectomy (n = 6) and pneumonectomy (n = 18).