Primary tracheobronchial amyloidosis--two case reports.

Primary tracheobronchial amyloidosis is a form of respiratory amyloidosis, characterised by insoluble amyloid fibril proteins deposits along the airways wall. It is an uncommon disease, requiring a tissue sample to establish the definite diagnosis based on specific pathological features. The authors report two cases of tracheobronchial amyloidosis, describing their symptoms and the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that were performed.

Lung cancer treatment - Biology based decision, from gene to histology.

Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer mortality in the whole world. Until now, scientific and technologic developments didn't reduce significantly the mortality rate. The research of new therapeutical strategies based on individual characteristics has constituted one of the main goals of the last years.