Published in Thoracic cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of lung cancer which is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in China. Colon cancer associated transcript 1 (CCAT1) acts as an oncogene in enhancing tumor progression. However, the effects of CCAT1 in NSCLC remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of CCAT1 in NSCLC. Wo...
Published in Thoracic cancer
Askin's tumor is a kind of aggressive tumor and extremely rare. To date, the treatment is uncodified and the prognosis for patients with this tumor remains bleak. Herein we report a case of a giant Askin's tumor in the chest wall that following diagnosis was successfully treated with surgical resection. © 2020 The Authors. Thoracic Cancer published...
Published in Thoracic cancer
Thymic epithelial tumors constitute a morphologically and clinically diverse group of rare neoplasm of the anterior mediastinum. Here, we present an analysis of 188 patients diagnosed with primary thymic tumors between 1995 and 2015. The prognostic value of selected clinical and morphological factors was assessed in relation to overall survival and...
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Percutaneous thermal ablation is an important treatment for lung cancer and is widely used in hospitals. Puncture biopsy is generally required for pathological diagnosis before or after thermal ablation. Pathological diagnosis provides both evidence of benign and malignant lesions for ablation therapy and is of important significance for the next s...
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is being more widely used in lung cancer, yet reports on its application in pneumonectomies are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left pneumonectomy for lung cancer. A series of 18 lung cancer patients who had received unip...
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Extensive disease small cell lung cancer (ED-SCLC) is a systemic disease characterized by diffuse metastases and a poor prognosis. Oligometastatic cases in ED-SCLC are rare. This study reports the case of a 72-year-old Japanese male. A mass lesion was identified on chest computed tomography (CT). Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/comp...
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Few studies have compared the efficacy of the irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI), afatinib, with that of reversible EGFR-TKIs. Therefore, this study assessed the effectiveness of afatinib, erlotinib, and gefitinib in terms of OS (overall survival) and progression-free survival (PFS) in EGFR mutation-p...
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most malignant cancers worldwide and its pathogenesis is not completely clear. In this study, we explored the functions and mechanisms of exosomes transferring miR-3180-3p in NSCLC progression. The expression levels of miR-3180-3p in NSCLC tissues and paracarcinoma tissues was obtained from the GEO d...
Published in Thoracic Cancer
Published in Thoracic Cancer
Non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with gastric metastasis is rarely reported. Recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding prevents treatment. Palliative total gastrectomy is feasible in these patients.
