It is popularly known as the hardening of the pleura. It usually heals without leaving any significant scars. However, careful monitoring is required because a significant proportion of cases are due to tuberculosis, which is not always recognized by chest X-rays. Reasons If the causative agent is not tuberculosis bacillus, there are various possibilities. Pneumonia […]
What are thymoma and thymic carcinoma? It is a rare tumor and is seen in approximately 1-1.5% of all cancers. Thymus tumors are tumors of the thymus gland located in front of the heart and great vessels behind the anterior mediastinum of the chest, behind the sternum. Thymic tumors are a broad nomenclature, but thymoma […]
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) therapy is a new form of treatment. It is a procedure performed with computerized tomography. Currently, RFA is not a first-line treatment for primary or secondary lung tumors. RFA should be considered if it is decided that not all treatment methods are appropriate. Patients who are unsuitable for surgery and have pain […]
A very good staging should be done before the operation for the correct surgical treatment. Before the operation, whether the patient is suitable for the operation or whether the patient’s performance is suitable for the operation should be carefully investigated before the operation. Preoperative pulmonary function tests should be performed on patients, and their suitability […]
Lung cancer treatment should be done with a multidisciplinary approach. During the treatment process, it is coordinated by a team of chest diseases, radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, radiology specialists besides the thoracic surgeon. The treatment option in lung cancer is primarily surgery. Other treatment options are radiotherapy and chemotherapy. They are the methods used in […]
The final staging system for NSCLC was made in 2007 (Table 2): the extent of disease is based on tumor size (T), lymph node involvement (N), and distant metastasis (M). Good staging can stratify patients into homogeneous groups with prognosis, prognosis in treatment decision making, and allow for more accurate comparison of treatment strategies and […]
The lung has two parts, the right and left lung. The right lung is slightly larger, because the left lung is located with the heart. The left lung consists of 8 segments and the right lung consists of 10 segments. Both lungs have at least one fissure. Fissures divide the lung into smaller lobes. The […]
Lung cancer can present with a wide variety of clinical manifestations; but the most common symptoms, in order of frequency, are: Cough that lasts for a long time and changes in character Weight loss Shortness of breath Chest pain Hemoptysis (bloody expectoration) Bone pain Hoarseness Finger clubbing (clubbing) Fever, weakness, superior vena cava (vcs) obstruction […]
Only 15% of all lung cancer patients live 5 years or more after diagnosis. While the incidence of lung cancer increases in women, it decreases in men. Recent analyzes have also shown an increase in non-smokers. The reason for this is unknown. The most important factor among the causes of lung cancer is smoking. Smoking […]
In terms of lung cancer surgery, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women. Studies show that the incidence of lung cancer is 1.2 million new cases and 1.1 million cancer-related deaths annually. In the United States, deaths from lung cancer are higher than those from breast, prostate, and […]
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