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901 Lung Papillary Adenocarcinoma Complicated with Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report Thoracic Cancer, February 12, 2013

902 Localized biphasic type malignant mesothelioma arising in the peritoneum: Report of a case Thoracic Cancer, February 12, 2013

903 Nicotine and lung cancer Full Text Journal of Carcinogenesis, February 11, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article

904 Lung cancer screening update Full Text Journal of Carcinogenesis, February 11, 2013 Review Article

905 Management of malignant pleural effusion: Options and recommended approaches Thoracic Cancer, February 11, 2013 Review Article

906 Gefitinib versus erlotinib as salvage treatment for lung adenocarcinoma patients who benefited from the initial gefitinib: A retrospective study Thoracic Cancer, February 11, 2013 Clinical Article

907 Wnt Pathway Activation Predicts Increased Risk of Tumor Recurrence in Patients With Stage I Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Annals of Surgery, February 11, 2013 Review Article

908 Cyclin D1 polymorphism in non-small cell lung cancer in a Portuguese population Cancer Biomarkers, February 11, 2013 Clinical Article

909 Gene therapy for malignant mesothelioma: Current prospects and challenges Cancer Gene Therapy, February 11, 2013 Clinical Article

910 Thymolipoma With Sebaceous Differentiation: A Hitherto Unreported Variant of Thymolipoma International Journal of Surgical Pathology, February 11, 2013

911 Multiple endotracheal and endobronchial metastases after pneumonectomy for a primary lung cancer: a case report Thoracic Cancer, February 11, 2013 Review Article

912 Lung cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2009 Thoracic Cancer, February 11, 2013 Review Article

913 Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy for Unexpected Pathologic N2 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Thoracic Cancer, February 11, 2013 Clinical Article

914 Extrathoracic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the lateral chest wall locally recurred and metastasized to peritoneum:report of a case Thoracic Cancer, February 11, 2013

915 Multidisciplinary approach to fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung: a case report. Thoracic Cancer, February 11, 2013

916 Proton-Based Chemoradiation for Synchronous Bilateral Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancers: A Case Report Thoracic Cancer, February 11, 2013

917 Determining the profiles and parameters for gene amplification testing of growth factor receptors in lung cancer International Journal of Cancer, February 8, 2013 Clinical Article

918 Sex as an independent prognostic factor in a population-based non-small cell lung cancer cohort Canadian Respiratory Journal, February 8, 2013 Clinical Article

919 Optimal predictive value of preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen for surgical outcomes in stage I non-small cell lung cancer: Differences according to histology and smoking status Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 8, 2013 Clinical Article

920 A Primary Pulmonary Glomus Tumor Complicated With Hyperpyrexia and Anemia Annals of Thoracic Surgery, February 8, 2013

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Simvastatin has a modest effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections

Using a murine mouse model of pneumonia, prolonged simvastatin therapy has a measureable effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, but no effect on mortality. Mice were treated with simvastatin (1 mg/kg/d [low dose] or 10 mg/kg/d [high dose]) for 4 weeks, then infected with S. pneumoniae intrathecally. Mice treated with the high-dose regimen had less lung consolidation, decreased macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, decreased MCP-1, KC, and ICAM-1 production, and decreased bacterial titers in the blood 36 and 42 h post-infection. Despite these favorable physiologic effects, there was no effect on mortality compared to control mice treated with ampicillin 48 h post-infection.

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Low D-dimer levels identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia

As published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, there were no mortalities in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and low levels of D-dimer (< 500 ug/l). Of 147 patients in the study, D-dimer levels were elevated in those with severe CAP (2166 vs. 1630 ug/l), day 30-clinical failure (2228 vs. 1594 ug/l), early failure (2499 vs. 1669 ug/l), and non-survivors (3025 vs. 1680 ug/l). Importantly, D-dimer levels were not shown to be associated with clinical outcome based on multivariate analysis.

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Bacteremia increases mortality risk in pneumococcal pneumonia

As published in the Journal of Infection, 114 of 981 (11.6%) of patients with pneumococcal pneumonia were bacteremic. Risk factors for bacteremia included immunosuppressants, age < 65 years, and diabetes mellitus. Patients with pneumococcal pneumonia and bacteria were at increased risk for mortality (28.6% vs. 8.5%). The combination of bacteremia, cerebrovascular disease, and septic shock had a strong association with mortality in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.

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1 Indirectly estimated absolute lung cancer mortality rates by smoking status and histological type based on a systematic review BMC Cancer, April 15, 2013 Free full text Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

2 Relevance of an extensive follow-up after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer European Respiratory Journal , March 25, 2013 Clinical Guideline

3 New dilemmas in small-cell lung cancer TNM clinical staging OncoTargets and Therapy, May 17, 2013 Free full text

4 Deubiquitinase inhibition of 19s regulatory particles by 4-arylidene curcumin analogue ac17 causes nf-{kappa}b inhibition and p53 reactivation in human lung cancer cells Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, May 23, 2013

5 Results of initial low-dose computed tomographic screening for lung cancer New England Journal of Medicine, May 24, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

6 Risk factors for predicting the occult nodal metastasis in T1-2N0M0 NSCLC patients staged by PET/CT: Potential value in the clinic Lung Cancer, May 14, 2013

7 The ground glass opacity component can be eliminated from the T-factor assessment of lung adenocarcinoma European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 11, 2013

8 Factors affecting local progression after percutaneous cryoablation of lung tumors Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, May 23, 2013

9 Long-Term Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial: Endostar (rh-Endostatin) Versus Placebo in Combination with Vinorelbine and Cisplatin in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Thoracic Cancer, May 8, 2013

10 What predicts the risk of recurrent lung metastases? Journal of Pediatric Surgery, May 23, 2013

11 Impact of Smoking on Mortality of Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Thoracic Cancer, May 10, 2013 Review Article

12 Erlotinib in the first-line treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, May 9, 2013

13 Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Morbidity and Mortality of Three Distinct Multimodality Regimens Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 2, 2013 Review Article

14 Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Lung Cancer Journal of Thoracic Imaging, April 29, 2013 Review Article

15 Is lobectomy really more effective than sublobar resection in the surgical treatment of second primary lung cancer? European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 14, 2013

16 Recurrent response to advanced lung adenocarcinoma with erlotinib developing leptomeningeal metastases during gefitinib therapy and 2 case report Thoracic Cancer, May 1, 2013

17 Independent of ErbB1 gene copy number, EGF stimulates migration but is not associated with cell proliferation in non-small cell lung cancer Cancer Cell International, May 1, 2013

18 Advantages of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Over Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography in Assessment of Hilar and Mediastinal Lymph Node in Lung Cancer Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 29, 2013

19 Crizotinib for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, May 23, 2013

20 Pleural Plaques and the Risk of Pleural Mesothelioma Journal of the National Cancer Institute, January 28, 2013

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Pulmonology - Lung/Thoracic Oncology News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Pulmonology

Highlights in Pulmonology

Simvastatin has a modest effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections

Low D-dimer levels identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Bacteremia increases mortality risk in pneumococcal pneumonia

Most Popular Pulmonology Articles

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