2013 January - 11 articles
Inherited alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is listed among the three most common genetic disorders in Caucasians. It considerably increases the risk of progressive obstructive lung diseases, mostly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as chro...
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in Poland and in the world, unfortunately diagnosed too late, and combined with a very poor prognosis. For most patients with NSCLC the only possibility of treatment is palliative therapy, including chemotherapy...
Przewlekła obturacyjna choroba płuc (POChP) jest trzecią lub czwartą przyczyną zgonu na świecie po nowotworach, chorobach serca i naczyń oraz (w niektórych krajach) śmierci z przyczyn gwałtownych. Wszelkie aspekty choroby od jej patogenezy do paliaty...
Introduction: Fire smoke inhalation is a well-recognized aetiological factor of airway injuries. The objective of this study was evaluation of Clara cell protein (CC16) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) concentrations in serum of patients after exposure to u...
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases often coexist with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and in some cases it is difficult to differentiate between cardiac and pulmonary cause of dyspnoea. It is well known that the serum concentration o...
Introduction: The value of PET-CT in radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with regard to determination of target volumes is established. It is less clear whether its use can improve clinical outcomes of irradiated NSCLC patients compar...
Introduction: The aspiration of a foreign body is usually combined with acute clinical symptoms requiring immediate medical intervention. Nevertheless, in approximately one third of patients the symptoms of aspiration are less prominent; such a clini...
A 47-year-old, non-smoking woman was admitted to the National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute for diagnosis of progressive exertional dyspnoea and numerous small thin-walled, air-filled cysts equally distributed throughout both lung...
Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia (NLH) belongs to a very rare, mild, lymphoproliferative disease of unestablished aetiology historically included in the group of pseudolymphomas. Its existence was controversial for many years, until modern techniques of...
Przewlekła obturacyjna choroba płuc (POChP) jest przewlekłą, postępującą, trwającą kilkadziesiąt lat chorobą kończącą się zgonem z powodu powikłań, którymi najczęściej są: niewydolność oddychania i hipoksyjne nadciśnienie płucne (serce płucne) [...]
Introduction: Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in developed countries. Radiological imaging methods are the basic methods in early diagnosis of this disease. TNM classification is a very important tool for optimal treatment in no...
