Three hundred seven cases of patients who underwent operation for thymoma (196 of whom
had myasthenia gravis) were analyzed to assess the prognostic values of Masaoka clinical …

Both the innate and adaptive immune systems contribute to tumor immunosurveillance in
mice and humans; however, there is a paucity of direct evidence of a role for natural killer (NK) …

Objective: The aim of this paper is to study clinical characteristics, surgical treatment and
outcome of patients with solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura operated in our institutions in a 20-…

Background: Postoperative pneumonia (POP) is a life-threatening complication of lung
resection. The incidence, causative bacteria, predisposing factors, and outcome are poorly …

Objectives: To evaluate the incidence of catamenial pneumothorax (CP) among women who
have been referred for the surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) and to …

Thoracic endometriosis syndrome includes four well-recognized clinical entities, namely
catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis and lung nodules, …

Background. Surgery for pleuropulmonary aspergilloma is reputed to be risky. We reviewed
our results, focusing attention on the postoperative complications. Methods. During a 20-…

Objectives: Published series on the synchronous combined resection of brain metastases
and primary non-small cell lung cancer are small and scarce. We therefore undertook a …

Background Epidemiology of spontaneous pneumothorax has been scantily studied. We
aimed to assess the incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax and describe patients’ …

Rationale: Catamenial and endometriosis-related pneumothorax are considered relatively
rare entities. Their clinical characteristics and outcome are incompletely known. Objectives: …