A series of 90 thymic epithelial tumors were reviewed and classified by histopathologic
characteristics into the three major categories (A, B, and C) recognized by the WHO schema. …

Respiratory bronchiolitis (RB) is defined by the accumulation of pigmented macrophages in
the lumen and wall of respiratory and membranous bronchioles of smokers. The aim of this …

DISCUSSION Pulmonary LCH results from the local accumulation of Langerhans cells
leading to the formation of destructive granulomas (3, 5). It usually resolves or stabilizes under …

Objective: Pulmonary resection in metastatic pediatric solid tumors is an accepted method
of treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical course, outcome and …

Lung herniation is a rare event defined by protrusion of the lung through an abnormal weakness
in the thoracic wall. We report a case of spontaneous intercostal pulmonary herniation, …

Thoracic splenosis (post-traumatic autotransplantation of splenic tissue) is rare and
generally asymptomatic. We report a patient with thoracic splenosis presenting with repeated …

Cancer is generally considered to be a contraindication for pulmonary transplantation.
Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma is a rare form of pulmonary cancer; the prognosis of its diffuse form …

Background: Airway stenosis or malacia after lung transplantation, usually as a result of
anastomotic ischemia, remains a major problem. Methods: The authors report their experience …

Forty patients (average age 57) who had undergone surgery for bronchopulmonary cancer
were divided into three groups according to antibiotic administered before operation: …

The case history is presented of a patient which illustrates both the diagnostic difficulties of
an extremely rare tumour (choriocarcinoma of the lung) and its associated haemorrhagic …