Abundant epidemiologic evidence supports an association between idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF) and lung cancer. Lung tumors in patients with IPF develop preferentially in the …

Background: In patients with diabetes mellitus, chronic infections are frequent and severe,
due to the impairment of their immune status. However, data on the prevalence of …

Necrosis and apoptosis represent two pathogenetically distinct types of cell death. Necrosis
is associated with pathologic conditions while apoptosis is a physiological process of …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)/usual interstitial pneumonia is a deadly disease with no
effective treatment. The purpose of this randomised prospective multicentric study was to …

The use of sublobar resections as definitive management in stage I non-small cell lung
carcinoma is a controversial topic in the medical community. We intend to report the latest …

Background Computed tomography (CT)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) and biopsies
are well-established, minimally invasive diagnostic tools for pulmonary lesions. Purpose To …

The causes of sarcoidosis are unknown. In this study, we report the presence of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex and Propionibacterium granulosum DNA in a significant proportion …

Background and objectives Little data exist on short- and long-term effects of occupational
exposure on airway and systemic inflammation in professional firefighters. We aimed to …

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptor (EGFr) constitute an important and well-characterized
mitogenic system in various ectodermal tissues. We evaluated the expression of …

In this study, we investigated immunohistochemically the expression of mdm-2 protein in 93
surgically resected bronchogenic carcinomas. The findings were correlated with p53 protein …