Reoperation for bronchogenic carcinoma.

Reoperation for bronchial carcinoma.

After a primary operation for bronchial carcinoma, 17 patients underwent reoperation for local recurrence or intrathoracic metastasis (nine squamous cell, five alveolar cell, and three adenocarcinomas). The average interval between the first and second operation was 23 months (range: six to 48 months). Twelve patients had a pneumonectomy after an initial ipsilateral lobectomy. Five patients und...

Survival in Bronchogenic Carcinoma

COMMUNICATIONSTO THE EDITOR 901 dosis to activity and generalization of the disease seems distinct. Positive tonsillar specimens were fewer than had been reported, but even lower figures have been quoted. These differences might be due to differences in selecting patients, and taking and processing biopsies. In tonsillar specimens, granulomas were sparsely located. Therefore, in some of our cas...

Imaging bronchogenic carcinoma.

Imaging plays an integral role in diagnosing, staging, and following patients with lung cancer. Most lung tumors are detected on chest radiographs, but unfortunately, the majority of patients have advanced stage disease at presentation. There is a wide spectrum of radiologic manifestations of lung cancer, and recognition of these findings is essential for patient management. As we continue to u...

Primary Bronchogenic Carcinoma

(Late House Physician, Medical College Hospital, and Honorary Assistant, Pathology Department, Medical College, Calcutta) In recent medical literature we find an unusually large number of reports of primary carcinoma of the lung. This undoubtedly shows a gradually increasing frequency of the disease. Not very long ago, primary carcinoma of the lung was looked upon as a rarity and Adler (1912) c...

Bronchogenic Carcinoma in Women.