BACKGROUND The surgical treatment of patency ductus arteriosus is indicated when the clinical intervention fails. However, this treatment may have some complications. OBJECTIVE To analyze clinical and surgical aspects involved on the treatment of patency ductus arteriosus in premature newborn. METHODS Twenty two premature newborns, submitted to surgical treatment for patency ductus arterios...

OBJECTIVE The treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer invading the parietal pleura or chest wall is still debated. It is unsolved whether the depth of chest wall involvement or the type of resection (extrapleural or en bloc) affects long-term survival. METHODS design, retrospective analysis; setting, Hyogo Medical Center for Adults, patients: the 97 patients who underwent surgic...

BACKGROUND Extrapleural Solitary Fibrous tumors (SFTs) have been increasingly reported. The retroperitoneum, deep soft tissues of proximal extremities, abdominal cavity, trunk, head and neck are the most common extraserosal locations reported. Microscopically they show a wide range of morphological features, and so the differential diagnosis is extensive. Immunohistochemically, they commonly ex...

Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumours (SFTs) are rare tumours characterized by patternless spindle cells with haemangiopericytoma-like vascular spaces. Previously the tumours have been classified as haemangiopericytoma, an entity that is now considered obsolete. We report a case of extrapleural SFT arising in the soft tissue of the chest wall. The patient was a 31-year-old Malay lady presenting...

BACKGROUND Cases of acute respiratory failure reported after talc pleurodesis have raised concerns about its safety. It has been speculated that this pulmonary inflammatory syndrome is secondary to the extrapleural dissemination of the talc particles. STUDY OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that particle size influences extrapleural talc deposition and pleural inflammation after talc slurry p...