prognosis

Pleomorphic Carcinoma of the Lung: Clinicopathological Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of 20 Cases

Issue:

Vol 3, Issue 2 (2016)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2016.183

Pages:

7-11

Synopsis:

Pleomorphic carcinoma is a rare tumour of the lung. Despite complete surgical resection, pleomorphic carcinoma is associated with poor prognosis due to frequent distant metastasis.

ABSTRACT

Background and Aims: Pleomorphic carcinoma is a rare tumour of the lung. The aim of the present study was to evaluate clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with pleomorphic pulmonary carcinoma.

Methods: The records of the pathology department from January 2005 to December 2013 were evaluated. Twenty cases of pleomorphic pulmonary carcinoma were identified and studied.

Received:

April 22, 2016

Accepted:

August 24, 2016

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pleomorphic carcinoma

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Clinical Pathology and Prognostic Analysis of Visceral Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site (VMCUP)

Issue:

Vol 1, Issue 3 (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2013.282

Pages:

117–120b

Synopsis:

Comprehensive treatments for visceral metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary site (VMCUP) including surgery and chemotherapy significantly improved patients’ overall survival time. Patients treated mainly by surgery lived longer than those treated by chemotherapy alone. More chemotherapy cycles resulted in longer survival time for patients only receiving chemotherapy. For the first time, this study identified paclitaxel plus fluorouracil as more effective first-line chemotherapy drugs than 5-fluorouracil in treating VMCUP.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyse the clinicopathologic characteristics of visceral metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary site (VMCUP), discuss the relationship between its treatment and prognosis, and provide the basis for individualized clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Received:

October 9, 2013

Accepted:

December 11, 2013

Published:

December 22, 2014

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Xu et al--Clinical Pathology and Prognostic Analysis of VMCUP.pdf

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visceral metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary site (VMCUP)

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Primary Renal Lymphoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Issue:

Vol 1, Issue 1 (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2013.324

Pages:

6–8

ABSTRACT

Primary renal lymphoma is very rare. The prognosis is usually poor with median survival less than a year. We report a case in a 55-year old man with a mass in the left kidney detected by ultrasonography and computed tomography. Radical nephrectomy was performed under a preliminary diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma. After the surgery, four courses of chemotherapy were performed. Prognosis may have improved since those reports in the earlier medical literature.

Received:

December 9, 2013

Accepted:

January 21, 2014

Published:

May 15, 2014

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Zhang and Cai--Primary Renal Lymphoma.pdf

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Gender Differences in the Clinical Manifestations and Prognosis of Patients Hospitalized with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Issue:

Vol 1, Issue 1 (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2013.250

Pages:

1–5

Synopsis:

There was statistical significance by gender for the first symptom at the beginning of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), and the frequency of hypertension, diabetes and ischaemic heart disease was significantly greater in females. For patients hospitalized with AECOPD, gender was not an independent risk factor for short- or long-term prognosis.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore gender differences in the clinical manifestations of patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), and to find independent risk factors for their prognosis.

Received:

September 5, 2013

Accepted:

January 20, 2014

Published:

March 19, 2014

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Yu et al--Gender differences in AECOPD.pdf

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Original Articles

Keywords:

Acute exacerbations