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Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/J.RMEDX.2007.09.013

S. Díaz-Lobato, E. Pérez-Rodríguez, A. Bendito

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Endobronchial argon plasma coagulation for neoplastic airway obstruction in a patient requiring supplemental oxygen, ventilatory and hemodynamic support 需要补充氧气、通气和血流动力学支持的肿瘤性气道阻塞患者的支气管内氩等离子凝固治疗

Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.09.001

Nobuhiko Seki , Toshimori Tanigaki , Ryuzo Deguchi , Junko Nagata , Takashi Seto , Kazutsugu Uematsu , Kenji Eguchi

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae causing familial infection and acute severe respiratory failure 引起家族感染和急性严重呼吸衰竭的肺炎支原体

Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.01.011

Athanasia Pataka, George Kouliatsis, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Maria Popidou, Demosthenes Bouros, Marios E. Froudarakis

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A disease that should be thought in the differential diagnosis of pneumonia: FMF 鉴别诊断肺炎时应考虑的一种疾病:FMF

Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.08.001

O. Turan, O. Kilinc, S. Acarbay, I. Sari

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Actinomyces odontolyticus as a rare cause of thoracoactinomycosis—A case report 溶牙放线菌是胸放线菌病的一种罕见病因

Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.08.004

Rajesh Thomas , Devasahayam J. Christopher , M.K. Lalitha , Promila Mohan Raj , Balamugesh Thagakunam , Prince James

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Refractory upper gastrointestinal bleeding occurred in a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of lung—A case report and literature review 肺鳞状细胞癌难治性上消化道出血1例报告并文献复习

Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.01.005

En-Ting Chang , Anthony Hu Wang , Chih-Bin Lin , Jen-Jyh Lee , Gee-Gwo Yang

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Non-allergy simple eosinophilic pneumonia—Löffler syndrome 非过敏性单纯性嗜酸性粒细胞pneumonia-Löffler综合征

Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.07.004

Miroslav S. Tomovic , Marina D. Petrovic

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FDG-PET to monitor early response to infliximab in refractory systemic sarcoidosis FDG-PET监测难治性系统性结节病对英夫利昔单抗的早期反应

Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.09.004

Alexandra Desvignes , Stéphane Zuily , Leilah Saadi , Pierre Olivier , Denis Regent , Hélène Schuhmacher , Denis Wahl

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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding as the initial manifestation of lung adenocarcinoma metastatic to the stomach 上消化道出血为肺腺癌转移至胃的初始表现

Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.02.001

Shau-Hsuan Li , Sheng-Lan Wang , Wan-Ting Huang , Yi-Chun Chiu , Kun-Ming Rau

{"title":"Upper gastrointestinal bleeding as the initial manifestation of lung adenocarcinoma metastatic to the stomach","authors":"Shau-Hsuan Li , Sheng-Lan Wang , Wan-Ting Huang , Yi-Chun Chiu , Kun-Ming Rau","doi":"10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Metastasis to the stomach rarely occurs, and gastric metastasis as an initial sign of cancer occurs even less frequently. We report herein a case of lung adenocarcinoma in which the patient's initial symptom was secondary to gastric metastasis.</p></div><div><h3>Case</h3><p>A 49-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with complaints of melena, which had developed 3 days previously. Endoscopy revealed a gastric ulcer with bleeding. The endoscopic biopsy was consistent with adenocarcinoma. The initial clinical impression was gastric adenocarcinoma; however, a chest radiograph revealed right hilar enlargement. Bronchoscopic biopsy confirmed adenocarcinoma. Immunohistochemical studies in both specimens were positive for thyroid transcription factor-1 and thus suggestive of primary lung adenocarcinoma. The patient died 12 months after initial diagnosis.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Although the initial manifestation was unusual, clinicians should be aware that malignant gastric ulcers may represent as an initial sign of underlying lung adenocarcinoma and an immunohistochemical examination for thyroid transcription factor-1 should be obtained if metastatic gastric tumor from the lung is suspected. Optimal treatment rests on making an accurate diagnosis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101082,"journal":{"name":"Respiratory Medicine Extra","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 67-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.02.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73958702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Haemorrhagic pleural effusion secondary to inflammatory pseudotumor of spleen 脾炎性假瘤继发的出血性胸腔积液

Respiratory Medicine Extra Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.05.006

K. Gowrinath , P.T. Sundeep , S. Kumar , G. Sunil Rodrigues , G. Krishnanand , V. Geeta

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