The down-regulation of the catalytic subunit of the mitochondrial H + -ATP synthase (β-F1-ATPase)
is a hallmark of most human carcinomas. This characteristic of the cancer cell …

Introducción Los pacientes con EPOC que sobreviven a una exacerbación grave que necesita
ventilación mecánica no invasiva son un grupo de mal pronóstico. Objetivo Conocer las …

Purpose: Activating somatic mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene
are present in a small subset of lung adenocarcinomas. These mutations cluster in specific …

Purpose Computed tomography (CT) and [ 18 F] Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography (FDG-PET) are considered suitable methods for the noninvasive staging of the …

The aim of therapeutic thoracentesis (TT) is to aspirate as much pleural fluid as possible.
Monitoring pleural pressure (PlP) during TT has been proposed to avoid the adverse effects …

BACKGROUND: The accuracy of clinical staging in lung cancer may be evaluated by
comparing it against the gold standard of pathologic staging. The objective of this paper is to …

BACKGROUND The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion is a frequent clinical problem.
Several tumor markers have been evaluated in pleural fluid, but the value of CA 72‐4 assay …

Introducción La tomografía de emisión de positrones asociada a la tomografía axial
computerizada (PET/TC) se utiliza en la estadificación del carcinoma broncogénico no microcítico (…

Objective: Given the frequent association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and lung cancer (LC), the objective of this paper is to analyse the prognosis of this …

Study objectives The aims of this study were to describe the different appearances of pleural
fluid during thoracentesis and their frequency in relation to diagnosis, and to evaluate the …