Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer
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This article provides a concise review of post-thoracotomy pain-relief strategies, focuses on surgical factors that have been investigated to reduce post-thoracotomy pain, and explores the effectiveness of various treatments for this condition. Although some interventions (both procedural and pharmacologic) have been investigated in both preventing and treating post-thoracotomy pain syndrome, definitive studies are lacking and firm conclusions cannot be drawn. This review elucidates mechanisms and some surgical techniques which can relieve post-thoracotomy pain.
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Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi · Sep 2011
[Analysis of prognostic factors in NSCLC patients with brain metastases diagnosed by constrast-enhanced MRI after whole brain radiotherapy].
Brain metastases are a common complication of lung cancer, occurring in 20%-40% of patients. The aim of this study is to explore prognostic factors in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients with brain metastases diagnosed by constrast-enhanced MRI after whole brain radiotherapy. ⋯ Gender, local tumor controlled, and combined target therapy significantly influenced NSCLC brain metastases diagnosed by constrast-enchanced MRI survival after whole brain radiotherapy.eciated patient subsets and is a useful method for dissecting complex clinical situations. Moreover, CART can be used to identify homogeneous patient populations in clinical practice and future clinical trials.
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Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi · Jun 2011
Comparative Study[Discordance of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations between primary and corresponding metastatic tumors in non-small cell lung cancer].
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation assay has been applied to select the chemosensitive patients for tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment widely. The aim of this study is to determine the discordance of EGFR mutations between primary and corresponding metastatic tumors in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ⋯ EGFR mutations were discordant between the primary tumor and the corresponding metastases in NSCLC.