Vol 6, No 6 (June 26, 2014) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Flora Zagouri, Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Alexandra Tsigginou, Constantine Dimitrakakis, George C. Zografos, Meletios-Athanassios Dimopoulos, Theodora Psaltopoulou

PDF Pages: 589-590 Full Text (6603) Open Access

The burden of breast cancer from China to Italy

Alessia Levaggi, Francesca Poggio, Matteo Lambertini

PDF Pages: 591-594 Full Text (4252) Open Access

Perspective

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors re-treatment beyond progression: choice and challenge

Ru Zhang, Lingli Tu, Lan Sun

PDF Pages: 595-597 Full Text (2389) Open Access

Original Article

Nocturnal pulse rate and symptomatic response in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea treated with continuous positive airway pressure for one year

Martino F. Pengo, Panagis Drakatos, Christopher Kosky, Adrian Williams, Nicholas Hart, Gian Paolo Rossi, Joerg Steier

PDF Pages: 598-605 Full Text (4964) Open Access

Pulmonary hypertension in end-stage renal disease and post renal transplantation patients

Esam H. Alhamad, Mohammed Al-Ghonaim, Hussam F. Alfaleh, Joseph P. Cal, Nazmi Said

PDF Pages: 606-616 Full Text (5364) Open Access

Pulmonary function assessment in the early phase of patients with smoke inhalation injury from fire

Cheol-Hong Kim, Heungjeong Woo, In Gyu Hyun, Won Jun Song, Changhwan Kim, Jeong-Hee Choi, Dong-Gyu Kim, Myung Goo Lee, Ki-Suck Jung

PDF Pages: 617-624 Full Text (7409) Open Access

A comparison between the efficiency of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and nested PCR in identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis during routine clinical practice

Cheol-Hong Kim, Heungjeong Woo, In Gyu Hyun, Changhwan Kim, Jeong-Hee Choi, Seung-Hun Jang, Sang Myeon Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Myung Goo Lee, Ki-Suck Jung, Jeongwon Hyun, Hyun Soo Kim

PDF Pages: 625-631 Full Text (8091) Open Access

Home-based exercise: promising rehabilitation for symptom relief, improved functional status and quality of life for post-surgical lung cancer patients

Amy J. Hoffman, Ruth Ann Brintnall, Alexander von Eye, Lee W. Jones, Gordon Alderink, Lawrence H. Patzelt, Jean K. Brown

PDF Pages: 632-640 Full Text (7653) Open Access

Is uniportal thoracoscopic surgery a feasible approach for advanced stages of non-small cell lung cancer?

Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Eva Fieira, Maria Delgado, Lucía Mendez, Ricardo Fernandez, Mercedes de la Torre

PDF Pages: 641-648 Full Text (5039) Open Access

Circulating endothelial microparticles involved in lung function decline in a rat exposed in cigarette smoke maybe from apoptotic pulmonary capillary endothelial cells

Hua Liu, Liang Ding, Yanju Zhang, Songshi Ni

PDF Pages: 649-655 Full Text (4677) Open Access

Effect of pharmaceutical care on medication adherence and hospital admission in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomized controlled study

Li Wei, Xinyun Yang, Jie Li, Lianghui Liu, Hongying Luo, Zeguang Zheng, Yi Wei

PDF Pages: 656-662 Full Text (7595) Open Access

Video-assisted mediastinoscopic resection compared with videoassisted thoracoscopic surgery in patients with esophageal cancer

Qian-Yun Wang, Li-Jie Tan, Ming-Xiang Feng, Xiao-Ying Zhang, Lei Zhang, Nan-Qing Jiang, Zhong-Lin Wang

PDF Pages: 663-667 Full Text (3271) Open Access

Size of solitary pulmonary nodule was the risk factor of malignancy

Chang-Zheng Shi, Qian Zhao, Liang-Ping Luo, Jian-Xing He

PDF Pages: 668-676 Full Text (18879) Open Access

PET/CT evaluation of response to chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: PET response criteria in solid tumors (PERCIST) versus response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST)

Qiyong Ding, Xu Cheng, Lu Yang, Qingbo Zhang, Jianwei Chen, Tiannv Li, Haibin Shi

PDF Pages: 677-683 Full Text (7293) Open Access

Relation between inflammatory cytokine levels in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and gene polymorphism in young adult patients with bronchiectasis

Gulhan Ayhan, Dilaver Tas, Ismail Yilmaz, Oguzhan Okutan, Ersin Demirer, Omer Ayten, Zafer Kartaloglu

PDF Pages: 684-693 Full Text (5640) Open Access

Association between RUNX3 promoter methylation and non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

Yali Liang, Lianping He, Hui Yuan, Yuelong Jin, Yingshui Yao

PDF Pages: 694-705 Full Text (4576) Open Access

High resolution computed tomography findings in smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients according to their culture status

Caliskan Tayfun, Tuncer Ozkisa, Serkan Aribal, Hatice Kaya, Mehmet Incedayi, Asim Ulcay, Faruk Ciftci

PDF Pages: 706-712 Full Text (5921) Open Access

The performance and limitation of T-SPOT.TB for the diagnosis of TB in a high prevalence setting

Changtai Zhu, Zhonghua Liu, Zhiqiang Li, Shencong Mei, Zhongyi Hu

PDF Pages: 713-719 Full Text (7748) Open Access

Vaspin and lipocalin-2 levels in severe obsructive sleep apnea

Muharrem Kiskac, Mehmet Zorlu, Muhammed Emin Akkoyunlu, Elif Kilic, Cumali Karatoprak, Mustafa Cakirca, Erdinc Yavuz, Cuneyt Ardic, Ahmet Adil Camli, Mehmetali Cikrikcioglu, Levent Kart

PDF Pages: 720-725 Full Text (4776) Open Access

Comparative study of video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open thymectomy for thymoma in one single center

Zu-Yang Yuan, Gui-Yu Cheng, Ke-Lin Sun, You-Sheng Mao, Jian Li, Yong-Gang Wang, Da-Li Wang, Shu-Geng Gao, Qi Xue, Jin-Feng Huang, Ju-Wei Mu

PDF Pages: 726-733 Full Text (4457) Open Access

Changes of HMGB1 and sRAGE during the recovery of COPD exacerbation

Yonghong Zhang, Shaojun Li, Guizuo Wang, Dong Han, Xinming Xie, Yuanyuan Wu, Jing Xu, Jiamei Lu, Fengjuan Li, Manxiang Li

PDF Pages: 734-741 Full Text (4570) Open Access

A comparison of ketamine-midazolam and ketamine-propofol combinations used for sedation in the endobronchial ultrasoundguided transbronchial needle aspiration: a prospective, singleblind, randomized study

Tülay Dal, Hilal Sazak, Mehtap Tunç, Şaziye Şahin, Aydın Yılmaz

PDF Pages: 742-751 Full Text (9647) Open Access

The role of initial radiologic and clinical manifestations in predicting the prognosis for pneumonia caused by H1N1 influenza virus

Cemil Göya, Alpaslan Yavuz, Cihad Hamidi, Mehmet Güli Çetinçakmak, Memik Teke, Salih Hattapoğlu, Abdurrahim Duşak

PDF Pages: 752-759 Full Text (5734) Open Access

Levels of 1,25(OH)2D3 for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and correlations of 1,25(OH)2D3 with the clinical features of TB

Wei-Wei Gao, Yu Wang, Xiang-Rong Zhang, Chun-Yang Yin, Chun-Mei Hu, Man Tian, Hong-Wei Wang, Xia Zhang

PDF Pages: 760-764 Full Text (4436) Open Access

Glutathione and nitrite levels in induced sputum at COPD patients and healthy smokers

Teyfik Turgut, Nevin İlhan, Figen Deveci, Nusret Akpolat, Ersin Şükrü Erden, M. Hamdi Muz

PDF Pages: 765-771 Full Text (4217) Open Access

Higher level of heme oxygenase-1 in patients with stroke than TIA

Xin Li, Guangfu Song, Yuling Jin, Hongwei Liu, Changqing Li, Chengwu Han, Shiyan Ren

PDF Pages: 772-777 Full Text (5966) Open Access

EGFR immunoexpression, RAS immunoexpression and their effects on survival in lung adenocarcinoma cases

Ahmet Gokhan Gundogdu, Sevgen Onder, Pinar Firat, Riza Dogan

PDF Pages: 778-784 Full Text (4130) Open Access

Evaluating the response of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of breast cancer: are tumor biomarkers and dynamic contrast enhanced MR images useful predictive tools?

Zijing Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yiting Jin, Hongying Wang, Fei Gu, Jian Zhou, Zhengyin Lao, Zude Xu, Feng Tang, Liping Zou, Weijun Tang, Rong Lu, Qiang Zou

PDF Pages: 785-794 Full Text (5302) Open Access

Effects of yoga training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xun-Chao Liu, Lei Pan, Qing Hu, Wei-Ping Dong, Jun-Hong Yan, Liang Dong

PDF Pages: 795-802 Full Text (17149) Open Access

Prognostic value of FGFR1 gene copy number in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

Wen Yang, Yan-Wen Yao, Jun-Li Zeng, Wen-Jun Liang, Li Wang, Cui-Qing Bai, Chun-Hua Liu, Yong Song

PDF Pages: 803-809 Full Text (4647) Open Access

Correlation between group behavior and quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients with hospitalacquired pneumonia

Yong Li, Hong-Ping Qu, Jia-Lin Liu, Huan-Ying Wan

PDF Pages: 810-817 Full Text (4139) Open Access

Remodeling of rat pulmonary artery induced by chronic smoking exposure

Lei Zhao, Jian Wang, Lu Wang, Yu-Ting Liang, Yu-Qin Chen, Wen-Jun Lu, Wen-Liang Zhou

PDF Pages: 818-828 Full Text (6060) Open Access

Comparison of mammosphere formation from breast cancer cell lines and primary breast tumors

Rong Wang, Qing Lv, Wentong Meng, Qiuwen Tan, Shu Zhang, Xianming Mo, Xiaoqin Yang

PDF Pages: 829-837 Full Text (11000) Open Access

A propensity score analysis on the effect of on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with coronary artery disease

Peng Liu, Fei Wang, Shiyan Ren, Fan Lin, Yuguang Yang, Xueqiang Fan, Guang Sun, Xia Zheng, Jiangtao Liu, Jing Yuan, Zhidong Ye

PDF Pages: 838-844 Full Text (3617) Open Access

The carina is approximately 1-2 cm above the pericardial reflection among Chinese patients

Kong-Han Pan, Dan-Yan Gu, Jian-Cang Zhou, Hong-Chen Zhao

PDF Pages: 845-849 Full Text (5600) Open Access

Meis1 regulates proliferation of non-small-cell lung cancer cells

Weihao Li, Kai Huang, Haizhou Guo, Guanghui Cui

PDF Pages: 850-855 Full Text (4229) Open Access

Brief Report

Retreatment with pemetrexed chemotherapy in advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer patient

Zhengbo Song, Yiping Zhang

PDF Pages: 856-860 Full Text (3283) Open Access

Surgical Technique

Bronchovascular right upper lobe reconstruction by uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Eva Fieira, Mercedes de la Torre, Maria Delgado

PDF Pages: 861-863 Full Text (Video) (3777) Open Access

Guideline

Chinese expert consensus on bronchial asthma control

Asthma Workgroup, Chinese Thoracic Society, Chinese Medical Association (CMA)

PDF Pages: E61-E69 Full Text (9217) Open Access

Case Report

Bronchial aneurysm secondary to tuberculosis presenting with fatal hemoptysis: a case report and review of the literature

Yu-Sheng Cheng, Zhi-Wei Lu

PDF Pages: E70-E72 Full Text (4820) Open Access

Lophomonas blattarum infection presented as acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Huihui Zeng, Xianglong Kong, Xinrui Chen, Hong Luo, Ping Chen, Yan Chen

PDF Pages: E73-E76 Full Text (3683) Open Access

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Adrian Kwok Wai Chan, Angela Takano, Ann Ling Hsu, Su Ying Low

PDF Pages: E77-E80 Full Text (4840) Open Access

Image-guided bronchoscopy for histopathologic diagnosis of pure ground glass opacity: a case report

Christine Chavez, Shinji Sasada, Takehiro Izumo, Yukiko Nakamura, Koji Tsuta, Takaaki Tsuchida

PDF Pages: E81-E84 Full Text (4696) Open Access

Conservative management of post-intubation tracheal tears— report of three cases

Attila Óvári, Tino Just, Steffen Dommerich, Volker Hingst, Arne Böttcher, Tobias Schuldt, Ellen Guder, Thomas Mencke, Hans-Wilhelm Pau

PDF Pages: E85-E91 Full Text (Video) (10376) Open Access

Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a case report and literature review

Shi Chen, Rui-Ming Liu, Tian Li

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An anterior mediastinal mass: delayed airway compression and using a double lumen tube for airway patency

Jeounghyuk Lee, Yong Chul Rim, Junyong In

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Surgery for giant emphysematous bullae: case report and a short literature review

Wenting Huang, Rui Han, Li Li, Yong He

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Nodular fasciitis on chest wall in a teenager: a case report and review of the literature

Jong Hui Suh, Jeong Seob Yoon, Chan Beom Park

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A plastic whistle incarcerated in bronchus diagnosed fourteen years after ‘swallowed’: a case report

Xin Wang, Guowei Che

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Takayasu’s arteritis misdiagnosed as mediastinal malignant lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature

Cheng Hong, Tao Zeng, Jin Zhao, Guihong Liu, Yingying Gu

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Pulmonary sparganosis mansoni: a case report from a nonendemic region

Ke-Bin Cheng, Bei-Lan Gao, Jin-Ming Liu, Jin-Fu Xu

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ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient¹

Nobelpharma, a new Japanese pharmaceutical company that only provides medicines for unmet medical needs

Jin Shiomura

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Economics that heals

Lawrence Grouse

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Three One Five: a global consumer movement

Lawrence Grouse

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Open access medical publications

Lawrence Grouse

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Between You and Me²

Chasing on the way of cancer immunotherapy

Licun Wu

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Hopes versus reality

Lawrence Grouse, Guangqiao Zeng, Nanshan Zhong

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Stop violence against medical workers in China

Shukun Yao, Qing Zeng, Mingqiang Peng, Shiyan Ren, Gang Chen, Jiangjun Wang

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Erratum

Editorial Team, Journal of Thoracic Disease

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Retraction

Retraction: Application status of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in the identification and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Editorial Team, Journal of Thoracic Disease

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Disclosure:

1. The series “ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Lawrence Grouse served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

2. The series “Between You and Me” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding.

Vol 6, No 6 (June 26, 2014): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Issue Information

Editorial

Perspective

Original Article

Brief Report

Surgical Technique

Guideline

Case Report

ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient1

Between You and Me2

Erratum

Retraction

ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient¹

Between You and Me²