Vol 4, No 4 (August 21, 2012): Journal of Thoracic Disease

ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient1

ICC collaboration with JTD
Lawrence Grouse
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:343-344
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Meeting Report

Intelligent and excellent: 2012 GCTAB board members’ conference & inaugural meeting of GCTI
Editorial Team, Journal of Thoracic Disease
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:345-346
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Original Article

Nonintubated thoracoscopic lung resection: a 3-year experience with 285 cases in a single institution
Ke-Cheng Chen, Ya-Jung Cheng, Ming-Hui Hung, Yu-Ding Tseng, Jin-Shing Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:347-351
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The association of topoisomerase 2α expression with prognosis in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients
Hulya Çelenk Erguden, Deniz Koksal, Funda Demirag, Hulya Bayiz, Neslihan Mutluay, Bahadir Berktas, Mine Berkoglu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:352-357
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A method for limiting pitfalls in the production of enhancement kinetic curves in 3T dynamic magnetic resonance mammography
Eleftherios Lavdas, Panayiotis Mavroidis, Violeta Roka, Nikolaos Arikidis, Dimitrios L. Arvanitis, Ioannis V. Fezoulidis, Katerina Vassiou
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:358-367
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Theoretical models of carcinogenic particle deposition and clearance in children’s lungs
Robert Sturm
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:368-376
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Relationship between respiratory viral load and lung lesion severity: a study in 24 cases of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza A pneumonia
Pu-Xuan Lu, Ying-Ying Deng, Gui-Lin Yang, Wei-Long Liu, Ying-Xia Liu, Hua Huang, Yi-Xiang J Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:377-383
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Brief Report

Contralateral breast metastasis from pulmonary adenocarcinoma: Two cases report and literature review
Fang-Fang Ji, Peng Gao, Ji-Gang Wang, Jie Zhao, Peng Zhao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:384-389
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Review Article

DNA topoisomerase I drugs and radiotherapy for lung cancer
Allan Y. Chen, Patricia M. T. Chen, Yi-Jen Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:390-397
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Revisiting signs, strengths and weaknesses of Standard Chest Radiography in patients of Acute Dyspnea in the Emergency Department
Luciano Cardinale, Giovanni Volpicelli, Alessandro Lamorte, Jessica Martino, Andrea veltri
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:398-407
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Cryosurgery for lung cancer
Lizhi Niu, Kecheng Xu, Feng Mu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:408-419
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The evolution of the role of surgery in the management of breast cancer lung metastasis
Omar M. Rashid, Kazuaki Takabe
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:420-424
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Images of the Issue

Cardiac obstruction secondary to metastatic invasion - A rare complication of Human Herpes Virus 8-positive plasmablastic lymphoma in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Daniele Pádua, Ana Clara Rodrigues, Sérgio Barros, Ana Lúcia Arruda, Marianne Castro, José Lázaro Andrade
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:425-427
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Case Report

Fibrosing mediastinitis and consequent superior vena cava syndrome - A case report
Saumitra Kant, Garrett L. Walsh
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:428-430
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Recurrent spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a rare but possible event!
Alfonso Fiorelli, Gaetana Messina, Damiano Capaccio, Mario Santini
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:431-433
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Double whammy - mediastinal and ovarian teratoma: a rare clinical co-existence
Leo Francis Tauro, Prathvi Shetty, Aruna Kamath, Ashok Shetty
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2012;
4
(4)
:434-436
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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.