Vol 5, No 4 (August 30, 2013): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Lung surgery in interstitial lung disease—a safe and useful procedure?
Martin Kolb, Yaron Shargall
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A role of indacaterol in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management: a turning point or crossroads?
Gregory J. Feldman, Anton Edin
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:378-380
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Automated scar quantification by CMR: a step in the right direction
Steven K. White, Andrew S. Flett, James C. Moon
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:381-382
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Afatinib as first-line treatment for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations: focus on LUX-Lung 3 and LUX-Lung 6 phase III trials
Antonio Passaro, Bruno Gori, Filippo de Marinis
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:383-384
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Original Article

Is tail vein injection a relevant breast cancer lung metastasis model?
Omar M. Rashid, Masayuki Nagahashi, Suburamaniam Ramachandran, Catherine I. Dumur, Julia C. Schaum, Akimitsu Yamada, Tomoyoshi Aoyagi, Sheldon Milstien, Sarah Spiegel, Kazuaki Takabe
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:385-392
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What is the difference between FEV1 change in percentage predicted value and change over baseline in the assessment of bronchodilator responsiveness in patients with COPD?
Wenhua Jian, Jinping Zheng, Yi Hu, Yin Li, Yi Gao, Jiaying An
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:393-399
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Re-administration after the failure of gefitinib or erlotinib in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Zhengbo Song, Xinmin Yu, Chunxiao He, Beibei Zhang, Yiping Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:400-405
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Temperament and character profiles of male COPD patients
Hasan Kahraman, Fatma Ozlem Orhan, Mustafa Haki Sucakli, Ali Ozer, Nurhan Koksal, Bilal Sen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2013;
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:406-413
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C-reactive protein levels are raised in stable Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients independent of smoking behavior and biomass exposure
Funda Aksu, Nermin Çapan, Kurtuluş Aksu, Ruhsar Ofluoğlu, Sema Canbakan, Bünyamin Yavuz, Kadir Okhan Akin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2013;
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:414-421
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Does roflumilast improve dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? A meta-analysis
Lei Pan, Yong-Zhong Guo, Bo Zhang, Jun-Hong Yan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:422-429
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Should the cut-off value of D-dimer be elevated to exclude pulmonary embolism in acute exacerbation of COPD?
Evrim Eylem Akpınar, Derya Hoşgün, Beyza Doğanay, Gökçe Kaan Ataç, Meral Gülhan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:430-434
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Factors associated with treatment outcome in 64 HIV negative patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis
Ebru Ünsal, Müjgan Güler, Ruhsar Ofluoglu, Nermin Capan, Filiz Cimen
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:435-439
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Percutaneous cavitary lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary cavities
Umit Belet, Serhat Fındık, Zafer Ozmen, Atilla Guven Atici, Huseyin Akan
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:440-445
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Which type of surgery should become the preferred procedure for malignant pleural mesothelioma: extrapleural pneumonectomy or extended pleurectomy?
Mehmet Ali Bedirhan, Levent Cansever, Adalet Demir, Süleyman Ceyhan, Hasan Akın, Halide Nur Ürer, Aysun Ölçmen, Celalettin Kocatürk, İbrahim Dinçer
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:446-454
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Incidence and risk factors for acute lung injury after open thoracotomy for thoracic diseases
Shihua Yao, Teng Mao, Wentao Fang, Meiying Xu, Wenhu Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:455-460
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The effects of long-acting β2-agonists plus inhaled corticosteroids for early reversibility in patients with airway obstruction
Sevket Ozkaya, Adem Dirican, Tibel Tuna
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:461-465
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Perfusing chemotherapy by percutaneous lung puncture “holing” for pulmonary tuberculoma—a ten-year single center experience
Shu-Hua Yang, Ping Zhan, Hui-Huan Mao, Xu-Dong Shi, Ling-Ling Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:466-471
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Antitumor effect of para-toluenesulfonamide against lung cancer xenograft in a mouse model
Yang Gao, Yonghua Gao, Weijie Guan, Liyan Huang, Xiaoming Xu, Chenting Zhang, Xiuqing Chen, Yizhuang Wu, Guangqiao Zeng, Nanshan Zhong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:472-483
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Comparison of the prognostic values of various nutritional parameters in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma from Southern China
Peng Sun, Fei Zhang, Cui Chen, Xin An, Yu-Hong Li, Feng-Hua Wang, Zhi-Hua Zhu
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:484-491
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Construction of a cell model of β2-adrenoceptor downregulation
Hua Liu, Yun Chen, Jun Li, Weishuai Zhang, Songshi Ni
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:492-497
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Surgical outcome of esophageal tuberculosis secondary to mediastinal lymphadenitis in adults: experience from single center in China
Buqing Ni, Xiaohu Lu, Qixing Gong, Wei Zhang, Xiao Li, Hai Xu, Yongfeng Shao, Shijiang Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:498-505
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A 4-year surveillance of antimicrobial resistance patterns of Acinetobacter baumanni in a university-affiliated hospital in China
Ting Xu, Wenying Xia, Guodong Rong, Shiyang Pan, Peijun Huang, Bing Gu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:506-512
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Severe intraoperative complications during VATS Lobectomy compared with thoracotomy lobectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer
Chaoyang Liang, Huanshun Wen, Yongqing Guo, Bin Shi, Yanchu Tian, Zhiyi Song, Deruo Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:513-517
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Systematic Review

Effects of daily bathing with chlorhexidine and acquired infection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: a meta-analysis
Wensen Chen, Songqin Li, Lianhong Li, Xin Wu, Weihong Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:518-524
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Risk factors of ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bo Liu, Song-Qin Li, Su-Ming Zhang, Ping Xu, Xiang Zhang, Yan-Hong Zhang, Wen-Sen Chen, Wei-Hong Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:525-531
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Review Article

Epigenetic aberrant methylation of tumor suppressor genes in small cell lung cancer
Shuai Wang, Zhou Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:532-537
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The development of targeted therapy in small cell lung cancer
Yalei Zhang, Jianxing He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:538-548
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: the potential role of indacaterol
Jinming Gao, Niyati Prasad
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:549-558
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The role of indacaterol for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Mario Cazzola, Floriana Bardaro, Emanuele Stirpe
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:559-566
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Ventricular assist devices: initial orientation
Martin Schweiger, Hitendu Dave, Frithjof Lemme, Olga Romanchenko, Michael Hofmann, Michael Hübler
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:567-571
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ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient1

Lung foundation Australia: promoting lung health and supporting those with lung disease
Elizabeth Harper
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:572-577
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Case Report

Primary pleural lymphoma: a rare case and a synopsis of the literature
Xiaohu Ru, Mingjian Ge, Li Li, Yidan Lin, Lunxu Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:E121-E123
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Atypical histiocytosis in the lung
Hong Li, Weijun Cao, Huiping Li, Rongxuan Zhang, Ying Zhou, Jinfu Xu, David H. Garfield
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:E124-E128
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Pulmonary mixed squamous cell and glandular papilloma mimicking adenocarcinoma: a case study and literature review
Dongliang Lin, Yanxia Jiang, Jigang Wang, Li Ding, Fangjie Xin, Han Zhao, Yujun Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:E129-E132
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A tuberculous abscess of the chest wall in a renal allograft recipient
Ye Zhang, Hui Li, Tong Li, Wen-Qian Zhang
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:E133-E136
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Aberrant right subclavian artery in video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy
Yidan Lin, Mingxia Li, Xian Liu
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:E137-E139
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Trans-aortic excision of intraventricular lipoma with the assistance of arthroscopic camera
Vasileios Patris, Mihalis Argiriou, Niki Lama, Timothy Sakellaridis, Christos Charitos
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:E140-E143
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Is pneumothorax after acupuncture so uncommon?
Michael Stenger, Nicki Eithz Bauer, Peter B. Licht
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:E144-E146
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Childhood bronchial tuberculosis: report of one case and literature review
Chun-Mei Hu, Chun-Yang Yin, Xiao-Yan Gu, Xia Zhang
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:E147-E151
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Spindle cell lipoma: a rare tumor of the mediastinum
Elvira La Mantia, Renato Franco, Raffaele Rocco, Gaetano Rocco
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:E152-E154
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Primary intrapulmonary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor mimicking lung cancer
Elvira La Mantia, Renato Franco, Monica Cantile, Raffaele Rocco, Annarosaria De Chiara, Nicola Martucci, Gaetano Rocco
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:E155-E157
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Refractory hypertension with massive proteinuria may be reversed in renal artery stenosis patients with low proteinuria selectivity index after stenting
Bing Gu, Qin Che, Weihao Li, Chuanwei Zhou, Di Xu, Junhong Wang, Yan Guo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:E158-E161
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Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after Rituximab-containing regimen: two cases of report and literature review
Xu-Qin Jiang, Lei Fang, Xiao-Dong Mei, Xiao-Jing Wang, Ming-Hong Bao
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:E162-E166
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Amylase: sensitive tumor marker for amylase-producing lung adenocarcinoma
Jie Zhang, Lixia Zhang, Shiyang Pan, Bing Gu, Yuping Zhen, Jiabin Yan, Yiqin Zhou
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:E167-E169
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A case report of pulmonary cryptococcosis presenting as endobronchial obstruction
Qing Zhou, Bijie Hu, Changzhou Shao, Chunmei Zhou, Xing Zhang, Dong Yang, Chun Li
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:E170-E173
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Calcium oxalate crystal deposition in a patient with Aspergilloma due to Aspergillus niger
Miku Oda, Takeshi Saraya, Megumi Wakayama, Kazutoshi Shibuya, Yukari Ogawa, Toshiya Inui, Emi Yokoyama, Manami Inoue, Hiroaki Shimoyamada, Masachika Fujiwara, Tomohiro Ota, Hajime Takizawa, Hajime Goto
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:E174-E178
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Fibrous lung tumor: a peculiar case
Barbara Barrettara, Gaetano Napoli, Angelo Lacitignola, Paolo Sardelli
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:E179-E180
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Erratum

Erratum
Editorial Team
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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.