Thorax

An unusual case of spontaneous haemothorax caused by a subpleural primary lung cancer is reported. Tumour invasion of the pulmonary vessels and visceral pleura was the possible cause.

BACKGROUND: Although thoracoscopy has been used for diagnostic and minor therapeutic procedures for many years, there have been few reports of its use in performing major intrathoracic procedures, which have traditionally required formal th…

It is over 25 years since Scadding first defined the term fibrosing alveolitis. It has since been established that complex mechanisms underlie its pathogenesis, including epithelial and endothelial injury, vascular leakage, production of in…

Review of an annual series of cases of empyema seen at a regional cardiothoracic unit showed that six out of 25 were due to Streptococcus milleri. The details of the cases are summarised. This organism is now an important cause of empyema, …

Congenital oesophageal stenosis caused by heterotopic cartilage and other tracheobronchial structures in the oesophageal wall is a very rare condition. The first case was described by Frey and Duschl in 1936, and only 16 further cases have …

Lichter, I. (1974).Thorax, 29, 32-37. Long-term follow-up of planned treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax. Ninety-six patients presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax have been followed for a period of five to 12 years after initial treat…

A case is described of endometriosis of the lung in a symptomless 54-year-old woman. This and the 11 previously recorded cases of histologically examined pulmonary endometriosis have been divided into two groups. Six of these women had died…

Details are given of nine cases of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax concomitant with menstruation; of these, four are culled from the literature. In every case the time interval between the onset of menstruation and the development of a p…

Endometriosis may b, defined as the growth of endometrium in situations other than the uterine cavity. The sites where these aberrant growths are most commonly found are the uterine wall, the ovaries, and the peritoneum of the pouch of Doug…