2018
The painless combination of anatomically contoured titanium plates and porcine dermal collagen patch for chest wall reconstruction
Ong K, Ong CS, Chua YC, Fazuludeen AA, Ahmed ADB. The painless combination of anatomically contoured titanium plates and porcine dermal collagen patch for chest wall reconstruction. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2018, 10: 2890-2897. PMID: 29997954, PMCID: PMC6006082, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.04.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest wall reconstructionChest wall resectionWall reconstructionWall resectionCollagen patchMinimal analgesic requirementsPost-operative mortalitySuperficial wound infectionChest wall invasionChest wall mechanicsSafe surgical exposureAnalgesic requirementsOral antibioticsPain scoresLung resectionRepeat surgeryConsecutive patientsMalignant infiltrationRetrospective reviewAnatomical restorationSurgical outcomesWound infectionWall invasionSingle institutionSurgical exposure
2016
Role of Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Negative Lung Cancer Invading the Chest Wall
Gao SJ, Corso CD, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Kim AW. Role of Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Negative Lung Cancer Invading the Chest Wall. Clinical Lung Cancer 2016, 18: 169-177.e4. PMID: 27890561, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant chemoradiation therapyUnderwent surgeryChemoradiation therapyChest wall resectionRadiation therapyMargin statusTumor sizeLung cancerWall resectionNode-negative lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards modelMargin-positive patientsChest wall invasionCell lung cancerLog-rank testStage IIB tumorsProportional hazards modelAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant treatmentOverall survivalMultivariable analysisIIB tumors
2010
Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall
Blasberg JD, Donington JS. Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2010, 20: 487-494. PMID: 20974432, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation injuryChest wallSternoclavicular joint infectionChest wall infectionSoft tissue necrosisChest wall resectionPrinciples of treatmentSoft tissue coverageChest wall integrityPulmonary functionClinical presentationWide resectionInjury accountsJoint infectionSurgical interventionWall resectionRisk factorsDevitalized tissueTissue coverageOverall healthTissue necrosisResectionInfectionSkeletal reconstructionMalignancy
2000
Chest wall resection for locally recurrent breast cancer: Is it worthwhile?
Downey R, Rusch V, Hsu F, Leon L, Venkatraman E, Linehan D, Bains M, van Zee K, Korst R, Ginsberg R. Chest wall resection for locally recurrent breast cancer: Is it worthwhile? Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2000, 119: 420-428. PMID: 10694599, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(00)70119-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent breast cancerChest wall resectionWall resectionBreast cancerMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalRecurrent diseaseExtensive surgical treatmentProgressive metastatic diseaseQuality of palliationRegional nodal diseaseOperative mortality rateProportion of patientsKaplan-Meier methodCox regression analysisLymph node metastasisLong-term outcomesLarge tumor nodulesLong-term survivalNodal diseaseComplete resectionLocal recurrenceNode metastasisSurgical treatmentTumor nodules
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply