肺癌侵犯胸壁的外科治疗

目的探讨肺癌侵犯胸壁的手术切除方式及影响患者生存的因素.方法对30例侵犯胸壁的肺癌患者的外科治疗结果进行综合分析.结果全组中肺叶切除26例,双肺叶切除2例,全肺切除2例;壁层胸膜外切除6例,胸壁肌肉和肋骨切除(整块切除)24例.根治性切除25例,根治切除率83.3%(25/30).手术并发症发生率6.7%(2/30),手术死亡率3.3%(1/30).鳞癌18例,腺鳞癌8例,腺癌3例,大细胞未分化癌1例.T3N0M0 20例,T3N1M0 5例,T3N2M0 5例.采用寿命表法(life table)计算生存率,用对数秩和检验(Logrank test)其显著性.1、3、5年生存率分别为40.2%、10.8%和10.8%.根治性切除患者5年生存率为13.2%,姑息性切除者中无5年生存者(P＞0.05).根治性切除无淋巴结转移者5年生存率为15.5%,有淋巴结转移者中无5年生存者(P＞0.05).不考虑淋巴结转移情况,根治性切除患者中,肿瘤侵犯胸壁局限于壁层胸膜者的5年生存率为15.0%,而侵犯胸壁肌肉和肋骨者中则无5年生存者(P＞0.05).结论胸膜外切除或胸壁整块切除是外科治疗肺癌侵犯胸壁的主要手段.能否根治切除、有无淋巴结转移以及胸壁受侵程度是影响患者术后生存的重要因素.     

Evaluation of chest wall invasion by lung cancer using respiratory dynamic MRI

Conventional CT or MRI has low accuracy in assessing chest wall invasion in patients with peripheral lung cancer. For preoperative evaluation of chest wall invasion by peripheral lung cancer, respiratory dynamic (RD) MRI was carried out in 98 patients in whom conventional CT scan showed that the tumour was abutting the pleural surface, but there was no evidence of definite tumour invasion. We used 1.5-T MR equipment. RD MR images were acquired by snapshot fast field echo sequence (repetition time = 8, echo time = 3, flip angle = 100) and 25 consecutive images were taken while the patient took deep breaths. These images were evaluated in cine mode to assess tumour movement along the chest wall. Sixty-one patients underwent surgical resection of the tumour and RD MR findings were compared with those in pathological specimens. RD MR showed free tumour movement along the chest wall in 34 patients. At pathological examination, the RD MR findings were proved correct in all patients. Pathologically, 20 patients had chest wall invasion and their RD MR was positive (sensitivity 100%). There were seven false-positive results among the 41 patients without chest wall invasion (specificity 82.9%). RD MR may improve the accuracy of conventional CT scan or MRI in the prediction of chest wall invasion of lung cancer, especially in patients in whom the results of conventional CT scan or MRI appear equivocal in the presence of a peripheral mass abutting the chest wall surface without obvious chest wall invasion.     

Lung cancer with chest wall involvement: predictive factors of long-term survival after surgical resection

Multimodal management of lung cancer extending to chest wall and type of surgical procedure to be performed are still debated. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to analyze the predictive factors of long-term survival after surgery, focusing on depth of infiltration, type of surgical intervention and possible role of preoperative therapies, comparing survival of these patients with that of a group of patients affected by a Pancoast tumour and surgical treated in the same period. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed records of 83 consecutive patients with NSCLC in stage T3 (owing to direct extension to chest wall), who underwent surgical resection in our Thoracic Surgery Unit between January 1994 and December 2003. Patients were classified in two groups: pancoast tumours (PT) or chest wall extending tumours (CW): survival and prognostic factors of each category were analyzed. RESULTS: In the CW group we had 68 patients: 45 were in stage IIB (pT3N0), 23 in stage IIIA (pT3-N1-2). Histology revealed adenocarcinoma in 23 cases, squamous cell carcinoma in 34, large cells anaplastic carcinoma in 8, adenosquamous carcinoma in 3. An involvement of chest wall tissues beyond the endothoracic fascia was found in 21 patients, while in the remaining 47 the invasion of chest wall tissues was confined to the parietal pleura. An extrapleural dissection was performed in 48 patients while combined pulmonary and chest wall en bloc resection was required in 20 patients. Resection was incomplete in three cases. In the PT group we had 15 patients: 11 were in stage IIB and 4 in stage IIIA. Histological type was adenocarcinoma in 10 cases, squamous cell carcinoma in 4 and adenosquamous carcinoma in 1. A univariate analysis performed in the CW group showed that survival was significantly affected by nodal status, stage, extension of chest wall invasion, type of lung resection and residual disease. In a multivariate analysis we found that nodal status, completeness of resection and extension of chest wall involvement maintained a significant prognostic value. There was no difference between the survival curve of CW and PT group: considering the two subset of CW patients, on the basis of depth of infiltration, survival of PT patients was significantly better than that of CW patients with involvement of muscular tissues and ribs (p=0.02). CONCLUSION: Nodal status, radical resection and depth of chest wall infiltration are the main predictive factors affecting long-term survival, while surgical procedure does not impact on it if margins of resection are free from disease. The better survival observed in PT patients let us to hypothesize that an induction chemo-radiation therapy, as routinely administered to PT patients, could have a potential benefit in survival of patients with CW tumour extending beyond parietal pleura.     

Pancoast syndrome caused by extramedullary plasmacytoma

A 61-year-old patient had the clinical findings of Pancoast syndrome with shoulder pain, weakness and atrophy of band muscles, and an opacified area in the apical lung field. Unlike most cases with Pancoast syndrome in which the tumors are primary carcinomas of the lung, the present case was shown to have a plasmacytoma involving the apical parietal pleura and the adjacent chest wall. The need for histologic diagnosis before treating patients with Pancoast syndrome is emphasized.     

肺癌胸膜种植转移的CT表现及其解剖分布

目的 总结胸膜种植转移的CT征象及其解剖分布。方法 回顾分析32例临床、病理确诊为原发性肺癌伴胸膜种植转移患者的CT表现。结果 本组患者的胸部CT征象主要表现为胸腔积液(24例)、脏层胸膜转移结节(10例)、壁层胸膜转移结节(16例)及胸膜增厚(3l例)。脏层胸膜转移结节中，分布于肺表面脏层胸膜9处，叶间胸膜l0处。壁层胸膜转移结节分布在膈胸膜、肋胸膜、纵隔胸膜、肺韧带，共45处。结节小至2—5mm的粟粒，大至5～10mm。胸膜增厚中因直接侵犯造成者10例，间接转移者2l例，后者中9例表现为增厚≤10mm，4例一侧胸膜环状增厚，5例纵隔胸膜增厚，3例肺韧带增厚。结论 肺癌胸膜转移最常见的CT征象为胸腔积液，其次为胸膜转移结节及胸膜增厚。转移结节最常分布在隔胸膜、肋胸膜，并可转移至肺韧带；早期表现为粟粒状，在肺窗容易发现。     

超声辅助人工气胸下近壁层胸膜肺肿瘤微波消融的有效性及安全性

目的:探讨超声在人工气胸制备前评估及制备过程中引导的临床作用,观察人工气胸下微波消融(microwave ablation,MWA)的有效性及安全性.方法:回顾性分析2017年01月01日至2019年12月31日超声辅助人工气胸术下靠近壁层胸膜的肺部肿瘤的微波消融术患者21例.微波消融术前均行超声检查评估肿瘤是否侵及壁...     

A surgical case of solitary plasmacytoma of rib origin with biclonal gammopathy

Localized solitary plasmacytoma of the bone (SPB) is a rare disease and is characterized by only one or two isolated bone lesions with no evidence of disease dissemination. A previously healthy 44-year-old male was admitted for evaluation of an abnormal radiographic shadow in the left middle lung field with symptoms of left back pain. Radiological evaluation revealed a peripheral opacity in the left chest wall, which was highly suspected to be a chest wall tumor. CT-guided transcutaneous needle biopsy of the tumor was performed and the specimens showed a monomorphous population of mature plasma cells. The bone marrow biopsy findings revealed no evidence of myeloma and bone scanning revealed only abnormal accumulation in the left seventh rib. He had mild M-proteins in a urine sample and Bence-Jones protein was detected. Immunoelectrophoresis revealed mild biclonal gammopathy of Bence-Jones protein of both the kappa and lambda light-chain types. Under a diagnosis of solitary bone plasmacytoma, preoperative radiation therapy with doses of 40 Gy for the tumor was performed. He underwent complete en bloc resection of the chest wall, including one-third of the left sixth and seventh ribs, the intercostal muscle and the parietal pleura. The protein abnormalities in the urine sample disappeared following surgical resection. Adjuvant chemotherapy using melphalan and prednisolone was performed. He is doing well without evidence of tumor recurrence 2 years following his initial diagnosis.     

Chondrosarcoma of the Rib Mimicking Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

A 62-year-old man with a history of long-term asbestos exposure was found to have a chest wall tumor invading the sixth rib on chest computed tomography. The computed tomography also revealed multiple plaques in the pleura. Malignant pleural mesothelioma was suspected, and thoracoscopic surgery was performed. Thoracoscopy revealed that the tumor location was extrapleural. Thus, excisional biopsy was performed. The tumor was histologically diagnosed as chondrosarcoma. Additional wide resection of the chest wall, including the fifth, sixth, and seventh ribs, was performed. Chest wall reconstruction was performed with a polypropylene mesh.Key Words: Chondrosarcoma, Malignant pleural mesothelioma, Rib tumor, Chest wall tumor, Chest wall reconstruction     

Surgical management of lung cancer invading the aorta or the superior vena cava

OBJECTIVE: Invasion of mediastinal structures (T4) is considered as an absolute contraindication to surgical management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The authors studied the role of surgical treatment in case of direct aortic and superior venous caval involvement. PATIENTS: From 1995 to 2000, 13 patients with left lung NSCLC invading descending aorta and 9 patients with right upper lobe NSCLC and superior vena cava (SVC) invasion were subjected to thoracotomy for lung resection. Surgery was indicated in case of absence of intraluminal extension. All patients were cN2 negative. The pathology results and 5-year survival were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS: In three cases (23%) the tumor was adhered to the parietal pleura overlying descending aorta, which was resected en block with tumor-associated lung parenchyma. Aortic adventitia invasion by tumor led to local resection of adventitia (<1cm(2)) in nine patients (69%). Invasion deeper than adventitia was encountered in one case (8%), which was managed with aortic partial occlusion, resection of aortic wall and repair of the defect with Gore graft patch. In three patients (33%) the SVC wall was involved by the tumor 1-3cm in length and 2-4mm of the circumference. The defect was repaired with direct suturing. In five patients (56%) the area of SVC wall that was invaded was 3cmx2cm. The defect was repaired with Dacron patch. In 1 patient (11%) an arterial 14 graft was end-to-end interposed. All resections were radical (R0). Neither associated postoperative complications nor operative mortality was recorded. Five-year survival was 30.7% for the cases with aortic invasion and 11% for the ones with SVC involvement. CONCLUSIONS: Radical surgical resection of lung tumors with localized aortic invasion can be considered after exclusion of N2 involvement.     

Complete resection of Pancoast tumor while receiving preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) as an induction therapy--report of a case

A 60-year-old man complaining of right shoulder pain and numbness of right arm was diagnosed with Pancoast tumor (invasive right apical lung cancer). Chest CT scan showed a tumor, 5 cm in diameter, in the right apex invading the right posterior chest wall. The patient received preoperative CCRT (RT: 40 Gy/20 Fr, cisplatin: CDDP and etoposide: ETP), resulting in tumor regression (PR). The patient underwent right upper lobectomy (ND 2a), partial resection of the 1st-3rd ribs and Th 1 nerve. Pathological examination demonstrated no live cancer cells and organization of necrotic tissue in the lung and intercostal region (Ef. 3). The patient received postoperative chemotherapy (CDDP+ETP) and was discharged. He did well without any tumor recurrence for 1 year postoperatively. CCRT seems effective and is one of the standard treatments for Pancoast tumor.     

Pleural involvement in stage IIIM0 non-small-cell bronchogenic carcinoma. A need to differentiate subtypes

Forty-one patients with two subtypes of stage IIIM0 non-small-cell lung cancer treated over a 7-year period were evaluated. The first group of 20 patients had ipsilateral parietal pleural involvement not contiguous with the primary tumor but no distant metastases. Fifteen had positive pleural fluid cytology, seven with positive pleural biopsy in addition; four had extensive pleural studding or a positive biopsy but no effusion; and one had negative pleural fluid cytology. Treatment consisted of radiation therapy followed by combination chemotherapy in all. Due to symptoms, eight patients first had fluid drainage with or without sclerosis and two patients had a pleurectomy. Nine had progressive pleural disease despite the local treatment. To all modalities of therapy, only two patients had a partial response. One patient who had a pleurectomy lived 25 months. Median survival was 6.9 months. Cause of failure involved local progression in 17 patients. There was no difference in median survival by age, sex, histology, side of effusion, location of nodal disease, or use of local therapy. The second group of 21 patients had localized involvement of the parietal pleura by the primary tumor. There was deeper chest wall invasion in nine. All patients were rendered free of known disease by surgical resection, were stage T3N0-2M0, and received radiation and chemotherapy in addition to resection. The median survival was 13.5 months. There was local recurrence in nine patients but only one developed an effusion. Five patients were alive at 29-82 months. No variable unfavorably influenced survival except a central versus peripheral primary. Thus, the median survival of the patients in the first group with multiple sites of pleural involvement was similar to that of patients with distant metastases but with the cause of failure primarily local progression. In the majority of patients in the second group, parietal pleural and chest wall involvement, even with nodal metastases, did not translate into local failure, and long-term survival was possible.     

Usefulness of (18)F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography for the diagnosis of pyothorax-associated lymphoma: A report of three cases

Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is a unique and rare non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developing in the pleural cavity following a long-standing history of chronic pyothorax (CP). The development of F-18 2'-deoxy-2fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) has contributed to the evaluation of lymphoma staging. However, only a few studies describing FDG-PET/CT findings in PAL have been published. This study reported three cases of PAL; all 3 patients had previously undergone artificial collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. Both the first case (an 84-year-old male) and second case (an 83-year-old male) complained of abdominal pain. An ultrasound scan revealed a mass shadow in the left chest wall without abnormal findings in the abdomen, and the CT and magnetic resonance imaging scans suggested malignant lymphoma of the left chest. FDG-PET/CT imaging showed extremely intense FDG uptake only in the left pleura and chest wall. Diagnosis was CP in the two patients, showing a high maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax: early, 14.8 and delayed, 19.4 in the first case; early, 20.8 and delayed, 27.3 in the second case, respectively). Histopathological analysis of the specimens obtained by biopsy of the PET/CT-positive pleural mass showed non-Hodgkin's, diffuse large B cell lymphoma in the two cases. The third case was a 79-year-old male with relapse after right pleuropneumonectomy for PAL (diffuse large B cell lymphoma) 4 years earlier. PET/CT showed intense FDG uptake (SUVmax: early, 19.9 and delayed, 35.7) in the right pleura and chest wall. Diagnosis was CP, suggesting the recurrence of PAL. Furthermore, abnormal intense FDG uptake was noted in the hilar, mediastinal and supraclavicular lymph nodes, as well as in the spleen. In conclusion, FDG-PET/CT imaging is useful in the evaluation of the area of invasion in PAL.     

周边型肺癌胸膜和胸壁浸润程度的超声评价

 本文对53例病变邻近胸壁的肺癌病人胸膜和胸壁侵润程度进行了超声显像评价。作者按外科分级相对应的级别进行超声分级，分四组，即μp－0、μp－1、μP－2、μP－3。本项研究所进行的分级与外科手术中发现的一致性是令人满意的，诊断总符合率为77％（41/53）。经超声显像被定为μP－0级的11例,符合率为73％（8/11）；μp－1级者15例，符合率为47％（7/15）；μp－2级者14例，符合率为86％（2/4）；μp－3级者13例、符合率为100％。μp－3级是对选择疗法及判定预后最重要的一级。由此可见，该方法的应用在决定病人能否进行手术治疗及判定预后方面将起到重要作用。     

周边型肺癌胸膜和胸壁浸润程度的超声评价

本文对53例病变邻近胸壁的肺癌病人胸膜和胸壁侵润程度进行了超声显像评价。作者按外科分级相对应的级别进行超声分级，分四组，即μp-0、μp-1、μP－2、μP－3。本项研究所进行的分级与外科手术中发现的一致性是令人满意的，诊断总符合率为77％（41／53）。经超声显像被定为μP－0级的11例,符合率为73％（8／11）；μp－1级者15例，符合率为47％（7／15）；μp－2级者14例，符合率为86％（2／4）；μp－3级者13例、符合率为100％。μp－3级是对选择疗法及判定预后最重要的一级。由此可见，该方法的应用在决定病人能否进行手术治疗及判定预后方面将起到重要作用。     

Patterns of failure and overall survival in patients with completely resected T3 N0 M0 non-small cell lung cancer.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies of patients with surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer and chest wall invasion have shown conflicting results with respect to prognosis. Whether high-risk subsets of the T3 N0 M0 population exist with respect to patterns of failure and overall survival has been difficult to ascertain, owing to small numbers of patients in most series. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A retrospective review was performed to determine patterns of failure and overall survival for patients with completely resected T3 N0 M0 non-small cell lung cancer. From 1979 to 1993, 92 evaluable patients underwent complete resection for T3 N0 M0 non-small cell lung cancer. The following potential prognostic factors were recorded from the history: tumor size, location, grade, histology, patient age, use of adjuvant radiation therapy (18 of 92 patients), and type of surgical procedure (chest wall or extrapleural resection). RESULTS: The actuarial 2- and 4-year overall survival rates for the entire cohort were 48% and 35%, respectively. The actuarial local control at 4 years was 94%. Neither the type of surgical procedure performed nor the addition of thoracic radiation therapy impacted local control or overall survival. CONCLUSION: Patients with completely resected T3 N0 M0 non-small cell lung cancer have similar local control and overall survival irrespective of primary location, type of surgery performed, or use of adjuvant radiation therapy. Additionally, the tumor recurrence rate and overall survival found in this study support the placement of this group of patients in Stage IIB of the 1997 AJCC lung staging classification.     

The value of preoperative staging chest computed tomography to detect asymptomatic lung and liver metastasis in patients with primary breast carcinoma

Little is known about the benefits of preoperative staging chest computed tomography (CT) in patients with asymptomatic breast cancer. We therefore investigated the clinical value of preoperative chest CT in detecting lung and liver metastases by retrospectively reviewing the records of 1,703 patients who underwent preoperative chest CT in a single institution between January 2006 and June 2009. Abnormal CT findings, including suspected metastases and indeterminate nodules in the lung or liver, were found in 266 patients (15.6%). Among these, 26 patients (1.5% of all patients and 9.8% of patients with abnormal CT findings) had true metastases, including 17 in the lungs, 3 in the liver, and 6 in both. True metastases were detected in 1 (0.2%), 0 (0%), and 24 (6.0%) patients with stage I, II, and III disease, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of chest CT were 100, 89.1, and 11.3%, respectively, for lung metastasis and 100, 97.6, and 18.4%, respectively, for liver metastasis. All true metastatic lung lesions were all small-sized nodules, ranging from 0.2 to 1.5 cm in largest diameter, and could not be detected on chest X-rays. In conclusion, our results demonstrate the lack of usefulness of routine preoperative chest CT in detecting asymptomatic liver and lung metastasis in patients with early breast cancer. Chest CT, however, upstaged 6.0% of stage III patients to stage IV.     

CT在肺癌临床分期中的应用和评价

为使肺癌得到正确的诊断和治疗，应用新的肺癌国际TNM分期标准是十分重要的。由于CT有助于在肺癌诊断和分期过程中对于原发肿瘤和纵隔淋巴结的评估，同时也有助于搜寻远处转移灶。因此，CT是肺癌最重要的辅助影像检查，而且也可进一步明确观察大气管、大血管、淋巴结及胸膜受侵犯的情况，从而为肺癌的TNM分期提供更有价值的信息和资料。PET-CT的图像融合可使肺癌的定位更加准确，使解剖位置和病灶代谢两者关系更为完善。PET／CT的联合检查和图像融合可改进肺癌的术前TNM分期，可能成为肺癌无创性分期中最为优良的方法。     

Surgical approach to non-small cell lung cancer involving the chest wall

Treatment of NSCLC invading the chest wall (T3) remains controversial. Surgery is undoubtedly the only chance for these neoplasms, but its role regarding the T3N2 tumors is highly questionable. Between 1975 and 1994, 710 NSCLC patients underwent surgery in our department. Of these, 38 with tumor involvement of the chest wall underwent curative resection: en bloc resection or extrapleural resection, and 31 of these patients (19 with T3N0 tumors and 12 with T3N1-N2 tumors) were available for estimating long-term survival. The overall survival was 20.5% at 5 years and 15.4% at 10 years. Patients without lymph-node involvement had a survival rate of 26.2% at 5 years and 19.27% at 10 years. No patient with T3N2 tumor was alive 5 years after surgery. Patients with T3N1 tumor had a survival rate of 16.7% at both 5 and 10 years. The difference between T3N0 and T3N2 tumors was statistically significant. Neither histologic type nor depth of chest wall involvement had a significant impact on survival. En bloc or extrapleural resection, if curative, can be effective in T3N0-N1 tumors. Surgery is inadequate for the treatment of T3N2 tumors with chest wall involvement.     

Coexistence of metastatic lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed in the same cavity

A 79-year-old woman who had a past history of chronic renal failure 10 years earlier, tongue cancer (T2N2M0) 3 years earlier, and tuberculosis of the cervical lymph nodes 6 months earlier was suddenly admitted with the complaint of right chest pain on April 6, 2004. Right pneumothorax and mild pleural effusion were observed on a chest radiograph. There was no improvement in the patients collapsed lung despite the insertion of a chest drainage tube into the pleural cavity. Three thin-walled cavitary lesions were noted in the right lobe of segment 1 on computed tomography, and the cause of her pneumothorax was thought to be air leakage from the largest cavitary lesion adjacent to the visceral pleura. Partial resection of the right lung by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed at the Department of Thoracic Surgery. Subsequently, it was determined that metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, corresponding to her tongue cancer, had invaded the visceral pleura adjacent to the largest cavitary lesion. Simultaneously, an epitheloid granuloma with caseating necrosis was observed adjacent to a partially thickened portion of this cavitary lesion. The epitheloid granuloma was found to be acid-fast bacilli-positive and a diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis pulmonary tuberculosis was made. We report a rare case of the coexistence of metastatic lung cancer originating from tongue cancer and active pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed in the same large cavitary lesion.