Tumour classification systems provide the foundation for tumour diagnosis and patient therapy
and a critical basis for epidemiological and clinical studies. This updated classification …

In a series of 154 patients (116 male and 38 female) with so called pulmonary hamartoma the
peak incidence was in the sixth decade, with only three patients less than 20 years of age. …

Lungcancer iscurrently the most frequently diagnosed majorcancer in theworld and the
most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide. This islargely due to the carcinogenic …

Background The examination of ciliary ultrastructure in a nasal sample remains a definitive
diagnostic test for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). Methods The quantitative assessment of …

Electron‐microscopic examination of normal bronchial epithelium and mucous glands has
revealed the presence of cells similar in appearance to Kultschitzky (argentaffin) cells in the …

Anatomic and clinical observations of 28 cases, including 23 previously unpublished, of
pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis are recorded and discussed. This brings the total reported to …

The vasoconstrictor and mitogenic peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1) is believed to play a part in
fibrosis and collagen production. We examined expression of ET-1 in lung tissue from 52 …

Background: There have been few inter-observer studies of diffuse parenchymal lung disease
(DPLD), but the recent ATS/ERS consensus classification provides a basis for such a study…

BACKGROUND: Malignant mesothelioma is a rare pleural tumour associated with asbestos
exposure. The proportion of malignant mesothelioma unrelated to asbestos exposure, and …

The purpose of this study was to review cases of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations
(CCAMs) arising in children and adults, in order to assess the recently expanded …