Yasemin Bilgin Büyükkarabacak

Pure Yolk-Sac Tumor of the Lung

Primary germ cell tumors of the chest often localize in the anterior mediastinal compartment. Such tumors originating from lungs and pleura are rare. Chest tomography revealed a mass in the middle lobe of the right lung in a 25-year-old man. A middle lobe medial segmentectomy was performed, and chemotherapy was applied postoperatively.

Endobronchial Hypertrophic Seromucous Salivary Gland: A Rare Bronchial Occlusion

A 41-year-old woman came to our clinics describing increased cough and shortness of breath. A chest roentgenogram revealed a loss of volume in her right lung. Computed tomography revealed a lesion at the level of the main carina, clogging the right main bronchus almost totally. The lesion underwent biopsy by use of flexible bronchoscopy. Histopathologic evaluation showed that the specimen was a hypertrophic seromucous salivary-type gland. Total excision of the mass was performed by bronchotomy through a right thoracotomy. We describe this case of a hypertrophic seromucous salivary gland in the tracheabronchial system.

Özofagus kanserli hastalarda beslenme

Ozofagus kanserli hastalarin cogunda oral alim yetersiz oldugu icin beslenme durumu cerrahi oncesinde bozulmustur. Yeterli ve efektif nutrisyonel destek tedaviye olan toleransi arttirir, hastanede kalis suresini kisaltip, morbidite ve mortaliteyi azaltarak klinik gidis uzerinde olumlu etki saglar. Bu nedenle bu hastalarin tani anindan itibaren tum tedavi sureci boyunca cok iyi belirlenmis bir nutrisyon programina alinmalari onemlidir. J. Exp. Clin. Med., 2012; 29:S267-S272 Nutrition of patients with esophageal cancer Since oral intake is insufficient in the majority of patients with esophageal cancer, nutritional status is impaired before the surgery. Adequate and effective nutritional support may increase tolerance to the treatment, shorten the hospital stay, and may positively affect the clinical course by reducing morbidity and mortality. Therefore, it is important to take all of these patients under a very well defined nutrition program throughout the during treatment starting from the moment of diagnosis. J. Exp. Clin. Med., 2012; 29: S267-S272