Introduction Colorectal carcinoma metastasizes to the lung in 10% to 15% of patients. The decision about whether to perform surgery for a patient with lung metastasis must take into account the patient’s ability to tolerate surgery, as well as the…
The prevalence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has risen dramatically over the past three decades. Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer worldwide, and more than 480,000 new cases were diagnosed in 2008. The documented increase is approximately six- to sevenfold,…
Epidemiology In the United States, empyema is seen in approximately 60,000 patients annually, with a mortality rate of 15%. Approximately 50% of empyemas in the United States today result from pneumonia. Pleural infection may also result from lung surgery, trauma,…