ThermoDox is being evaluated in a Phase III clinical trial for primary liver cancer and a Phase II clinical trial for recurrent
chest wall breast cancer.
The main objective of the project therefore was to develop an innovative artificial rib bridge replacement that would facilitate
chest wall reconstruction surgery patients by employing a range of different design tools and methods.
The case emphasises the importance of considering it in the differential diagnosis of
chest wall tumours.
A visceral pleural line separating an area devoid of vascular or lung markings adjacent to the
chest wall confirms the diagnosis.
Congenital anomalies of the anterior
chest wall are common.
Primary
chest wall tumors: Early and long-term results of surgical treatment.
However, the reasons for these alterations still remain unclear and although there are some hypothesis, like the increment in inspiratory muscle strength, alveolar distensibility, alveolar number, size of the lungs and
chest wall or hereditary factors (Armour et al.
This study utilized a carefully controlled and blinded cross-over trial to compare two modes of ACT using high-frequency
chest wall oscillation.
X-rays identified both needles but while one was removed quickly, surgeon Jonathan Guest could not locate the one in his
chest wall and decided to leave it where it was - because he felt it did not pose any risk of moving into Mr Baty's heart.
CT-guided biopsy of the soft tissue mass in the
chest wall showed precursor B lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma.
Dewhirst and his colleagues are currently juggling three other hyperthermia clinical trials: one for cervical cancer that's spreading, another for breast cancer that's recurred on the
chest wall, and a third for advanced sarcoma, a cancer that arises in muscles, fat, and other soft tissues.
0-cm thick breast tissue equivalent slab phantom (53% adipose/47% water) was placed on the
chest wall of an anthropomorphic head and torso phantom.
