Background Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed in a group of cancers that
may be suitable targets for specific immunotherapy. This study investigated the expression …

Lung cancer in East Asia is characterized by a high percentage of never-smokers, early
onset and predominant EGFR mutations. To illuminate the molecular phenotype of this …

Objective Due to the limitations of the small single incision, an ideal preoperative localization
technique is essential for surgical resection of small pulmonary nodules by uniportal video-…

Objectives Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and driver mutations are found in non-small
cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) and may be suitable targets for specific therapies, but their …

Objectives Lung cancers have various acquired resistance mechanisms that lead to treatment
failure and disease progression, including secondary epidermal growth factor receptor (…

Background Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed in a subgroup of lung
cancer that may benefit from immunotherapy. The interaction between PD-L1 expression and …

Background Pulmonary pleomorphic carcinomas (PPCs) are uncommon malignant tumours
characterised by an aggressive clinical course and poor survival. These neoplasms …

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening has increased the detection rate for small
pulmonary nodules with ground-glass opacity (GGO) in the peripheral lung parenchyma. …

Small-bore thoracic catheter drainage is recommended for a first large or symptomatic
episode of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). However, one-third of these patients …

Objective: While thymectomy is an accepted treatment for myasthenia gravis (MG), video-assisted
thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy has recently become a popular surgical …