[The role of laparoscopy in assessing the resectability of cancer of the esophagus and proximal stomach]. / Rol' laparoskopii v otsenke rezektabel'nosti raka pishchevoda i proksimal'nogo otdela zheludka.

Laparoscopic findings obtained in patients with cancer of the thoracic part of the esophagus (321) and proximal part of the stomach (383) were analysed. As a result of laparoscopy, unjustified surgery was withheld in 14.9 and 19.3% of cases, respectively. Tumor resectability in the laparoscopy negative group was 92.8 and 84.5% for cancer of the lower and mid-third of the esophagus, respectively, and 76.2% for cancer of the proximal part of the stomach. Laparoscopy yielded false-negative results in 1.9% of cases and failed to be instrumental in diagnosis-in 4.5%.

[Experience in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant and benign tumors of the chest]. / Opyt diagnostiki i lecheniia zlokachestvennykh i dobrokachestvennykh opukholei grudnoi kletki.

The article analyses the follow-up of 155 patients among whom 63 had malignant tumors, 65 had benign tumors, while in 27 patients the tumor-like lesions were recognized as posttraumatic and post-inflammatory processes. Among 61 patients with sarcomatous lesions of the thoracic wall 21 had a resectable tumor. Operation was undertaken as a component of combined treatment in 21 patients. In a group of 19 patients 10 (16.4% of those admitted for treatment) have a survival period of 6 months to 18 years without signs of tumor growth. The other patients died in periods of 3 to 18 months. In a group of 65 patients with benign tumors 51 were treated by operation. Complications were not encountered. Among 27 patients with "false" tumors 5 underwent operation. The results of the study allow combined treatment of malignant tumors of the thoracic wall to be recommended for wider application.