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Localized Thoracic Symptoms

MedGen UID:
1785782
•Concept ID:
C5447506
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

Symptoms that only affect the chest region of the body. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLocalized Thoracic Symptoms

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of toxicities from immunotherapy: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
Haanen J, Obeid M, Spain L, Carbonnel F, Wang Y, Robert C, Lyon AR, Wick W, Kostine M, Peters S, Jordan K, Larkin J; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org
Ann Oncol 2022 Dec;33(12):1217-1238. Epub 2022 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.10.001. PMID: 36270461
Management of Severe Acute Pancreatitis: An Update.
Gliem N, Ammer-Herrmenau C, Ellenrieder V, Neesse A
Digestion 2021;102(4):503-507. Epub 2020 May 18 doi: 10.1159/000506830. PMID: 32422634Free PMC Article
Hyperhidrosis: Management Options.
McConaghy JR, Fosselman D
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jun 1;97(11):729-734. PMID: 30215934

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnostic approach for mediastinal masses with radiopathological correlation.
Taka M, Kobayashi S, Mizutomi K, Inoue D, Takamatsu S, Gabata T, Matsumoto I, Ikeda H, Kobayashi T, Minato H, Abo H
Eur J Radiol 2023 May;162:110767. Epub 2023 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.110767. PMID: 36921376
Use of Ultrasound-Guided Interfascial Plane Blocks in Anterior and Lateral Thoracic Wall Region as Safe Method for Patient Anesthesia and Analgesia: Review of Techniques and Approaches during COVID-19 Pandemic.
Szamborski M, Janc J, Rosińczuk J, Janc JJ, Leśnik P, Łysenko L
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jul 17;19(14) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148696. PMID: 35886547Free PMC Article
Thoracic Endometriosis: A Review Comparing 480 Patients Based on Catamenial and Noncatamenial Symptoms.
Topbas Selcuki NF, Yilmaz S, Kaya C, Usta T, Kale A, Oral E
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2022 Jan;29(1):41-55. Epub 2021 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.08.005. PMID: 34375738
Management of Malignant Chest Wall Tumors.
Majeed FA, Ali A, Chatha SS, Ahmad G, Wyne A, Paracha N
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2021 Jul;31(7):833-836. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.07.833. PMID: 34271786
Serratus plane block: a novel ultrasound-guided thoracic wall nerve block.
Blanco R, Parras T, McDonnell JG, Prats-Galino A
Anaesthesia 2013 Nov;68(11):1107-13. Epub 2013 Aug 7 doi: 10.1111/anae.12344. PMID: 23923989

Diagnosis

Ultrasonographic Applications in the Thorax.
Gunluoglu MZ, Ormeci T, Sen S
Curr Med Imaging 2023;19(2):103-114. doi: 10.2174/1573405618666211224115249. PMID: 34951577
Parasitic lung diseases.
Al-Tawfiq JA, Kim H, Memish ZA
Eur Respir Rev 2022 Dec 31;31(166) Epub 2022 Nov 29 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0093-2022. PMID: 36450370Free PMC Article
Acute mediastinitis, mediastinal granuloma, and chronic fibrosing mediastinitis: A review.
Lin J, Jimenez CA
Semin Diagn Pathol 2022 Mar;39(2):113-119. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2021.06.008. PMID: 34176697
Imaging of the mediastinum: Mimics of malignancy.
Jo N, Shroff GS, Wu CC, Ahuja J, Strange CD, Marom EM, Truong MT
Semin Diagn Pathol 2022 Mar;39(2):92-98. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2021.06.009. PMID: 34167848
Imaging of the Anterior/Prevascular Mediastinum.
Garrana SH, Rosado-de-Christenson ML
Radiol Clin North Am 2021 Mar;59(2):155-168. Epub 2021 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.10.003. PMID: 33551078

Therapy

Long-term Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Plus Surgery for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: The NEOCRTEC5010 Randomized Clinical Trial.
Yang H, Liu H, Chen Y, Zhu C, Fang W, Yu Z, Mao W, Xiang J, Han Y, Chen Z, Yang H, Wang J, Pang Q, Zheng X, Yang H, Li T, Zhang X, Li Q, Wang G, Chen B, Mao T, Kong M, Guo X, Lin T, Liu M, Fu J
JAMA Surg 2021 Aug 1;156(8):721-729. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2373. PMID: 34160577Free PMC Article
Morbidity and Mortality of Patients Who Underwent Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy vs Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Wang H, Tang H, Fang Y, Tan L, Yin J, Shen Y, Zeng Z, Zhu J, Hou Y, Du M, Jiao J, Jiang H, Gong L, Li Z, Liu J, Xie D, Li W, Lian C, Zhao Q, Chen C, Zheng B, Liao Y, Li K, Li H, Wu H, Dai L, Chen KN
JAMA Surg 2021 May 1;156(5):444-451. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0133. PMID: 33729467Free PMC Article
Osimertinib Maintenance After Definitive Chemoradiation in Patients With Unresectable EGFR Mutation Positive Stage III Non-small-cell Lung Cancer: LAURA Trial in Progress.
Lu S, Casarini I, Kato T, Cobo M, Özgüroğlu M, Hodge R, van der Gronde T, Saggese M, Ramalingam SS
Clin Lung Cancer 2021 Jul;22(4):371-375. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2020.11.004. PMID: 33558193
Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall: a state-of-the-art review.
Chin KJ, Versyck B, Pawa A
Anaesthesia 2021 Jan;76 Suppl 1:110-126. doi: 10.1111/anae.15276. PMID: 33426660
Serratus plane block: a novel ultrasound-guided thoracic wall nerve block.
Blanco R, Parras T, McDonnell JG, Prats-Galino A
Anaesthesia 2013 Nov;68(11):1107-13. Epub 2013 Aug 7 doi: 10.1111/anae.12344. PMID: 23923989

Prognosis

Acute mediastinitis, mediastinal granuloma, and chronic fibrosing mediastinitis: A review.
Lin J, Jimenez CA
Semin Diagn Pathol 2022 Mar;39(2):113-119. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2021.06.008. PMID: 34176697
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapy in the United States: A Report From the STS-ACC TVT Registry.
Mack M, Carroll JD, Thourani V, Vemulapalli S, Squiers J, Manandhar P, Deeb GM, Batchelor W, Herrmann HC, Cohen DJ, Hanzel G, Gleason T, Kirtane A, Desai N, Guibone K, Hardy K, Michaels J, DiMaio JM, Christensen B, Fitzgerald S, Krohn C, Brindis RG, Masoudi F, Bavaria J
J Am Coll Cardiol 2021 Dec 7;78(23):2326-2353. Epub 2021 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.07.058. PMID: 34711430
The role of surgical resection in Unicentric Castleman's disease: a systematic review.
Mitsos S, Stamatopoulos A, Patrini D, George RS, Lawrence DR, Panagiotopoulos N
Adv Respir Med 2018;86(1):36-43. doi: 10.5603/ARM.2018.0008. PMID: 29490420
Thoracic endometriosis syndrome.
Augoulea A, Lambrinoudaki I, Christodoulakos G
Respiration 2008;75(1):113-9. Epub 2007 Jun 28 doi: 10.1159/000105102. PMID: 17622704
Primary tracheal tumours.
Macchiarini P
Lancet Oncol 2006 Jan;7(1):83-91. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70541-6. PMID: 16389188

Clinical prediction guides

Thoracic Endometriosis: A Review Comparing 480 Patients Based on Catamenial and Noncatamenial Symptoms.
Topbas Selcuki NF, Yilmaz S, Kaya C, Usta T, Kale A, Oral E
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2022 Jan;29(1):41-55. Epub 2021 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.08.005. PMID: 34375738
Clinical Risk Prediction Model for Neoadjuvant Therapy in Resectable Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
Thota PN, Alkhayyat M, Gomez Cifuentes JD, Haider M, Bena J, McMichael J, Sohal DP, Raja S, Sanaka MR
J Clin Gastroenterol 2022 Feb 1;56(2):125-132. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001489. PMID: 33405434Free PMC Article
Inflammatory diseases of the aorta.
Caspary L
Vasa 2016 Jan;45(1):17-29. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000491. PMID: 26986706
ESTRO consensus guideline on target volume delineation for elective radiation therapy of early stage breast cancer.
Offersen BV, Boersma LJ, Kirkove C, Hol S, Aznar MC, Biete Sola A, Kirova YM, Pignol JP, Remouchamps V, Verhoeven K, Weltens C, Arenas M, Gabrys D, Kopek N, Krause M, Lundstedt D, Marinko T, Montero A, Yarnold J, Poortmans P
Radiother Oncol 2015 Jan;114(1):3-10. Epub 2015 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.11.030. PMID: 25630428
Mucinous nevus.
Yokogawa M, Kamakura T, Ishiguro H, Ikeda M, Kodama H
J Dermatol 2005 Jan;32(1):30-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00710.x. PMID: 15841658

Recent systematic reviews

Potential clinical utility of liquid biopsy in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.
Shen H, Jin Y, Zhao H, Wu M, Zhang K, Wei Z, Wang X, Wang Z, Li Y, Yang F, Wang J, Chen K
BMC Med 2022 Dec 14;20(1):480. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02681-x. PMID: 36514063Free PMC Article
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Part I: Systematic Review of the Literature and Consensus on Anatomy, Diagnosis, and Classification of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies' Section of Peripheral Nerve Surgery.
Dengler NF, Ferraresi S, Rochkind S, Denisova N, Garozzo D, Heinen C, Alimehmeti R, Capone C, Barone DG, Zdunczyk A, Pedro MT, Antoniadis G, Kaiser R, Dubuisson A, Kretschmer T, Rasulic L
Neurosurgery 2022 Jun 1;90(6):653-667. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001908. PMID: 35319532Free PMC Article
Extrapelvic Endometriosis: A Systematic Review.
Andres MP, Arcoverde FVL, Souza CCC, Fernandes LFC, Abrão MS, Kho RM
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2020 Feb;27(2):373-389. Epub 2019 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.10.004. PMID: 31618674
A systematic review: characteristics, complications and treatment of spondylodiscitis.
Gentile L, Benazzo F, De Rosa F, Boriani S, Dallagiacoma G, Franceschetti G, Gaeta M, Cuzzocrea F
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019 Apr;23(2 Suppl):117-128. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_201904_17481. PMID: 30977878
Monitoring nutrition in the ICU.
Berger MM, Reintam-Blaser A, Calder PC, Casaer M, Hiesmayr MJ, Mayer K, Montejo JC, Pichard C, Preiser JC, van Zanten ARH, Bischoff SC, Singer P
Clin Nutr 2019 Apr;38(2):584-593. Epub 2018 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.07.009. PMID: 30077342

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