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Disorder of thorax

MedGen UID:
11790
•Concept ID:
C0039978
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disease, Thoracic; Diseases, Thoracic; Thoracic Disease; Thoracic Diseases
SNOMED CT: Disorder of thorax (118946009)

Definition

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the thorax and/or the organs of the thoracic cavity. Representative examples include pleural infection, mediastinitis, thymoma, mediastinal lymphoma, and pleural mesothelioma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDisorder of thorax

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (an Update) and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Adults: An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline.
Raghu G, Remy-Jardin M, Richeldi L, Thomson CC, Inoue Y, Johkoh T, Kreuter M, Lynch DA, Maher TM, Martinez FJ, Molina-Molina M, Myers JL, Nicholson AG, Ryerson CJ, Strek ME, Troy LK, Wijsenbeek M, Mammen MJ, Hossain T, Bissell BD, Herman DD, Hon SM, Kheir F, Khor YH, Macrea M, Antoniou KM, Bouros D, Buendia-Roldan I, Caro F, Crestani B, Ho L, Morisset J, Olson AL, Podolanczuk A, Poletti V, Selman M, Ewing T, Jones S, Knight SL, Ghazipura M, Wilson KC
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022 May 1;205(9):e18-e47. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202202-0399ST. PMID: 35486072Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, Anzueto A, Brozek J, Crothers K, Cooley LA, Dean NC, Fine MJ, Flanders SA, Griffin MR, Metersky ML, Musher DM, Restrepo MI, Whitney CG
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019 Oct 1;200(7):e45-e67. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1581ST. PMID: 31573350Free PMC Article
Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society.
Kalil AC, Metersky ML, Klompas M, Muscedere J, Sweeney DA, Palmer LB, Napolitano LM, O'Grady NP, Bartlett JG, Carratalà J, El Solh AA, Ewig S, Fey PD, File TM Jr, Restrepo MI, Roberts JA, Waterer GW, Cruse P, Knight SL, Brozek JL
Clin Infect Dis 2016 Sep 1;63(5):e61-e111. Epub 2016 Jul 14 doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw353. PMID: 27418577Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pan-mediastinal neoplasm diagnosis via nationwide federated learning: a multicentre cohort study.
Tang R, Liang H, Guo Y, Li Z, Liu Z, Lin X, Yan Z, Liu J, Xu X, Shao W, Li S, Liang W, Wang W, Cui F, He H, Yang C, Jiang L, Wang H, Chen H, Guo C, Zhang H, Gao Z, He Y, Chen X, Zhao L, Yu H, Hu J, Zhao J, Li B, Yin C, Mao W, Lin W, Xie Y, Liu J, Li X, Wu D, Hou Q, Chen Y, Chen D, Xue Y, Liang Y, Tang W, Wang Q, Li E, Liu H, Wang G, Yu P, Chen C, Zheng B, Chen H, Zhang Z, Wang L, Wang A, Li Z, Fu J, Zhang G, Zhang J, Liu B, Zhao J, Deng B, Han Y, Leng X, Li Z, Zhang M, Liu C, Wang T, Luo Z, Yang C, Guo X, Ma K, Wang L, Jiang W, Han X, Wang Q, Qiao K, Xia Z, Zheng S, Xu C, Peng J, Wu S, Zhang Z, Huang H, Pang D, Liu Q, Li J, Ding X, Liu X, Zhong L, Lu Y, Xu F, Dai Q, He J
Lancet Digit Health 2023 Sep;5(9):e560-e570. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00106-1. PMID: 37625894
Isolated intrathoracic kidney.
Phillips J, Foo J
Med J Aust 2021 Aug 2;215(3):108-108.e1. Epub 2021 Jul 10 doi: 10.5694/mja2.51164. PMID: 34244994
Thoracic Endometriosis and Hepatothorax.
Mimbimi C, Hajj-Chahine J, Allain G, Jayle C, Corbi P
Ann Thorac Surg 2019 Dec;108(6):e415. Epub 2019 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.082. PMID: 31348900
Diagnosis and management of environmental thoracic emergencies.
Tourigny PD, Hall C
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2012 May;30(2):501-28, x. Epub 2011 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.10.006. PMID: 22487116
Aspergillus and other fungi.
Robinson LA
Chest Surg Clin N Am 1999 Feb;9(1):193-225, x. PMID: 10079987

Diagnosis

Giant thoracic calcinosis.
Chermat A, Begueret H, Tricard J, Jougon J, Belaroussi Y, Thumerel M
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 May 3;65(5) doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae170. PMID: 38733579
Isolated intrathoracic kidney.
Phillips J, Foo J
Med J Aust 2021 Aug 2;215(3):108-108.e1. Epub 2021 Jul 10 doi: 10.5694/mja2.51164. PMID: 34244994
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
Diagnosis and management of environmental thoracic emergencies.
Tourigny PD, Hall C
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2012 May;30(2):501-28, x. Epub 2011 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.10.006. PMID: 22487116
Thoracic endometriosis.
Lin YS, Tu CY
CMAJ 2011 Aug 9;183(11):E758. Epub 2011 Apr 18 doi: 10.1503/cmaj.100804. PMID: 21502348Free PMC Article

Therapy

What lies beneath.
Nundeekasen S, Nunez KJ, Trivedi A, La Hei E
J Paediatr Child Health 2019 May;55(5):604. doi: 10.1111/jpc.1_14417. PMID: 31017362
Management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a review.
Wong A, Galiabovitch E, Bhagwat K
ANZ J Surg 2019 Apr;89(4):303-308. Epub 2018 Jul 5 doi: 10.1111/ans.14713. PMID: 29974615
Diagnosis and management of environmental thoracic emergencies.
Tourigny PD, Hall C
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2012 May;30(2):501-28, x. Epub 2011 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.10.006. PMID: 22487116
Thoracoscopy in children.
Schier F, Waldschmidt J
J Pediatr Surg 1996 Dec;31(12):1640-3. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90037-8. PMID: 8986976
Mediastinoscopy.
Pearson FG
Surg Annu 1970;2(0):95-112. PMID: 4950817

Prognosis

Isolated intrathoracic kidney.
Phillips J, Foo J
Med J Aust 2021 Aug 2;215(3):108-108.e1. Epub 2021 Jul 10 doi: 10.5694/mja2.51164. PMID: 34244994
Management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a review.
Wong A, Galiabovitch E, Bhagwat K
ANZ J Surg 2019 Apr;89(4):303-308. Epub 2018 Jul 5 doi: 10.1111/ans.14713. PMID: 29974615
Extrapelvic Endometriosis.
Davis AC, Goldberg JM
Semin Reprod Med 2017 Jan;35(1):98-101. Epub 2016 Dec 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1597122. PMID: 27992931
Clinical management of the neonatal pneumomediastinum.
Corsini I, Dani C
Acta Biomed 2014 Jun 20;85(1):39-41. PMID: 24957346
Thoracic emergencies.
Worrell SG, Demeester SR
Surg Clin North Am 2014 Feb;94(1):183-91. Epub 2013 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.10.013. PMID: 24267505

Clinical prediction guides

Pan-mediastinal neoplasm diagnosis via nationwide federated learning: a multicentre cohort study.
Tang R, Liang H, Guo Y, Li Z, Liu Z, Lin X, Yan Z, Liu J, Xu X, Shao W, Li S, Liang W, Wang W, Cui F, He H, Yang C, Jiang L, Wang H, Chen H, Guo C, Zhang H, Gao Z, He Y, Chen X, Zhao L, Yu H, Hu J, Zhao J, Li B, Yin C, Mao W, Lin W, Xie Y, Liu J, Li X, Wu D, Hou Q, Chen Y, Chen D, Xue Y, Liang Y, Tang W, Wang Q, Li E, Liu H, Wang G, Yu P, Chen C, Zheng B, Chen H, Zhang Z, Wang L, Wang A, Li Z, Fu J, Zhang G, Zhang J, Liu B, Zhao J, Deng B, Han Y, Leng X, Li Z, Zhang M, Liu C, Wang T, Luo Z, Yang C, Guo X, Ma K, Wang L, Jiang W, Han X, Wang Q, Qiao K, Xia Z, Zheng S, Xu C, Peng J, Wu S, Zhang Z, Huang H, Pang D, Liu Q, Li J, Ding X, Liu X, Zhong L, Lu Y, Xu F, Dai Q, He J
Lancet Digit Health 2023 Sep;5(9):e560-e570. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00106-1. PMID: 37625894
Intrathoracic kidney in a child with literature review.
Al-Saqladi AW, Akares SA
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2015 Mar;26(2):349-54. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.152509. PMID: 25758888
Bulky mediastinal classical Hodgkin lymphoma in young women.
Percival ME, Hoppe RT, Advani RH
Oncology (Williston Park) 2014 Mar;28(3):253-6, 258-60, C3. PMID: 24855735
Descending mediastinitis.
Vural FS, Girdwood RW, Patel AR, Zigiriadis E
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2012 Jun;20(3):304-7. doi: 10.1177/0218492311434088. PMID: 22718719
The art and science of percussion.
Parrino TA
Hosp Pract (Off Ed) 1987 Sep 30;22(9A):25-8, 32-6. PMID: 3154989

Recent systematic reviews

Management of Adults With Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Arteries: State-of-the-Art Review.
Gaudino M, Di Franco A, Arbustini E, Bacha E, Bates ER, Cameron DE, Cao D, David TE, De Paulis R, El-Hamamsy I, Farooqi KM, Girardi LN, Gräni C, Kochav JD, Molossi S, Puskas JD, Rao SV, Sandner S, Tatoulis J, Truong QA, Weinsaft JW, Zimpfer D, Mery CM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2023 Nov 21;82(21):2034-2053. Epub 2023 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.08.012. PMID: 37855757
The effectiveness of the active cycle of breathing technique in patients with chronic respiratory diseases: A systematic review.
Zisi D, Chryssanthopoulos C, Nanas S, Philippou A
Heart Lung 2022 May-Jun;53:89-98. Epub 2022 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.02.006. PMID: 35235877
Epidemiology and management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a systematic review.
Mendogni P, Vannucci J, Ghisalberti M, Anile M, Aramini B, Congedo MT, Nosotti M, Bertolaccini L; Collaborators of the Pneumothorax Working Group, on behalf of the Italian Society for Thoracic Surgery (endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Health) Collaborators of the Pneumothorax Working Group, D'Ambrosio AE, De Vico A, Guerrera F, Imbriglio G, Pardolesi A, Schiavon M, Russo E
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2020 Mar 1;30(3):337-345. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivz290. PMID: 31858124
Acute Aortic Dissection and Intramural Hematoma: A Systematic Review.
Mussa FF, Horton JD, Moridzadeh R, Nicholson J, Trimarchi S, Eagle KA
JAMA 2016 Aug 16;316(7):754-63. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.10026. PMID: 27533160
An official European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society technical standard: field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease.
Holland AE, Spruit MA, Troosters T, Puhan MA, Pepin V, Saey D, McCormack MC, Carlin BW, Sciurba FC, Pitta F, Wanger J, MacIntyre N, Kaminsky DA, Culver BH, Revill SM, Hernandes NA, Andrianopoulos V, Camillo CA, Mitchell KE, Lee AL, Hill CJ, Singh SJ
Eur Respir J 2014 Dec;44(6):1428-46. Epub 2014 Oct 30 doi: 10.1183/09031936.00150314. PMID: 25359355

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