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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: [email protected]
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
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
Truncal tetanus: a case report.
Bağcı Z
J Trop Pediatr 2021 Jan 29;67(1) doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmaa129. PMID: 33411936
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

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 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
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
Chest wall lesions.
Watt AJ
Paediatr Respir Rev 2002 Dec;3(4):328-38. PMID: 12457604
Lung cancer.
Rodescu D
Med Clin North Am 1977 Nov;61(6):1205-18. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)31256-1. PMID: 72894

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
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
Pleuroscopy in 2013.
Lee P, Colt HG
Clin Chest Med 2013 Mar;34(1):81-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.11.003. PMID: 23411059

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
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
Management of thymomas.
Wright CD
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2008 Feb;65(2):109-20. Epub 2007 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.04.005. PMID: 17570676
Primary tracheal tumours.
Macchiarini P
Lancet Oncol 2006 Jan;7(1):83-91. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70541-6. PMID: 16389188
Dynamic vascular auscultation.
Kurtz KJ
Am J Med 1984 Jun;76(6):1066-74. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(84)90858-1. PMID: 6428226

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
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
Dynamic vascular auscultation.
Kurtz KJ
Am J Med 1984 Jun;76(6):1066-74. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(84)90858-1. PMID: 6428226

Recent systematic reviews

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
Encephalitis Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Systematic Review.
Velasco R, Villagrán M, Jové M, Simó M, Vilariño N, Alemany M, Palmero R, Martínez-Villacampa MM, Nadal E, Bruna J
JAMA Neurol 2021 Jul 1;78(7):864-873. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0249. PMID: 33720308
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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