• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.129-132
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• 2013

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is the second-most common skin cancer and represents 20% of all skin cancers. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma often spreads to the parotid gland through lymph nodes, but, direct invasion of an adjacent organ may also occur. We present the case of 78-year-old man with ulcerated mass on the right infra-auricular area. The histopathologic finding was squamous cell carcinoma. There was no evidence of distant metastasis, but the mass was found to invade the superficial lobe of the right parotid gland. The mass was widely excised and superficial parotidectomy was performed while preserving the facial nerve. The defect was covered by primary closure. Postoperative radiotherapy was performed. At 20 months after surgery, our patient had no facial palsy, local recurrence, or metastasis. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma involving the parotid gland is an aggressive, rapidly advancing lesion, which if not recognized and treated early will result in high morbidity and mortality. Squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid gland has shown that patients who receive adjuvant radiotherapy have a lower recurrence rate and a higher survival rate than patients treated with surgery alone. The role of elective neck dissection remains controversial.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.142-149
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• 2001

To investigate the correlation between the clinical features and the expression of p53, PCNA, and Ki-67 of the head neck squamous cell carcinoma, immunohistochemicalstaining of p53, PCNA, and Ki-67 on the paraffin embedded tissue blocks of 116 surgically removed specimens were done. The staining intensity was divided as grade 1 to grade 3 and the results were statistically analysed. 1. The positive reation rates of cell proliferation markers (PCNA and Ki-67) were higher than that of p53. There was significant correlations of the PCNA and Ki-67 expression but there was no significant correlations between p53 and PCNA or p53 and Ki-67. 2. There were no significant correlation between the expression of p53, PCNA and Ki-67 and tumor site or tumor size. 3. There was no significant differences in the positive response according to the nodal status. The node metastasis groups revealed that higher proportion of grade 3 staining of PCNA and Ki-67 than node negative group. From the above results it is concluded that p53 and cell proliferation markers PCNA and Ki-67 might have their unique mechanism involving in the growing and progression of tumor. Overexpression of p53 does not appear to represent an independent prognostic marker in head neck squamous cell carcinoma.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.125-127
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• 2010

The coexistence of aspergillosis and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the maxillary sinus was very rare. To our knowledge, this is the second report of coexistent SCC and aspergillosis in the maxillary sinus. A 58-year-old man underwent surgery for unilateral maxillary sinus infection with oroantral fistula. In the surgical specimen, SCC and aspergillosis were co-detected with routine and immunohistochemical stainings. Moreover, human papillomavirus 18 (HPV-18) was detected by polymerase chain reaction in the sinus specimen. The patient was re-operated with subtotal maxillectomy and has been followed up for two years without any evidence of recurrence or metastasis. Although it is not understood how aspergillosis could induce carcinoma formation, the chronic inflammation caused by prolonged fungal infection might be carcinogenic. Moreover, HPV-16 and -18 were another causative pathogens of SCC in the head and neck region. We recommend careful examination, including preoperative cytology, in patients with maxillary sinus fungal infections because of the potential for cancer development.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2011

Purpose: Tumor associated angiogenesis and/or lymphangiogenesis are known to be linked by VEGFR signaling pathways. These processes are regulated by several growth factors including VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3. E7080 is an orally active inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinases including VEGFR-2, 3. Therefore, it was proposed that E7080 may inhibit angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of E7080 in a nude mouse model of OSCC. Methods: KB cells were xenografted into the submucosal tissue of the mouth floor of athymic mice. Seven days after the xenograft, the mice were randomized into 2 groups. E7080 were administered orally to the experimental group once per day. The mice were sacrificed 3 weeks after the treatment. The tumors were examined histopathologically. Immunohistochemical assays with anti- VEGF-C, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3, phosphorylated VEGFR-2/3 (pVEGFR-2/3), and D2-40 antibodies were then performed. Results: The transplantation of human OSCC tumor cells into the mouth floor resulted in the formation of orthotopic tumors. The experimental (E7080 treatment) group showed a slowly increased tumor volume. Moreover, immunohistochemical staining demonstrated higher levels of VEGF-C, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3, pVEGFR-2/3 and D2-40 expression in the control group than in the experimental group. Conclusion: These results suggest that E7080 may provide therapeutic benefits in OSCC.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2011

Introduction: The characteristics of oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) and the treatment results were reviewed to determine the appropriate treatment strategies. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 140 patients diagnosed and treated for oral tongue SCC at Yonsei University Health System from January 1995 to December 2004 were reviewed. For statistic analysis, the survival rate was determined using the Kaplan-Meier method with SPSS version 12.0, and the difference in survival rates was evaluated using a log-rank test. Results: The mean age of the patients with oral tongue SCC patients was 55 (19-85 years old). According to the T, N and pathologic stage, the patients were distributed from a higher to a lower incidence of cases, as follows: T2 (46.4%), T1 (37.9%), T4 (8.5%), and T3 (7.1%); N0 (65%), N1 (20.7%), N2 (13.6%), and N3 (0.7%); and stage I (31.4%), stage II(25.7%), stage IV (22.2%), and stage III (20.7%). Local and regional recurrence and distant metastasis was present in 13.6%, 5% and 4.2% of patients, respectively. The five-year survival rate was 72.2%, and the prognostic factors for oral tongue SCC included neck metastasis, pathologic stage of the disease, cell differentiation, treatment modality, neck dissection as part of the treatment plan, and neck node recurrence. Discussion: It is suggested that ipsilateral neck dissection or bilateral neck dissection should be selected as a treatment of tongue SCC patients with advanced stage.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.151-155
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• 1998

Background and Objectives: Numerous studies were conducted to develop radiosensitizers to increase antitumor effect and decrease systemic toxicity of ionizing radiation. In current study, the authors tested the synergistic effect of mutant $TNF-{\alpha}(M_3S)$ with radiation therapy on heterotransplanted hypoparyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Materials and Method: SNU-1041 cell line was heterotransplanted to nude mice. When the tumors grew up to $70mm^3$ or more, the animals were randomly placed into 4 groups(n=10/group). Group I : 0.1ml of normal saline injected intraperitoneally once a day for 5 days. Group II : 10ug of $TNF-{\alpha}$ injected intraperitoneally once a day for 5 days. Group III : a single radiation dose of 10 Gy per animal delivered. Group IV : single radiation dose of 10 Gy was delivered 1 hour after intraperitoneal injection of $TNF-{\alpha}$ 10 ug. Results: Four weeks after treatment, group IV showed the least tumor growth during the 4 weeks follow up and the relative tumor growth rate(RTG) of each groups after 4 weeks were 31, 5.8, 10, and 3.2 respectively(p<0.05). Conclusion: These study suggests that pretreatment with $TNF-{\alpha}$ can significantly enhance the effects of radiation therapy and further studies may be needed for clinical trials of combination treatment of $TNF-{\alpha}$ and radiation.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.182-187
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• 2002

Matrix metalloproteinase(MMP) is the proteolytic enzyme of the extracellular matrix. MMPs play a role in the invasion and metastasis of malignant tumor, but it is not known whether the expression of MMPs in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is related to the prognostic factors of this tumor. In this study, 32 paraffin-embedded tumor specimens were examined immunohistochemically using monoclonal antibodies of MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-10 and MMP-13. The possible relationships between the expressions of the MMPs and TNM staging, the differentiation of tumor cells, size of tumor mass and lymph node metastasis were anlaysed statistically. The results were as follows. 1. The expression of MMP-2 increased according to TNM staging (P<0.05) and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05) and the expression of MMP-2 was not affected by the differentiation of tumor cells or tumor size. 2. The expression of MMP-3 increased with increasing tumor size (P<0.05). However it was not related to TNM staging, the differentiation of tumor cells or lymph node metastasis. 3. The expression of MMP-10 was unrelated to TNM staging, differentiation of tumor cells, lymph node metastasis or tumor size. 4. The expression of MMP-13 increased as tumor size increased (P<0.05). However it was not related to TNM staging, the differentiation of tumor cells or lymph node metastasis. We concluded that the expression patterns of MMP-2, MMP-3, and MMP-13 may play a role in the diagnosis, treatment plan and prognostic evaluation of malignant tumors of the tongue.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.529-539
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• 2008

Background and Purpose : Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most aggressive tumors of the head and neck area. OSCC is known to preferentially metastasize via lymphatic system, and resulting cervical lymph node metastasis is the most reliable of treatment failure. But the biological mechanism of the regional nodal metastasis is not clear. So, we determined metastasis-related factors in orthotopic nude mouse models of OSCC. Experimental Design : Two cell lines-KB and YD-10B cells, established from human oral mucosal squamous cell carcinoma, were xenografted into the tissue space of athymic murine mouth floor. The mice were followed for tumor development and growth, the murine tumors were examined histopathologically for local invasion or regional or distant metastasis. Finally, we performed immunohistochemical assays with antiepithelial growth factor (EGF), EGF receptor (EGFR), phosphorylated EGFR (pEGFR), and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF receptor (VEGFR)-2, phosphorylated VEGFR-2/3 (pVEGFR-2/3) antibodies. We also determined the microvessel density. Results : Transplantation of human OSCC tumor cells into the mouth floor successfully resulted in the formation of orthotopic tumors. KB cell line showed significantly higher tumor proliferation and higher nodal metastatic potential than YD-10B cell line. Furthermore, immunohistochemical staining demonstrated higher expression of EGFR/pEGFR, VEGF, and pVEGFR-2/3 as well as higher microvessel density in KB murine tumors than in YD-10B murine tumors. Conclusion : An orthotopic model of OSCC in athymic mice was established which copies the cervical lymph nodal metastasis of human OSCC. Our mouth floor model should facillitate the understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of cervical nodal metastasis of OSCC.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.310-322
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• 2000

배경 : Phospholipase C는 세포내 신호 전달과정의 초기 단계에 있어서， 매우 중요한 역할을 하는 효소로 알려져 있으며, 세포막에 존재하는 인지질 가운데 중요한 부분을 차지하는 $PIP_2$를 분해하여 제2전령물질인 DAG와 IP3를 생성한다. 이들 제2전령물질은 각각 PKC를 활성화시키고, 세포내의 $Ca^{2+}$농도를 증가 시켜서 세포내 여러 단백질 효소들을 활성화시키는 동시에, PLC 효소는 자체적으로 갖고 있는 고유의 SH2, SH3 및 PH domains 등의 기능 영역을 통해, 다른 신호 전달 인자들과 상호 작용하고, 세포막의 재구성이나, 세포분열, 발안과정에 관여 하게 된다. 이에 저자 등은 이전의 연구에서, 인체 정상 폐조직에서 PLC-${\beta}1$, -${\beta}3$, -${\gamma}1$ 및 -${\delta}1$ 동위효소가 존재함을 보고하였으며, bovine lung 내에서 PLC-${\gamma}1$ 동위 효소를 활성화 시키는 AHNAK 단백을 분리, 정제 및 클로닝 하였고, 이 AHNAK 단백이 인체 폐암조직내에서 정상조직에 비해 증가 되어 있음을 보고하여, 폐암의 발암과정에 있어서 칼슘-inositol 신호전달체계의 이상이 연관 되어있음을 제시하였다. 하지만 아직 인체 폐암조직이나 다른 종류의 폐질환에 대해서는， PLC 동위효소의 발현양상에 대한 보고가 없었으므로, 이에 저자 등은 수술로 적출한 인체 폐암 조직 내에서 PLC 동위 효소의 발현을 연구하여, 폐암의 발암과정에서 이들 효과가 갖는 역할을 규명하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 아주 대학교 병원에 내원하여 원발성 폐암으로 수술적 절제술을 받은 환자중에서, 신선냉동상태의 암조직과 동일환자의 정상폐조직이 확보가, 가능했던 37예의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 이들조직을 대상으로 PLC-${\beta}1$, -${\beta}3$, -${\gamma}1$ 및 -${\delta}1$ 동위효소에 대해 Western blot 분석을 시행하였고, 대표적인 표본에 대해서는 PLC-${\gamma}1$에 대한 면역조직화학검사를 시행하였다. 결과 : 연구의 대상이었던 15예의 선암조직 모두에서, PLC-${\gamma}1$ 동위효소의 과발현을 관찰할 수 있었으며, 편평상피세포암 19예 중 16예에서 PLC-${\gamma}1$의 발현이 정상조직에 비해 증가하였음이 확인되었다. PLC-${\delta}1$ 동위효소의 경우, 대부분의 폐암조직에 감소되어 있었다. 하지만 이와는 반대로, 일부 선암 및 편평상피 암 조식(각3예)에서는, 현저한 증가를 보이기도 했다. 또한, 비록 그 증례수가 적기는 하였지만, 소세포 폐암 4예에서는, 모두에서 정상 폐조직보다, PLC-${\delta}1$ 효소의 발현이 현저히 감소되어 있음을 관찰하였다. 결론 : 이상의 결과로 미루어 폐암 조직 내에서 PLC-${\gamma}1$ 동위효소의 발현이 증가되어 있었는데, 이는 저자등이, 이미 보고한바 있는, PLC-${\gamma}1$의 활성화 AHNAK의 과발현과 함께, 폐암의 발암과정에, 칼슘-inositol 신호전달 채계의 이상이 관여할것이라는 실험적인 증거가 될수 있다고 하겠다. 하지만, PLC-${\delta}1$ 동위효소의 감소에 대해서는, 좀더 구체적인 기전의 규명 및 PLC-${\delta}1$ 효소의 역할에 대한 보다 많은 연구가 필요할것으로 사료된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.267-275
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• 1993

1985년 3월부터 1990년 9월까지 구강암으로 진단받고 본원 치료방사선과에서 방사선치료를 시행하였던 85명의 환자에 대한 치료결과를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 이중 방사선 단독치료가 37예였고 수술후 방사선치료가 48예였다. 방사선치료 방법으로는 70예에서 $^{60}Co$와 전자선에 의한 외부방사선조사로만 시행하였고 조직내삽입 복합요법이 7예, oral cone추가사용이 8예였다. 전체환자중 설암이 40예로 가장 많았고 구강저부암이 17예, 구개암이 12예, 후구치삼각부암을 포함한 치육암이 10예, 구협암이 5예, 구순암이 1예였다. 병리소견상 편평상피세포암이 77예로 가장 많았으며, AJC TNM 병기에 의한 병기 I+II기는 28예였고 병기 III+IV기 환자의 3년생존율은 각각 $60.9\%$와 $23.1\%$였다. 예후인자에 대한 분석상 원발병소의 크기가 유의하였다(P<0.01). 기타 나이, 원발병소의 위치, 림프절 전이여부, 치료방법(수술여부), 조사선량, 종양세포의 조직학적 등급 등에 의한 생존율과 국소제어율의 차이는 통계학적으로 유의한 결과를 얻을 수 없었다. 이중 치료방법에 따르면, 원발병소의 크기가 클수록, 혹은 림프절 전이여부를 막론하고 수술과 방사선 병용치료군에서 방사선 단독치료군보다 유의하지는 않았지만 더 높은 생존율을 보였다(p<0.1). 결론적으로 조기구강암에서는 방사선 단독치료가 수술과 방사선 병용치료에 비해 비슷한 치료성적을 보이면서도 특히 해부학적, 기능적 장애를 야기하는 수술에 비해 더 효과적이며 진행성구강암에서는 수술과 방사선 병용치료가 적절하다고 사료된다.반응율은 높으나 화학요법 및 방사선치료가 국소관해율 및 생존율의 향상으로는 연결되지는 않았다. 결론적으로 진행된 비인강암에서의 화학요법은 좀더많은 비교대조군 연구(controlled clinical trial)를 통해서만 역 할을 이야기할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. performance status(KPS), 침습부위, 수술적 제거여부 및 제거정도, 방사선치료선량, 방사선조사야, 화학요법 병행 여부에 따라 생존률을 분석한 결과 연령 (p=0.0121), KPS(p=0.0002), 조직학적 등급(P=0.0001), 수술적 제거 (p=0.0240)가 유의한 예후인자로 분석되었으며, 통계학적으로 유의하지는 않았지만 천막하병소가 천막상부 병소에 비해, 부분조사가 전뇌조사에 비해 높은 생존률을 보이는 매개변수로 분석되었다.련된 생존율에 영향을 주었던 인자로는 나이 (p<0.0291), 병기(p<0.0001), 전신상태(p<0.0041), 초기 혈색소 수치 (p<0.0001), 강내 조사(p<0.0004)였고, 조직학적 소견(p<0.29), 유도 화학요법과의 병행치료(p<0.87)는 통계학적으로 유의하지 않았다..0093{\pm}0.0047)\;D^2+(13.31{\pm}7.309$) 였었다. 감마선에 대한 중성자선의 상대적 생물학적 효과비 (RBE)는 y=aD+$bD^2$+c를 다음과 같은 식으로 변형시켜 계산하였다. $$\frac{[-a{pm}\sqrt{a^2-4b\;(c-y}}]}{2{\times}6}$$ 미세핵 발생빈도가 세포당 0.05와 0.8사이에서의 중성자선의 상대적 생물학적 효과비는 $2.37{\pm}0.