• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.487-491
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• 1985

Two cases of plasma cell granuloma of the lung, whose incidence is 0.7% in the tumor of the lung and bronchus, are managed at department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, College of Medicine, Choong Nam national University Hospital from March, 1983 to July, 1984. The plasma cell granuloma of the lung, which is usually asymptomatic, is most commonly detected in routine chest films. The prognosis of the plasma cell granuloma is good after surgical resection. One case [female] was undertaken right pneumonectomy, the other, left lower lobectomy. Both cases had uneventful postoperative courses and are well being now.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.821-824
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• 1987

Plasma cell granuloma of the lung is very rare and most commonly detected in routine chest films. The prognosis of this disease is usually good with surgical resection. Recently, we experienced a case of this, the diagnosis of which was confirmed by postoperative histopathological examination. The operation was right upper lobectomy under the impression of benign tumor of the lung. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patients was discharged without any complication. Now we report this with literature reviews.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.507-511
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• 1980

Most cases of plasma-cell granuloma occur in adult skeleton system. They usually present as a single lesion, but multiple lesions are not uncommon. Roentgenographically, the lesions are lytic, sclerotic or mixed, but in the majority there is some degree of sclerosis. No specific etiologic agent is known, but it is postulated that the reaction may be associated with a variety of organisms of low-grade virulence. Certain organisms have long been known to produce predominantly plasmacytic infiltrate, notably spirochetes, mycobacteria and some exotic viruses. It is most important, however, that this entity, plasma-cell granuloma, be distinguished from multiple myeloma so those potentially life-threatening chemotherapeutic agents are not prescribed. Histologically, aggregates of chronic inflammatory cells are intermingled with the meets of plasma cells, and note the markedly thickened bone trabeculae in surrounding bone. We experienced a case of plasma-cell granuloma of right 7th. rib, occurring in 32 year old male and reported it with review of literatures.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.774-776
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• 2001

We report a 35-year old female patient with history of seizure and mass which was confirmed as a plasma cell granuloma, arising in the left parietal area. The mass appeared on magnetic resonance imaging as well circumscribed area of decreased signal that markedly enhanced with administration of the contrast. Pathologically, biopsy showed a mixed cellular population with considerable numbers of plasma cells along with eosinophils and lymphocytes and the tumors was characterized immunohistochemically by polyclonal population of lymphoid cells.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.56-59
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• 2011

Inflammatory pseudotumor is characterized by the presence of a mass that may mimic malignancy and is composed of spindle cells mixed with variable amounts of extracellular collagen, lymphocytes, and plasma cells It is benign tumor commonly involves lung and orbit and rarely that occurs in the head and neck The cause and pathogenesis of inflammatory pseudotumor still remain controversial. Some bacterial infection or chronic irritation may have prompted some speculation that an initially reactive process can change into an overt neoplastic disease. It tends to affect children and young adults than old ages. We present a case of inflammatory pseudotumor involving the tongue base, in a 73-year-old patient with repeated oral bleeding that aggravated over a few days. Clinical examination showed angiomatous polyp like findings in oropharynx that easy bleeding tendency. CT images showed well defined soft tissue mass with focal enhancement. After surgery, tumor was finally diagnosed inflammatory pseudotumor by histopathologic examinations showed plasma cells and inflammatory cells in variable fibrotic tissues.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.654-659
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• 1995

연구배경: 결핵에서의 혈액학적인 변화는 그 양상이 다양하며, 이러한 변화는 단순폐결핵과 속립성결핵에서 차이가 있다고 알려져 있다. 지금까지 국내에서 단순폐결핵에 대한 말초 혈액의 혈액학적 변화에 대한 연구는 있었으나, 속립성결핵에서의 혈액학적 변화에 대한 보고는 거의 없는 실정이다. 이에 속립성결핵에서 말초혈액 및 골수에서의 혈액학적 변화를 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방법 1993년 8월부터 1994년 7월까지 전북대학교 병원에 입원한 환자들 중 단순흉부방사선사진 및 고해상도 전산화 단층사진상 속립성 결핵 소견을 보이며 객담도말과 배양검사, PCR검사에서 결핵균이 증명되었거나 골수검사에서 결핵성육아종을 보인 10예를 대상으로 하였다. 혈액학적 소견의 평가는 Dacie 등에 의해 기술되어진 정의에 따랐으며 혈액체취는 내원당시에 시행하였고 골수검채는 입원후 7일이내에 시행하였다. 결과: 말초혈액소견상 범혈구감소증 1예, 빈혈은 전예에서 있었으며 백혈구증가증은 10%, 백혈구감소증은 20%, 혈소판감소증은 30%, 임파구감소증은 90%, 단구증가증은 40%, 중성구증가증은 20% 그리고 중성구감소증은 환자의 10%에서 나타났다. 골수검사에서 임파구감소증은 30%, 임파구증가증은 20%, 형질세포감소증은 40%, 단구증가증은 전예(100%)에서 나타났으며, 저세포충실도는 30%, 적혈구조혈감소는 30% 그리고 과립구조혈증가와 감소가 각각 환자의 20%에서 나타났다. 골수육아종소견은 환자의 25%에서 나타났다. 결론: 속립성결핵의 혈액학적 변화는 혈구감소증의 경향을 보였으나 단구는 말초 및 골수 모두에서 증가하는 소견을 보였다. 이러한 소견은 속립성결핵의 감별진단에 있어서 도움을 줄 수 있올 것으로 기대된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2011

Purpose: Chronic inflammatory gingival lesions occur as pyogenic granulomas or non-specific chronic suppurative lesions. Methods: Of the 59 chronic inflammatory gingival lesions examined, plasma cell granuloma (n=14), which showed an intense antibody-mediated immune reaction with the increased infiltration of plasma cells, was observed as a pseudotumor-like gingival overgrowth and myofibroblastic or fibrohistiocytitc proliferation of stromal cells with a heavy collection of plasma cells. The levels of CD3, CD20, CD31, CD68, RANKL, cathepsin G, cathepsin K, lysozyme, TNF${\alpha}$, MMP-2, and MMP-9 in the 14 cases of gingival plasma cell granuloma with immunohistochemical detection were measured to determine the pathogenetic progresses of the plasma cell granuloma compared to the common pyogenic granuloma (n=45) in the gingiva. Results: The gingival lesions of the plasma cell granuloma could be divided into three histological types, plasma cell predominant type (PPT, n=8), mixed inflammatory cell type (MICT, n=2), and sclerosed fibrosis type (SFT, n=4). The PPT showed a condensed infiltration of plasma cells into the perivascular spaces of the granulomatous lesion with frequent formation of Russel's body in their cytoplasm. The MICT showed the concomitant infiltration of many macrophages together with plasma cells, resulting in the diffuse destruction of stromal fibrous tissue. The SFT showed granulomatous lesions replaced gradually by thick collagenous fibrous tissue, resembling an inflammatory pseudotumor. The SFT expressed strongly the lymphocytic markers, CD3 and CD20, and the macrophage/monocyte markers, CD31 and CD68, but showed reduced expression of common inflammatory markers, TNF${\alpha}$, cathepsin G, lysozyme, MMP-2, and MMP-9, as well as the reduced expression of osteoclastogenic markers, RANKL and cathepsin K. Conclusion: These results suggest that a gingival plasma cell granuloma shows variable gene expression for cell-mediated immunity and stromal tissue degeneration, undergoing sclerotic fibrosis with a persistent inflammatory reaction.