• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.1435-1438
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• 2001

A case of nonsecretory multiple myeloma in a 66 year-old-woman is reported. At first, she complained severe neck pain and radiologic finding showed C2 pathologic fracture. She complained severe low back pain 4 month later and L1 compression fracture was found. The lumbar MRI showed a 1.4cm-sized round enhancing lesion in the body of T12. Bone marrow aspiration biopsy at L1 spine showed a few polymorphous and small nests of mononuclear cell. L1 lamina bone biopsy showed many abnormal plasma cells. Pathologic diagnosis was multiple myeloma. However, plasma electrophoresis and protein immunoelectrophoresis of serum and urine of patient were normal. So, it is a nonecretory multiple myeloma case and the incidence of nonsecretory multiple myeloma is known to about 1% of all multiple myeloma.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.79-83
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• 1996

Gaucher's disease is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from mutation at the glucocerebrosidase locus on chromosome 1q21. As a result, glucocerebroside accumulates principally in the phagocytic cells known as Gaucher cells. In our case, a five-year old girl was admitted with seven days' history of fever and abdominal distension. At physical examination the patient had hepatosplenomegaly. Laboratory tests revealed a hemoglobin concentration of 2.8g/L: platelet counts of $23,000/{\mu}l$: normal range of white cell and differential counts, and negative Coombs' test. Liver enzymes were normal. For the evaluation of hepatosplenomegaly, fine needle aspiration was performed blindly against the palpable spleen. Wet-fixed hematoxylin and eosin-stained smears are made. The smears from the spleen showed predominantly macrophages with abundant cytoplasm and rather small, uniform, often eccentric nuclei with small nucleoli. The multinucleated cells were often found. The cytoplasm was pale, with more or less distinct fibrillarity. The cells had the characteristic appearance of Gaucher cells. Gaucher cells were also found in the tissue section from the liver, spleen and lymph node and the bone marrow aspirate. The diagnosis was later confirmed by determination of bela-glucosidase activity in peripheral blood leucocytes. Fine needle aspiration of the spleen is considered as a convenient procedure with a low complication rate for the diagnosis of lysosomal storage disease.

• 대한병리학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.404-410
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• 2018

Background: Fine-needle aspiration cytology serves as a safe, economical tool in evaluating thyroid nodules. However, about 30% of the samples are categorized as indeterminate. Hence, many immunocytochemistry markers have been studied, but there has not been a single outstanding marker. We studied the efficacy of CD56 with human bone marrow endothelial cell marker-1 (HBME-1) in diagnosis in the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) category III. Methods: We reviewed ThinPrep liquid-based cytology (LBC) samples with Papanicolaou stain from July 1 to December 31, 2016 (2,195 cases) and selected TBSRTC category III cases (n=363). Twenty-six cases were histologically confirmed as benign (six cases, 23%) or malignant (20 cases, 77%); we stained 26 LBC slides with HBME-1 and CD56 through the cell transfer method. For evaluation of reactivity of immunocytochemistry, we chose atypical follicular cell clusters. Results: CD56 was not reactive in 18 of 20 cases (90%) of malignant nodules and showed cytoplasmic positivity in five of six cases (83%) of benign nodules. CD56 showed high sensitivity (90.0%) and relatively low specificity (83.3%) in detecting malignancy (p=.004). HBME-1 was reactive in 17 of 20 cases (85%) of malignant nodules and was not reactive in five of six cases (83%) of benign nodules. HBME-1 showed slightly lower sensitivity (85.0%) than CD56. The specificity in detecting malignancy by HBME-1 was similar to that of CD56 (83.3%, p=.008). CD56 and HBME-1 tests combined showed lower sensitivity (75.0% vs 90%) and higher specificity (93.8% vs 83.3%) in detecting malignancy compared to using CD56 alone. Conclusions: Using CD56 alone showed relatively low specificity despite high sensitivity for detecting malignancy. Combining CD56 with HBME-1 could increase the specificity. Thus, we suggest that CD56 could be a useful preoperative marker for differential diagnosis of TBSRTC category III samples.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2001

급성 특발성 혈소판 감소성 자반증은 소아에서 비교적 흔한 혈액학적 질환 중의 하나이다. 확진을 위하여 대개 골수흡인 검사를 시행하는데 이는 백혈병, 재생 불량성 빈혈과 같은 다른 심각한 혈액학적 질환을 배제하고 또한 스테로이드 치료를 고려할 경우 진단이 늦어 질 수 있다는 점 때문이다. 그러나 근래에는 전형적인 소견을 보이는 경우에 치료 시 면역글로부린 정주요법이 주로 사용되고 있어 골수흡인 검사의 필요성에 대하여 의문이 제기되고 있다. 본 연구는 이 질환을 의심하는 경우에 골수흡인 검사의 적절한 시행을 위한 적응증을 알아보고자 시행하였다. 1984년 1월부터 2000년 12월까지 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원 소아과에 내원하여 급성 특발성 혈소판 감소증이 의심되어 골수흡인 검사를 시행하였던 3개월 이상 15세 이하의 환아 120명을 대상으로 내원시 진찰소견, 병력, 혈액학적 검사 소견, 말초혈액도말 검사소견을 기준으로 전형적인 경우와 비전형적인 경우로 구분하여 후향적으로 조사하였다. 급성 특발성 혈소판 감소성 자반증이 의심되어 골수흡인 검사를 시행한 환아 120예 중 전형적인 경우가 66예, 비전형적인 경우가 54예였다. 골수흡인 검사 결과 전형적인 경우는 66예 전예에서 급성 특발성 혈소판 감소성 자반증으로 확진되었으며, 비전형적인 경우는 급성 특발성 혈소판 감소성 자반증이 52예(96%), 재생 불량성 빈혈이 1예(2%), 골수 이형성증이 1예(2%)로 나타났으나 백혈병으로 진단된 경우는 없었다. 본 연구의 결과로 소아 급성 특발성 혈소판 감소성 자반증은 전형적인 병력, 진찰소견 및 말초혈액학적 검사 소견만으로도 진단이 가능하므로 확진을 위한 골수흡인 검사는 필요하지 않고 비전형적인 소견을 보이는 경우는 드물지만 혈소판 감소를 동반하는 다른 혈액학적 질환일 가능성도 있으므로 골수흡인 검사를 시행하여 확진을 하는 것이 바람직하다고 하겠다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.511-519
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• 2006

Autogenous bone grafts have been considered the gold standard for maxillofacial bony defects. However, this procedure could entail a complicated surgical procedure as well as potential donor site morbidity. Possibly the best solution for bone-defect regeneration is a tissue engineering approach, i.e. the use of a combination of a suitable scaffold with osteogenic cells. A major source of osteogenic cells is the bone marrow. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent and have the ability to differentiate into osteoblastic, chondrocytic, and adipocytic lineage cells. However, the isolation of cells from bone marrow has someproblems when used in clinical setting. Bone marrow aspiration is sometimes potentially more invasive and painful procedure and carries of a risk of morbidity and infection. A minimally invasive, easily accessible alternative would be cells derived from periosteum. The periosteum also contains multipotent cells that have the potential to differentiate into osteoblasts and chondrocytes. In the present study, we evaluated the osteogenic activity and mineralization of cultured human periosteal-derived cells. Periosteal explants were harvested from mandibule during surgical extraction of lower impacted third molar. The periosteal cells were cultured in the osteogenic inductive medium consisting of DMEM supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum, 50g/ml L-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate, 10 nmol dexamethasone and 10 mM -glycerophosphate for 42 days. Periosteal-derived cells showed positive alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining during 42 days of culture period. The formation of ALP stain showed its maximal manifestation at day 14 of culture period, then decreased in intensity during the culture period. ALP mRNA expression increased up to day 14 with a decrease thereafter. Osteocalcin mRNA expression appeared at day 7 in culture, after that its expression continuously increased in a time-dependent manner up to the entire duration of culture. Von Kossa-positive mineralization nodules were first present at day 14 in culture followed by an increased number of positive nodules during the entire duration of the culture period. In conclusion, our study showed that cultured human periosteal-derived cells differentiated into active osteoblastic cells that were involved in synthesis of bone matrix and the subsequent mineralization of the matrix. As the periosteal-derived cells, easily harvested from intraoral procedure such as surgical extraction of impacted third molar, has the excellent potential of osteogenic capacity, tissue-engineered bone using periosteal-derived cells could be the best choice in reconstruction of maxillofacial bony defects.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2014

본 연구는 사람 재조합과립구자극인자 (rhG-CSF) 투여 간격에 따른 말초혈액과 골수의 변화를 평가하였다. 사람 재조합과립구자극인자는 개에서 항암치료 후 나타나는 골수억압 등에서 유용한 치료효과가 있는 것으로 알려져 있으나 그 투여간격에 따른 연구는 아직 진행되지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 다음과 같은 간격으로 실험 기간 동안 각각 2마리씩 3그룹으로 체중당 $5{\mu}g$으로 사람 재조합과립구자극인자를 주사하였다; (1) 하루에 한번 주사; 그룹 1, (2) 2일에 한번 주사; 그룹 2, (3) 3일에 한번 주사; 그룹 3, 말초혈액 분석과 100개의 직접 현미경 세포계수는 매일 실시하였다. 골수천자는 0일차, 3일차 9일차 마지막으로 말초혈액상 총 백혈구수가 정상범위내로 떨어지는 12일차 혹은 13일차에 시행하였다. 사람 재조합과립구자극인자는 모든 실험견에서 잘 투여되었으며 부작용을 보이지 않았다. 이러한 본 연구의 결과에 따르면 체중당 $5{\mu}g$의 사람 재조합과립구자극인자의 투여는 말초혈액과 골수에서 세포특이적이고 투여간격에 대체적으로 비례하는 효과를 보였으며 사람 재조합과립구자극인자 투여가 반복될수록 그 효과는 증가하였으며 사람 재조합과립구자극인자 투여를 중지한 이후에도 골수에 미치는 효과는 3일이상 지속되는 것으로 보여졌다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과를 통해 임상가들은 적절한 치료 간격을 세울 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Laboratory Medicine Online
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.110-114
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• 2011

혈구포식 림프조직구증(hemophagocytic lymphogistiocytosis, HLH)에서 관찰되는 클론성 염색체이상은 혈액종양이 골수조직을 침범한 경우에 흔하게 발견되며, 혈액종양의 근거가 없는 환자에서 EBV 감염과 관련되어 드물게 보이는 경우가 있다. 본 저자들은 혈액종양 병력도 없고 EBV 감염도 없이 클론성 염색체이상을 동반하였으며 치명적인 임상경과를 보인 HLH 1예를 경험하여 보고하는 바이다. 본 증례는 지속적인 발열 및 상기도감염 증상을 주소로 내원한 75세 남자환자였다. 검사소견에서 범혈구감소증, 저섬유소원증, 간기능 이상과 비장종대, 골수에서 현저한 혈구탐식을 보이는 성숙한 양성 조직구의 증식이 관찰되었다. 전혈에서 실시한 EBV RT-PCR 결과는 음성이었으나 CMV RT-PCR에서는 319 copies/mL의 양성소견이 관찰되었다. 골수검체를 이용한 핵형 분석결과에서는 복잡한 클론성이상을 보이는 비정상 염색체가 존재하였다. 본 환자는 염색체이상을 동반한 HLH 진단 하에 스테로이드 충격요법과 감염에 대한 예방적 항생제치료를 시행하였으나, 내원 13일째 파종성 혈관내응고로 사망하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.4319-4322
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• 2016

Background: FLT3 is mutated in about 1/3 of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) patients. The aim of the present study was to report the prevalence of FLT3 mutations and comparison with prognostic factors in AML patients in the Northeastern of Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study concerned 100 AML cases diagnosed based on bone marrow aspiration and peripheral blood. DNA for every AML patient was extracted and underwent PCR with FLT3-ITD primers. Results: The mean age at diagnosis was 28.5 years (range, 1-66 years), 52 patients (52%) being male. Out of 100 AML patients, 21 (21%) had FLT3 mutation, (17 with FLT3-ITD, 81%, and 4 with FLT3-D825, 19%). Of the 21, 14 (66.7%) had heterozygous mutation. There was no significant difference between age, sex and organomegaly between patients with FLT3 mutation versus FLT3 wild-type. Conclusions: Our frequency of FLT3 is in line with earlier fidnings of approximately 20 to 30% and also the prevalence of FLT3-ITD is more than FLT3-D35 mutation. There was no significant difference between prognostic factors (age and sex) in the patients with FLT3 mutation versus FLT3 wild-type. The prevalence of FLT3 heterozygous mutations is more that homozygous mutations in AML patients.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.230-236
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• 2018

Objectives: This case aims to describe management of a patient with myelodysplasitc syndrome who has lower back pain. Methods: A 75-year-old female patient with myelodysplasitc syndrome was hospitalized from February 28, 2018 to March 14, 2018. The patient was treated with Azacitidine at Bundangjyesaeng Hospital, and lower back pain worsened without any reason. The patient was willing to undergo traditional Korean medical treatment, and Wonyuksayuk-tang was chosen considering both hematopoiesis dysfunction and lower back pain. Results: The patient was diagnosed with myelodysplatic syndrome after bone marrow aspiration and biopsy at Bundangjyesaeng Hospital. After the Wonyuksayuk-tang treatment, platelet levels increased about 50% compared with initial blood test results. In addition, lower back pain and general weakness were slightly improved. Conclusion: It is important to manage the quality of life of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. This case suggests that traditional Korean medicine has a beneficial effect on the management of myelodysplastic syndrome.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.636-642
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• 2003

저자들은 기침, 호흡곤란 등의 호흡기 증세와 발열, 체중감소 등의 전신증상이 있으면서 흉부 방사선 소견상 폐렴이 의심되었으나 광범위 항생제에 반응이 없이 빠르게 진행하는 환자에서 개흉 폐생검을 통해 NK/T 세포 림프종을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.