• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권2호
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• pp.337-350
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• 2020

심막 질환은 응급질환인 관상동맥, 대동맥 질환과 증상이 비슷하여 빠른 감별이 중요하다. 심막은 두겹으로 된 막으로서 다양한 해부학적 변이와 질환이 있다. 크거나 비전형적인 위치를 보이는 심막의 오목(recess)은 이상 소견으로 오인될 수도 있다. 심막에는 감염이나 종양 같은 질환이 생기며 또한 주변에서 생기는 이러한 질환의 전파경로가 될 수 있다. 심막을 평가하는데 있어 심초음파가 일차적인 검사방법이나 해상도가 떨어지고 주변의 폐나 뼈에 의한 음창이 제한될 수 있으며 수술 후 평가가 힘든 경우가 많다. 이때 CT나 MR에 의한 영상평가가 유용한 경우가 많아 검사가 점점 늘어나고 있다. 심막의 형태와 질환에 대한 지식 및 영상소견에 대한 이해는 환자 치료에 중요하다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권6호
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• pp.1364-1376
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• 2020

심낭오목은 흉부 컴퓨터단층촬영을 받는 환자에서 종종 확인이 된다. 심낭은 종종 정상 변이나 질환과 오인될 수 있어 심낭의 정상 해부학 구조를 알고 있는 것이 중요하다. 그러므로 이 논문에서는 심낭오목의 해부학 및 위치 그리고 심낭오목과 관련된 다양한 질환에서 보일 수 있는 특징적인 소견에 대해 기술할 것이다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.130-135
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• 2021

Celiac artery compression is a rare condition in which the celiac artery is compressed by the median arcuate ligament. Case reports of compression after trauma are hard to find. Blunt traumatic pericardium rupture is also a rare condition. We report a single patient who experienced both rare conditions from a single blunt injury. An 18-year-old woman was brought to the trauma center after a fatal motorcycle accident, in which she was a passenger. The driver was found dead. Her vital signs were stable, but she complained of mild abdominal pain, chest wall pain, and severe back pain. There were no definite neurologic deficits. Her initial computed tomography (CT) scan revealed multiple rib fractures, moderate lung contusions with hemothorax, moderate liver injury, and severe lumbar spine fracture and dislocation. She was brought to the angiography room to check for active bleeding in the liver, which was not apparent. However, the guide wire was not able to pass through the celiac trunk. A review of the initial CT revealed kinking of the celiac trunk, which was assumed to be due to altered anatomy of the median arcuate ligament caused by spine fractures. Immediate fixation of the vertebrae was performed. During recovery, her hemothorax remained loculated. Suspecting empyema, thoracotomy was performed at 3 weeks after admission, revealing organized hematoma without pus formation, as well as rupture of the pericardium, which was immediately sutured, and decortication was carried out. Five weeks after admission, she had recovered without complications and was discharged home.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권3호
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• pp.749-755
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• 2021

선천성 심막결손은 대부분의 환자가 무증상을 보이는 드문 질환으로 전체 혹은 부분 심막결손으로 나타난다. 본 논문에서는 기흉 증상으로 인해 우연히 좌측 선천성 심막결손을 진단받은 19세 남성 환자를 보고하고자 한다. 일반 흉부 X선 사진 및 컴퓨터단층촬영에서 외상의 흔적이 없는 무기폐, 상행대동맥의 우측에 비정상적으로 위치한 공기, 좌측 흉부로 전위된 심장, 그리고 납작한 흉곽이 보였다. 뒤이은 흉강경검사에서 좌측 심막결손과 왼쪽 흉강으로의 심장 전위가 확인되었다. 이는 영상의학적 소견과 수술적 소견이 잘 일치하는 자발성 기흉이 동반된 선천성 심막결손에 관한 보고이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.392-395
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• 2005

Primary pericardial mesothelioma is extremely rare and the incidence is low among the mesotheliomas that originate from other parts of the body. The prognosis of the tumor is unfavorable due to its late presentation, difficulties in early diagnosis and complete resection, and the limited treatment options. Herein, we report a case of pericardial mesothelioma. The patient is a 55-year-old woman who presented with chronic cough and dyspnea. During the examination, pericardial effusion was found and pericardial window formation was followed. She visited our hospital because of persistent dyspnea, with right shoulder and chest pain. Four discrete masses were discovered in the chest CT. CT guided-fine needle aspiration biopsy was negative for malignancy. Right exploratory thoracotomy and partial resection of 3${\times}$3 cm mass abutting pericardium was performed and was histologically diagnosed as malignant mesothelioma, biphasic type. Pericardial mesothelioma is rare, but it should be remembered as an important differential diagnosis in patients with persistent pericardial effusion and symptoms of dyspnea and constrictive pericarditis.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.357-360
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• 2009

Malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum is a rare neoplasm with a rapidly fatal course. The tumour arises from the mesothelial cells lining the pleura and peritoneum or, rarely, in the pericardium or tunica vaginalis. This neoplasm is characterized by being difficult to diagnose, having a rapid evolution and a poor response to therapy. Mesothelioma is very glucose avid, and malignant pleural mesothelioma has been reported concerning the utility of F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT. But little has been known about the imaging finding of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma on F-18 FDG PET/CT. We report a case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis of F-18 FDG PET/CT.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.827-829
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• 2000

We experienced a case of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return from righ lung to inferior vena cava, which combined with Scimitar sign in 18 years old female patient. Diagnostic procedures were simple chest x-ray chest CT, and cardiac catheterization. We redirected the anomalous venous flow from inferior vena cava to left atrium through the intracardiac tunnel which was made with autologous pericardium. Postoperative course was not eventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.72-75
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• 2018

Pericardial cysts are rare benign anomalies generally discovered as incidental findings on radiographic images. Rarely, pericardial cysts cause symptoms and may lead to complications. A 56-year-old woman presented to the emergency department for mild chest pain. A cardiovascular and respiratory examination revealed no abnormalities, while a chest X-ray and subsequent thoracic computed tomography (CT) showed a pericardial cyst. The patient refused both percutaneous treatment and thoracic surgery. Three years later, a thoracic CT scan showed that the pericardial cyst had disappeared. Although the spontaneous resolution of these lesions is rare, this article highlights the possibility of conservative management in select cases.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.545-549
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• 2014

Sparganosis is an infection with a parasitic tapeworm larva that occurs by eating infected foods or drinking contaminated water. The larvae can migrate to a tissue or muscle in the chest, abdominal wall, extremities, eyes, brain, urinary tract, pleura, pericardium, spinal canal, or scrotum. Herein, we report a 5-month old infant with scrotal sparganosis who was initially suspected to have a scrotal inflammatory mass with a history of applying raw frog meat into the umbilicus. Preoperative ultrasound examinations and computed tomography (CT) scanning misdiagnosed the mass as a scrotal teratoma. The scrotal mass was surgically removed, and the histopathology proved it to be scrotal sparganosis. This case displays the youngest patient ever reported with scrotal sparganosis, and the first description of CT characteristics of scrotal sparganosis. A detailed medical history is necessary for patients with scrotal masses suspected of sparganosis. In addition, ultrasound and CT examinations are helpful to rule out other causes of a scrotal mass.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.574-577
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• 2007

심낭에서 발생한 원발성 섬유육종은 매우 드문 질환으로 주로 급격한 혈성 심낭 삼출을 유발한다. 평소에 간헐적인 흉부압박감을 느껴왔던 30세 남자 환자가 내원 하루 전 갑작스런 흉통과 심한 호흡곤란으로 근처 병원에서 협심증 진단 하에 전원되어 심초음파 검사, 흉부 전산화 단층촬영 및 자기공명검사 등 정밀검사를 시행받았고, 그 결과 심낭 기형종 파열에 의한 심낭압전의 진단하에 수술을 받았다. 수술소견 상 혈성 심낭 삼출액이 다량 있었고, 심낭 종괴는 완전 절제하였으나 동결절편검사 상악성종양이 의심되었다. 수술 후 병리조직 검사상 심낭 종괴는 원발성 심낭 섬유육종으로 진단되었고 심낭 삼출액에서 암세포는 발견되지 않았다. 환자는 특별한 합병증 없이 퇴원 후 전원되어 추가적인 방사선치료를 받고 있다. 임상적으로 긴급을 요하는 심낭압전을 동반한 원발성 심낭 섬유육종 1예를 치험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.