• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.206-211
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• 1994

1) 선천성 갑상선 발육이상 환자 9명 모두, 경부종피를 호소하였으며, 이 중 1예는 연하통을 동반하였다. 2) 선천성 갑상선 발육이상을 세분하여보면, 이소성갑상선이 44.4%,편측발육부전 및 이소성갑상선을 동반한 경우가 33.3%였고, 편측발육부전을 보인 경우가 22.2%였다. 3) 이소성갑상선을 위치별로 보면 설기저부가 6예(85.7%-1예 중복됨), 갑상설관이 2예였다. 4) 정상 갑상선기능을 보인 경우가 77.8%였고, 갑상선기능저하증을 보인 경우가 22.2%였다. 정상기능을 보인 7명의 환자 중 4명에서 갑상선자극호르몬(TSH)이 증가되어 있었다. 5) 총 9명중 7명에서는 갑상선억제요법만 시행하였고, 2명에서는 갑상선억제요법에 반응하지 않아 절제술을 시행하였으며, 2명 모두 설갑상선이었다. 수술후 계속적으로 갑상선호르몬을 복용중이다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.13-22
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• 1975

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of the ETR test as compared to other thyroid function tests in normal persons, patients with thyroid disorders and patients with alterations of thyroxine-binding proteins. The ETR values were obtained from 35 cases as normal control, 63 hyperthyroid patients, 56 euthyroid patients, 23 hypothyroid patients, 10 pregnant women, 5 women taking oral contraceptive medication, 8 liver cirrhosis patients and 4 nephrotic syndrome patients. The results obtained were as follows. 1. The mean value of ETR obtained from the normal controls was $0.99{\pm}0.06$. 2. The mean ETR values of various thyroid states were $1.25{\pm}0.16$ in hyperthyroidism, $0.99{\pm}0.08$ in euthyroidism and $0.82{\pm}0.05$ in hypothyroidism and significant difference was found between these groups. 3. Seven out of 63 hyperthyroid patients(11.1%) and 2 out of 23 hypothyroid patients(8.7%) had ETR values within normal range and among the 56 euthyroid patients 6(10.7%) had ETR values outside normal range, so the diagnostic compatibility of ETR was 89.4% in thyroid diseases. 4. Even though the ETR value was well correlated with $^{131}I$-thyroid uptake rate, serum $T_3$ resin uptake rate and serum $T_4$, a high positive correlation was found (r=0.79) between ETR and $T_7$. 5. The mean ETR values from patients with alteration in TBG binding capacity were $0.99{\pm}0.05$ in pregnant women, $0.98{\pm}0.04$ in women with oral contraceptive medication, $1.04{\pm}0.09$ in liver cirrhosis patients and $0.94{\pm}0.02$ in nephrotic syndrome patients and most of them (85.2%) had ETR values within normal range. Our results, therefore, suggests that the ETR estimation does offer the simplest and most reliable single procedure for the screening and diagnosis of various thyroid diseases as a indirect indicator of serum-free thyroxine concentration without essential influence of changes in the thyroxine-binding proteins in serum.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.67-78
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• 1967

Over the past 6 years, from May 1960 to June 1966, 1,716 patients with various diseases of thyroid were examined and thyroid function tests with $^{131}I$ were done. Among them, 545 patients with hyperthyroidism were treated with $^{131}I$. A summary of the clinical data of the $^{131}I$-thyroid function tests and the therapeutic results of $^{131}I$ were presented and discussed. 1. The patients examined consisted of; 596 cases(34.7%) with toxic diffuse goiter, 412 cases(24.0%) with non-toxic nodular goiter, 278 cases(16.2%) with euthyroidism, 236 cases(13.8%) with non-toxic diffuse goiter, 89 cases(5.2%) with hypothyroidism, 53 cases(3.1%) with toxic nodular goiter, 32 cases(1.9%) with thyroiditis and 20 cases(1.2%) with dyshormonogenesis. 2. There were 218(12.7%) male patients and 1,498(87.3%) female patients, showing a ratio of 1:6.9. female predominantly. 3. The majority of patients(79.6%) were in the 3rd through 5th decades of their lives showing the peak in the 4th decades(35.9%). 4. The diagnostic values and normal ranges of $^{131}I$ uptake test, 48 hour serum activity, $T_3$ red blood cell uptake and $PB^{131}I$ conversion ratio were discussed. 5. An attention was given to dyshormonogenesis, a qualitative hypothyroidism, due to its characteristic findings of clinical and $^{131}I$ thyroid function tests, and its pathogenesis was briefly reviewed. 6. Among 545 patients with hyperthyroidism treated with $^{131}I$, 68.3% was cured after single. therapeutic dose and another 24.0% was cured after second dose. 7. The complications of $^{131}I$ therapy were discussed in some details and myxedema had developed. in 3.9% of our cases. No thyroid cancer was found after $^{131}I$ therapy.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.16-24
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• 1993

During 7 years, from Jan. 1986 to Dec. 1992, authors studied 208 cases of the surgically managed thyroid nodules at the Department of General Surgery, Han Kang Sacred Heart Hospital and obtained the following results. 1) Among the total 208 cases, male to female ratio was 1:11.2 in benign thyroid diseases and 1:9 in malignant thyroid diseases. The benign disease was prevalent between second and forth decade comparing with malignant disease between third and fifth decade. 2) The most common duration of illness was 3 months(26.0%). 3) Palpable neck mass was the most common chief complaint(100%). Palpitation. fatigue, and sweating were common complaints in patient with benign disease, and fatigue, palpitation, and sweating in malignant disease in decreasing order of frequency. 4) 55.8 % of lesions were in right lobe, 33.2% in left lobe, 5.8% in diffuse type, 4.8% in bilateral lobes, and 0.5% in isthmus. 5) The most common size of nodule was between 2.0cm and 3.9cm in diameter, which consisted of 55.1% of benign disease and 48.0% of malignant disease. 6) 86.5% of thyroid function test showed euthyroidism, 10.1% hyperthyroidism, and 3.4% hypothyroidism. 7) Thyroid scanning of 176 patients revealed cold nodules in 92.5% of benign diseases and in 92.9% of malignant diseases. 8) The most common benign disease was adenomatous hyperplasia(62.7%), and the most common malignant disease was papillary adenocarcinoma(80.0%). 9) Fine needle aspiration cytology was performed in 91 cases, and it showed 69.0% of sensitivity, 90.3% of specificity, and 83.5% of accuracy. 10) Frozen biopsy was performed in 109 cases. and it showed 93.9% of sensitivity, 100.0% of specificity, and 98.2% of accuracy. 11) The most commonly performed operation was unilateral lobectomy(including unilateral lobectomy with isthmectomy)(79.1%) in benign disease. and total thyroidectomy(62.0%) in malignant disease. 12) Postoperative complication showed 5 cases of wound infection (2.4%), 3 cases of transient hypoparathyroidism(1.4%), 3 cases of transient hoarseness(1.4%), 2 cases of postoperative bleeding(1.0%), 1 case of permanent hypoparathyroidism(0.5%), 1 case of permanent hoarseness(0.5%), and 1 case of postoperative pneumonia (0.5%).

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1980

Serum TSH levels were measured by radioimmunoassay before and after intravenous administration of synthetic thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) to 15 normal subjects and 55 patients with primary thyroid disease (14 patients with euthyroidism, 24 patients with thyrotoxicosis and 17 patients with hypothyroidism) to evaluate pituitary TSH reserve and its diagnostic availability. The observed results were as follows. 1. In normal subjects, serum TSH responses to synthetic TRH were $3.2{\pm}1.0$ at 0min (baseline TSH level), $8.0{\pm}4.0$ at 10min, $11.7{\pm}5.0$ at 20min, $13.7{\pm}7.1$ at 30min, $9.7{\pm}5.0$ at 60min., $5.2{\pm}2.0$ at 120min. and $3.6{\pm}0.4{\mu}U/ml$ at 180 min. Serum TSH peaked at $20{\sim}30$ minutes and returned nearly to baseline at 180minutes. 2. In euthyroid group, serum TSH responses to synthetic TRH were $3.3{\pm}1.6$ at 0min, $8.6{\pm}8.0$ at 10min, $10.9{\pm}8.5$ at 20min, $12.5{\pm}8.4$ at 30min, $9.0{\pm}5.9$ at 60min, $5.6{\pm}2.6$ at 120min and $3.5{\pm}1.3{\mu}U/ml$ at 180min. No significant difference revealed between euthyroid group and normal subjects (p>0.05). 3. In hyperthyroid group, serum TSH responses to synthetic TRH were $1.5{\pm}0.6$ at 0min, $2.2{\pm}0.8$ at 10min., $2.3{\pm}1.0$ at 20min., $2.4{\pm}1.5$ at 30min., $2.1{\pm}1.1$ at 60min., $1.9{\pm}0.2$ at 120min. and $1.5{\pm}0.8{\mu}U/ml$ at 180min., No response to TRH showed. 4. In hypothyroid group, mean values of serum TSH response to synthetic TRH were 42.0 at 0min., 60.6 at 10min., 124.8 at 20min., 123.0 at 30min., 101.6 at 60min., 64.3 at 120min. and $15.5{\mu}U/ml$ at 180 min., Patients with primary hypothyroidism showed an exaggerated TSH response to synthetic TRH despite their high basal TSH. 5. Side effects attending synthetic TRH administration were transient nausea (59.0%), desire to micturate (59.0%), feeling of flushing(19.7%), dizziness (45.9%), metallic taste (9.8%) and headache (19.7%). Any side effect didn't show in 16.4%. These symptoms began almost immediately after TRH intravenous injection and lasted several minutes, and not related to dose or response in the person experiencing it.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 1982

113 patients with nodular goiter were studied cytologically by needle aspiration for differential diagnosis at the department of internal medicine, Chung Nam National University Hospital since October 1980 till July 1981, and the final diagnosis taken from biopsies were compared with the cytologic method on the 44 cases who received operation. The results were obtained as follows: 1. Among the 113 cases of total patients, male were 15 cases (13.3%) and female were 98 cases (86.7%) and the sex ratio (M:F) was 1 : 6.5. The peak age incidence was in the third decade followed by forth and second decades. 2. The findings of cytological diagnosis in 113 cases showed benign adenoma in 69 cases (61.1 %), Subacute and chronic thyroiditis in 22 cases(19.5%), papillary carcinoma in 15 cases (13.3%) and follicular carcinoma in 7 cases (6.2%), respectively, and 48 cases (69.6%) of the.adenomas and 2 cases(9.1%) of papillary carcinomas showed combined cystic degeneration of the nodules. 3. The diameter of the nodules by palpation revealed within $2\sim5cm$ in 88 cases (77.9%) out of 113 cases, below 2 cm in 17 cases and over 5cm in 8 cases and there were no significant relationship between the size of the nodule and disease entity. 4. The findings of thyroid scintigram using $^{131}I$ in 113 cases of nodular goiter showed "cold nodule" in 111 cases (98.2%) and normal scan (radioactivity) in 2 cases (1.8%) which showed adenoma in cytology and there was no cases with "hot nodule". 5. The thyroid functions of the 113 cases revealed as euthyroidism in 108 cases (95. 6%), hypothyroidism in 2 cases (1.8%) who showed chronic thyroiditis and hyperthyroidism in 3 cases (2.7%) in adenomas but there was no evidence that the nodules of the above 3 cases were the reason of hyperthyroidism. 6. In 44 operated cases, the histological diagnosis revealed 23 cases of adenoma out of 27 cases(85.2%) who were diagnosed as adenoma by cytology and 15 cases of malignancy out of 17 cases (88.2 %), and the overall diagnostic accuracy of aspiration cytology was 86.4 %.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.143-150
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• 1987

To assess the analytic performance of immunoradiometric TSH assay (IRMA TSH), assay precision determined by intra and interassay variance, assay accuracy determined by dilution and recovery study, were evaluated by using two commercial kit $(Abott^{(R)}\;and\;Daichi^{(R)})$. Normal range of basal serum TSH and TRH stimulated TSH increment were also determined in 234 healthy subjects (male 110, female 124; age 20-70) and 30 voluteers (male 10, female 20; age 21-26). In addition, basal TSH levels of 70 patients with untreated hyperthyroidism, 50 untreated hypothyroidism, and 60 euthyroidism were measured to assess the clinical utility of IRMA TSH. The detection limit of IRMA TSH was 0.04 mU/l and 0.08 mU/l by Abott Kit and Daichi kit respectively. Using Abott kit, intra assay variance were 2.0, 3.1 and 1.4% in mean TSH concentration 2.4, 31.6 and 98.2 mU/l repectively and interassay variance were 2.0 and 3.2% in mean TSH concentration 2.3 and 31.3 mU/l. Mean recovery rate was 92.5% and dilution study showed nearly straight line. When Daichi kit was used, intrasssay variance were 5.6, 5.2 and 6.2% in mean TSH concentration of 2.4, 31.6 and 98.2 mU/l respectively and interassay variance were 7.1 and 7.4% in mean TSH of 2.3 and 31.3 mU/l. Mean recoveray rate was 89.9%. Normal range of basal TSH and TRH stimulated peak TSH were 0.38-4.02 mU/l and 2.85-30.8 mU/l repectively (95% confidence interval, Abott kit used). Sensitivity and specificity of basal TSH levels for diagnosing hypothyroidism as well as specificity for diagnosing hyperthyroidism were 100% by using both kit. Sensitivity of basal TSH level for diagnosing hyperthyroidism was 100% when TSH levels were measured by Abott kit while that was 80.9% when measured by Daichi kit. These results suggest that IRMA TSH was very precise and accurate method and might be used as a first line test in the evaluation of thyroid function.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.131-136
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• 1997

갑상선 호르몬은 체내에서 기초대사량을 증가시키고, 교감신경 흉분작용을 나타내며,심장에 대해서는 심근수축력, 심박수, 심근 산소소모량 등에 영향을 미친다. 개심술과 같은 대수술시나 심한 전신질환이 있을 때 흔히 갑상선 호르몬치의 변화를 보이게 되는 바 본 연구에서는 인공 체외순환이 갑상선 기능에 어떤 영향을 미치는지, 그리고 변화된 갑상선 기능이 개심술후 회복에 영향을 미치는 지에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 1995년 4월부터 1996년 2월까지 전남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실에서 인공 체외순환 하에 개심 술을 받은 20명의 환자를 대상으로 갑상선 기능을 평가하였다. 대상 환자 모두 술전에 갑상선 질환을 앓은 병력이나 갑상선 기능에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 어떤 형태의 시술, 검사, 및 약물치료를 받은 적은 없었다. 대상 환자를 두 그룹으로 나누었으며, 술후 회복에 특별한 문제가 없었던 환자군(Group 1, n=10), 술후 합병증(호흡부전, 저심박출증, 다장기 기능부전 등)이 발생한 환자군(Group 2, n=10)으로 강심제를 고용량으로 3일 이상 유지하였거나, 4일 미상 중환자실 체류를 필요로 한 경우로 하였다. 갑상선 기능의 평가는 말초\ulcorner액에서 측정한 triiodothyronine(73), thyroxine(74), free thyroxine(n4), 및 thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) 농도를 기준으로 하였다. 인공 체외순환이 갑상선 호르몬 변화에 미치는 영 향을 알기 위해 술전 검사치와 비교분석하였으며, 갑상선 호르몬의 변화가 술후 예후에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 두 그룹간의 검사치를 비교 분석하여 보았다. 혈청 T)는 인공 체외순환 후 10분에 최저 치(30.05*17.5ng/dl, p(0.001)로 감소하였다가 점차 증가하였으나 전체적으로 술전에 비해 의미 있게 낮았으며(p<0.05), 혈청 T4, fT4, TSH는 다소간의 변동을 보여, 체외순환을 사용한 개심술이 갑상선 기능에 변화를 초래하며, 모두 그룹간의 비교에서도 혈청 T3는그룹 1에 비해 그룹2에서 의미 있게 낮았으며(P<0.05), 술후 4일째 그룹 1에서는 정상수준으로 회복되었으나 그룹 2에서는 정상수준으로 회복되지 못한 점으로 미루어 이처럼 변화된 갑상선 기능이 술후 환자의 회복에 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었으며, 이는 집중 치료 중인 가사 상태의 환자에서 흔히 볼 수 있는 "euthyroid sick syndrome"과 유사한 양상이었다. 이상의 결과로 인공 체외순환이 갑상선 기능을 변화시키며, 갑상선 기능의 변화가 술후 환자의 예후에 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 시사하였다. 앞으로 더욱 정선되고 선택된 경우에 대한 많은 연구와 더불어 다음 단계로 갑상선 호르몬(73)의 투여가 실제로 술후 환자의 회복에 관련이 있는 지의 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.요하리라 사료된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.343-349
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• 1994

연구배경 : 자가면역성 갑상선염에서는 갑상선기능 상태가 일정하지가 않고 저하상태, 정상 또는 항진상태로 나타나기도 하며 또한 경과에 따라서 달라지기도 하는데, 갑상선기능검사소견에 있어서나 자가항체의 발현에 있어서도 다양한 소견을 나타내고 있다 이에 저자들은 자가면역상태의 발현 상태와 갑상선 기능상태의 상관성을 규명하고자 본 연구를 시도하였다. 방법 : 자가면역성 갑상선염 161예를 대상으로 치료제를 투여하기 전에 핵의학적 갑상선기능 검사 및 자가면역항체를 검사하여 상호의 결과를 대조비교 분석하였다. 결과 : 161예는 모두 여자였으며 평균 연령은 33세였고, 20대와 30대에 많았으며, 연령이 최소 10세에서 최고 73세까지였다. 방사성옥소 갑상선섭취율은 6시간치가 평균 $30.90{\pm}21.80(mean{\pm}SD)%$, 24시간치가 $37.97{\pm}23.25%$ 였으며, 혈청 T3치는 $1.41{\pm}0.48ng/m1$, T4는 $7.26{\pm}3.23ug/d1$, TSH치는 $17.99{\pm}30.72uIU/m1$, FT4치는 $1.11{\pm}0.66ng/dl$이었다. 항thyroglobulin항체는 $24.43{\pm}31.91U/m1$이었고, 항microsome항체는 평균 $55.32{\pm}41.97U/ml$이었다. 방사성옥소 갑상선섭취율은 혈청 갑상선호르몬치와는 유의한 음의 상관관계를 나타내었고, 혈청 TSH치와는 유의한 양의 상관성을 보였다. 혈청 갑상선호르몬치와 TSH치와는 유의한 음의 상관성이 저명하였다. 방사성옥소 갑상선섭취율과 혈청 free T4는 각각 연령에 역비례하여 감소하는 경향이 있었다. 항micro-some항체는 혈청 TSH와 양의 상관성이 있었다(p<0.001). 임상적소견에서 갑상선기능항진증이 3예(1.9%), 갑상선기능저하증이 24예 (14.9%)였으며, 갑상선기능이 정상으로 유지된 예가 134예(83.2%)였다. 갑상선기능에 이상이 있는 예에서는 자가항체가 상승된 예는 더 많았다. 결론 :자가면역성 갑상선염의 초진시에 갑상선기능항진 1.9%, 갑상선기능저하 14.9%였으며, 83.2%에서는 임상적으로 정상 갑상선기능의 소견을 나타내었다. 전체적으로 보아서 방사성옥소 갑상선섭취율은 약간 증가하였고, 혈청 갑상선호르몬은 정상 범위에 있는 경향이 있었고, 혈청 TSH치는 증가하는 경향이 있었다. 혈청 thyroglobulin치, 항thyroglobulin항체, 및 항microsome항체의 출현 빈도는 기능장애가 있는 예에서 많았고, 항microsome항체는 혈청 TSH치와 다소의 상관성이 있었다.