• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.294-297
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• 2015

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a relatively rare and moderately aggressive type of vascular tumor. We describe a case of EHE that presented in a 24-year-old woman as a palpable nodule in the left cervical area. Radiological examinations and fine-needle aspiration cytology led to a preliminary diagnosis of metastatic lymphadenopathy with an unknown primary site. However, during surgery, we determined that the nodule was an intra-vascular tumor arising from the left internal jugular vein. The histopathological examination revealed cords of epithelioid endothelial cells distributed in a hyaline stroma, compatible with a diagnosis of EHE.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.275-308
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• 2007

For 20 taxa of Korean Allium, including 16 species and 5 varieties, examined were morphological characters (i.e. sexuality, structure and shape of underground part, types and growing patterns of leaf and scape, and shapes of perianth, filament and pistil). The specialization and the evolutionary trends of taxonomic characters were inferred from morphological examination. Taxonomic relationships and system of Korean Allium were also studied. The characters showing evolutionary trends were the structure and shape of underground part including rhizome and bulb, leaf, scape, inflorescens, filament and ovary. It seemed that thin and short rhizome developed from thick and long one, and the membranous simple bulb tunic evolved into fibrous reticulate one. The presence of hyaline sheath in A. monanthum of sect. Microscordum was apomorphic. Both angular leaf blade with 2-rowed vascular bundle and flat blade with 1-rowed vascular bundle were developed from terete one with 2-rowed vascular bundle. The base of filament have differentiated from entire to toothed, and 2-ovuled ovary as well as erect scape before flowering was plesiomorphic type. In addition, sexuality, structure of underground part, the presence of hyaline sheath and cross-section structure of leaf were taxonomic characters with the level of the subgenus in this genus. Shape of rhizome, bulb, leaf, scape and pedicel discriminated each section from other ones in the subgenera easily. The shape and arrangement of perianth and filaments were the diagnostic characters for species level along with shape of ovary and stigma.

• Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.83-86
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• 2000

A vascular necrosis of the talus has frequently been reported following trauma because talus has no muscle insertions, sixty percent of the surface of the talus is covered by hyaline cartilage, takes only a small area for entrance of a blood supply. Osteonecrosis is also associated with a variety of nontraumatic disorders. There are many indications for steroid usage, patient with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and status- post renal or cardiac transplantation may be on long- term steroid usage, osteonecrosis may develop. A vascular necrosis of the talus secondary to chronic steroid usage is an unusual case. Delay in detection of osteonecrosis may lead to fragmentation and collapse of the talar body. When pain on range of motion is present and conservative treatment have been exhausted, surgical treatment is indicated, that is, fusion of the ankle joint. However it is important that conservative treatment may prevent its various sequelae with early diagnosis because steroid - treated patients have a more operative risk and increased risk for postoperative infection. We report a rare case of corticosteroid induced avascular necrosis of talus after cardiac transplantation.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.115-118
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• 1995

A 32-year-old female was admitted for evaluation of known mass on right suprahilar area. Chest PA showed $4{\times}3cm$ round and homogenous mass on suprahilar area. No abnormal findings were found in PFT, cytology, bacterial study, and fine needle aspiration biopsy(FNAB). On chest computed tomography, solitary mass was on right suprahilar area and no evidence of intrapulmonary metastasis or lymphnode metastasis was seen. Right upper lobectomy of lung was performed and Castleman's disease of hyaline vascular type was diagnosed based on the histologic findings of multiple and large lymphoid follicles with prominent vascular proliferation and hyalization in the central portion.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.531-534
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• 1988

Castleman`s disease is a rare disease entity of unknown etiology, with the characteristics of large, well marginated benign lymph node hyperplastic mass. This disease occurs predominantly in the mediastinum but also occurred in other areas of the body usually where lymph nodes are normally found. They have been divided into two histologic types: the hyaline vascular lesion which comprises over 90% of the cases; the plasma cell lesions, which was characterized by large follicle with plasma cell and systemic manifestation, such as fever, anemia elevated ESR, hypergammaglobulinemia, hypoalbuminemia. This disease have behaved in a benign fashion and complete surgical excision is the choice of treatment. We experienced a case of Castleman`s disease which was treated by surgical resection through the thoracotomy, and has good postoperative and follow up result. We report a case of the Castleman`s disease with its review.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.101-104
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• 1979

Lymphoid hamartomas are a rare benign disease which can be easily treated by complete surgical excision. They developed most often in the thorax, and can be discovered usually on routine chest X-ray.p But some of them can also be found because of pressure symptoms or the presence of a palpable mass if outside the thorax. We experienced a case of the hyaline-vascular type of lymphoid hamartoma in the left hilum of a 29 year-old Korean male in March, 1979. He was well except intermittent cough and left chest discomfort of a year duration and was treated by resection of the left upper lobe including nodular tumor masses. The histological characteristics were an aggregation of lymphoid follicles composed of concentrically arranged mature lymphocytes with centrally placed thick walled arterioles showing endothelial proliferation and some of them were hyalinized. Between the follicles, there was extensive capillary proliferation and infiltration of numerous lymphocytes, scanty plasma cells and eosinophils.

• Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.729-731
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• 1998

A black leg disease in wasabi occurred, showed black spots on the leaves, changed a rhizome color to black by invading the vascular bundles of stem and root, thus lowered the quality of the rhizome. The mycelium of the pathogen was yellow at first and then turned to dark yellow on oat meal agar medium. The pycnidium was globose or subglobose, dark brown in color, and 44~120$\times$28~170 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in size and had one or two ostioles on the upper part. The pycnidiospores are single-celled, hyaline, and 4~6$\times$1.2~2.3 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in size. The causal pathogen was identified as Phoma wasabiae. The black leg disease of wasabi occurred within the range of 28 to 32% at Chonbuk province in 1994~1995. The disease was appeared from April to October and severe in June and July. The black leg caused by P. wasabiae was first described in Korea.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.175-180
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• 1992

Giant lymph node hyperplasia(Castleman's disease) is a rare disease, which represents a peculiar form of lymph node hyperplasia. Generally, it has been considered as benign and localized disease but recently, revealed malignant transformation in some cases of multicenteric form. It usually occurs on the mediastinum and occasionaly neck, lung, axilla, mesentery, broad ligament, retroperitoneum or soft tissue of extremities. Histopathologically, it is divided into hyaline vascular or plasma cell type and the former is characterized with prominent vascular proliferation and hyalinization in the central portion and tight concenteric layering of lymphocytes at the periphery of the fillicles(mantle zone) and the latter is characterized by a diffuse plasma cell proliferation in the interfollicular area. From the point of view of clinical presentation, it has been divided into solitary form, which presents as a localized mass located most commonly in the mediastinum, and multicenteric form, which occurs multiple location and has systemic manifestation arid transformation into malignancy. Herein we report a case of Giant lymph node hyperplasia occuring in the left spermatic cord in a 58-year old male with brief review of literatures.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.443-447
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• 2005

Castleman's disease is a rare non-neoplastic lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. It is divided into three histologic subtypes; hyaline-vascular(HV), plasma cell(PC) type and mixed type (HV-PC). It has two clinical expressions. The localized form, which presents as a slow growing mass, has a relatively benign clinical course. The multicentric form is multilocated and holds significant morbidity. The mainstay of treatment of the localized form is surgical resection. The multicentric form requires medical treatment comprising prednisolone and other immunosuppressor drugs. The disease in children seems to have a more favorable course than in adults. We report a 13-year-old boy with Castleman's disease of multicentric form who was successfully treated with prednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.137-144
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• 1992

This study was performed to observe the effects of arthrography on the tissues of temporomandibular joint histopathologically. Among 17 rabbits (34 joints), 2 (4 joints) were used as normal control group, others (30 joints) were experimentally arthrographed using 0.03㎖ diatrizoate meglumine (Hypaque meglumine 60, Wintrop, U.S.A). The rabbits were sacrificed at 2-hour, 1-, 2-, 4- and 7-day after experiment and the tissues of temporomandibular joint were prepared according to the usual method for light microscopic examination. The results were as follows: 1. There were no changes of the fibrous connective tissues of the condylar fossa, the fibrous connective tissues and hyaline cartilages of the condyle, and the articular dislc 2. In 2-hour experimental group, the proliferation of the surface synovial membrane cells, the congestion and hemorrage of the vessels were observed. 3. In 1 and 2-day experimental group, minimal lymphocytes infiltration was observed with the proliferation of the surface synovial membrane cells, the congestion and hemorrage of the vessels. 4. In 4-day experimental group, the diminution of the proliferation of the surface synovial membrane cells was seen, but there was no vascular changes. 5. In 7-day experimental group, the tissues showed similar appearance to the normal control group.