• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.211-215
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• 2009

폐색전증은 일반적으로 고령의 환자, 거동이 불가능한 경우, 만성 내과 질환, 외상이나 술 후 또는 혈액응고질환 등의 위험인자를 갖고 있는 환자에서 호발하는 질환으로 알려져 있다. 그러나, 최근 컴퓨터가 보편화되고 특히 젊은 연령층에서 컴퓨터 게임이 대중화 됨에 따라 이 또한 폐색전증의 위험인자가 될 수 있음을 이 증례를 통하여 보고하고자 한다. 36세 남자 환자가 가슴답답함과 호흡곤란증세로 급성심근경색 의증 하에 응급실로 전원되었다. 환자는 청색증과 저산소증을 보였으며, 흉부컴퓨터단층촬영상 양측 주 폐동맥에 혈전증이 관찰되었으며, 혈전용해술을 시행하여 성공적으로 치료하였다. 병력청취상 약 2주 전부터 하루에 12시간 이상 컴퓨터 게임을 하였으며, 이 외에 특별한 위험인자는 없었다. 현재 환자 상태는 양호하여 외래 추적관찰 중이며, 이 환자의 증례를 통하여 장시간의 컴퓨터 게임이 혈전용해술을 시행할 만큼 대량의 폐색전증을 발생할 수 있음을 알 수 있었고, 이에 대한 사회적인 인식 또한 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2335-2338
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• 2012

Objective: To evaluate several metabolic changes in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC ) which enhance cardiovascular risk in the western region of Nepal. Materials and Methods: This hospital based case control study was carried out using data retrieved from the register maintained in the Department of Biochemistry of the Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal between $1^{st}$ January, 2009 and $31^{st}$ December, 2011. The variables collected were age, gender, BMI, glucose, insulin, HbA1C, CRP, fibrinogen, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL, VLDL, f-T3, f-T4, TSH. One way ANOVA was used to examine statistical significance of differences between groups, along with the Post Hoc test LSD for comparison of means. Results: fT3 values were markedly raised in DTC cases ($5.7{\pm}SD1.4$) when compared to controls ($2.2{\pm}SD0.9$). Similarly, fT4 values were also moderately raised in cases of DTC ($4.9{\pm}SD1.3$ and $1.7{\pm}SD0.9$). In contrast, TSH values were lowered in DTC cases ($0.39{\pm}SD0.4$) when compared to controls ($4.2{\pm}SD1.4$). Mean blood glucose levels were decreased while insulin was increased and HDL reduced ($39.5{\pm}SD4.7$ as compared to the control $43.1{\pm}SD2.2$). Conclusion: Cardiovascular risk may be aggravated by insulin resistance, a hypercoagulable state, and an atherogenic lipid profile in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.

• 대한종양외과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.128-134
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• 2018

Purpose: Previous studies have addressed the role of the hypercoagulable state in the pathogenesis of cancer progression and metastasis. In this study, we investigated the association between coagulation factors, including tissue factor (TF) expression, platelet count, and fibrinogen level, and disease recurrence in patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer. Methods: Patients who underwent curative resection for stage II or III colorectal cancer between 2000 and 2007 were included in this study. Data from a prospectively maintained database were retrospectively reviewed. TF expression was determined by immunohistochemistry using an anti-TF monoclonal antibody. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate 5-year disease-free survival. Results: TF was highly expressed in 257 of 297 patients (86.5%). TF expression was not significantly associated with the platelet counts (P=0.180) or fibrinogen level (P=0.281). The 5-year disease-free survival rate was lower in patients with high TF expression than in patients with low TF expression (72.3% vs. 83.9%, P=0.074). In Cox hazard analysis, high TF expression was an independent risk factor for tumor recurrence (hazard ratio [HR] 2.446; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.054-5.674; P=0.037). Undifferentiated histologic type (HR, 2.911; 95% CI, 1.308-6.481; P=0.009), venous invasion (HR, 2.784; 95% CI, 1.431-5.417; P=0.003), and lymph node metastasis (HR, 2.497; 95% CI, 1.499-4.158; P<0.001), were also significantly associated with disease recurrence. Conclusion: TF expression is associated with a recurrence in patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer. However, further studies are required to clarify the underlying mechanisms relating TF expression with oncologic outcomes and its potential role as a therapeutic target.