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Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma: An Unexpected Tumor

  • Hwang, Kyo-Bum;Hwang, Ki-Eun;Jung, Jae-Wan;Oh, Su-Jin;Park, Mi-Jeong;Jeong, Young-Hoon;Choi, Keum-Ha;Jeong, Eun-Taik;Kim, Hak-Ryul
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.78 no.3
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    • pp.272-275
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    • 2015
  • Malignant melanoma occurs most frequently on the skin. However, it can also arise in other organs and tissues of the body. Primary pulmonary malignant melanoma is a very rare non-epithelial neoplasm accounting for 0.01% of all primary pulmonary tumors. The treatment of choice is surgical resection of the tumor with an oncologically adequate margin as in lobectomy or pneumonectomy. The prognosis of this condition is rather poor. Based on previous data, its 5-year survival is at least 10%. Here, we report a case of an 82-year-old woman whose primary pulmonary melanoma was detected incidentally.

Concurrent Robot-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy for Synchronous Early Gastric Cancer and Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Initial Experience

  • Kim, Jieun;Kim, Su Mi;Seo, Jeong Eun;Choi, Min Gew;Lee, Jun Ho;Sohn, Tae Sung;Kim, Sung;Bae, Jae Moon;Seo, Seong Il
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.211-214
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    • 2014
  • We report our experience of a concurrent robot assisted distal gastrectomy and partial nephrectomy for synchronous early gastric cancer and renal cell carcinoma. A 55-year-old female patient was diagnosed with early gastric cancer on screening endoscopy. Abdominal computed tomography showed an incidental right renal cell carcinoma. Robot assisted distal gastrectomy was performed, followed by partial nephrectomy. The final pathological examination showed signet ring cell carcinoma within the lamina propria and renal cell carcinoma with negative resection margins. The patient showed no evidence of recurrence at 6-months. A robot-assisted combined operation could be a treatment option for early stages of synchronous malignancies.

A Case of Bronchial Glomus Tumor (기관지 사구 종양 1례)

  • Lee, Eun-Woo;Kim, Soo-Ok;Oh, In-Jae;Ju, Jin-Young;Cho, Gye-Jung;Kim, Kyu-Sik;Kim, Young-Chul;Park, Kyung-Ok;Na, Kook-Joo;Myung, Jae-Il
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.445-449
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    • 2002
  • An 18-year-old female was admitted because of dyspnea at rest. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan and fiberoptic bronchoscopy demonstrated a polypoid tumor in the left main bronchus, 0.5cm distal from the carina. Surgical resection of the tumor was performed, along with. A pathological evaluation and the immunohistochemical findings led to the diagnosis of a glomus tumor, which originated from the bronchus, an area where this type of tumor has rarely been reported.

Silicone Stent Placement for Primary Tracheal Amyloidosis Accompanied by Cartilage Destruction

  • Ryu, Duck Hyun;Eom, Jung Seop;Jeong, Ho Jung;Kim, Jung Hoon;Lee, Ji Eun;Jun, Ji Eun;Song, Dae Hyun;Han, Joungho;Kim, Hojoong
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.76 no.6
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    • pp.292-294
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    • 2014
  • Primary tracheal amyloidosis (PTA) can lead to airway obstructions, and patients with severe PTA should undergo bronchoscopic interventions in order to maintain airway patency. Focal airway involvements with amyloidosis can only be treated with mechanical dilatation. However, the PTA with diffused airway involvements and concomitant cartilage destructions requires stent placement. Limited information regarding the usefulness of silicone stents in patients with PTA has been released. Therefore, we report a case of diffused PTA with tracheomalacia causing severe cartilage destruction, which is being successfully managed with bronchoscopic interventions and silicone stent placements.

BDNF Methylation and Suicidal Ideation in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

  • Kang, Hee-Ju;Bae, Kyung-Yeol;Kim, Sung-Wan;Shin, Il-Seon;Hong, Young Joon;Ahn, Youngkeun;Jeong, Myung Ho;Yoon, Jin-Sang;Kim, Jae-Min
    • Psychiatry investigation
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    • v.15 no.11
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    • pp.1094-1097
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    • 2018
  • Objective Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are at an increased risk of suicide. It is well known that epigenetic mechanisms may explain the pathophysiology of suicidal behavior including suicidal ideation (SI), but no study has explored these mechanisms in ACS populations. Methods In total, 969 patients were initially recruited within 2 weeks of the acute coronary event and, 711 patients were successfully followed up 1 year after ACS. SI was evaluated using the relevant items on the Montgomery-${\AA}sberg$ Depression Rating Scale and covariates potentially affecting SI were estimated. Results Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) hypermethylation was associated with SI in both the acute and chronic phases of ACS, although the association was not statistically significant in the acute phase after applying Bonferroni's correction. Conclusion These results suggested that BDNF hypermethylation may have played a role in an epigenetic predisposition for SI in ACS patients, particularly during the chronic phase.

Cemental Tears: Case Report

  • Bae, Keun-Hyung;Chang, Seok-Woo;Yoo, Hyun-Mi;Park, Dong-Sung;Oh, Tae-Seok
    • Proceedings of the KACD Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.278-279
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    • 2007
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