• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2559-2563
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• 2014

Purpose: We investigated the expression of epithelial $Ca^{2+}$ channel transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) 5 and 6 in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and assessed their prognostic role in patients after surgical resection. Materials and Methods: From January 2008 to January 2009, 145 patients who had undergone surgical resection of NSCLCs were enrolled in the study. Patient clinical characteristics were retrospectively reviewed. Fresh tumor samples as well as peritumor tissues were analyzed for TRPV5/6 expression using immune-histochemistry (IHC) and quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Patients were grouped based on their TRPV5 and TRPV6 levels in the tumor tissues, followed up after surgery, and statistically analyzed to examine the prognostic roles of TRPV5 and TRPV6 on patients' survival after surgical resection of NSCLCs. Results: Using IHC, among the 145 patients who had undergone surgical resection of NSCLCs, strong protein expression (grade${\geq}2$) of TRPV5 and TRPV6 was observed in a lower percentage of primary tumor tissues than in non-tumor tissues of same patients. Similar findigns were obtained with the RT-PCR test for mRNA levels. Decreased overall mRNA levels of TRPV5 and TRPV6 were associated with a worse overall survival rate (p=0.004 and p=0.003 respectively) and shorter recurrence-free survival (p<0.001 and p<0.001 respectively). The combining effect of TRPV5 and TRPV6 on survival was further investigated using multivariate analysis. The results showed that a combination of low expression of TRPV5 and TRPV6 could be an independent predictor of poor recurrence-free survival (p=0.002). Conclusions: Decreased expression of TRPV5/6 in tumor tissues was observed in NSCLC patients and was associated with shorter median survival time after surgical resection. Combined expression of TRPV5 and TRPV6 in tumor tissues demonstrated promising prognostic value in NSCLC patients.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.66-70
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• 2002

In patient with lung cancer, the resection margin of right main bronchus was invaded by tumor intraoperatively. So we performed tracheal reconstruction with autologous pericardium after resection of lower trachea including carina. Postoperatively, the patient discharged well and followed up for 5 months without any evidence of tumor recurrence or restenosis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.535-538
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• 2003

자발성기흉이 원발성 폐암에 동반되어 나타나는 경우는 드물며, 특히, 원발성 폐암의 초발 소견으로 나타나는 경우는 더욱 드문 것으로 보고되고 있다. 우리나라에서도 폐암 환자의 증가 추세와 더불어 폐암에 동반된 자발성 기흉에 대한 논문이 드물게 발표되고 있다. 그러나, 이러한 경우의 폐암은 진행된 경우가 많아 페종양을 절제하게 되는 경우는 드물고 고식적 치료 즉 자발성 기흉의 페쇄성흉관삽관술, 항암요법, 방사선요법이 주가 되는 경우가 많다. 삼성서울병원 흉부외과에서는 최근 단순한 자연 기흉의 진단하에 기포절제술과 늑막유착술을 시행한 후 검체의 조직학적 검사상 원발성 폐암으로 진단되어 즉시 근치적 절제술 및 방사선요법을 시행하였으나 6개월 내 국소 재발된 1예를 경험하였기에 환자의 추적관찰 후 상태와 더불어 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제70권6호
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• pp.516-520
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• 2011

Bronchial carcinoid tumor accounts for less than 5% of all primary lung tumors in adults. Although surgical resection is the treatment of choice, here we report a case of bronchial carcinoid tumor treated with flexible bronchoscopic resection. A 19-year-old-man presented with a history of wheezing with dyspnea for six months. A simple chest x-ray showed no abnormal findings, but a pulmonary function test showed a moderate obstructive lung disease pattern without a bronchodilator response. A computed tomogram of the thorax revealed an enhanced $15{\times}12$ mm nodule in the left main bronchus. Bronchoscopic examination showed a polypoid mass with a stalk in the left main bronchus, which almost completely occluded the left main bronchus. Histopathology of the resected specimen revealed a bronchial carcinoid tumor. We treated the carcinoid tumor with a flexible bronchoscopic resection. During the follow up period of 6 months, the previous tumor didn't relapse. Initial bronchoscopic resection should be considered when bronchial carcinoid tumor can be approached by bronchoscopy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.328-330
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• 1994

Brachial plexus injury developing after axillary thoracotomy is an uncommon complication. But if it occurs, it may cause annoying events. We recently experienced 2 patients who developed brachial plexus injury after wedge resection by axillary thoracotomy . The first patient was a 22 year-old man with right spontaneous pneumothorax . After wedge resection of the right upper lung by axillary thoracotomy, he complained total paralysis of the right arm. An electromyogram was obtained at 7 days after operation, with the confirmation of brachial plexus injury. He was discharged at 22days after operation and brachial plexus injury was completely recovered 4 months after discharge. The second patient was a 17 year-old man with recurrent right pneumothorax. He underwent wedge resection of the right upper lung by axillary thoracotomy. Electromyogram confirmed the diagnosis of brachial plexus injury in the immediate postoperative period. He was discharged at 15 days after operation and brachial plexus injury was recovered 2months after discharge.Brachial plexus injury after axillary thoracotomy is caused by stretching around the clavicle and tendon of pectoralis minor by fixation of the abducted arm to the frame. Thus, when we perform wedge resection by axillary thoracotomy, we must avoid over-stretching of the brachial plexus in positioning. If brachial plexus injury develops, immediate attention and management with close rapport are important to avoid possible medicolegal problems.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 1968

A clinical investigation was reported on 17 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax requiring surgical mana-gement. Males outnumbered females 15:2. Determination of the etiology in this series showed that the majority were pulmonary tuberculosis and paragonimiasis. Several others had pneumonia, lung abscess, cyst and blebs. It is of particular interest that the acute inflammation of respiratory system was younger age group, pulmonary tuberculosis & paragonimiasis were between 2 nd and 3 rd decades, and lung abscess, cyst, blebs were above 4 th decade. Pulmonary tuberculosis was far advanced bilateral and active. The ratio of right to left side was 13:6 and both side involved in 2 cases. In about half cases of patients, above 50%-collapsed lung associated with mediastinal shifting developed. The complications were pleural effusion and bronchopleural fistula. The former was 13 cases [76.4%] in which 3 cases combined with mixed infection, and latter was 5 cases. As the management, 11 cases were subjected to intercostal or rib resection drainage with continuous suc-tion. Among 11 drainage cases, 8 cases were successful in acute stage and 3 cases failed in chronic stage. This faiure was due to interference with re-expansion of collapsed lung for peel formation and broncho-pleural fistula. The open thoractomy was applied in 9 cases, among which primary operation were 5 cases and drainage failure were 4 cases. Among 11 cases subjected to the open thoracotomy, wedged resection was performed in 3 cases including paragonimiatic cyst, and pneumonectomy in 1 case-tuberculosis, and decortication only was performed in 2 cases in paragonimiasis. Decortication & lung resection was carried out in 2 patients among which ruptured lung abscess 1 case and ruptured multiple blebs 1 case. There was no case of death but prognosis of the tuberculosis may be poor because of far advanced bilateral and active pulmonary tuberculosis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.349-355
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• 2004

비소세포폐암에서 종격동 구조물을 침습한 경우 일반적으로 외과적인 절제가 불가능한 것으로 알려져 있으며 Stage IIIB로 분류된다. 그러나 잘 선택된 일부 환자 군에서 절제수술 후 비수술군보다 좋은 결과가 보고된 바 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 종격동 구조물을 침범한 T4 비소세포 폐암의 치료에서 수술의 역할에 대해 알아보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1987년 8월부터 2001년 12월까지 원자력병원 흉부외과에서 비소세포폐암으로 수술한 총 1067예 중 T4 종격동 구조물을 침습한 비소세포폐암은 82 예(7.7%)였고, 이 중 절제가 가능한 예는 63예(63/82 절제율 76.8%)였다. 63예의 의무기록과 데이터베이스를 분석하고 모든 환자에 대하여 2002년 6월까지 추적조사를 마쳤다. 종격동 구조물을 침범한 비소세포폐암의 수술 결과와 예후 인자를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결과: 82예 중 완전절제가 가능한 경우가 52예(63.4% 52/82)였다. 폐절제는 단일 폐엽 또는 단일 궤엽 이상 절제술 14예(22.2%), 전폐절제술 49예(77.8%)였다. 원발 종양에 의해 침범된 구조물(중복)은 대혈관이 39예(61.9%)로 가장 많았으며, 그밖에 심장 12예(19%), 미주신경 6예(9.5%), 식도 5예(7.9%), 척추 5예(7.9%), 기관 분기부 5예(7.9%) 등이었다. 림프절 전이는 pN0 11예, pNl 24예, pN2 28예(44.4%)였다. 술 전 보조치료는 모두 6예(9.5%, 5 항암화학요법, 1 방사선요법)에서 시행하였으며 절제수술 63예 중 44예에서 술 후 보조치료(69.8%, 15 항암화학요법, 29 방사선요법)가 시행되었다. 술 후 합병증으로는 23예(36.5%), 수술 사망률은 9.5% (6/63)였다. 절제 수슬(n=63) 후 중앙 생존값과 5년 생존율은 각각 18.1개월과 21.7%였고, 절제 불가능 군(O＆C)(n=19)은 중앙 생존값 6.2개월, 5년 생존율 0%였다(p=.001). N2 림프절 전이가 없었던 군(N0-1, n=35)의 중앙 생존값 39개월, 5년 생존율 32.9%로 N2 림프절 전이가 있었던 군(n=28)의 중앙 생존값 8.8개월, 5년 생존율 8.6%보다 높았다(p=.007). 침습한 구조물의 종류에 따른 생존율의 차이는 없었다(p=.2). 결론: 종격동 구조물을 침범한 T4 비소세포폐암에서의 수술 위험도는 높은 편이나 용납될 수준이며 환자의 전신상태 등 술 전 세심한 환자선택 특히 종격동 림프절의 전이가 없을 경우 적극적인 절제 수술이 권장된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.1025-1028
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• 2004

폐 유상피 혈관내피종은 조직학적으로는 혈관내피에서 발생하는 양성종양이나 임상적으로는 전이와 재발을 보이는 매우 드문 악성종양 중의 하나이다. 무증상의 좌하엽 폐암으로 진단받은 29세의 남자에서 좌하엽 폐절제술, 좌상엽 페 쐐기 절제술, 횡격막 부분절제술을 시행하여 좌하엽 폐의 병변에서는 유상피 혈관내피종으로 확진되었으나 좌상엽 폐와 횡격막의 병변은 유상피 혈관내피종이 자연 관해되어 석회화만 남은 것으로 진단되었다. 술 후 10개월과 19개월 두 차례에 걸쳐 폐 유상피 혈관내피종으로부터 피하 전이를 일으킨 환자를 수술 치험하였기에 보고한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.517-528
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• 1985

Pulmonary function studies today are generally accepted as an integral part of the evaluation of poor-risk patients who are to have pulmonary surgery. The effect of various pulmonary surgery on lung function was investigated in 54 patients in whom comprehensive lung function test were performed before and between 2 months and 14 months after operation at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital. According to the result of analysis, the effect of pulmonary resection on forced flow rate was keeping with the change of lung volume, and the preoperative level of ventilatory function plays a major role in determining postoperative loss of functioning lung. Although all measures of expiratory flow [FVC, FEV1, FEFO.2-1.2, MEF50, FEF25-75] have the same percentage of reproducibility, but FEV1 shows most sensitive, reliable linear correlation with the functioning pulmonary tissue loss than other parameters. The linear regression lines derived from the correlation between preoperative [X] and postoperative [Y] FEV1 on various surgical procedures were as follows: 1. Y = 0.57X 0.03. in pneumonectomy group of lung cancer[r=0.84]. 2. Y = 0.56X + 0.33. in lobectomy group of lung cancer[r=0.79]. 3. Y = 0.69X + 0.25. in lobectomy group of pulmonary infection[r=0.91].

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.934-939
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• 1993

Mediastinal lymph node involvement [N2 disease] is generally accepted as an important factor influencing the outcome of patients with lung cancer.The long-term survival rates of completely resected patients with N2 disease are frequently reported from 15% to 30%.To improve the management and the outcome of patients with resectable N2 disease, we analyzed the survival rates and the prognostic factors for resected N2 lung cancer. Between August 1989 and September 1993, we experienced 27 patients with N2 disease of 115 surgically treated lung cancer at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University Medical School. Of these 27 N2 disease 4 had only an exploratory thoracotomy, and 23 underwent pulmonary resection by pneumonectomy[15], bilobectomy[3], lobectomy[4] and sleeve lobectomy[1].All of resected 23 patients received postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy[3], radiotherapy[2] or combined chemo-radiotherapy[18].Complete follow-up was obtained in 23 patients and median survival was 22 months and overall 1-year and 2-year survival rates by Kaplan-Meir method were 65 % and 45 %, respectively. Survival differences according to histology, tumor location, number of positive nodal station and operative method were not significant, statistically. Conclusively, we think that in resectable N2 lung cancer, complete tumor resection and mediastinal lymph node dissection, and postoperative adjuvant therapy should be done to improve the survival.