• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.785-794
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• 1998

배 경: 악성 흉막삼출은 흉막천자가 필요한 흉막삼출의 가장 흔한 원인이며 절반이상의 환자가 호흡곤란의 증상으로 남은 생존기간동안 고통을 겪게 된다. 이러한 증상의 경감을 위해 흉막유착술을 시도하게 되며 이에 사용되는 흉막경화제 중 talc의 효과가 가장 우수한 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한 최근 과학기술의 발달에 따라 흉강경을 이용한 흉막유착술이 많이 시행되고 있는 실정이다. 이에 저자들은 악성 흉막삼출 환자에서 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 talc 흉막유착술의 효과 및 합병증을 살펴보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법: 1994 년 10월부터 1996년 8월까지 조직학적으로 악성 흉약삼출이 확진된 환자 중 비디오 흉강경을 이용하여 talc 흉막유착술을 시행받은 환자 35명을 대상으로 히여 후향적으로 의무기록과 방사선 촬영소견을 조사하였다. 결 과: 대상환자는 모두 35명으로 남자 17명, 여자 18명이었고, 연령은 33세에서 90세까지의 분포를 보였으며 중앙값은 57세였다. 추적관찰기간은 5일에서 828일의 분포를 보였으며 중앙값은 79일이었다. 원인질환으로는 폐암이 22예, 위장관 계통의 암이 6예, 기타가 7예였다. 악성 흉막삼출의 진단 방법을 살펴보면, 흉막액 세포진 검사와 흉막 생검을 통해 진단된 환자가 22명이었고, 5명은 위 검사없이 바로 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 흉막 생검을 시행하여 진단되었으며, 흉막액 세포진 검사와 흉막 생검으로 진단이 안된 8명은 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 흉막 생검으로 진단되었다. 시술의 실패는 35명 중 4명에서 관찰되었으며 시술의 성공률은 88.6%였다. 시술이 성공한 31명중 흉막액의 재저류가 9명에서 관찰되었으며 시술후 기간별 완전 관해율은 30일째 92.8%, 90일째 75.7%, 180일째 64.9%였다. 시술 후 합병증은 발열이 19예(54.3%), 피하기종 4예(11.4%), 재확장으로 인한 폐 부종 1예(2.9%), 호흡부전 2예(5.7%)였으며 시술과 관련된 사망 예는 없었다. 결 론: 악성 흉막삼출환자에서 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 talc 흉막유착술은 비교적 안전하고 효과적인 방법이라고 사료된다. 그러나 흉강경을 이용한 흉막유착솔의 유용성을 검증하기 위하여는 흉관을 이용한 방법과의 무작위적 전향적 비교 연구가 필요하리라 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.751-756
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• 1991

For the period from June 1988 to July 1991 we studied 29 patients who were judged to have operable disease before mediastinoscopy on clinical criteria[absence of distant metastases, phrenic or laryngeal nerve paralysis, positive scalene node biopsy, and malignant pleural effusion]. All patients had computed tomography and mediastinoscopy prior to operation. In the present study, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of CT were 92%, 56%, and 72%, respectively. And the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of mediastinoscopy were 92%, 100%, and 97%, respectively. We concluded that because of the low accuracy of CT, CT cannot replace mediastinoscopy, and routine mediastinoscopy should be performed in preoperative staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.844-848
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• 1985

Mediastinal tumors which are originated in mediastinum or probably metastasized from other organs have long fascinated the surgeon because of difficulty of diagnosis and treatment. This report is the analysis of the 26 cases of mediastinal tumors, experienced in the Department of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chosun University Hospital from January 1978 to January 1985. The result are as follows; 1. The age distribution was 10 months to 68 years old and the average mean age was 34.7 years old. 2. Subjective symptom were as follows: Dyspnea [69.2%], Coughing [42.3%], Chest pain [30.8%], Back pain [15.4%] and Numbness of extremities [15.4%]. Objective signs were as follows: Decreased breathing sound [53.3%], Pleural effusion and hemothorax [34.6%], Palpable neck mass [34.6%], SVC Syndrome [19.4%] and Bloody sputum [15.4%]. But, there were no definitive symptoms in 2 cases. 3. The malignant tumors were 19 cases [73.1%]. 4. The germ cell tumors were 2 cases [7.7%], the neurogenic tumor were 3 cases [11.5%], lymphoma were 8 cases [30.8%], thymoma were 2 cases [7.7%], mesenchymal tumor was 1 case [3.8%], cyst was 1 case [3.8%] and carcinoma were 5 cases [19.2%] among the 23 cases, histologically analyzed. 5. The successful complete removal was done in 5 cases among 7 cases of benign tumors. In malignant cases, the surgical removal had been 7 cases and inoperable cases were treated to radiation and chemotherapy.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.65-69
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• 1991

Primary liposarcoma of the mediastinum is a very rare and relatively slow growing tumor. Since the original description by Pallase and Roubier in 1916, there have been about 55 reported cases in world literature until 1985. Recently, we experienced one case of a primary mediastinal liposarcoma with malignant effusion. A 51-year-old man complained of dyspnea and chest discomfort. The chest plain films and computerized tomogram showed a huge mass of the posterior mediastinal space. The needle aspiration biopsy was done in the huge mass and the histologic examination revealed mediastinal round-cell type liposarcoma. Patient refused surgery or chemotherapy after establishing the diagnosis. About 6 months later, the metastatic pleural effusion was noted. After discharge, he was lost to follow up since then. The clinical and therapeutic features of the previously reported cases of primary liposarcoma arising in the mediastinum have been reviewed. Surgery may served to establish a tissue diagnosis, to relieved the patient's symptoms and result occasionally in a cure but radiotherapy or chemotherapy is ineffctive.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.2443-2446
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• 2013

Published data have shown that the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and soluble VEGF receptor-1 (sVEGFR-1) in plasma and pleural effusion might be usefulness for lung cancer diagnosis. Here, we performed a prospective study to investigate the utility of VEGF and sVEGFR-1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) for differential diagnosis of primary lung cancer. A total of 56 patients with solitary pulmonary massed by chest radiograph or CT screening were enrolled in this study. BALF and plasma samples were obtained from all patients and analyzed for VEGF and sVEGFR-1 using a commercially available sandwich ELISA kit. The results showed that the levels of VEGF in BALF were significantly higher in patients with a malignant pulmonary mass compared with patients with a benign mass (P < 0.001). However, no significant difference of sVEGFR-1 in BALF was found between malignant and non-malignant groups (P = 0.43). With a cut-off value of 214 pg/ml, VEGF showed a sensitivity and specificity of 81.8% and 84.2%, respectively, in predicting the malignant nature of a solitary pulmonary mass. Our study suggests that VEGF is significantly increased in BALF among patients with lung cancer than in benign diseases. Measurement of VEGF in BALF might be helpful for differential diagnosis of primary lung cancer.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.598-602
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• 2011

네 살령의 암컷 시츄견이 복부 팽만으로 내원하여 조직검사 결과 cystic papillary adenocarcinoma로 진단되었으며, 복강 장간막으로의 전이도 확인되었다. 난소 자궁 적출술을 실시하고 1달 후, 복수를 제거한 후 cisplatin을 (50 $mg/m^2$)을 0.9% 생리식염수(250 $ml/m^2$)에 희석하여 복강내로 주입하였다. 치료기간 동안 3번의 재발이 있었으나, 임상증상의 개선이 매우 뚜렷하였으며, 특별한 부작용을 보이지 않고 진단 후 33개월 간 건강 상태를 유지할 수 있었다. 그러나 11번의 항암 치료 이후에 복수와 더불어 흉수가 병발하였고, 신부전증도 동반하였다. 수액요법과 대증치료의 일환으로 복강, 흉강 천자도 실시하였으나 개선을 보이지 않고 환자는 폐사하였다. 복강 내 cisplatin의 투여법은 난소종양으로 인한 악성 복수, 흉수를 치료하는데 효과적인 완화요법으로 쓰일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 본 증례는 복강전이를 동반한 악성 난소 종양이 발생한 환자를 복강 내 cisplatin투여를 통해 효과적으로 치료한 한국에서의 첫 번째 보고이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.149-161
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• 2000

서론 : 결핵성 흉막염은 치료후에도 약 50% 정도에서 흉막비후가 발생한다. 일부 연구에서 흉막액내 TNF-$\alpha$의 증가 및 섬유소융해의 장애등이 흉막비후의 원인으로 제시되었지만, 아직 흉막비후의 발생기전 또는 예측인자에 대하여는 잘 알려져 있지 않다. TGF-$\beta$는 섬유화를 촉진시키며 결핵성 흉막액에서 증가되어 있음이 보고되었다. 한편 결핵성 흉막염 및 악성 흉막염은 림프구 우세성 삼출액 소견을 나타내는 질환으로 감별진단이 중요하다. 본 연구자는 결핵성 흉막염과 악성 흉막염 환자를 대상으로 TNF-$\alpha$, TGF-$\beta$ 그리고 섬유소 융해계 인자들을 측정하여 양 군간에 비교하였고, 결핵성 흉막염에서 치료 후 흉막비후 발생의 예측인자를 찾고자하였다. 방법 : 1997년 2월부터 1999년 8월까지 서울중앙병원에서 결핵성 흉막염과 악성 흉막염으로 진단받고, 흉막액 검체가 보관되었던 각각 35명과 14명을 대상으로 하였다. 결핵성 흉막염은 모두 4제병용 1차 항결핵 치료를 시행하였다. 각 군에서 임상상을 비교하였고, 흉막액에서 일반 흉막액 검사를 시행하고, TNF-$\alpha$, TGF-$\beta$1, tPA, PAI-1, plasminogen, $\alpha$2-antiplasmin, 그리고 D-dimer를 측정하였다. 결핵성 흉막염 환자 중에서 치료를 종료한 30명을 대상으로 흉막비후가 2mm 미만인 군과 2mm 이상인 군으로 나누어 양 군간에 흉막액 검사소견 및 임상상을 비교하였다. 결과 : 결핵성 흉막염 환자에서 TNF-$\alpha$ tPA, PAI-1, plasminogen, $\alpha$2-antiplasmin, 그리고 D-dimer 모두 말초혈액보다 흉막액에서 증가되어 있었고, 악성 흉막액 환자에서는 plasminogen, $\alpha$2-antiplasmin, 그리고 D-dimer가 말초혈액보다 흉막액에서 증가되어 있었다. TNF-$\alpha$, TGF-$\beta$, PAI-1, plasminogen, 그리고 $\alpha$2-antiplasmin 는 악성 흉막액 보다 결핵성 흉막액에서 유의하게 증가되어 있었다. 항결핵치료 종료 후 2mm 이상의 흉막비후가 발생한 군과 발생하지 않은 군 사이에 TNF-$\alpha$, TGF-$\beta$ 그리고 섬유소융해계의 측정치들간의 차이는 발견할 수 없었다. 결론 : 결핵성 흉막염 환자의 흉막액 TNF-$\alpha$ TGF-$\beta$ 및 섬유소융해계가 흉막비후에 관여할 것으로 추측되었으나, 흉막비후 발생의 예측인자는 찾지 못하였다. 또한 양 질환의 감별에도 기존의 검사들에 비하여 추가적 유용성은 없었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제80권2호
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• pp.194-200
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• 2017

Background: Medical thoracoscopy (MT) is a minimally invasive, endoscopic procedure for exploration of the pleural cavity under conscious sedation and local anesthesia. MT has been performed at the Seoul National University Hospital since February 2014. This paper summarizes the findings and outcomes of MT cases at this hospital. Methods: Patients who had undergone MT were enrolled in the study. MT was performed by pulmonologists, using both rigid and semi-rigid thoracoscopes. During the procedure, patients were under conscious sedation with fentanyl and midazolam. Medical records were reviewed for clinical data. Results: From February 2014 to January 2016, 50 procedures (47 cases) were performed (diagnostic MT, 26 cases; therapeutic MT, 24 cases). The median age of patients was 66 years (59-73 years), and 38 patients (80.9%) were male. The median procedure duration from initial incision to insertion of the chest tube was 37 minutes. The median doses of fentanyl and midazolam were $50{\mu}g$ and 5 mg, respectively. All procedures were performed without unexpected events. Of the 26 cases of pleural disease with an unknown cause, 19 were successfully diagnosed using MT. Additionally, diagnostic MT provided clinically useful information in the other six patients. Therapeutic MT was very effective for treatment of malignant pleural effusion or empyema. The median number of days with chest tube drainage was 6 (3 days for diagnostic MT and 8 days for therapeutic MT). Conclusion: MT is a useful and necessary procedure for both diagnosis and treatment of pleural diseases.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.5735-5739
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• 2012

Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an insidious tumor with poor prognosis, arising from mesothelial surfaces such as pleura, peritoneum and pericardium. We here aimed to evaluate the demographic, clinical, and radiological features of patients with MM followed in our center as well as their survival. Methods: The study included 228 patients (131 male, 97 female) who were followed up in our institution between 1993 and 2010 with the diagnosis of MM. Results: The mean age was 59.1 years in men and 58.7 years in women and the sex ratio was 1.4:1 in favor of males. Environmental asbestos exposure was present in 86% of the patients for a mean duration of $40{\pm}20$ years (range: 3-70). Pleural effusion and thoracic/abdominal pain were the most common presenting signs and symptoms (70.2% and 57.8%, respectively). One hundred-thirteen (66%) patients were treated with platinum-based combination chemotherapy (PBCT) plus supportive care (SC) and 67 (34%) patients received SC alone. The median follow-up time was 10.0 months. The median overall survival was significantly improved with PBCT plus SC compared to SC alone (11.4 vs. 5.1 months; p=0.005). The 6, 12, 18, and 24-month survival rates were significantly improved with PBCT plus SC compared to SC alone (72%, 43%, 19%, and 2% vs. 49%, 31%, 11%, and 1%). Conclusion: The survival of patients with MM improved in patients treated with PBCT. The survival advantage continued 12- and 24-month after the initial time of combination chemotherapy.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.192-196
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• 1993

저자들은 10일간의 우측 흉통을 주소로 내원한 17세 남자환자에서 흉벽에 발생한 악성 T 세포형 임파종 1예를 경험 하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.