• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제77권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2014

We report a case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis invading the mediastinum and the left atrium. A 70-year-old woman was hospitalized for dyspnea. She had been well controlled for her diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The chest X-ray disclosed mediastinal widening, and the computed tomography scan of the chest showed that there was a large mediastinal mass and this lesion extended into the left atrium and right bronchus. The cardiac echocardiography showed that a huge mediastinal cystic mass compressed in the right atrium and a hyperechoic polypoid lesion in the left. The pathology from the bronchoscopic biopsy observed abundant fungal hyphae which was stained with periodic acid-Schiff and Gomori's methenamine silver. Despite the treatment with antifungal agents, she died from cardiac tamponade after three months. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, which involves the mediastinum and the heart, is very rare in immunocompetent patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.807-811
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• 2002

종격동 종양의 경우 그 분포가 다양하나 양성질환이 더 많고, 흉강경 수술시 시야가 좋으며, 수술에 필요한 공간을 쉽게 확보할 수 있다는 점에서 비디오 흉강경 절제술이 기존의 개흉술에 못지 않은 수술방법 이라고 생각되어 본원에서 양성 종격동 종양으로 진단 받은 환자들을 대상으로 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 종격동 종양 절제술을 시행하고 고찰하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1995년 1월부터 2001년 8월까지 근무력증을 제외한 양성 종격동 종양 43례의 환자에서 비디오 흉강경술을 시도하여 이중 개흉술로 전환된 5례를 제외한 38례를 분석하였다. 결과 : 성별은 남자가 13명(34.2%), 여자가 25명(65.8%)이었으며, 평균 연령은 39.2$\pm$35.4세였다 진단은 신경초종(neurilemmoma) 8.11(21.1%), 흉선 낭종(thyrnic cyst) 6례(15.8%), 기형종(teratoma) 5례(13.2%), 신경절신경종(ganglioneuroma) 5례(13.2%), 기관지원성 낭종(bronchogenic cyst) 4례(10.5%), 심막 낭종(pericardial cyst) 3례(7.9%), 흉선종(thymoma) 3례(7.9%), 림프관종(Iymphangioma) 2례(5.3%) 등이었다. 평균 수술 시간은 110.6$\pm$7.0분, 평균 흉관 거치기간은 4.2 $\pm$0.4일, 수술후 평균 재원기간은 5.2$\pm$0.4일, 평균 술후 진통제 근주 횟수는 1.9 $\pm$ 0.4회이었으며, 이상의 측정치들은 개흉술로 전환된 5례와 비교하여 평균값이 적었으나, 통계적으로 유의하지는 않았다. 수술후 합병증으로는 유미흉, 장기간 공기유출 및 일측성 횡격막 마비가 각 1례가 있었으나 퇴원시 소실된 일과성이었으며, 편측안검하수 1례가 있었다. 결론 : 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 종격동 종양 절제술은 안전하게 시행될 수 있으며, 수술 후 통증경감과 빠른 회복 및 미용상의 장점이 있어 계속 발전되고 적극적으로 시도되어야 한다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.245-252
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• 1991

For the purpose of evaluation of clinical characteristics and histopathological properties in mediastinal tumors and cysts, 50 patients with mediastinal tumors and cysts treated at the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Chosun University Hospital during the period from January, 1978 to Mach, 1990 were reviewed. The results of this cases analysis were as follows; 1. of all 50 mediastinal tumors and cysts, 27 patients were male and 23 patients were female. There was no sex preference. The age distribution was from 10 months to 84 years, and mean age was 37 years old, and no age preference. 2. Subjective symptoms were as follows : Dyspnea[54%], Chest pain[44%], Coughing [34%] Fever[16%] and General malaise[12%]. Objective signs were as follows: Decreased breathing sound[46%], Pleural effusion and hemothorax[32%], Palpable neck mass[24%] and SVC syndrome[14%]. But, there were no definitive symptoms in 5 cases[10%]. 3. The most frequently encountered tumors were teratodermoid tumors[26%] followed by lymphomas[22%], thymomas[12%] and benign cysts[8%] in decreasing order of frequency. 4. Based on the subdivision of the mediastinum, 44% of the tumors were in the anterior mediastinum, 24% in the middle mediastinum, 18% in the superior mediastinum and 14% in the posterior mediastinum. 5. The malignant tumors were 25 cases[50%]. 6. The successful removal was possible in all the benign mediastinal tumors and cysts. In malignant cases, the surgical removal had been 12 cases and inoperable cases were treated to radiation and chemotherapy. 7. Postoperative complications were bleeding, wound infection, pneumothorax and vocal cord paralysis. The recurrence was 3 cases. 8. The most frequent mediastinal tumor in the west is neurogenic tumor but is teratoma in Korea.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.254-259
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• 2017

Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst is a rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Pleural effusion and pneumonia are two of the most common thoracic complications from pancreatic disease, while pancreaticopleural fistula with massive pleural effusion and extension of pseudocyst into the mediastinum is a rare complication of the thorax from pancreatic disease. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no case reports of mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst-induced esophageal fistula in Korea to date. Here in, we report a case about 43-year-old man of mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst-induced esophageal fistula presenting with chest pain radiating toward the back and progressive dysphagia. The diagnosis was confirmed by an esophagogastroduodenoscopy and abdomen computed tomography (CT). The patient was treated immediately using a conservative method; subsequently, within 3 days from treatment initiation, symptoms-chest pain and dysphagia- disappeared. In a follow-up gastroscopy 7 days later and abdomen CT 12 days later, mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst showed signs of improvement, and esophageal fistula disappeared without any complications.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.1419-1425
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• 1997

저지들은 재발된 원발성 종격동 비정상피종과 동반된 Klinefelter 증후군 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.849-854
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• 1985

We have experienced 50 cases of mediastinal tumors and cysts from March, 1979 to August, 1985 at Kyung Hee University Hospital. The results of this cases analysis were as followings; 1. Of all 50 mediastinal tumors and cysts, 26 patients were male and 24 patients were female. There was no sex preference. The age distribution was from 27 months to 64 years, and mean age was 33.5 years old, and also no age preference. 2. The most common mediastinal tumor was benign cysts [12 cases], which comprise 24% of all mediastinal tumors and cysts. The second common mediastinal tumor was teratoma [9 cases-18%], and followed by thymic tumors and tuberculous granuloma [7 cases-14% each], neurogenic tumors [5 cases-10%], and other tumors [10 cases-20%]. 3. The anterior mediastinum was most common tumor location, and followed by middle, superior, and posterior. 4. All 9 teratomas were developed at anterior mediastinum, and 4 of 5 neurogenic tumors were developed at posterior mediastinum. Thymomas were developed at anterior and superior mediastinum. The bronchogenic cysts had no predilection of location. 5. The most common chief complaint at admission was chest pain or discomfort [23 cases-46%], and followed by cough with or without sputum, and exertional dyspnea. Asymptomatic patients were only 7 patients [24%]. 6. Of all 50 cases, 38 cases [76%] received radical tumor resection, 7 mediastinoscopic biopsy, 3 explo thoracotomy and biopsy, and 1 neck mass biopsy. 7. There were 2 hospital deaths, one of which was a patient who suffered malignant thymoma and Myasthenia Gravis. The patient received radical tumor excision, but died at 7th POD. The other patient was a patient with malignant transformation of the benign cystic teratoma. The operative mortality was 4%.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.460-463
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• 2004

종격동에 발생한 혈관종은 전체 종격동 종양의 0.5% 미만을 차지할 정도로 드문 질환이다. 후종격동에 발생한 혈관종의 경우는 전종격동에 비해 더 드문 것으로 알려져 있다. 환자는 21세 여자로 단순흉부 방사선촬영상 후종격동에 비정상적인 음영을 보여 본원으로 전원되어 시행한 흉부 전산화 단층촬영과 흉추 자기공명 영상촬영에서 척수 경막까지 도달되어 있는 아령모양의 후종격동 종양 소견을 보였다. 이에 수술적 절제를 시행하였고 병리 조직학적 검사결과 3${\times}$4${\times}$2 cm의 모세혈관상 혈관종의 소견이 관찰되었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.380-383
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• 2007

42세 남자가 객혈을 주소로 본원으로 전원되었다. 흉부 전산 촬영상에서 우상엽 폐첨부에 공동성 병변과 종격동의 종괴가 보였다. 폐첨부의 병변과 종격동 종괴에 대해 쐐기 절제술과 완전 절제술을 시행하였다. 병리학적 판독상 폐흡충증에 의한 염증성 병변이었다. 술 후 복부 전산 촬영상 폐흡충증으로 의심되는 병변이 가로 결장과 하행 결장에 나타났다. 환자는 술 후 2일간 praziquantel을 복용 후 합병증 없이 퇴원하였다. 현재까지 2년 동안 환자는 재발 없이 양호한 상태이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.847-850
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• 2000

Isolated bronchogenic cysts of the diaphragm are rare abnormalities. They are usually asymptomatic unless secondarily infected or large enough to cause compression of vital structures. The patient was a 31-year-old man and had no symptoms except mild postprandial epigastric discomfort. The chest X-ray and chest C-T examination revealed a mediastinal mass at the left cardio-vertebro-phrenic angle. We performed the operation under the impression of solid mass at mediastinum. We revealed that the mass was bronchogenic cyst in diaphragm. Therefore we report this case with review of literatures.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.45-47
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• 2012

Osteochondroma is a common bone tumor but a rare tumor in the rib. It is often asymptomatic and observed incidentally. This is a case report of a 49-year-old woman with an osteochondroma mimicking a mediastinal mass in hereditary multiple exostoses. The chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scans revealed the bony density feature of the mass. Surgical excision confirmed that the lesion was an osteochondroma.