• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.170-177
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• 2005

The pleomorphic adenoma is well recognized as the most common salivary neoplasm. We examined 49 patients who had received surgical excision of the pleomorphic adenoma from 1989 to 1998 with over 5 years follow-up period. We retrospectively evaluated the patients' age, sex, chief complaints, surgical methods, and recurrence or complication rates after analysis of one's clinical and surgical records. The results are as follows : 1. There were 15 cases in parotid gland, 23 cases in palate, 8 cases in submandibular gland, and 3 cases in cheek. The ratio of male to female was 1 : 1.13. The mean age was 44. The tumor of submandibular gland occurred in more younger age than that of other salivary gland. 2. In 15 patients of parotid pleomorphic adenoma, there was 1 case(6.7%, 1/15) of recurrence. That was transformed into the malignant pleomorphic adenoma after 4 years of first surgery. We performed superficial parotidectomy of 9 cases(56.2%, 9/16), total parotidectomy of 6 cases(37.5%, 6/16), and radical parotidectomy of 1 case(6.3%, 1/16). 3. We used the rotational Sternocleidomastoid muscular flap to cover the exposed facial nerve in 12 cases(75%) after parotidectomy(7 cases of superficial parotidectomy and 5 cases of total parotidectomy). We could see 3 cases(18.7%) of facial nerve palsy and 1 case(6.3%) of Frey's syndrome after parotidectomy. We examined Frey's syndrome in only 1 case which was not used SCM muscular flap after parotidectomy. 4. In 23 patients of palatal pleomorphic adenoma, there were 2 cases(8.7%) of recurrence. In recurrence cases, We performed re-excision after 4 and 5 years of first surgery, respectively. We preserved partial thin overlying palatal mucosa during tumor excision in 5 cases(20%), which were proved as benign mixed tumor in preoperative biopsy. That mucosa-preserved cases had thick palatal mucosa, did not show mucosa ulceration and revealed well encapsulated lesions in preoperative CT. 5. In palatal tumors, we could see the 13 cases(52%) of bony invasion in preoperative CT views and the 4 cases(16%) of oro-nasal fistula after tumor excision. In two cases of recurrence, one(20%, 1/5) was in palatal mucosa-preserved group and the other(5.5%, 1/18) was in palatal mucosa-excised group. 6. We excised tumors with submandibular glands in the all cases of submandibular pleomorphic adenoma. There was no specific complication or recurrence in these cases. 7. After excision of the cheek pleomorphic adenomas, we could not see any complication or recurrence.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.698-702
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• 2008

Purpose: Basal cell carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in the western population and the annual incidence rate is still on an increasing course. In Asian countries such as Korea, the incidence of basal cell carcinoma is reported to be remarkably low but is estimated to be in a steep increase nowadays. This study was to analyze the recent clinical trends of basal cell carcinoma in Korea by reviewing a single institution's experience. Methods: Throughout an 11-year period, the surgical excision of 143 cases of basal cell carcinoma was performed in our department. General data of these cases such as the primary site of cancer, age and sex of the patient, operative methods, recurrence rate were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Among the 143 patients included in this study, 82 patients were men and 61 patients were women. The ages ranged from 27 to 89 years with a mean age of 64.0 years. The head and neck region was the most frequently involved primary site for the cancer as 95.1% of the total cases occurred in this area. Especially the nose and perinasal area were the most frequent region, which was followed by the periorbital area, cheek, and perioral area. During this study period, 9 cases showed recurrence of the cancer as the overall recurrence rate was 6.3%. Conclusion: Gradual increase in the incidence of basal cell carcinoma was demonstrated in this study. Basal cell carcinoma showed high incidence in the old-age population as 68.5% of the total patients were more than 60 years of age. High recurrence rate was noted in the nasal region especially after local flap reconstruction. A more cautious approach is to be required when handing such high risk lesions. Multiple factors such as extended life span, increased outdoor leisure activity and exposure to sunlight, higher accessibility to medical services and increased understanding of the public about skin cancer are assumed to be the main reasons for this increase of basal cell carcinoma.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2016

Background: The two most common skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The purpose of this study was to describe the detailed clinical behavior of BCC and SCC in the head and neck region over 19 years at a single institution. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed for all patients with non-melanoma skin cancer who had undergone surgical resection over an 18-year period. Patient charts were reviewed for demographic information, tumor size, onset-to-diagnosis, anatomic location, clinical subtype, histologic differentiation, method of surgical treatment, and recurrence. Results: The review identified 265 cases of either BCC or SCC in 226 patients. Of the 226 patients, 80 (35.4%) were men and 146 (64.6%) were women. BCC (n=138, 55.9%) was more frequent than SCC (109, 44.1%). The most frequent age group was 70-to-79 year olds (45 patients, 35.2%) for BCC and 80-to-89 year olds (41 patients, 41.8%) for SCC. By aesthetic units of the face, the most common location was the nasal unit (44 cases, 31.9%) for BCC and the buccal unit (23 cases, 21.1%) for SCC. The most common clinical subtype of BCC was the nodular type (80 cases, 58.0%). Local flaps were most commonly used to cover surgical defects (136 cases, 55.1%). Recurrent rates were 2.2% for BCC and 5.5% for SCC. Conclusion: In our study, many characteristics of BCC and SCC were compared to previously published reports were generally similar, except the ratio of BCC to SCC. Further study can help to establish the characteristics of BCC and SCC.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.306-316
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• 2015

Objectives: The facial bones are the most noticeable area in the human body, and facial injuries can cause significant functional, aesthetic, and psychological complications. Continuous study of the patterns of facial bone fractures and changes in trends is helpful in the prevention and treatment of maxillofacial fractures. The purpose of the current clinico-statistical study is to investigate the pattern of facial fractures over a 4-year period. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1,824 fracture sites was carried out in 1,284 patients admitted to SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center for facial bone fracture from January 2010 to December 2013. We evaluated the distributions of age/gender/season, fracture site, cause of injury, duration from injury to treatment, hospitalization period, and postoperative complications. Results: The ratio of men to women was 3.2:1. Most fractures occurred in individuals aged between teens to 40s and were most prevalent at the middle and end of the month. Fractures occurred in the nasal bone (65.0%), orbital wall (29.2%), maxillary wall (15.3%), zygomatic arch (13.2%), zygomaticomaxillary complex (9.8%), mandibular symphysis (6.5%), mandibular angle (5.9%), mandibular condyle (4.9%), and mandibular body (1.9%). The most common etiologies were fall (32.5%) and assault (26.0%). The average duration of injury to treatment was 6 days, and the average hospitalization period was 5 days. Eighteen postoperative complications were observed in 17 patients, mainly infection and malocclusion in the mandible. Conclusion: This study reflects the tendency for trauma in the Seoul metropolitan region because it analyzes all facial fracture patients who visited our hospital regardless of the specific department. Distinctively, in this study, midfacial fractures had a much higher incidence than mandible fractures.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2018

Background/Objectives: Adenoid cystic carcinoma is the second most common salivary carcinoma. It occurs commonly in the submandibular gland, sublingual gland and minor salivary gland. Local recurrence and distant metastasis are the leading cause of death. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term oncologic outcomes of patients with head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma focusing on distant metastasis. Materials & Methods: We retrospectively studied 39 patients who were diagnosed with and treated for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck from December 1996 to May 2018. The clinicopathologic characteristics of patients such as age, sex, primary site and TNM stage, and treatment methods, recurrence and distant metastasis after treatment, survival rate, and treatment method for recurrence were analyzed. Results: Of 39 patients, 18 were males and 21 were females, and the mean age was $5.9{\pm}14.4$ (28-89) years. The most common primary site was oral cavity (12 cases), and followed by sino-nasal cavity (11 cases), parotid gland (5 cases), and etc. For treatment, 17 patients underwent surgery alone, 16 received surgery with postoperative radiation therapy, and 3 patients received radiation therapy only. Three patients refused any further treatments. Recurrence occurred in 15 patients. The most common site of recurrence was the lung. The mean time to recurrence was 31.7 months. The 5 and 10 years' overall survival rate was 79.3% and 74%, respectively. The 2 and 5 years' overall survival rate was 69.6% and 62.6% in patients with distant metastasis. Conclusion: Distant metastasis is an important prognostic factor in adenoid cystic carcinoma, and eventually one third of patients have distant metastasis, especially in the lung. An appropriate treatment for lung metastasis is necessary because some patients with pulmonary metastasis survive for a quite long time.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2001

Since NNK is one of the most abundant tobacco-specific alkaloids and a strong carcinogenic nitrosamine, it has been used for evaluating a potential of carcinogenicity in the animal models. The present study has attempted to examine the potential of carcinogenicity of NNK in human epithelial cells, from which the cell type the most of cancers including oral cancer and nasal cavity cancer are originated. The cellular model used for the study is a human keratinocyte cell system immortalized by Ad12-SV40 hybrid virus. The cellular system has successfully been used for the carcinogenicity studies because of its limitless life span, epithelial morphology and nontumorigenicity. When cells were treated with a variety of NNK concentrations, levels of saturation density and soft agar colony formation were increased in a dose-dependent fashion. Colonies of large cell aggregates were above 5 at the higher doses. The results indicate that exposure of human cells with NNK induced loss of contact inhibition and increases of anchorage independence and cellular adhesion, which are typical characteristics of the neoplatically transformed cells. When cells were exposed with 100uM NNK for 2hr, mRNA levels of IL-1 and PAI-2 were increased in a dose-dependent manner, but expression of TGF- 1 was not affected. While expression of growth regulatory factors were altered with a short-term exposure, there was no alteration of these factors in the NNK-transformed cells. However, mRNA levels of fibronectin were increased both in the short-term treatment and in the transformation. The results suggest that altered expression of extracellular matrix such as fibronectin following short-term exposure might be fixed in the genome and these altered properties be continuously transfered throughout the cell division. Western blot analysis showed a translocation of PKC- from cytosolic fraction to the particulate fraction, indicating a possible role of NNK in the signal transduction pathway. The present study provided an evidence that NNK in the smoking may be associated with epithelial origin cancer such as oral and nasal cavity cancers. In addition, this study suggested that altered expression of extracellular matrix and PKC may play an important role in the carcinogenic mechanism of NNK.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2001

배 경 : 만성호흡부전증 환자에게 산소농축기는 간편하면서도 경제적인 의료장비이나 국내에서는 생산되지 않아 수입한 값 비싼 외국산산소농축기를 사용하고 있는 실정이다. 서강대학교에서 개발한 국산 산소농축기를 임상에 사용하기 전에 성능을 검증하고자, 외국산 산소농축기와 임상시험을 통하여 비교 분석함으로써 국산 산소농축기의 효능 및 안전성을 측정하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 임상시험은 1999년 4월부터 1999년 8월까지 36명의 다한증환자를 대상으로 시행되었다. 동일한 환자에게 국산 산소농축기와 외국산 산소농축기를 nasal prong을 사용하여 60분동안 분당 3리터의 양으로 교대 사용하였다 어떤 기계를 먼저 적용할 것인 지는 무작위배정방법을 이용하였다. 산소농축기 적용전후의 동맥혈 산소압, 동맥혈 COHb, 동맥혈 pH, 동맥혈 이산화탄소압, 맥박수, 혈압, 호흡수 등을 각각 측정하여 그 변화량을 비교 검증하였다. 결 과 : 효능면에서 볼 때 동맥혈 산소압의 변화량은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었고, 안전성면에서도 동맥혈 pH, 동맥혈 이산화탄소압, 맥박수, 혈압, 호흡수, 혈중 COHb 등의 변화 차이를 발견할 수 없었다. 결 론 : 현재 개발중인 국산 산소 농축기의 시제품의 성능을 임상시험한 결과 외국산 산소 농축기와 비교하여 동등한 만족스러운 성능을 보였다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.201-205
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• 2015

급성 상악동염의 원인으로는 급성 상기도 감염이 가장 흔하며 함치성 낭종 등의 치성원인에 의한 경우는 상악동염의 10-12%를 차지한다. 함치성 낭종은 주로 치과에서 우연한 방사선학적 검사에 의해 발견되며 소아에서는 드물게 보고되고 있다. 함치성 낭종이 과잉치와 동반되었을 때 주위 상악골의 파괴와 치근의 흡수를 야기하거나 침범된 치아의 변위를 유발할 수 있으므로, 조기 진단과 적절한 치료가 중요하다. 본 증례에서 콧물과 코막힘으로 부비동염으로 진단받았던 9세 남자 환아가 2개월 뒤 좌측안면부 연부조직염으로 내원하여 시행한 방사선학적 검사에서 좌측 상악동에 과잉치와 동반된 함기성 낭종이 관찰되었으며, 치료로 외과적 절제술을 시행하였다. 저자들은 소아에서 부비동염의 원인으로 과잉치를 동반한 감염된 함치성 낭종을 경험하였으며, 부비동염의 진단과 치료에 있어 항생제 치료로 호전되지 않거나 증상이 지속될 시 단순 상기도감염 합병증 외에 다른 질환의 감별을 고려할 것을 당부하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.475-478
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• 2006

배경: 동시에 발생한 양측성 자발성 기흉은 아주 드문 질환으로 일측성 기흉과는 달리 긴장성 기흉을 초래하지 않고도 심한 호흡곤란, 청색증, 흉통으로 사망에 이르게 할 수 있어 즉각적인 조치를 필요로 한다. 대상 및 방법: 한전의료재단 한일병원 흥부외과에서는 1994년 3월부터 2004년 2월까지 10년간 총 802명 자발성 기흉 환자 중 14명(1.7%)의 동시에 발생한 양측성 자발성 기흉을 발견하여 치험하였다. 결과: 총 14명 중 2명을 제외한 환자가 남자로 85.7%를 차지하였으며, 환자의 나이는 0세(1일)부터 79세로 넓은 연령층(평균 32.0세)을 보였다. 11명의 환자가 초발성 자발성 기흉이었으며 1명은 좌측 자발성 혈기흉을 동반하였고, 2명은 농기흉을 동반하였다. 신생아를 제외한 환자에 있어 흡연률은 13명 중 6명으로 42.8%였다. 결핵을 앓거나 앓았던 환자는 모두 5명(35.7%)이었으며 이 중 2명을 제외하고 현증 활동성 결핵이었다. 14명 중 3명이 사망하였는데 신생아는 메코니움 흉인성 폐렴으로 당일 사망하였으며, 2명은 급성 호흡곤란증후군과 폐렴으로 사망하였다. 동시에 발생한 양측성 자발성 기흉 환자를 비강을 통한 산소 흡인요법, 폐쇄성 흉강삽관술, 개흉술, 흉강경수술과 화학적 흉막유착술을 시행하여 해결하였다. 결론: 동시에 발생한 양측성 자발성 기흉은 총 802명의 자발성 기흉 환자 중 14명(1.7%)에게서 발생하였다. 증상을 완화시키기 위해 즉각적인 폐쇄성 흉강삽관술이 필요하며 자발성 기흉의 재발률을 낮추기 위해 폐쇄성 흉강삽관술 단독보다는 조기에 개흉술 또는 흉강경수술이 필요할 것이라 생각한다.

• 대한구순구개열학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 구순접합술의 효과를 알아보기 위하여, 일측성 완전구순열을 가진 5명의 환아에서 Millard의 high haU-underminded adhesion과 Seibert 의 lip adhesion을 이용한 구순접합술후 Millard 변법을 이용한구순성형술을 시행하였다. 구순접합술은 상악치조분절 간의 관계를 개선해 주고 구순성형술을 쉽게해주며 최종적인 구순성형술 후 더욱 좋은 결과를 나타냈다. High kalf-underminded adhesion과 Seibert의 lip adhesion은 둘 다 넓은 구순열을 하는데 유용한 방법이며, 특히 Seibert의 lip ahesion은 강한 접합력을 얻을 수 있고 변위된 비중격의 개선 효과가 있으며 보다 심미적인 상순의 연속성을 얻게 해 주었다. 이상의 결과에서 넓은 완전구순열 환아에서 구순성형술에 앞서 구순접합술을 시행하면 상악치조분절 간의 관계를 개선시키고 구순성형술 후 최종적인 결과를 향상시킴을 알 수 있다.