• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2017

We report on a rare case involving a 23-year-old female patient with mediastinal cystic mass complicated with acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade. Pericardial fluid demonstrated lymphocyte-predominant exudate and the level of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was unexpectedly elevated. Successive aspiration of mediastinal cystic mass revealed a very high level of CEA (>100,000 U/mL) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (>15,000 ng/mL). This patient was clinically diagnosed as an infected bronchogenic cyst complicated with pericarditis and cardiac tamponade. The treatment resulted in alleviation of her symptoms.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.693-697
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• 1995

Intrathoracic cyst was considered rare entity but one of the important diseases in the field of thoracic surgery. Authors had experienced 17 cases of intrathoracic cysts that were treated in the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery of Pusan NationalUniversity Hospital for 10years from January, 1983. to December,1992. The summary is as follows: Their age distribution was from 2 years and 9 months to 59 years of age, mean age 27.2 years. There were 8 males and 9 females. The type of intrathoracic cyst was 10 cases of Bronchogenic cyst, 2 cases of Pericardial cyst and 4 cases of Non specific cyst. The anatomical locations of intrathoracic cysts were 6 cases of anterior mediastinum, 2 cases of middle mediastinum, 3 cases of posterior mediastinum and 6 cases of lung parenchyme. The most common symptom was coughing and followed by general weakness, fatigue, chest pain & discomfort and hemoptysis and 6 patients were asyptomatic. The successful complete removal was done at all cases.Postoperative complications were developed in 5 patients but there was no case of hospital mortality.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 1976

This is a report on the cases of benign mediastinal tumors in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam University Hospital during the period from 1961 to 1975. Age distribution was from 18 to 62 years old with the highest incidence in the 3rd decade, and sex ratio of male to female was 7 : 8. The tumor were classified as follows; 6 cases of teratoma 5 cases of neurogenic tumor one case of pericardial cyst one case of cystic hygroma one case of dermoid cyst one case of bronchogenic cyst. The symptomatic patients were 10 cases (66.7%) and asymptomatic patients were 5 cases (33.3%), who were found incidentally by routine chest n-ray. The symptoms occurred by compression to the adjacent nerve system in 7 cases, by perforation into the lung with infection in one case of teratoma and by infection of bronchogenic cyst in one case and of teratoma in one case. Complications were Pancoast's syndrome including Horner's syndrome 2 cases, middle lobe syndrome 2 cases, intercostal neuralgia 1 case and bronchitis 1 case. All tumors were surgically resectable with good recovery. In all 10 cases of symptomatic patients, their symptoms disappeared dramatically after operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.424-428
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• 1979

Clinical observation were performed on 25 cases of Mediastinal tumors or Cyst, those were admitted and treated at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Hospital, during the 6 years period from March 1973 to March 1979. The following results are obtained. Of 25 cases, 19 patients were males and 6 patients were females. Range of age varied widely from 2 years to 72 years. Approximately 28% were younger than 15 years of age at the time of diagnosis. The common subjective symptoms of the patients were anterior chest pain [36%], coughing [27%], dyspnea and a few incidence of hemoptysis. Diagnostic procedures were posteroanterior and lateral chest roentgenorgrams, Chest tomograms, Brochograms, Esophagograms, Mediastinoscopy, Scalene and Axillary Lymph node biopsy, and Needle aspiration biopsy. In the histological distribution on Mediastinal tumors in order of frequency, Neurogenic tumor 6 cases [25%], Lymphoma 5 cases [21%], Bronchogenic cyst 4 cases [17%], Pericardial cyst 2 cases [8.3%], Teratodermoid tumor 2 cases [8.3%], and each one case of Rhabdomyosarcoma, Seminoma, Cavernous hemangioma, Anthracosis, Tuberculoma were noted respectively. Of 24 cases of the histologically confirmed Mediastinal tumors, 6 cases [24%] were malignant. Thoracotomy for removal of tumor or cyst was performed on 17 cases and offered cure of all benign tumors. In 6 cases of malignant tumors, Chemotherapy with Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide and Prednisolone was given to 1 case Lymphoma. There was no case of postoperative mortality.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.69-71
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• 2018

A bronchogenic cyst causing cardiac tamponade is a rare condition. We report an unusual case of a bronchogenic cyst that caused cardiac tamponade. A 49-year-old female patient presented at our emergency room with complaints of palpitations and shortness of breath that had lasted for 5 days preceding the visit. Echocardiography revealed a very large cystic mass compressing the left atrium posteriorly, and a large amount of pericardial effusion caused the diastolic collapse of the ventricles. Atrial fibrillation and aggravated dyspnea were observed, and the patient's vital signs were unstable after admission. We therefore performed an emergency operation. The bronchogenic cyst was resected by thoracotomy and the patient was discharged 12 days after the operation without any complications over 5 years of follow-up.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.139-154
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• 2021

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a crucial tool for evaluating mediastinal masses considering that several lesions that appear indeterminate on computed tomography and radiography can be differentiated on MRI. Using a three-compartment model to localize the mass and employing a basic knowledge of MRI, radiologists can easily diagnose mediastinal masses. Here, we review the use of MRI in evaluating mediastinal masses and present the images of various mediastinal masses categorized using the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group's three-compartment classification system. These masses include thymic hyperplasia, thymic cyst, pericardial cyst, thymoma, mediastinal hemangioma, lymphoma, mature teratoma, bronchogenic cyst, esophageal duplication cyst, mediastinal thyroid carcinoma originating from ectopic thyroid tissue, mediastinal liposarcoma, mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst, neurogenic tumor, meningocele, and plasmacytoma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.121-126
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• 1970

This is a report on a total of 8 cases of benign mediastinal tumors and cysts in Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chonnam University Hospital during the period from 1961 to 1969. The patients age was distributed between 18 and 38 year old with the highest incidence in the age group of second decade. Sex ratio of male to female was 3: 5. The tumors were classificed as follow; 3 case:, of neurogenic tumors, 2 cases of teratomas, one case of pericardial cyst, one case of cystic hygroma, and one case of brochogenic cyst. The symptomatic patients were 5 cases(62. 6%) and asymptomatic patients were 3 cases(37.5%). The symptomatic patients had the symptoms not referable to their lesion and the mediastinal tumors of asymptomatic patients were incidently found by routine chest X-ray. The Symptoms occurred by compression to adjacent nerve system in 3 cases. by perforation into the lung with infection in one case and by infection of bronchial cyst in one case. The complications were Pancoast's syndrome including Horner's syndrome(2 cases), middle lobe syndrome (one case), bro:1chial infection(one case) and intercostal neuralgia(one case). All tbe tumors were surgicai[y resectable with good recovery postoperatively. In 5 cases of the symptomatic patents, their symptoms were disappeared dramatically after operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.1017-1021
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• 1998

중피낭종은 심막체벽낭종, 스프링워터낭종, 장막낭종 등 여러 가지 이름으로 명명되고 있다. 대부분의 중피낭종은 심낭의 기형으로 부터 발생 된다고 하나, 본 증례는 늑막기형에서 발생된 아주 희귀한 중피낭종이므로 조직학적으로 특수 염색을 통하여 확진하게 되었다. 본 증례는 64세 여자 환자로서 입원 당시 우측 목 부위에 통증 없는 낭성 종괴가 만져져 외래를 통하여 내원케 되었다. 컴퓨터 단층촬영상 종격동 림프관종이라는 진단하에 수술을 시행하여 낭성종괴를 완전 절 제 하였다. 수술후 절제된 조직소견 결과 종격동 중피낭종이 확진 되었으며 수술후 환자는 큰 후유증 없이 완치되어 퇴원 하였다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.79-90
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• 1989

30례의 종격동 종양의 CT분석 결과, 저자들은 다음과 같이 요약 할 수 있었다. 1. 가장 흔한 종양은 흉선질환 이었으며, 그 다음으로는 기형종, 림프종, 기관지성 낭종, 신경종, 심막낭종의 순이었다. 2. 5례의 흉선종은 균일한 충실성 음영의 종괴로 보였으며, 석회침착, 소엽형성이 각각 1례에서 보였다. 악성흉선종 중 1례에서 피낭형성이 잘된 낭성 종괴로 보였으며, 흉선암종은 주위 경계의 소엽형성을 보인 균일한 음영의 종괴로 보였다. 3. 전 례의 가형종은 모두 낭성종괴로 보였으며, 지방과 석회음영은 각각 2례, 4례에서 보여졌다. 4. 신경종은 4례 모두에서 후종격동에 위치한 균일한 음영의 종괴로 보여졌다. 5. 기관지성 낭종은 기관분기부 하방, 부흉곽지역에 각각 1례, 후기관부에 2례 있었으며, 모두 균일한 음영의 낭성 종괴로 보여졌다. 6 심막낭종은 심장 주위 경계를 따라 난형모양의 낭성 종괴로 보여졌다. 결론적으로 종격동 종괴의 진단에 CT를 실시함으로써 종괴의 정확한 위치, 크기 및 특징적인 구성성분을 관찰할 수 있으며, 이러한 소견으로 종괴의 감별진단에 도움을 얻을 수 있다.

• 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.