• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.878-881
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• 1994

Primary malignant lymphomas of the lung are rare and known often to be localized, solitary pulmonary lesions, in chest radiograph. Because they are highly treatable contrast to the other primary lung cancer, the distinction is important. A 35-year old man who was admitted for a solitary pulmonary nodule in the right middle lobe. Percutaneous needle aspiration disclosed diffuse, small cell lymphoma. Bone marrow biopsy showed no evidence of neoplastic lymphoid cell infiltration. There were a walnut sized mass involving right middle lobe with a small satellite nodule at 2cm distal to the right upper lobe bronchial orifice. The histopathology of the bilobectomized specimen showed diffuse, small cell, malignant, non-Hodgkin`s lymphoma. Immunologic subtype was defined as B-cell type.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1232-1240
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• 1996

부산대학교병원 흉부외과학교실에서는 1990년 1월부터 1995년 6월까지 폐결핵으로 추정진단하에 개 흉술을 시행한 121례를 관찰 분석하였다. 술후 병리조직학적인 최종진단은 폐결핵이 68례로 이중 결핵종이 29례이었으며, 폐암이 23례, 기관지 확장증이 16례, 폐국균종이 6례, 폐농양 2례, 양성낭종 2례등이었다. 121례의 남녀 성비는 81:40 이었고 연령분포는 폐결핵에서는 30대에서 27례(39.7%)로 가장 많았고 폐암에서는 50, 60대가 16례(69.6%)로 높은 빈도를 보였다. 방사선학적 소견상 결절성 병변을 보인 경우가 44례로, 이 중 폐결핵이 29례, 폐암이 15례이었다. 결핵성 결절은 폐암의 경우에 비해 크기가 3cm 미만이었고 석회화와 위성병변을 나타내는 빈도가 높았다. 수술적응은 타 질환 특히 폐암과의 감별을 요한 고립성 결절병변이 44례였고 일엽파괴폐가 31례, 대량객혈 25례, 공동성 병변 11레, 기관지병변이 3례, 일측파괴폐가 5례, 일측파괴폐와 농흉이 동반된 경우가 2례이었다. 술전 폐결핵이 의심됨 때는 폐암, 기관지확장증, 폐국균종, 폐농양 및 기타 양성 종양등과 감별하여야 하며 페결절이 크기가 3cm이상이거나 석회화와 위성병소가 없으며 항결핵제 투여에도 새로이 발생하고 PPD 피부반응검사 음성, CEA 값이 상승한 경우 폐암의 가능성 때문에 조기수술이 요구된다. 반면 크기가 3cm 미만이며 석회화와 위성병소를 동반하거나 PPD 피부반응검사 양성, ESR, CRP, ALP가 상승한 경우는 수술을 연기하고 경과관찰을 할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.10-19
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• 2022

Background: According to the eighth TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) staging system, the presence of separate tumor nodules in the same lobe is designated as a T3 descriptor. However, it remains unclear whether adjuvant chemotherapy confers survival advantages in this setting. Methods: We retrospectively identified 142 pathologic T3N0M0 patients with additional pulmonary nodules in the same lobe from a single-institutional database from 2004 to 2019. The main outcomes were overall survival and recurrence-free survival. Multivariable Cox regression was used to identify the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy while adjusting for other variables. Results: Sixty-one patients received adjuvant chemotherapy (adjuvant group) and 81 patients did not receive adjuvant therapy after surgery (surgery-only group). There were no demonstrable differences between the 2 groups regarding hospital mortality and postoperative complications, indicating that treatment selection had not significantly occurred. However, the use of adjuvant chemotherapy was associated with improved 5-year overall survival (70% vs. 59%, p=0.006) and disease-free survival (60% vs. 46%, p=0.040). A multivariable Cox model demonstrated that adjuvant chemotherapy was associated with a survival advantage (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.54; p<0.001). In exploratory analyses of subgroups, the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy seemed to be insufficient in those with small main tumors (<4 cm). Conclusion: Adjuvant chemotherapy was associated with better survival in T3 cancers with an additional tumor nodule in the same lobe. However, the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in patient subgroups with small tumors or those without risk factors should be determined via large studies.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.171-176
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• 2018

Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tends to grow more rapidly and spread much faster than non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A concurrent combination of chemotherapy and thoracic radiotherapy is suggested as the standard conventional treatment, but it is more challenging for elderly patients having pulmonary and cardiovascular comorbidities. Case presentation: Here we present a case of an 80-year-old male, current smoker diagnosed with SCLC in limited stage T3N0M0 (36mm right upper lobe, satellite nodule) in Dec, 2015. The standard concurrent chemoradiotherapy was not available for his comorbidities, which included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and angina pectoris. Furthermore, he and his family refused the recommended chemotherapy or radiotherapy exclusively. Alternatively, he received various non-conventional treatments including local radiofrequency hyperthermia, mistletoe, and Traditional Korean medicine including acupuncture, moxibustion and herbs since Jan. 2016. Despite the progression in primary tumor size, there have been no other distant relapse so far, and the patient has been in stable condition ever since. Conclusion: We suggest that a combination of various alternative treatments could be a candidate for elderly patients intolerable to conventional cytotoxic treatments.