• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.316-319
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• 2005

A 42-year-old female was admitted with an 11-month history of progressive spastic paraparesis and ataxic gait. Magnetic resonance imaging showed intraspinal space occupying lesion compressing the spinal cord posteriorly, located from C5 to T2 with iso to high signal intensity at T2-weighted images and high signal intensity at T1-weighted images. The patient underwent surgery for decompression of the affected spinal cord because of the progressive neurological deficit. At surgery, the lesion was intradural extramedullary lipoma composed with mature adipose tissue. Partial tumor removal to decompress the neural structures and laminoplasty to avoid postoperative instability and deformity were performed. Postoperatively, she demonstrated improvement in paraparesis and was able to walk without assistance. Though attempts to decrease the size of or even to totally remove a lipoma are not required to achieve satisfactory results and carry considerable risks of surgical morbidity, a careful and limited decompression of the affected spinal cord through a partial removal of the tumor and laminoplasty could result in a significant neurological improvement.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.252-255
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• 2018

A 51-year-old male who is right-handed visited the outpatient for right fingers-drop. The patient's fingers, including thumb, were not extended on metacarpophalangeal joint. The active motion of the right wrist was available. The electromyography and nerve conduction velocity study were consistent with the posterior interosseous neuropathy. Further evaluation was done with the magnetic resonance imaging for finding the space-occupying lesion or any possible soft tissue lesion around the radial nerve pathway. On magnetic resonance imaging, the ganglion cyst, which was about 1.8 cm in diameter, was observed on the proximal part of the superficial layer of the supinator muscle (Arcade of Frohse). The surgical excision was done on the base of ganglion cyst at the base of stalk of cyst which looked to be connected with proximal radioulnar joint capsule. The palsy had completely resolved when the patient was observed on the outpatient department a month after the operation.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.79-82
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• 2000

Tarsal tunnel syndrome caused by ganglion as space occupying lesion is unusual and known that excellent result can be expected from surgical treatment carried out soon after onset of the condition. The object of the current study is to report our experience of tarsal tunnel syndrome caused by ganglion of flexor digitorum longus tendon sheath treated with operative management in a 39 year-old man with a review of the literature.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.213-215
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• 2005

Tarsal tunnel syndrome caused by space occupying lesion is unusual but it rarely occur by ganglion which is presented below the flexor retinaculum due to compression neuropathy of posterior tibial nerve and its branches. The object of the current study is to report our experience of surgical treatment about tarsal tunnel syndrome caused by the ganglion of flexor digitorum longus tendon sheath and multifocal myxoid degeneration of medial plantar nerve with a review of the literatures.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1098-1102
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• 2000

Pituitary abscess is a very rare disorder, since antibiotics therapy has become widely available. Clinically and radiologically, the preoperative diagnosis of pituitary abscess is difficult because of its features which may be identical to those of any space-occupying lesions of the sella turcica. A combination of clinical features, such as meningitis, paranasal sinusitis and panhypopituitarism with intrasellar cystic lesion with homogeneous ring enhancement on computed tomography or magnetic resonance image should raise the suspicion of a pituitary abscess. Drainage of the abscess through trans-sphenoidal approach, appropriate antibiotics therapy, endocrine assessment and hormonal replacement should bring complete recovery to the patient. The authors review the literature and report two cases of primary pituitary abscess.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.43-46
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• 2007

Hypoglossal neurilemmoma is extremely rare. Intracranial hypoglossal neurilemmoma has been reported to the present most commonly as a space-occupying lesion with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure. A 68-year-old women presented with deviation of the tongue to the left on protrusion. Preoperative radiological images revealed an extra-axial mass in and around the hypoglossal canal. The tumor was totally resected via retrosigmoid suboccipital approach with burrhole craniectomy. Histopathological examination verified a neurilemmoma. She had no neurologic abnormality except hypoglossal palsy which recovered completely in six months. Retrosigmoid suboccipital approach with burrhole craniectomy can be an useful approach in intracranial hypoglossal neurilemmoma without extracranial extension or with minimal extracranial extension into the hypoglossal canal.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2014

Tarsal tunnel syndrome is defined as a compressive neuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve in the tarsal canal. Schwannoma is a benign tumor that arises from the peripheral nerve sheath. It presents as a discrete, often tender, and palpable nodule associated with neurogenic pain or paresthesia when compressed or traumatized. The growth rate is usually slow, and these lesions seldom exceed 2 cm in diameter. In addition, local recurrence occurs less than 5%. We report on a case of tarsal tunnel syndrome caused by a large recurred space-occupying lesion measuring $4.3{\times}2.7{\times}2.7cm^3$.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.19-27
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• 1980

Although primary application of radioisotope scanning technics to the liver has been of use in the detection of the intra-hepatic space occupying lesion from the normal functioning liver parenchyme, there has been on increasing awareness of its use in evalution of Liver function. In this study, the diseases of the liver were classified into group A,B,C and D by the liver scanning findings, conventional liver function tests and clinical findings. Following were the results: 1. The colloidal radiogold liver scan appeared normal in the group A, also the albumin in serum, alkaline phosphatase activity and prothrombin time were within normal levels in this group. 2. In the group B, there were acute hepatitis 24(48%), chronic hepatitis 5(10%), toxic hepatitis 3(6%), subacute hepatic necrosis 3(6%), typhoid liver 4(8%), hepatic tuberculosis 2(4%), diabetes mellitus 3(6%) and others 3(6%). In this group, SGOT and SGPT were increased predominantly as compared with group A, and the liver scan showed small amount of mottling of activity and faintly visualized spleen. 3. In the group C, there were postnecrotic liver cirrhosis 30(60%), Laennec cirrhosis 10(20%), cardiac cirrhosis 1(2%), cholangiocarcinoma 1(2%), chronic active hepatitis 6(12%), hepatic milliary tuberculosis 1(2%) and gall bladder cancer 1(2%). In this group, the albumin in serum and prothrombin time were lowered significantly and the liver scan showed severe mottling of activity with extra-hepatic uptake in the spleen and bone marrow along the vertebral column. 4. In the group D, there were primary hepatoma 26(52%), hepatoma with liver cirrhosis 7(14%), metastatic liver cancer 5(10%), liver abscess 10(20%), multiple liver cyst 1(2%) and cystic duct adenoma 1(2%), In this group, the alkaline phosphatase activity was elevated with single or multiple intrahepatic space occupying lesion in the radiogold colloid liver scan.

• 대한정형외과 초음파학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.41-45
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• 2012

견갑 상 신경의 압박을 초래할 수 있는 많은 질환중에서, 견갑 상 낭종에 의한 압박은 흔치 않으며, 많은 수에서 간과되거나 오진되기도 한다. 저자들은 견갑 상 신경 압박 증상을 초래하고 있는 낭종을 자기공명영상 및 초음파로 확진하였다. 환자의 증상은 견갑 상 신경 중, 하극 신경에만 국한되어 있었다. Neviaser portal과 같은 위치에서 초음파 유도하에 경피적 흡인을 시행하였다. 시술 8주 후 경과에서 재발 소견은 없었으며, 객관적인 기능 평가에서도 호전된 소견을 보였다. 견갑 상 신경의 압박이 의심되는 증상이 있으면, 우선적으로 초음파로 병변을 찾는 것에 주력해야 한다. 낭종의 압박에 의한 증상은 낭종의 단순 제거 혹은 축소로도 증상은 호전되기 때문이다. 하지만, 동반하고 있는 질환 혹은 원인 질환 등이 강력하게 의심될 경우, 추가적인 진단 후에 침습적인 치료를 요할 수도 있다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.350-354
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• 2009

배경: 복잡한 흉막강내 공간차지병소(complicated pleural space occupying lesions, SOL)의 치료는 그 병의 진행정도와 상태에 따라 흉막천자, 폐쇄식흉강삽관술, 섬유소용해제의 주입, 그리고 흉강경이나 개흉술을 이용한 수술적 치료 등이 선택될 수 있다. 특히 비디오 흉강경 수술이 발달함에 따라 개흉술의 단점을 극복하여 보다 적극적으로 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 수술(VATS)을 시행하여 좋은 결과를 보고하고 있다. 이에 저자들은 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 흉막 유착박리술과 박피술의 유용성과 조기수술의 효과에 대해 알아보고자 의무기록과 방사선 기록을 후향적으로 조사, 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1996년 5월부터 2006년 4월까지 complicated plerual SOL 환자 64명(평균연령 $41.8{\pm}19.8$세)에서 시행한 65예의 VATS 흉막 박피술과 흉막 유착박리 술을 분석하였다. 결과 분석을 위해 수술후 단순흉부방사선 소견을 임의로 4군(Class)으로 나누었다. Class I: no or minimal pleural lesion, class II: blunting of costophrenic angle and mild pleural thickening, class III: elevated diaphgram or persistent lung collapse, class IV complicated or recurrent effusion. 결과: 수술전 환자들은 진단적, 치료적 시술로 41예에서 흉막천자술, 10예에서 pigtail catheter 삽입술, 11예에서 폐쇄식흉강삽관술, 그리고 10예에서 섬유소용해제 주입을 받았다. 증상발현 후부터 수술까지의 기간이(증상발현기간)평균 18.4일이었고, 심각한 합병증이나 사망예는 없었다. 수술결과 Class I 28예, II 13예, III 19예, IV 5예였으며, 증상발현기간과 수술시간과의 관계에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 또한 증상발현기간 18일을 기준으로 조기수술군과 지연수술군으로 나누어 비교하면 단순흉부방사선 소견 class별로 빈도수에서 두군간에 유의한 차이를 보였다. 결론: 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 흉막 유착제거 술과 박피술은 Complicated pleural SOL 치료를 위한 안전하고 효과적인 방법이고, 보다 좋은 결과를 위해서 조기에 적극적인 수술이 필요하다.