• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.425-431
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• 1998

목적 : 초기 비소세포 폐암환자의 치료시 늑막하병변이 있는 경우에 치료후 결과에 어떤 영향을 주는지를 분석하고, 이 결과를 토대로 향후 치료방침의 결정에 도움을 주기 위해서 본 연구를 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1990년 12월부터 1996년 9월까지 동아대학병원에서 절제가능한 비소세포 폐암으로 진단받고 수술을 받은 환자 91명중 제 I병기와 제 II병기환자 66명을 대상으로 후향적 분석을 하였다. 66명중 늑막하병변이 있는 경우는 22명이었으며, 제 I병기(T1N0, T2N0)에서 늑막하병변이 있는 경우는 15명/44명(34.1$\%$)이었으며, 제 II병기(T1N1, T2Nl, T3No)에서 늑막하병변이 있는 경우는 7명/22명(31.8$\%$)이었다. 수술후 보조요법으로서 전신 항암요법은 시행되지 않았고, 방사선치료는 7명에서 시행되었다. 최소 추적관찰기간은 8개월이며 최대추적관찰기간은 84개월이며, 평균 추적관찰 기간은 33.2개월(중앙값; 29.5개월)이었다. 생존율은 Kaplan-Meier법으로 분석하였고, 서로간의 성적비교는 log-lank test를 이용하였다. 결과 : 전체환자의 3년 생존율은 69.5$\%$였다. 전체환자에서 늑막하병변이 있는 경우와 없는 경우의 3년 생존율은 각각 35.5$\%$와 84.6$\%$였으며, 통계학적으로 의미있는 차이를 보였다(p=0.0017). 제 I병기에서 늑막하병변이 있는 경우와 없는 경우의 3년 생존율은 각각 33.1$\%$와 92.3$\%$였으며, 통계학적으로 의미있는 차이를 보였다(p=0.001). 제 II병기에서 늑막하병변이 있는 경우와 없는 경우의 3년 생존율은 각각 53.3$\%$와 45.7$\%$였으며, 통계학적으로 차이는 없었다 (p=0.911). 제 I병기환자 44명중 원발종양의 크기가 3cm이상인 경우(T2, 34명)는 늑막하병변이 있는 경우와 없는 경우의 3년 생존율은 각각 27.3$\%$와 90.3$\%$였으며, 통계학적으로 의미있는 차이를 보였다(p=0.009). 국소재발은 늑막하병변이 있는 경우에는 제 I병기에서 2명/15명(13.3$\%$), 제 II병기에서 2명/7명(28.6$\%$)에서 재발하였고, 늑막하병변이 없는 경우에는 제 I병기에서 4명/29명(13.8$\%$), 제 II병기에서 2명/14명(14.3$\%$)에서 국소재발을 보였다. 원격전이는 늑막하병변이 있는 경우에는 제 I병기에서 5명/15명(33.3$\%$), 제 II병기에서 2명/7명(28.6$\%$)에서 원격전이를 보였고, 늑막하병변이 없는 경우에는 제 1병기에서 2명/29명(6.9$\%$), 제 II병기에서 4명/14명(28.6$\%$)에서 원격전이를 보였다. 결론 : 초기 비소세포 폐암환자의 예후에 있어서 늑막하병변의 유무가 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 생각되며, 특히 임파선 전이가 없는 72병기의 경우 늑막하병변이 있으면 늑막하병변이 없는 경우에 비해 생존율에서 현저한 차이를 보였다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2000

연구배경 : 혈액형 A 항원의 발현은 적혈구외에 비뇨기, 위장, 폐, 구강점막 동의 상피세포에도 존재한다. 조직 손상 치유 과정 중 인접 상피세포는 혈액형 A 항원이 소실되고, 상처가 치유되면 혈액형 A 항원은 다시 발현된다. 방광암등의 조직에서도 혈액형 A 항원이 소실될 경우가 발현유지 되는 경우보다 종양의 증식이 활발하다고 보고하였다. 또한 수술한 비소세포폐암의 조직에서 혈액형 A 항원이 소실될 경우 생존율은 불량하다고 보고하였다. 그러나, 이에 반하는 보고도 다수 있어 저자들은 근치적 절제술을 시행 받은 말초 혈액형이 A, AB형인 비소세포폐암에서 혈액형 A항원의 소실여부와 생존율과의 관계를 검색하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 원발성 비소세포폐암으로 진단 받은 후 근치 목적의 절제술을 받았던 환자 76명중 혈액형이 A형, 또는 AB형인 26명을 대상으로 paraffin에 보관된 조직을 면역조직화학염색법을 이용하여 혈액형 A항원의 소실유무을 확인한 후, 발현 및 소실에 따른 생존율은 Kaplan-Meier법, Log-rank로서 검색하였다. 결 과 : 대상군은 26례(A형 : 22례, AB형 : 4례)로 남 : 녀는 20 : 6이었고, 평균연령은 63세였으며, 조직학적으로 편평상피암 16례, 선암 6례, 대세포암 4례였고, TNM병기는 I 16례, II 5례, IIIA 5례였다. 종양조직에서 A항원 발현유지는 15례(58%), A 항원 소실은 11례(42%)였으며, A 항원 발현율과 병리조직형, 조직의 분화도와는 상관관계가 없었다. A항원 발현유지군과 소실군간의 중간 생존기간은 11개월, 18개월이며, 2년 생존률은 36%, 64%로서 A 항원 소실군의 예후가 양호하였으나, 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 원발성 비소세포폐암으로 절제수술을 받았던 혈액형이 A형, 또는 AB형인 환자중 조직에서의 A 항원소실은 42%이었고, A항원 소실군이 발현유지군보다 생존율이 길었으나 예후인자로서의 유의성은 찾지 못했다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2015

Background: Patients on dialysis undergoing surgery belong to a high-risk group. Only a few studies have evaluated the outcome of major thoracic surgical procedures in dialysis patients. We evaluated the outcomes of pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients on hemodialysis (HD). Methods: Between 2008 and 2013, seven patients on HD underwent pulmonary resection for NSCLC at our institution. We retrospectively reviewed their surgical outcomes and prognoses. Results: The median duration of HD before surgery was 55.0 months. Five patients underwent lobectomy and two patients underwent wedge resection. Postoperative morbidity occurred in three patients, including pulmonary edema combined with pneumonia, cerebral infarction, and delirium. There were no instances of in-hospital mortality, although one patient died of intracranial bleeding 15 days after discharge. During follow-up, three patients (one patient with pathologic stage IIB NSCLC and two patients with pathologic stage IIIA NSCLC) experienced recurrence and died as a result of the progression of the cancer, while the remaining three patients (with pathologic stage I NSCLC) are alive with no evidence of disease. Conclusion: Surgery for NSCLC in HD patients can be performed with acceptable perioperative morbidity. Good medium-term survival in patients with pathologic stage I NSCLC can also be expected. Pulmonary resection seems to be the proper treatment option for dialysis patients with stage I NSCLC.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.506-512
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• 1985

We have experienced 120 non-small cell primary carcinomas of the lung between June, 1974 and December, 1984, at Seoul National University Hospital. They were 107 males and 13 females. 95% of all were ranged from 40 years to 69 years of age with 56 years of mean age. They were composed of 70 [66.7%] squamous cell ca., 20 [19%] adenoca., 6 [5.7%] undifferentiated large cell ca., 4 [3.8%] undifferentiated small cell ca., and 5 [4.8%] mixed adenosquamous cell ca. 41 [36%] and 35 [30.7%] patients have received pneumonectomies and lobectomies with a 66.7% resectability rate. Of the 36 stage I and 21 stage II patients, 56 were resectable but only 20 [31.7%] of the 63 stage III patients were resectable. This informed us the significance of the stage of the disease at the time of operation. The actuarial survival rate in 70 patients was as follow: 1, 3, 5 year survival rate of the patients in stage I were 80%, 80%, and 60% respectively. Both 1, 3 year survival rate of patients in stage II were 84%. But 1, 2, 3 year survival rate of patients in stage III were 40%, 11%, and 5% respectively. By dividing the patients in stage III into resectable group and nonresectable one, both 1, 2 year survival rate of the former were 37% and those of the latter were 42% and 7%. According to the cell type of the cancer, 1, 3, 5 year survival rate of the squamous cell ca. were 63%, 40%, and 26% respectively. 1, 3 year survival rate of the adenoca. were 43% and 34%. Hospital death were only 2 cases with a 1.7% operative mortality rate. We had acceptable long-term survival rate and have convinced the necessity and hope of the early detection and resection of the lung carcinoma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.40-44
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• 2012

Background: The experience of a single-institution regarding surgery for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) was reviewed to evaluate the surgical outcomes and prognoses. Materials and Methods: From July 1990 to December 2009, thirty-four patients (28 male) underwent major pulmonary resection and lymph node dissection for SCLC. Lobectomy was performed in 24 patients, pneumonectomy in eight, bilobectomy in one, and segmentectomy in one. Surgical complications, mortality, the disease-free survival (DFS) rate, and the overall survival rate were analyzed retrospectively. Results: The median follow-up period was 26 months (range, 4 to 241 months), and there was one surgical mortality (2.9%). Six patients (17.6%) experienced recurrence, all of which were systemic. Eight patients died during follow-up; four died of disease progression and the other four died of pneumonia or of another non-cancerous cause. The three-year DFS rate was $79.2{\pm}2.6%$ and the overall survival rate was $66.4{\pm}10.5%$. Recurrence or death was significantly prevalent in the patients with lymph node metastasis (p=0.001) as well as in those who did not undergo adjuvant chemotherapy (p=0.008). The three-year survival rate was significantly greater in the patients with pathologic stage I/II cancer than in those with stage III cancer (84% vs. 13%, p=0.001). Conclusion: Major pulmonary resection for small cell lung cancer is feasible in selected patients. Patients with pathologic stage I or II disease showed an excellent survival rate after surgery and adjuvant treatment. Prospective randomized studies will be needed to define the role of surgery in early-stage small cell lung cancer.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.731-736
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• 1995

연구배경: 제1기 비소세포폐암의 경우 근치적절제술이 최선의 치료법이나 환자가 수술을 거부하거나 폐질환 또는 순환기질환과 같은 기저질환으로 수술을 할 수 없는 경우에는 근치적 방사선 요법이 차선의 치료법이다. 그러나 근치적 방사선치료 과 외과적 절제술후 치료성적에 관해서는 논란이 많다. 방법: 저자들은 경북대학교병원에서 1986년 6월부터 1992년 12월까지 제1기 비소세포폐암으로 진단받았으나 방사선치료를 받았던 15예와 1989년 1월부터 1992년 12월까지 제1기 비소포폐암으로 진단받고 외과적 절제술만을 시행하였던 24예를 대상으로 후향성조사(retrospective study)를 통하여 이들의 치료경험 및 생존율을 검토하였다. 생존율과 생존기간은 Kaplan-Meier 방법으로 산출하였다. 결과: 대상 환자들중 방사선치료를 받은 이유는 폐기능이 나쁜 경우가 8예, 수술을 거부한 경우가 5예, 수행상태가 나쁜 경우가 2예였다. 중간생존기간은 수술을 받은 군이 37.7개월, 방사선치료를 받은 군이 14.9개월이었다. 방사선치료를 받은 군 가운데 수술을 거부한 경우는 17.9개월, 폐기능이 나쁘거나 수행상태가 나쁜 경우는 10.5개월이었다. 수출을 받은 군의 2년 생존율은 65%, 5년 생존율은 41%, 방사선치료를 받은 군의 2년 생존율은 22%, 5년생존율은 없었다. 결론: 제1기 비소세포폐암에서 수술전후 효과적인 치료를 한다면 여러가지 이유로 수술이 힘든 경우라도 근치적절제술이 최선의 치료법이다. 그러나 수술을 시행하지 못할 경우 차선의 치료법으로 방사선치료를 시행할 수 있으며, 향후 전향성조사가 필요하리라 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.449-456
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• 2013

Background: Tumor recurrence is the most common cause of treatment failure, even after complete resection of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this study, we investigated the prognosis of patients with early recurrence in order to identify independent risk factors related to early recurrence. Methods: Between February 1995 and December 2012, 242 patients who underwent surgical resection for stage I NSCLC at Dong-A University Hospital were reviewed. The factors predicting overall survival (OS) and early recurrence were investigated. We also investigated the relationship between the patterns and period of recurrence and clinicopathological factors. Results: For patients with stage IA and IB NSCLC, the 5-year OS rate was 75.7% and 57.3% (p=0.006), respectively. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model demonstrated that gender (p=0.004), comorbidity number (p=0.038), resection type (p=0.002), and tumor size (p=0.022) were the statistically significant predictors of OS. Moreover, the multivariate analysis revealed that smoking history (p=0.023) and histologic grade (p=0.012) were the independent predictors of early recurrence. Additionally, only histologic grade (poor differentiation) was found to be significantly associated with a higher frequency of distant metastasis; there was no relationship between the patterns and period of recurrence and clinicopathological factors. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that smoking history and histologic grade were independent prognostic factors for early recurrence within two years in patients with early-stage NSCLC. Patients with these predictive factors may be good candidates for adjuvant therapy.

• 대한흉부심장혈관외과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한흉부외과학회 1995년도 제27차년차학술대회 및 총회
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• pp.80-80
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• 1995

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제71권6호
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• pp.425-430
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• 2011

Background: High 2-[$^{18}F$] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is a prognostic factor for poor survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), especially in Stage I. We determined whether the high FDG uptake value of a primary tumor was associated with recurrence and death in patients with resected Stage I and Stage II NSCLC. Methods: We identified consecutive patients who underwent complete surgical resection for Stage I and II NSCLC between 2006 and 2009, who had preoperative PET-CT, and reviewed clinical records retrospectively. FDG uptake was measured as the maximal standardized uptake value (SUVmax) for body weight. Patients were divided into two groups based on SUVmax: (i) above or (ii) below the cut-off value (SUVmax=5.9) determined by a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results: Of 57 patients who were enrolled consecutively, 32 (56%) had Stage I NSCLC and 25 (44%) had Stage II. The 5-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) for patients with high (${\geq}5.9$) and low (<5.9) SUVmax were 31% and 57%, respectively (p=0.014). The 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were 39% and 60%, respectively (p=0.029). In univariate analyses, SUVmax (p=0.014), T staging (p=0.025), and differentiation of tumor tissue (p=0.034) were significantly associated with RFS. But, multivariate analyses did not show that SUVmax was an independently significant factor for RFS (p=0.180). Conclusion: High FDG uptake on PET-CT is not an independent prognostic factor for poor outcomes (disease recurrence in patients with resected Stage I and II NSCLC).

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6287-6292
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• 2013

Background: Surgery is the only curative treatment for operable non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) and the importance of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage IB patients is unclear. Herein, we evaluated prognostic factors for survival and factors related with adjuvant treatment decisions for stage I and IIA NSCLC patients without lymph node metastasis. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 302 patients who had undergone curative surgery for prognostic factors regarding survival and clinicopathological factors related to adjuvant chemotherapy. Results: Nearly 90% of the patients underwent lobectomy or pneumonectomy with mediastinal lymph node resection. For the others, wedge resection were performed. The patients were diagnosed as stage IA in 35%, IB in 49% and IIA in 17%. Histopathological type (p=0.02), tumor diameter (p=0.01) and stage (p<0.001) were found to be related to adjuvant chemotherapy decisions, while operation type, lypmhovascular invasion (LVI), grade and the presence of recurrence were important factors in predicting overall survival (OS), and operation type, tumor size greater than 4 cm, T stage, LVI, and visceral pleural invasion were related with disease free survival (DFS). Multivariate analysis showed operation type (p<0.001, hazard ratio (HR):1.91) and the presence of recurrence (p<0.001, HR:0.007) were independent prognostic factors for OS, as well visceral pleural invasion (p=0.01, HR:0.57) and LVI (p=0.004, HR:0.57) for DFS. Conclusions: Although adjuvant chemotherapy is standard for early stage lymph node positive NSCLC, it has less clear importance in stage I and IIA patients without lymph node metastasis.