• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.79-82
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• 2009

A 73-year-old man presented with a chief complaint of progressive left knee pain for two months. He had a history of total thyroidectomy and central lymph node dissection due to papillary thyroid carcinoma three months ago. MRI images revealed a solid mass in the left patella. A solid mass demonstrated low signal on T1 weighed image, and high signal on T2 weighed image. And whole body bone scan showed focal photon defect in same lesion of left patella. The histologic result of left knee lesion was adenocarcinoma, consistent with metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma. Although patellar metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma is very rare, when knee pain and radiologic abnormality are noted, differential diagnosis of metastasis is necessary.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.89-91
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• 1999

We experienced a case of the papillary thyroid carcinoma seen as a huge solid lateral neck mass. The mass grew very slowly over the period of 30years up to 10cm in diameter while relatively well sparing the surrounding tissues. Physical examinations, CT scan, and fine needle aspiration cytology did not reveal any strong suggestions for evidence of malignancy. But it was pathologically diagnosed as metastatic thyroid carcinoma by excisional biopsy. We emphasize that for a large solitary neck mass which persists for several decades, head and neck surgeons should always keep in mind the possibility of metastasis from the malignancy of thyroid gland.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.85-89
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• 2017

A 62-year-old female patient had goiter for twenty years. She visited out-patient clinic with a hoarse voice and intermittent breathing difficulties. About protruding 15cm sized mass located the anterior neck and right vocal cord paralysis was observed. Preoperative CT scan was strongly suspected of thyroid gland cancer and cervical lymph node metastasis. Therefore, fine needle aspiration test was performed and surgical treatment was planned with the histopathologic results (papillary thyroid carcinoma). Surgery was performed with total thyroidectomy, bilateral cervical lymph node dissection, and right selective nodal lymph node dissection (level II-V). During operation right thyroid seemed to be adherent to surrounding tissue and the blood vessels were extremely engorged. There was hypotensive crisis because of intraoperative excessive bleeding. However it was managed by repetitive transfusion. The operation was completed without abnormalities. She underwent 4 times of bleeding control operation due to postoperative bleeding. After complications were improved, we are currently undergoing out-patient follow up without morbidity.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.45-47
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• 2018

Thyroid hematoma secondary to a blunt trauma is a rare problem. Despite the rarity, it can be a life-threatening condition with tracheal compression. Both surgical exploration and conservative management have been suggested for thyroid hematoma. However, there is still controversy on the optimal treatment. A 67-year old man who progressed severe dyspnea and neck swelling was transferred to the emergency department with a blunt anterior neck trauma after traffic accident. Contrast enhanced neck computed tomography scan showed huge hematoma within the right thyroid gland and slight tracheal deviation without prominent airway obstruction. One day later, anterior neck swelling was aggravated and the patient was intubated to prevent airway obstruction. After 3 days, hematoma resolution was revealed and extubation was done. We report this case with a review of literature.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2000

The patient a 24-year-old male, was shown to have milliary shadows on chest radiographs from the age of 20. He was temporarily treated for pulmonary tuberculosis without success. He had left thyroid mass and lymph node metastases in neck CT scan which was taken after admission but fine needle aspiration result in scanty cellularity. He underwent total thyroidectomy with left modified radical neck dissection and right selective neck dissection under the impression of differentiated thyroid cancer with bilateral neck metastases. Then he underwent 131I ablation treatment and postoperative whole body 131I scintigraphy revealed diffuse intensive uptake in the bilateral lung fields, demonstrating that the pulmonary lesions were metastases of the thyroid cancer.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.50-53
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• 2007

Adrenal metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma is extremely rare. We present herein a patient with adrenal metastases from recurrent papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. A 54 year-old woman had received a total thyroidectomy and postoperative radioactive iodine therapy for locally advanced papillary thyroid carcinoma. One year after initial surgery, distant metastases to multiple organs including right cervical lymph nodes, left upper lung, left 2nd and 3rd ribs, 2nd thoracic vertebra and left adrenal gland were found by 18-FDG-PET-CT whole body scan. She underwent right modified neck dissection, partial resection of left 2nd and 3rd ribs, posterior arch of 2nd thoracic vertebra, left upper lobectomy of lung, and left adrenalectomy. On histologic examination, metastases to the left adrenal gland and cervical lymph nodes were papillary thyroid carcinomas, while other metastatic sites turned out to be anaplastic thyroid carcinomas. Despite aggressive surgery and postoperative adjuvant therapy, her general clinical conditions were getting worse day by day due to regrowing of the anaplastic thyroid carcinomas. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported in Korea.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.15-28
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• 2019

핵의학은 1959년에 국내 도입되어 갑상선 기능 항진증의 치료를 위해 $^{131}I$을 경구 투여한 것으로 시작되었고, 감마카메라는 1969년에 국내 도입되어 핵의학 영상 검사를 시작한 후 지속적인 성장을 하고 있다. 서울 소재 일개 상급종합병원을 대상으로 1998년부터 2017년까지의 핵의학 영상 검사 및 치료 실적에 대해 중장기 추세를 분석하였다. 분석 도구로는 해당병원의 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 감마, PET, 골밀도, 치료로 구분하여 검사 실적 추세 및 상세 분석을 하였다. 이와 같은 실적을 바탕으로 미래 핵의학 발전에 대한 예측을 하고, 핵의학 발전 방향 및 발전 계획의 준거 틀을 마련하는데 그 목적이 있었다. 지난 20년 동안에 Bone scan, MUGA scan, Renal scan(99mTc-DTPA), $^{18}F$-FPCIT PET, 골밀도 검사 등이 상승 추세였고, Myocardium perfusion SPECT, Thyroid scan, Lung scan 등은 하락 추세였으며, Hepatobiliary scan, Renal scan(99mTc-DMSA), $^{18}F$-FDG PET 등은 정체되어 있었다. 그리고 핵의학 치료 실적은 2011년까지 상승 추세였으나 갑상선 과잉진료 논란이후에 급락한 후 회복하지 못하고 있었다. 또한 핵의학 영상 검사와 경쟁 검사 간의 건수를 분석한 결과, 반비례 관계이거나 역치 현상이 있었다. 핵의학 영상 검사 및 치료 실적은 의약 분업 도입과정에서 발생한 의사 파업(2000년), 갑상선 과잉 진료 논란(2011년, 2014년), 무증상 추적 검사를 제한한 PET 요양 급여 개정(2014년), 중동호흡기증후군 확산(2015년), 그리고 수시로 발생하는 요양 급여 삭감 등의 변수에 큰 영향을 받았다. 핵의학 영상 검사는 중장기 상승 추세에 있었으나 2012년 이후로 정체되어 있었다. 핵의학 영상검사 및 치료의 중장기 성장과 발전 방향을 위해서는 시시각각 변하는 의료 환경의 변화에 대한 적극적인 대응은 물론이고, 핵의학 영상 검사 및 치료가 타 경쟁 검사 및 치료에 대한 경쟁 우위 확보를 위한 노력, 신규 검사 및 치료의 개발, 임상적인 정량지표의 개발 및 안정적 유지에 대한 노력이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 1977년도 제16차 학술대회
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• pp.86.2-87
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• 1977

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 1971년도 제10차 학술대회
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• pp.80.2-80.2
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• 1971

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2000

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy between the FNAC and intraopevative frozen biopsy based upon the Final histologic diagnosis. Method: Authors studied 232 cases of thyroid nodule operated at Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University, from January 1992 to December 1998. The medical records of these patients were studied retrospectively. The cytology of FNAC and the frozen section was compared to the final histologic diagnosis. 232 cases were analysed in regard to correlation of FNAC diagnosis and Intraoperative frozen section with final pathology, preoperative thyroid scan, thyroid function test, ultrasonography, final histopathology of the specimens, and surgical operation methods. 174 cases who underwent FNAC for diagnosis before operation, and Intraoperative frozen-section biopsy were classified according to whether the clinical diagnosis was benign, suspicious or malignant and evaluated the specificity sensitivity and accuracy. Result: Comparing with final histopathology, FNAC as a diagnostic test for thyroid nodules demonstrated an accuracy of 81.3%, a sensitivity of 87.5%, a specificity 86.5% with a false positivity of 2.9%, false negativity of 4.3%, respectively. and Intra-operative frozen section demonstrated an accuracy of 86.8%, a sensitivity of 87.5%, a specificity 92.1%. In the benign lesion, there was no difference in accuracy between FNAC(95.6%) and frozen section(95.1%) but, in the suspicious malignant lesion, frozen section(46.2%) was superior to FNAC(32.0%), and in the malignant disease, FNAC(97.1%) was superior to frozen section(92.3%). Conclusion: Intraoperative frozen section biopsy is useful in patients undergoing surgery for a thyroid nodule with a 'suspicious' malignant lesion and could reduce inadequate extensive excision without missing malignancy and second operation and help to determine the resection margin. It adds no information in patients with a diagnosis of malignancy following FNAC assessment and is of limited use in those in whom a benign lesion is diagnosed.