• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.6031-6034
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• 2013

This study describes recent trends in incidence, survival and prevalence of subgroups of esophageal and gastric cancer in Linzhou city between 2003 and 2009. Data of esophageal and gastric cancer for the period of interest were extracted from the Linzhou Cancer Registry. Using information on tumor morphology or anatomical site, data were divided into six groups; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, esophageal adenocarcinoma, other and unspecified types of esophageal cancer, and cardia, non-cardia, and unspecified anatomical site of stomach cancer. Incidence, survival and prevalence rates for each of the six cancer groups were calculated. The majority of esophageal cancers were squamous cell carcinomas (82%). Cardiac cancer was the major gastric cancer group (64%). The incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric cardiac cancer increased between 2003 and 2009. Both esophageal and gastric cancer had a higher incidence in males compared with females. Overall survival was poor in all sub-groups with 1 year survival ranging from 45.9 to 65.6% and 5 year survival ranging from 14.7 to 30.5%. Prevalence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric cardiac cancer was high (accounting for 80% overall). An increased focus on prevention and early diagnosis, especially in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric cardiac cancer, is required.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.196-200
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• 2013

7년령의 암컷 개(4.8 kg)가 표층 림프절 종대, 심잡음, 그리고 운동 불내성을 주증으로 의뢰되었다. 영상진단학상에 후대정맥의 확장, 좌심실벽과 심실 중격의 현저한 비후와 편평화, 심한 대동맥과 폐동맥 협착(~5 m/s), 그리고 이첨판과 삼첨판의 역류(~4 m/s)가 관찰되었다. 하악림프절과 좌심실로부터 취득한 샘플에 대한 세포학적 분석에서 높은 단계의 악성 림프종이 나타났다. 이 증례는 심장 림프종으로 진단되었다. 환자는 prednisolone (2 mg/kg, PO, q24h), lomustine (80 $mg/m^2$ PO, q3wk), diltiazem (1 mg/kg, PO, q12h) 그리고 enalalpril (0.5 mg/kg, PO, q12h)으로 치료되었다. 임상증상은 치료 후에 개선되었다. 현재 환자는 여전히 화학요법을 실시하고 있으며, 주기적으로 상태를 확인중이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.141-144
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• 2014

We present a case of a 55-year-old woman who complained of chest pain at rest. A mass was detected adjacent to her left atrium. The mass was completely excised, and a pathologic examination revealed it to be a schwannoma. Schwannomas are tumors that originate in the nerve sheath and are rarely detected in the heart. Here, we describe a rare case of primary schwannoma of the left atrium.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.310-312
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• 1994

Primary cardiac lipoma is an extremely rare condition. We reports a case of primary lipoma located mainly in the right atrium of the heart in a 58-year-old male patient. The initial presenting symptoms were dyspnea followed by rapidly progress!ve congestive heart failure. Echocardiogram revealed huge mass on right atrium with stalk arising from septum. Under cardiopulmonary bypass the mass was removed and revealed characteristic findings of lipoma on microscope. The patient was recovered without any problem. We would like to describe this case of rare tumor with the review of literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.131-135
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• 1988

Primary cardiac tumors usually are benign and are left atrial myxoma. We experienced with two cases of left atrial myxoma recently, and underwent surgical resection successfully. Diagnoses were obtained by echocardiogram and the angiocardiography was not performed. The operation consisted of excision of the tumor with a segment of atrial septum or wall through a right atriotomy, transseptal approach. Postoperative functional results were good and the literature is reviewed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 1978

Left atrial myxoma, an unusual clinical entity, may cause severe and progressive cardiac disease mimicking mitral valvular disease. In recent years, increased clinical awareness and improved diagnostic techniques has led to a higher incidence of correct preoperative diagnosis. Recently we experienced 2 cases of left atrial myxoma, which were removed successfully under the cardiopulmonary by pass. The first case was 45 years old woman and the second was 23 years old female. Preoperative definite diagnosis was entertained by angiocardiography and echocardiography in both cases. In the first case, tumor was removed with left atriotomy and atrial septectomy was done with additional right atriotomy. In the second case, tumor and atrial septum were removed en bloc through the right atrium. Both patients were discharged with good results 2 weeks postoperatively.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.236-238
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• 2002

A 10-year-old mixed male dog, weighed 4.2 kg, was referred to an animal hospital in Pusan. Clinical signs were generalized alopecia, cough, cardiac murmur, dehydration, and right side cryptorchidism. Testis was surgically removed, fixed in formalin and submitted to Diagnostic Laboratory, Chonbuk National University. Grossly, right testis was enlarged. A bulging tumor mass of right testis was homogeneous and grayish white in cut surface, but left testis was normal. Microscopically, no border lines of tubules were formed and the cells grew diffusely, forming sheets with scant supporting stroma. Tumor cells were flirty uniform in size and round or polyhedral, and had discrete cellular lines. The nuclei were large and of variable size, and ovoid, round, vesicular but the cell cytoplasm was scanty. Mitotic figures were common. And giant cells and vacuolated histiocytes were scattered, which is called starry sky appearance. This is the case of seminoma with diffuse type in a mixed dog.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.120-123
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• 2012

We detected two cases of right atrial angiosarcoma that had a similar appearance on imaging studies. Although the surgical findings were similar for the two patients, one had a clear resection margin, while the other had tumor cells in the resection margin on frozen biopsy. We suggest that preoperative data on magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in patients with angiosarcomas may not predict the exact extent of surgical resection or prognostic outcomes.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.470-475
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• 1983

Myxoma of the heart can now be successfully treated but the success is obviously dependent upon the correct diagnosis and treatment prior to development of catastrophic complications such as sudden death, embolism or cardiac failure. The right ventricular myxoma is very rare, and we treated successfully a case of giant right ventricular myxoma, sessile tumor originated from ventricular apex, weighed 175 gm. The tumor base was broad, about 3 cm x 3cm, and it was hardly adhesed to the tricuspid valvular structures, but could remove with the preservation of adequate residual ventricular chamber size and the maintenance of functional tricuspid valve anatomy. The postoperative course was excellent and uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.781-787
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• 1989

Seven patients [six cases of left atrial myxoma, one case of right atrial myxoma] from 24 to 66 years of age [4 male and 3 female, mean age 48 years] underwent excision of atrial myxoma between 1982 and 1989 at Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center. All patients presented with congestive heart failure, six with cardiac murmur, three with syncope, two with sinus tachycardia, one each with sinus arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, pleural effusion, peripheral embolization. Symptoms were present from 1 month to 8 years before operation [mean 28 months], All tumors originated from atrial septum and pedunculated. The myxomas were successfully removed in all patients, either shaving them from atrial septum [n=3] or by excising a portion at normal atrial septum with tumor [n=4]. One case was replaced mitral valve with carbomedics-31mm due to severe mitral regurgitation. Follow up is current. No recurrent myxoma has been identified clinically or by echocardiography. In this series, excellent results were obtained by simple excision of the tumor, with or without a margin of normal atrial septum.