• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.154-158
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• 1997

A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland associated with esophageal carcinoma is presented A squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland is rare and is prognosis is poor. The histogenesis of squamous cell carcinoma is not clear, but at present, it is believed that most cases arise from the follicular epithelium It is very important to know whether squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid is primary or secondary. Thus, the possibility of squamous cell carcinoma in the thyroid being the result of a metastasis or extension from a primary tumor in the trachea or esophagus must always be ruled out and intensive evaluation should be required to confirm the diagnosis of this disease. We report a squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid associated with esophageal cancer with brief review of literature.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.145-148
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• 2021

Minor salivary gland sialolithiasis (MSGS) is a not uncommon oral mucosal disease. Its clinical appearance may mimic a mucocyst or other benign submucosal overgrowth. Stasis of saliva, which accompanies MSGS, usually results in minor salivary gland inflammation, with a chronic sialadenitis appearance. MSGS typically is a painless lesion but can become painful when the salivary gland parenchyma or excretory duct becomes infected, with or without pus. However, misdiagnosis of this condition is rather common, as the clinical appearance is asymptomatic. The most common location is the upper lip, and MSGS affects males and females, with a slight predilection for males. The sialolith causing MSGS may be obvious during surgical excision, as in the case reported. In other cases, sialolith may be absent or fragmented. Differential diagnosis includes mucocele, swelling due to local irritation like fibroma and diapneusia, chronic abscess of the oral mucosa, and neoplasms either benign (lymphangioma, pleiomorphic adenoma) or malignant. Histopathological examination is needed to establish clinical diagnosis.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.559-564
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• 2024

Incidental pancreatic cystic lesions are a common challenge encountered by diagnostic radiologists. Specifically, given the prevalence of benign pancreatic cystic lesions, determining when to recommend aggressive actions such as surgical resection or endoscopic ultrasound with sampling is difficult. In this article, we review the common types of cystic pancreatic lesions including serous cystadenoma, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, and mucinous cystic neoplasm with imaging examples of each. We also discuss high-risk or worrisome imaging features that warrant a referral to a surgeon or endoscopist and provid several examples of these features. These imaging features adhere to the latest guidelines from the International Consensus Guidelines, American Gastroenterological Association (2015), American College of Gastroenterology (2018), American College of Radiology (2010, 2017), and European Guidelines (2013, 2018). Our focused article addresses the imaging dilemma of managing incidental cystic pancreatic lesions, weighing the options between imaging follow-up and aggressive interventions.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2013

The entity of negative appendectomies still poses a dilemma in chlidren. Focused computed tomography (CT) scanning has become the diagnostic test of choice in many hospitals. However, the impact of CT scans on the diagnosis in children is unknown exactly. The purpose of this study was to critically evaluate CT scans for the evaluation of acute appendicitis in children, to review utilization of this diagnostic test in our appendicitis population and to determine if diagnostic accuracy has improved. A retrospective analysis of efficacy of CT scan for diagnosis of appendicitis in children was conducted. Children undergoing appendectomy for acute appendicitis were reviewed from 2007 to 2012. Perforation and negative appendectomy (removal of a normal appendix) rates were determined by the final pathologic report. Statistical comparison were made using the $x^2$ test and significance was assigned at p < 0.05. Five hundred four appendectomies were performed. Mean age was $10.1{\pm}3.21$ years, and 62.7% were boys. Overall, 308 children (61.1%) underwent CT scanning, 100 (19.8%) had US performed, and 97 (19.2%) had no radiographic study. A pathologically normal appendix was removed in 8.7% (27 of 308) of CT patients, 9.0% (9 of 100) of US patients, and 11.3% (11 of 97) of patients without a study. The frequency of CT scanning increased from 29.7% (27 of 91) of all children in 2007 to 75.6% (59 of 78) in 2012, whereas utilization of US decreased from 30.8% (28 of 91) to 11.5% (9 of 78). During this time period the difference in the negative appendectomy rate did change significantly from 14% to 6%. Liberal use of CT scans in diagnosing appendicitis in children has resulted in a decreased negative appendectomy rate.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.368-373
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• 2013

Background: Bertolotti's syndrome (BS), a form of lumbago in lumbosacral transitional vertebrae, is an important cause of low back pain in young patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the etiology of low back pain and the efficacy of treatment offered to patients with BS. Methods: All patients of BS Castellvi type1a during a period of 6 months were enrolled in the study. The patients underwent interventional pain procedures for diagnosis and pain relief. Response to the therapy was assessed based on VAS and ODI scores. A 50% decrease in VAS score or a VAS score less than 3 would be considered adequate pain relief. Results: All 20 patients diagnosed with BS during the 6-month observation period had scoliosis. Common causes of back pain were the ipsilateral L5-S1 facet joint, neoarticulation, the SI joint, and disc degeneration. Responses to various interventions for pain relief were different and inconsistent from patient to patient. In particular, responses to interventions for neoarticular pain were generally poor. Conclusions: Pain in patients with BS does not usually respond to interventional pain treatment. A very dynamic treatment approach must be pursued while managing BS patients, and the treatment plan must be individualized at various stages in order to obtain satisfactory pain relief.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.53-58
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• 1988

We have experienced 3 cases of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland seen as lateral neck cyst, Usually cystic lesions of the neck have been considered as benign lesions from clinical viewpoint. The usual differential diagnosis includes branchial cleft cyst, cystic hygroma, dermoid cyst, cold abscess(tuberculous lymphadenitis) and cavitating squamous cell carcinoma. A lateral neck cyst as the sole presenting complaint of the papillary thyroid carcinoma is very rare. Preoperative diagnosis of lateral neck cyst is often diagnostic dilemma. Fine-needle aspiration cytology can be helpful in detecting the cancer cells and in demonstrating the nature of the fluid component of the lateral neck cyst. Presence of brown murky fluid from the aspirated fluid is highly suggestive of thyroid carcinoma. The thyroid scans and B-mode ultrasonography mayor may not be helpful to detect the primary focus of the thyroid gland. We suggest that a patient with a lateral neck cyst in adult age group should be considered to be a possibility of underlying thyroid carcinoma presanting as lateral neck cyst.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1997

The fine needle aspiration biopsy(FNAB) has become a popular method to diagnose mass lesions of the liver. Although many reports have listed FNAB criteria to be used to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC), a diagnostic dilemma still exists at the extreme ends of the spectrum, particularly for well differentiated HCC. The authors reviewed a series of FNAB specimens of the liver to distinguish well differentiated HCC from nonneoplastic liver. Fifteen cytologic features were examined in this study: high cellularity, large sheet formation, trabecular pattern, acinar pattern, dispersed pattern, irregular arrangement, increased nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio, naked nuclei, irregular chromatin, irregular nuclear contour, multinucleation, uniform macronucleoli, multiple nuclei, uniform small cytoplasm and monotony of atypia. These features were examined in a series of 76 FNAB specimens. Fifty two specimens were from patients with HCC and 24 specimens were from patients with nonneoplastic lesion or tumors other than HCC containg adequate amount of nonneoplastic hepatocytes in smear. All specimens were coded as to the presence or absence of the above cytologic features. With the use of step-wise logistic regression analysis, three features were identified as the key cytologic features predictive of HCC: irregular chromatin, monotony of atypia and absence of large sheet formation. When these criteria were used, the sensitivity diagnosing HCC by FNAB was 94.2%, specificity 100%, positive predictive value 100% and negative predictive value was 88.9%.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 1992

Neck mass is common neoplasms, but it poses a diagnostic dilemma for the physician. The differential diagnosis include neoplastic, inflammatory and developmental causes. The FNAC is one of the most valuable tests in the initial assessment and differential diagnosis of the neck mass. FNAC was performed with 267 cases of the neck mass, during the period from April, 1988 to October, 1990 at the department of General Surgery, Soon Chun Hyang. University Hospital. Thyroid lesions were excluded from this analysis. Final diagnosis was based on resection histology in 58 cases, and surgical specimens were compared with FNAC. The following results were obtoired ; 1) Of 267 cases, there we re 9 cases(3.4%) of congenital lesion, 74 cases(27.7%) of inflammatory lesion, 40 cases(15.0%) of benign tumor, 12 cases(4.5%) of primary malignant tumor, 37 cases(13.8%) of metastatic tumor, 75cases(28.1%) of reactive hyperplasia, 20 cases(7.5%) of unsatisfactory. In the pathologic classification, inflammatory lesion was the most common. 2) In the 58 cases of excisional biopsy, sensitivity 93.8%, specificity 95.2%, false positive 11.8%, false negative 2.4%, positive predictive value 88.2%, negative predictive value 97.6%, accuracy 94.8%. 3) The most common disease was the tuberculous lymphadenitis (53 cases, 19.8%). sensitivity 57.9%, specificity 100.0%, false positive 0.0%, false negative 17.0%, positive predictive value 100.0%, negative predictive value 83.0%, accuracy 86.2%.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2015

A 17-year-old girl presented with complaints of headache and decreasing vision of one month's duration, without any history of fever, weight loss, or any evidence of an immuno-compromised state. Her neurological examination was normal, except for papilledema. Laboratory investigations were within normal limits, except for a slightly increased Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR). Non-contrast computerized tomography of her head revealed complex mass in left frontal lobe with a concentric, slightly hyperdense, thickened wall, and moderate perilesional edema with mass effect. Differential diagnoses considered in this case were pilocytic astrocytoma, metastasis and abscess. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) obtained in 3.0 Tesla (3.0T) scanner revealed a lobulated outline cystic mass in the left frontal lobe with two concentric layers of T2 hypointense wall, with T2 hyperintensity between the concentric ring. Moderate perilesional edema and mass effect were seen. Post gadolinium study showed a markedly enhancing irregular wall with some enhancing nodular solid component. No restricted diffusion was seen in this mass in diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) showed increased lactate and lipid peaks in the central part of this mass, although some areas at the wall and perilesional T2 hyperintensity showed an increased choline peak without significant decrease in N-acetylaspartate (NAA) level. Arterial spin labelling (ASL) and dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) enhanced perfusion study showed decrease in relative cerebral blood volume at this region. These features in MRI were suggestive of brain abscess. The patient underwent craniotomy with excision of a grayish nodular lesion. Abundant acid fast bacilli (AFB) in acid fast staining, and epithelioid cell granulomas, caseation necrosis and Langhans giant cells in histopathology, were conclusive of tubercular abscess. Tubercular brain abscess is a rare manifestation that simulates malignancy and cause diagnostic dilemma. MRI along with MRS and magnetic resonance perfusion studies, are powerful tools to differentiate lesions in such equivocal cases.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.500-518
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• 1996

연구배경 : 고립성 폐결절에서 연령, 흡연력, 과거 암 발생력 등의 임상적 특징과 크기, 석회화, 성장속도, 전산화단층촬영 소견 등의 방사선학적 특징이 악성결절과 양성결절의 감별점으로 제시되고 있다. 하지만 알려진 대부분의 감별점은 전산화단층촬영이 광범위하게 보급되기 이전의 자료 그리고 폐암이 현재와 같이 높은 발생률을 보이기 이전의 자료를 토대로 한 것이다. 또한 이를 토대로 한 진단적 접근이 결핵종이 상대적으로 많은 국내에서도 마찬가지로 적용될 수 있을 지에 대해서는 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 악성결절과 양성결절의 감별점으로 제시되는 여러 임상적, 방사선학적 특징과 경피적 흡인세침검사, 외과적 절제술 등 여러 진단방법의 임상적 의의를 재평가하고자 하였다. 방법 : 1994년 1월부터 1995년 2월까지 서울대학교병원에 입원한 고립성 폐결절 환자 113명중 결절의 원인이 확인된 94명을 대상으로 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. 결과 : (1) 113례중 94례에서 원인질환이 확인되었다. 악성결절이 60례였고 이중 기관지암종이 49례였으며 선암이 30례로 기관지암종의 대부분을 차지하였다. (2) 악성결절을 가진 환자의 평균연령($58.1{\pm}10.0$세)이 양성결절을 가진 환자($49.7{\pm}12.0$세)에 비해 높았으며(p=0.0004), 연령증가에 따라 악성결절이 차지하는 비율이 직선적으로 증가하였다. (3) 흡연력은 양성결절을 가진 환자($13.0{\pm}17.6$갑년)과 악성결절을 가진 환자($18.5{\pm}25.1$갑년)에서 유의한 차이가 없었다(p=0.2108). (4) 과거력상 암발생력이 있었던 10례중 9례가 악성결절이었으며, 이중 5례는 이전의 암과는 무관하게 새로이 발생한 원발성 폐암이었다. (5)결절의 평균크기는 양성결절($3.01{\pm}1.20cm$)과 악성결절($2.98{\pm}0.97cm$)에서 유의한 차이가 없었다(p=0.8937). (6) 용적배가시간을 구할 수 있었던 22례중 용적배가시간이 400일이상인 결절 9례중 악성결절이 6례였다. (7) 흉부 전산화단층촬영상 분엽성 또는 침상형 변연, 공기기관지음영, 결절과 흉막사이의 선상음영, 림프절 증대 등을 보이는 경우 악성결절을 보다 더 시사할 수 있었다. 결절 내부의 석회화, 내부 저음영, 결절내부 공동의 벽두께가 균일한 경우, 경계가 잘 지어진 변연, 결절주위 폐실질의 위성병소 등은 양성결절을 시사할 수 있었다. (8) 경피적 흡인세침검사를 통하여 양성결절의 57.6%(19/33)와 악성결절의 81.0%(47/58)를 진단하였다. 양성결절 2례와 악성결절 1례에서 풍요한 진단적 뒤바뀜이 있었다. (9) 수술전 진단이 되지 않은 상태에서 외과적 절제술을 시행한 26례중 11례(42.3%)가 악성결절이었다. 외과적 절제술을 시행한 전체 61례중 악성결절은 46례(75.4%)였다. 결론: 연령이 높을수록, 과거력상 암발생력이 있는 경우, 흉부전산화단층촬영상 분엽성 또는 침상형 변인, 공기기관지음영, 결절과 흉막사이의 선상음영, 림프절 증대 등을 보이는 경우 악성결절을 보다 더 시사할 수 있을 것으로 보인다. 하지만 현재까지 고립성 폐결절에서 악성결절과 양성결절을 감별할 수 있는 지표로 여겨졌던 흡연여부나 흡연량, 결절의 크기, 용적배가시간 등은 악성결절과 양성결절의 감별에 도움이 되지 않았다. 국내에서도 원발성 폐암의 빈도가 급속히 증가하고 있는 현실을 고려할 때 원발성 폐암의 치유 가능한 병기를 반영하는 고립성 폐결절이 발견된 환자에서 외과적 절제술을 포함한 보다 적극적인 진단적 접근이 필요할 것으로 보인다.