• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.4377-4381
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• 2015

Background: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GNs) are slow growing and although their incidence has increased in recent years, they are relatively rarely seen. Somatostatin analogues are used in the treatment of GNs that express somatostatin receptor (SR). We aimed to investigate the expression of SR2 and SR5 in GNs. Materials and Methods: In this study the expression of SR2 and SR5 was investigated immunohistochemically in 49 cases (26 males, 23 females) diagnosed and graded with GN according to the World Health Organization classification 2010. Results: The percentage of SR2 staining was 91.0% in grade 1, 82.8% in grade 2 and 100% in grade 3. On the other hand, the percentage of SR5 staining was 81.8% % in grade 1, 60.0% in grade 2 and 0% in grade 3. According to the tumor localization, the percentages of SR2 expression were as follows: pancreas 85.7%, stomach 100%, small bowel 70%, appendix 85.7% and rectum 100%. The percentages of SR5 expression were: pancreas 61,9%, stomach 37.5%, small bowel 70%, appendix 71.5% and rectum 66.6%. There was a significant negative correlation between ki67 percentage and SR5 expression (r=-0.341, p=0.016). Conclusions: In this study, GNs were found to highly express SR2 and SR5. Although the expression of SR2 and SR5 changed according to tumor localization, the expression of SR2 was higher than the expression of SR5 in GN. There was a significant negative correlation between ki67 and SR5. Accordingly, SR5 may be a prognostic indicator of GN.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 1995

1988년부터 1993년까지 최근 6년간 고신의료원에서 전이성 골종양으로 진단받고 치료받았던 환자중 조직학적으로 확진되었던 417명의 환자를 대상으로 후향적 조사를 통하여 연령별, 성별, 골전이 부위별 분포와 원발성 암에 따른 전이의 양상을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 골전이를 가장 잘 일으키는 원발성 암은 폐암(29.5%), 위암(15.3%), 유방암(11.3%), 자궁경부암(5.3%), 간암(4.8%)등의 순이었으며, 원발 부위 미상의 전이성 골종양은 7.7%였다. 2. 연령 분포는 40대 이후에서 발생한 경우가 85.3%로 대부분을 차지하였으며, 평균 연령은 54.8세였다. 남자의 경우 50대(39.4%), 60대(27.5%), 40대(14.3%)의 순이었으며, 여자의 경우는 50대(31.9%), 40대(21.7%), 60대(20.5%)의 순으로 발생하였다. 3. 골전이 부위별 분포는 척추(25.2%), 골반골(16.0%), 늑골(15.3%), 대퇴골(14.5%), 두개골(8.3%), 상완골(5.5%), 견갑골(5.1%)등의 순이었으며, 골전이의 분포 양상은 체간골이 75.8%로 가장 많았고, 그 다음으로 근위부의 장관골이 19.8%, 슬관절과 주관절 이하의 원위 골격계가 4.4%의 순으로 나타났다. 척추 중에서는 흉추(42.1%), 요추(39.1%), 경추(13.2%), 천추(5.6%)의 순으로 나타났다. 4. 골전이 부위별 분포는 원발성 암의 종류에 관계없이 다발성 전이(73.1%)가 단발성 전이(26.9%) 보다 많았다. 5. 원발성 종양에 따른 분포 양상은 폐암의 경우 연령 분포는 50대, 60대, 40대의 순이었고, 남녀비는 2.3 : 1이었으며, 골전이는 척추, 골반, 대퇴골의 순으로 발생하였다. 위암의 경우 연령 분포는 50대, 60대, 40대의 순이었고, 골전이 부위는 척추, 대퇴골, 골반의 순이었다. 유방암의 경우 연령 분포는 40대, 50대, 30대의 순이었고, 골전이 부위는 척추, 늑골, 골반의 순이었다. 6. 원발 부위 미상의 전이성 골종양의 경우는 60대가 가장 많았으며, 30대부터 70대까지 분포되어 있었다. 골전이 부위는 척추, 대퇴골, 골반골, 늑골, 견갑골의 순이었으며, 조직학적으로는 선암, 편평세포암이 많았다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2010

Purpose: Most surgeons administer prophylactic antibiotics for 3 to 5 days postoperatively. However, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guideline recommends antibiotic therapy for 24 hours or less in clean/uncontaminated surgery. Thus, we prospectively studied the use of short term prophylactic antibiotic therapy after gastric cancer surgery. Materials and Methods: A total of 103 patients who underwent gastric cancer surgery between October 2007 and June 2008 were prospectively enrolled in a short term prophylactic antibiotics program. One gram of cefoxitin was administered 30 minutes before the incision, and one additional gram was administered intraoperatively for cases with an operation time over 3 hours. Postoperatively, one gram was administered 3 times, every 8 hours. Patients were checked routinely for fever. All cases received open surgery, and the surgical wounds were dressed and checked for Surgical Site Infection (SSI) daily. Results: Of the 103 patients, 15 were dropped based on exclusion criteria (severe organ dysfunction, combined resection of the colon, etc). The remaining 88 patients were included in the short-term program of prophylactic antibiotic use. Of these patients, SSIs were detected in 8 (9.1%) and fever after 2 postoperative days was detected in 11 (12.5%). The incidence of SSIs increased with patient age, and postoperative fever correlated with operation time. Conclusions: Short term prophylactic antibiotic usage is feasible in patients who undergo gastric cancer surgery, and where there are no grave comorbidities or combined resection.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.9-21
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• 2015

Cancer, a serious public health problem in worldwide, results from an excessive and uncontrolled proliferation of the body cells without obvious physiological demands of organs. The gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach and intestine, is a unique organ system. It has the highest cancer incidence and cancer-related mortality in the body and is influenceed by both genetic and environmental factors. Among the various chemical elements recognized in the nature, some of them including zinc, iron, cobalt, and copper have essential roles in the various biochemical and physiological processes, but only at low levels and others such as cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic, and nickel are considered as threats for human health especially with chronic exposure at high levels. Cadmium, an environment contaminant, cannot be destroyed in nature. Through impairment of vitamin D metabolism in the kidney it causes nephrotoxicity and subsequently bone metabolism impairment and fragility. The major mechanisms involved in cadmium carcinogenesis could be related to the suppression of gene expression, inhibition of DNA damage repair, inhibition of apoptosis, and induction of oxidative stress. In addition, cadmium may act through aberrant DNA methylation. Cadmium affects multiple cellular processes, including signal transduction pathways, cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Down-regulation of methyltransferases enzymes and reduction of DNA methylation have been stated as epigenetic effects of cadmium. Furthermore, increasing intracellular free calcium ion levels induces neuronal apoptosis in addition to other deleterious influence on the stability of the genome.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.154-161
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• 2017

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between multiple early gastric cancer (MEGC) and multiple primary malignancies during the follow-up of patients with gastrectomy. Materials and Methods: The number of primary tumors detected in other organs after gastrectomy for early gastric cancer (EGC) has been increasing because of improved survival and surveillance programs. A total of 3,129 patients underwent radical gastrectomy for treatment of EGC at Samsung Medical Center from January 2000 to December 2005. Of these, 3,057 patients were selected and their medical records were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Among the 3,057 patients, 148 (4.8%) had MEGC, 84.5% were male, 57.4% were over 60 years old, 42.6% had a macroscopic type EGC IIb main lesion, and 68.9% had well-differentiated tumors with a significantly high incidence of MEGC. There were no differences between patients with solitary early gastric cancer (SEGC) and those with MEGC with regard to overall survival or recurrence-free survival, but MEGC was an independent risk factor for metachronous primary malignancies in other organs (P=0.004, hazard ratio [HR]=2.444). Conclusions: MEGC is not a risk factor for poor prognosis after curative gastrectomy, but it is a risk factor for metachronous primary malignancies in other organs during postoperative follow-up; therefore, careful surveillance is needed.

• 한국어업기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국어업기술학회 2001년도 추계 수산관련학회 공동학술대회발표요지집
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• pp.141-142
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• 2001

Liquid smoke is made by concentration of smoke generated from charcoal of broad-leaved trees, or by refinement of smoke originated from incomplete combustion of wood condensate (Park et al., 1994). Generally, it is well known that phenol and its derivatives have antioxidative effect, while acids and formaldehyde have antimicrobial effect (Park et al., 1994). Meanwhile, some studies (Alonge, 1988; Dungel, 1961) reported that the high incidence of stomach cancer has been associated with the consumption of smoked fishes, and these were investigated to direct intake of fishes treated with smoke, containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)(Moret et al., 1999). (omitted)

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2002

In spite the fact that H. pylori infection might be the causative organisms of acute and chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer diseases and the definition as the class I carcinogen by WHO IARC, still debates exist about the relationship between H. pylori and gastric carcinogenesis. Epidemiological and animal studies demonstrated a link between gastric cancer and chronic infection with H, pylori, but the exact mechanism responsible for the development of gastric cancer in H. pylori-infected patients still remain obscure. In order to declare the clear association, definate evidences like that decrement in the incidence of gastric cancer after the eradication of H. pylori in designated area compared to noneradicated region or the blockade of specific mechanism acting on the carcinogenesis by H. pylori infection. The other way is to identify the upregulating oncogenes or downregulating tumor suppressor genes specifically invovled in H. pylori-associated carcinogenesis. For that, we established the animal models using C57BL/6 mice strain. Already gastric carcinogenesis was developed in Mongolian gerbils infected with H. pylori, but there has been no development of gastric cancer in mice model infected with H. pylori after long-term evaluation. Significant changes such as atrophic gastritis were observed in mice model. However, we could observe the development of mucosal carcinoma in the stomach of transgenic mice featuring the loss of TGF-beta sig naling by the expressions of dominant negative forms of type II receptor specifically in the stomach. Moreover, the incidence of gastric adenocarcinoma was significantly increased in group administered with both MNU and H. pylori infection than MNU alone, signifying that H. pylori promoted the gastric carcinogenesis and there might be host susceptibility genes in H. pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis. Based on the assumption that chronic, uncontrolled inflammation might predispose to carcinogenesis, there have been several evidences showing chronic atrophic gastritis predisposed to gastric carcinogenesis in H. pylori infection. Although definite outcome of chemoprevention was not drawn after the longterm administration of anti-inflammatory drug in H. pylori infection, the actual incidence of atrophic gastritis and molecular evidence of chemoprevention could be obtained. Selective COX-2 inhibitor was effective in decreasing the development of gastric carcinogenesis provoked by H. pylori infection and carcinogen like in chemoprevention of colon carcinogenesis.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.1983-1988
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• 2012

High temperature- and pressure-treated garlic (HTPG) has been shown to have enhanced antioxidative activity and polyphenol contents. Previously, we reported that HTPG inhibited 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced mucin depleted foci (premalignant lesions) and $O^6$-methylguanine DNA adduct formation in the rat colorectum. In the present study, we investigated the modifying effects of HTPG on N-ethyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (ENNG)-induced pyloric stomach and small intestinal carcinogenesis in mice. Male C57BL/6 mice were given ENNG (100 mg/l) in drinking water for the first 4 weeks, then a basal diet or diet containing 2% or 5% HTPG for 30 weeks. The incidence and multiplicity of pyloric stomach and small intestinal (duodenal and jejunal) tumors in the 2% HTPG group (but not in the 5% HTPG group) were significantly lower than those in the control group. Cell proliferation of normal-appearing duodenal mucosa was assessed by MIB-5 immunohistochemistry and shown to be significantly lower with 2% HTPG (but again not 5% HTPG) than in controls. These results in dicate that HTPG, at 2% in the diet, inhibited ENNG-induced pyloric stomach and small intestinal (especially duodenal) tumorigenesis in mice, associated with suppression of cell proliferation.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.221-230
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• 1988

최근 저자들은 1987년부터 1988년까지 2년간 영남의대 부속병원 외과에서 수술 및 병리 조직학적으로 확진된 다발성 원발성 악성 종양 6예를 경험하였기에 이를 연령, 발생 빈도, 호발 장기, 유발 인자, 가족력 등을 분석함으로서 외과의에게 다발성 원발성 악성 종양에 대한 관심을 고조시키고자 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. 1. 평균연령은 54.1세였으며 최저 38세부터 최고 67세였다. 2. 남자 3예, 여자 3예로 남녀비는 1:1이었으며 발생 빈도는 0.31%였다. 3. 호발 부위는 위암, 유방암, 대장암 순이었으며 이 중 1예는 초기 위암 및 초기 대장암이었으며 위암과 다발성 골수종을 동반한 예도 1예 있었다. 4. 면역 검사는 DNCB, CMI, T4/T8 ratio를 측정하였으나 현저하게 면역 저하된 경우는 없었다. 5. 가족력은 1예로서 17%였으며 위암이었다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.132-137
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• 2019

The occurrence of hiatal hernia after total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction is rare. We report the case of a 76-year-old man who presented with dyspnea, vomiting, and fever around 8 days after total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a hiatal hernia containing part of the small intestine in the left thoracic cavity. Emergent reduction and repair of the hiatal hernia were performed later. Operative findings revealed that the Roux limb was incarcerated in the left pleural cavity. Esophagojejunostomy leakage, perforation of the small intestine with transient ischemic change, and pyothorax were also found. Thus, feeding jejunostomy, thoracoscopic decortication, and diversion T-tube esophagostomy were performed. Considering that the main cause of hiatal hernia is blunt dissection with division of the phrenoesophageal membrane, approximating the crus with 1 or 2 figure-8 sutures, according to the size of the defect, to prevent the incidence of hiatal hernia after total gastrectomy may be performed.