• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.4507-4511
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• 2014

Background: Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease comprising of distinct biological subtypes with many targeted prognostic biomarkers having therapeutic implications. However, no specific targeted therapy for triple negative breast cancer has been discovered to date and hence further research is needed. Aim: The aim and objectives of the present study were to examine the prevalence of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) in North-East India and to compare the clinicopathological parameters in two study groups defined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) - "TNBC" and "Others". Materials and Methods: We carried out a retrospective study in a cohort of 972 patients diagnosed with invasive breast carcinoma in the Department of Pathology, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, a Regional Cancer Centre for treatment and research, Guwahati, for a period of 3 years and 10 months from January 2010 to October 2013. Based on IHC findings, patients were divided into two groups - "TNBC" and "Others". All relevant clinicopathological parameters were compared in both. TNBC were defined as those that were estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and HER2/neu negative while those positive for any of these markers were defined as "Others". Results: In this study, out of total 972 cases 31.9% (310 cases) were defined as TNBC and 662 cases (68.1%) as "Others" based on IHC markers. Compared to the "Others" category, TNBC presented at an early age (mean 40 years), were associated with high grade large tumours and high rate of node positivity, IDC NOS being the most common histological subtype in TNBC. Conclusions: TNBC accounts for a significant portion of breast cancers in this part of India and commonly present at younger age and tend to be large high grade tumours.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7951-7954
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• 2014

Background: To evaluate the cervical pathology of cytology-negative/high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) positive-women. Materials and Methods: This study recruited 4,583 women aged 30-70 years who had undergone cervical screening by liquid-based cytology and HR-HPV test (14 HR-HPV types) at Lampang Cancer Hospital during October 2012 to July 2013. Colposcopy was carried out in all women. Results: One hundred and ninety-two (4.19%) women were found to be cytology-negative/HR-HPV-positive. However, 23 cases were excluded because of incomplete information, leaving 169 women for further analyses. Of these 169, 45 (26.6%) were infected with HPV 16/18 and 49 (29.0%) with multiple genotypes of HR-HPV. Nineteen of 169 (11.24%) women were found to have CIN 2-3. No women in the present study had AIS or invasive cervical lesions. Prevalence of CIN 2-3 among women infected with HPV 16/18 was 15.6% which was higher than the 9.68% in those with non-HPV 16/18 oncogenic types. Conclusions: Overall, 11% of cytology-negative/HR-HPV-positive women had significant cervical lesions. Risk of harboring such lesions was substantially increased among those who were HPV 16/18 positive.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.5749-5754
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• 2015

Cervical carcinoma is the main cause of cancer-related mortality in women and is correlated with more than 15 risk cofactors, including infection of cervical cells with high-risk types of HPV (hrHPV). Indeed, both aberrant methylation of the RASSF1A promoter and hrHPV infection are often observed in cervical carcinomas. The purpose of our meta-analysis was to evaluate the role of RASSF1A promoter methylation and hrHPV infection in cervical cancer. Our meta-analysis involved 895 cervical cancer patients and 454 control patients from 15 studies. Our results suggested that RASSF1A promoter hypermethylation increased the risk of cervical cancer (OR=9.77, 95%CI=[3.06, 31.26], P=0.0001, $I^2=78%$). By grouping cases according to cancer subtypes, we found that HPV infection was higher in cervical squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) than in cervical adenocarcinomas/adenosquamous cancers (ACs/ASCs) (OR=4.00, 95%CI=[1.41, 11.30], P=0.009, $I^2=55%$). Interestingly, HPV infection tended to occur in cervical cancers with relatively low levels of RASSF1A promoter methylation (OR=0.59, 95%CI=[0.36, 0.99], P=0.05, I2=0%). Our study provides evidence of a possible interaction between HPV infection and RASSF1A promoter methylation in the development of cervical cancers.

• 대한종양외과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2018

Purpose: Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) are important for staging of patients with node-positive breast cancer. However, these can be avoided in select micrometastatic diseases, preventing postoperative complications. The present study evaluated the ability of axillary lymph node maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) to predict axillary metastasis of breast cancer. Methods: The records of invasive breast cancer patients who underwent pretreatment (surgery and/or chemotherapy) PET-CT between January 2006 and December 2014 were reviewed. ALNs were preoperatively evaluated by PET-CT. Lymph nodes were dissected by SLNB or ALND. SUVmax was measured in both the axillary lymph node and primary tumor. Student t-test and chi-square test were used to analyze sensitivity and specificity. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and area under the ROC curve (AUC) analyses were performed. Results: SUV-tumor (SUV-T) and SUV-lymph node (SUV-LN) were significantly higher in the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) group than in other groups (SUV-T: 5.99, P<0.01; SUV-LN: 1.29, P=0.014). The sensitivity (0.881) and accuracy (0.804) for initial ALN staging were higher in fine needle aspiration+PET-CT than in other methods. For PET-CT alone, the subtype with the highest sensitivity (0.870) and negative predictive value (0.917) was TNBC. The AUC for SUV-LN was greatest in TNBC (0.797). Conclusion: The characteristics of SUV-T and SUV-LN differed according to immunohistochemistry subtype. Compared to other subtypes, the true positivity of axillary metastasis on PET-CT was highest in TNBC. These findings could help tailor management for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Reports
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.8-18
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• 2021

Although many guidelines for pancreatic cystic neoplasms focus on the management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas (IPMN) at the highest oncological risk, there are many issues that surgeons need to consider at the time to plan the surgical procedures based on characteristics of IPMN subtypes, such as multiplicity of branch duct-IPMN (BD-IPMN) and intraductal spreading of main duct-IPMN (MD-IPMN). For multifocal BD-IPMN, partial pancreatectomy would be selected to remove BD-IPMN with predictors of malignancy, while the other lesions without risk factors can be left, although total pancreatectomy might be considered if the patients have a strong family history of pancreatic cancer. Partial pancreatectomy would be also adequate procedure for MD-IPMN if negative surgical margin for high-grade dysplasia or invasive carcinoma were achieved. It has become to be well-known that patients with BD-IPMN are at increased risk for developing not only IPMN-associated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) but also PDAC independent from the IPMN. Hence, the detection of a concomitant PDAC is also an important focus for strategies after resection of BD-IPMNs. Our recent analysis of patients after partial pancreatectomy for MD-IPMN with negative surgical margin identified an unexpected recurrence pattern, which we called "monoclonal skip" recurrence. MD-IPMN seems to be disseminated in the pancreatic ductal systems and MD-IPMN with identical genetic background was detected in the remnant pancreas even in a long time after index surgery. We proposed strategies of postoperative surveillance based on characteristics and natural history of each morphological subtype.

• Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.159-168
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• 2023

BACKGROUND: The gold standard for diagnosis of cardiac tumours is histopathological examination. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a valuable non-invasive, radiation-free tool for identifying and characterizing cardiac tumours. Our aim is to understand CMR diagnosis of cardiac tumours by distinguishing benign vs. malignant tumours compared to the gold standard. METHODS: A systematic search was performed in the PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases up to December 2022, and the results were reviewed by 2 independent investigators. Studies reporting CMR diagnosis were included in a meta-analysis, and pooled measures were obtained. The risk of bias was assessed using the Quality Assessment Tools from the National Institutes of Health. RESULTS: A total of 2,321 results was obtained; 10 studies were eligible, including one identified by citation search. Eight studies were included in the meta-analysis, which presented a pooled sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 94%, a diagnostic odds ratio of 185, and an area under the curve of 0.98 for CMR diagnosis of benign vs. malignant tumours. Additionally, 4 studies evaluated whether CMR diagnosis of cardiac tumours matched specific histopathological subtypes, with 73.6% achieving the correct diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first published systematic review on CMR diagnosis of cardiac tumours. Compared to histopathological results, the ability to discriminate benign from malignant tumours was good but not outstanding. However, significant heterogeneity may have had an impact on our findings.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제84권6호
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• pp.1266-1289
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• 2023

악성 림프종은 역동적 조영증강 컴퓨터단층촬영에서 전형적으로 커진 림프절 이 균일한 조영증강을 보이며 내부에 괴사 및 낭성 병변을 보이지 않는 영상 소견을 보이며, 이를 통해 침습적인 진단 검사 없이도 의심할 수 있다. 그러나 일부 림프종은 비전형적인 영상 소견을 보여 영상의학과 의사가 진단하는데 어려움을 겪는다. 더욱이, 실제 임상 현장에서는 백혈병, 면역저하자의 바이러스 감염, 원발암 및 전이암들이 림프종과 유사하게 보여 감별진단하는데 어려움이 있다. 초기에 영상검사로 악성 림프종과 이러한 유사질환을 구별하는것은 적절한 치료방침을 결정하는데 중요하다. 따라서, 본 임상 화보의 목표는 림프종의 전형적, 비전형적 영상 소견과 림프종을 모방하는 병변들의 영상 소견을 보여주며, 감별 진단을 좁히는데 도움이 되는 중요한 소견들을 논의하고자 한다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제83권1호
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• pp.149-161
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• 2022

목적 3-tesla (이하 T) 자기공명영상에서 비특이 침윤성 유방암의 컴퓨터보조진단 인자들과 병리적 면역조직화학 표지자들과의 상관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 2018년 1월부터 2019년 4월까지 비특이 침윤성 유방암으로 진단받은 총 94명의 3T 자기공명영상에서 컴퓨터보조진단 시스템을 통해 얻은 혈관조영부피, 최대 조영증강, 조기 및 지연 조영증강 양상과 면역화학인자와 유방암의 분자형 아형과의 상관성을 Dwass, Steel, Critchlow-Fligner 비교 분석과 이분형 로지스틱 회귀 분석을 이용하여 후향적으로 연구하였다. 결과 혈관조영부피가 큰 비특이 침윤성 유방암이 핵등급과 조직학적 등급이 높고, 림프절 전이가 있고, 에스트로겐 수용체/프로게스테론 수용체 음성, 인간 표피성장인자수용체 2/Ki-67 양성이 많았다. Ki-67 양성인 비특이 침윤성 유방암에서 지연기 소실 성분 비율이 높고 지연기 지속 조영증강 비율이 낮았다. 이항회귀분석에서는 컴퓨터보조진단 시스템의 요소 중 혈관조영부피 인자가 독립적으로 핵등급, 조직학적 등급, 림프절 전이, 에스트로겐/프로게스테론 수용체, 인간 표피성장인자수용체 2와 Ki-67과 상관성이 있고, 지연기 소실 및 지속 조영증강 인자가 Ki-67과 상관성이 있었다. 결론 조영증강 유방 MRI 컴퓨터보조진단 시스템 인자 중 혈관조영부피 요소와 지연기 소실/지속 조영증강 비율이 예후 예측 인자로 알려진 면역화학인자들과 연관성이 높아 임상적 예후 예측 인자로서 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.726-731
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• 1999

목적 및 배경: 세포사를 조절하는 암유전자 산물인 bcl-2 단백과 암억제유전자 산물인 p53 단백은 암의 발생 에 관여하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 최근 종양 조직내에서 bcl-2 단백 및 p53 단백의 발현과 종양의 악성도 및 예후와의 관련성에 대한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있으나 흉선종에서의 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 대상 및 방법: 1984년부터 1997년까지 고신대학교 복음병원 흉부외과에서 수술 치험한 흉선상피종 중 병리 조직의 보관이 비교적 양호하고 병록 기록지가 충실한 30례를 대상으로 Rosai씨 분류법 및 Masaoka 병기와 중증근 무력증의 동반 여부에 따라 분류하고 종양조직을 이용하여 면역조직화학 검사를 시행하여 각 분류에 따른 bcl-2 단백과 p53 단백의 발현율, 그리고 bcl-2 단백과 p53 단백의 발현간에 상관관계를 조사하였다. 결과: bcl-2 단백은 비침습성 흉선종에는 발현된 경우가 없었고 침습성 흉선종 10례 중 3례(30%), 흉선암 11례 중 8 례(61.5%)에서 발현되어 악성도가 높을수록 발현율이 높게 나타났다(p=0.021). p53 단백은 비침습성 흉선종에 서 1례(14.3%), 침습성 흉선종 5례(50%), 흉선암 8례(61.5%)에서 발현되어 악성도가 높을수록 발현율이 높아 지는 경향을 보였으나 통계학적 유의성은 없었다(p=0.126). 17례의 흉선종의 Masaoka 병기(1기 5례, 2기 7례, 3기 2례, 4a기 3례)에 따른 bcl-2 단백은 1기와 4a기에서는 발현 예가 없었고, 2기 1례(14.3%), 3기 2례(100%) 에서 발현되어 병기가 진행할 수록 높은 발현율을 보였고(p=0.011), p53 단백은 1기 1례(20%), 2기 2례 (28.6%), 3기 2례(100%), 4a기 1례(33.3%) 발현되어 p53 단백 역시 병기가 진행할 수록 발현율이 높아지는 경 향을 보였으나 통계학적 유의성은 없었다(p=0.229). 중증근무력증의 동반 여부와 bcl-2단백, p53 단백의 발현 과는 무관하였다. bcl-2 단백과 p53 단백의 발현간의 상관관계는 bcl-2 단백과 p53 단백의 발현이 일치하는 경우가 23례(76.7%), 불일치하는 경우가 7례(23.3%)로 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다(kappa치=0.525). 결 론: 흉선상피종 조직내 bcl-2 단백의 발현은 종양의 악성도를 반영하는 것으로 나타났고 p53 단백은 종양의 악성도와 관련이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 그럼에도 두 단백의 발현간에 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타나 이의 규명을 위해서는 향후 p53 단백의 유전자 변이와 두 단백의 발현과 환자의 생존율과의 상관관계에 대한 연 구가 요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 1988

1983년 5월부터 1987년 12월 말까지 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원 산부인과에 내원하여 자궁경부 악성종양으로 진단 받은 총 202예에 대하여 임상 및 병리 조직학적 조사를 하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 자궁경부암은 같은 기간 동안 발생된 전 여성 악성종양의 10%를 정하였다. 2. 총 202예의 자궁경부 여성 악성종양 중 편평상피암 195예(96.3%), 선암 4예(2%), 편평상피선암 2예(1%), 임파종 1예(0.5%)였다. 편평상피암 중 상피내암이 60예(30.0%), 현미경적 침윤암이 9예(4%), 침윤암이 126예(62.5%)였다. 3. 평균연령은 상피내암이 43.8세, 현미경적 침윤암이 40.0세, 침윤암이 52.1세였다. 4. 주소는 자궁출혈(47.5%), 이상 세포진 검사(15.4%), 이상 자궁분비물(9.4%), 복통(6.9%), 요통(4.5%)순이었다. 5. 주소의 기간은 6개월 이내가 73.2%였으며, 평균 주소기간은 3.8개월이었다. 6. 초혼연령은 19~22세가 46.5%를 차지했으며, 평균 초혼연령은 21.5세였다. 7. 임신회수는 5~8회가 51.5%, 평균 임신회수는 6.2회였다. 분만회수는 1~4회가 61.9%, 평균 분만회수는 3.9회였다. 8. 침윤암 126예의 임상 각기별 분포는 제 1기 48예(31.8%), 제 2기 54예(42.9%), 제 3기 11예(8.7%), 제 4기 8예(6.3%)였다. 9. 세포 유형별 분포는 large cell nonkeratinizing형이 101예(80.2%), keratinizing형이 25예(19.8%)였다. 10. 세포진 검사 106예 중 class I 2예(1.9%), class II 16예(15.1%), class III 33예(31.1%), class IV 31예(29.3%), class V 24예(24.6%)였다. 11. 임파선 전이는 제 1기 3예(7.5%), 제 2 기 6예(11.1%)였다.