• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.227-233
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• 1989

From April 1986 to Dec 1988, fifty one patients with carcinoma of lung were treated by radiation therapy in Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yeungnam University Hospital Of the 51 patients, $31(61\%)$ were squamous cell ca, $8(15.7\%)$ were small cell ca, and remained $4(7.9\%)$ were other cell types. Total radiation dose was average $64Gy (60\~75 Gy)$ for group A and 45Gy $(40\~59Gy)$ for group B. The mass regression and the response of airway obstruction to radiation therapy was established on the basis of follow up chest X-ray. The mass regression above $50\%$ of total volume was noted in 23 patients $(74.2\%)$ among 31 patients and the difference between two groups was not seen. In squamous cell ca, however, the mass regression rate (above $50\%$ of total volume) was $83.3\%$ (10/12) in group A compared to $50\%$ (3/6) in group B(p<0.05). The alleviation of airway obstruction was noted as follows. In group A, CR $42.9\%$, PR $35.7\%$, no response $21.4\%$ and in group B, CR $55.6\%,\;PR\;33.3\%$, no response $11.1\%$. But, in squamous cell ca, responsiveness is higher than group B. The study indicates that the importance of higher radiation dose in the management of primary tumor mass and airway obstruction caused by lung cancer especially squamous cell ca. So, meticulous treatment planning and multimodality combination therapy without increasing si.do elect or complication is recommended in management of inoperable bronchogenic carcinoma.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권3호
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• pp.125-127
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• 2013

In this paper, we describe 72-year-old female patient without evidence of malignant disease presented with significantly elevated serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels by respiratory infections. She was diagnosed with respiratory infections due to Mycobacterium avium complex and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The serum CA 19-9 levels remarkably increased (1,453-5,300 U/mL; reference range, <37 U/mL) by respiratory infection and abruptly decreased (357-534 U/mL) whenever infection was controlled by specific treatments. This case suggests that serum CA 19-9 levels may be used as a diagnostic marker to indicate new or resistant infections to previous antibiotics in chronic lung diseases without significant changes in chest X-ray findings.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.475-477
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• 2016

Elevated carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 can indicate malignancies of the gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and biliary tracts, and be found in a pulmonary sequestration. A 30-year-old man visited Seoul National University Bundang Hospital due to elevated CA 19-9 levels, representing pulmonary sequestration of the bilateral lower lobes, which were connected with each other. We performed left lower lobectomy and division of the systemic arteries. After operation, CA 19-9 levels decreased to normal range, even though a small amount of sequestrated lung remained in the right lower lobe. It is not uncommon that presence of pulmonary sequestration might elevate serum CA 19-9 levels; however, horseshoe type bilateral pulmonary sequestration is very rare.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.674-684
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• 1999

연구배경 : 특발생 폐섬유화증에서 폐암의 발생이 높다고 알려져 왔으나 실제로는 보고자마다 차이가 많고 가장 많은 조직형에 대해서도 논란이 많다. 또한 동반된 폐섬유증에 의해 폐암의 발견시기나 치료방침, 예후 등이 다를 것이 예상되나 아직 이에 대한 보고는 없는 실정이다. 본 연구는 특발성 폐섬유화증이 동반된 폐암 환자에서 위험인자, 폐암의 발생부위 및 조직학적 분포, 특히 폐암과 폐섬유화 부위의 일치도 등을 분석하여 특발성 폐섬유화증이 폐암 발생에 미친 영향을 알아보고, 특발성 폐섬유화증이 폐암의 치료에 미친 영향을 알아보고자 시행되었다. 방 법 : 서울중앙병원을 방문하였던 특발성 폐섬유화증 환자중 폐암이 동반되었던 63명($66.8{\pm}:7.8$세, 남 : 녀= 61 : 2)을 대상으로 폐암의 위치, 조직형, 폐암 진단시 폐기능 검사소견, 폐암의 치료형태, 폐암 진단 후 생존기간 등을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 또한 대조군으로 본원을 내원한 2,660명의 대조폐암환자와 조직형의 차이를 분석하였다. 결 과 : 특발성 폐섬유화증환자들 중 22.4%(63/281명)에서 폐암이 동반되었다(IPF-CA). 45명(71.4%)의 환자에서는 폐암이 동시에 발견되었고 18명(28.6%)에서는 특발성 폐섬유화증 진단 후 25.2(3.7-42.9)개월이 지나 폐암이 발견되어, 폐섬유증의 경과 도중에 폐암의 발생율은 6.7%이었다. 폐 말초부에 위치한 폐암은 35명(55.5%) 뿐 이었고, 28명(44.4%)에서는 중심부 폐암이었으며, 폐하엽 보다는 상엽에 33명(51.6%)으로 더 많았다. 전체 특발성 폐섬유화증군에 비하여 특발성 폐섬유화증에 동반된 폐암군에서 연령 ($66.8{\pm}:7.84$ vs. $63.4{\pm}:11.1$세, p=0.007), 남성 비율 (96.8 vs. 67.6%, p<0.001), 흡연력 (88.9 vs. 67.2%, p<0.001)이 의미있게 높았다. 폐섬유화 병변과 일치한 부위에 폐암이 발생한 경우는 23명(35.9%) 뿐 이었고, 40명(62.5%)은 폐섬유화 병변과 다른 부위에서 폐암이 발생하였다. 특발성 폐섬유화증에 동반된 폐암의 조직형은 편평상피암 22명(34.9%), 선암 19명(30.2%), 소세포암 12명(19.0%), 대세포암 4명(6.3%), 기타가 6명(9.5%)이었다. 2,660명의 대조폐암환자군의 조직형은 편평상피암 44.6%, 선암 34.2%, 소세포암 14.7%, 대세포암 1.5%, 기타 5.0%으로 조직형의 분포에 있어 두 군간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 특발성 폐섬유화증의 경과 도중에 폐암이 발생한 군과 특발성 폐섬유화증과 폐암이 동시에 발견된 군간에 인적사항이나, 폐암의 위치, 조직형 및 병기 등에 유의한 차이를 관찰 할 수 없었으나 중증 섬유화증(방사선학적 소견상 폐침범 정도가 50% 이상)은 특발성 폐섬유화증 경과 도중에 폐암이 발견된 군에서 특발성 폐섬유화증과 폐암 동시 발견군에 비하여 심한 양상을 나타내었다(33.3 % vs. 61.1%, p=0.043). 폐섬유화와 일치한 부위의 폐암군은 방사선학적으로 폐섬유화가 더 광범위하게 진행된 경향을 보였고 중앙값생존기간이 폐섬유화와 다른 부위의 폐암군에 비하여 낮았다(4개월 vs. 7개월, p=0.04). 비소세포암군에서 병기 IIIa 이하인 19명중 33.3%(폐엽절제술 6명, 전폐절제술 1명)에서만 수술이 시행되었다. 10명은 수술 후 잔여 폐기량과 활동능력을 고려하여 수술을 시행하지 못하였고 2명은 수술을 거부하였다. 결 론 : 특발성 폐섬유화증에서 폐암 발생은 폐섬유화에 의한 영향보다는 연령, 흡연 및 성별(남성) 등의 위험인자와 더 연관되는 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.506-512
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• 1985

We have experienced 120 non-small cell primary carcinomas of the lung between June, 1974 and December, 1984, at Seoul National University Hospital. They were 107 males and 13 females. 95% of all were ranged from 40 years to 69 years of age with 56 years of mean age. They were composed of 70 [66.7%] squamous cell ca., 20 [19%] adenoca., 6 [5.7%] undifferentiated large cell ca., 4 [3.8%] undifferentiated small cell ca., and 5 [4.8%] mixed adenosquamous cell ca. 41 [36%] and 35 [30.7%] patients have received pneumonectomies and lobectomies with a 66.7% resectability rate. Of the 36 stage I and 21 stage II patients, 56 were resectable but only 20 [31.7%] of the 63 stage III patients were resectable. This informed us the significance of the stage of the disease at the time of operation. The actuarial survival rate in 70 patients was as follow: 1, 3, 5 year survival rate of the patients in stage I were 80%, 80%, and 60% respectively. Both 1, 3 year survival rate of patients in stage II were 84%. But 1, 2, 3 year survival rate of patients in stage III were 40%, 11%, and 5% respectively. By dividing the patients in stage III into resectable group and nonresectable one, both 1, 2 year survival rate of the former were 37% and those of the latter were 42% and 7%. According to the cell type of the cancer, 1, 3, 5 year survival rate of the squamous cell ca. were 63%, 40%, and 26% respectively. 1, 3 year survival rate of the adenoca. were 43% and 34%. Hospital death were only 2 cases with a 1.7% operative mortality rate. We had acceptable long-term survival rate and have convinced the necessity and hope of the early detection and resection of the lung carcinoma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1030-1034
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• 1992

There are follow-up data according to thirteen patients recieved the surgical resection for metastatic lung cancer arising from different primary tumor. The patients were received the surgical resection at Korean Cancer Center Hospital from July 1987 to Setember 1991 and followed-up to August 1992. There were 9 men and 4 women, ranging in age from 16 to 70 years[mean age, 42.8 years]. The primary tumors were 2 synovial sarcoma, 2 sarcoma, 2 osteosarcoma, 3 laryngeal ca, 1 melanoma, 1 ovarian ca and 1 bladder ca. The operative procedures were 5 wedge resections, 1 segmental resection, 5 lobectomies, 1 bil-obectomy and 1 pneumonectomy. There was no operative and hospital death. There were 3 deaths[each survival period: 2, 9 and 20 months, average 10.3 months]and 5 tumor recurrence during follow-up. At now, the average survival period of aliving patients is 29.1 months.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.301-304
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• 2012

Objective: To explore the associations of serum tumor associated material (TAM) with other common tumor markers like carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125), carbohydrate antigen19-9 (CA19-9) and its clinical application in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Methods: A total of 87 patients were enrolled into this study, all with histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC. With the method of chemical colorimetry, the level of TAM was determined and compared, while chemiluminescence was used to measure the levels of common tumor markers. Results: The level of TAM decreased after chemotherapy compared with before chemotherapy when CT or MRI scans showed disease control. Furthermore, it increased when disease progessed and there was no statistically significant difference in monitoring of TAM and common tumor markers (P>0.05). Conclusions: Detecting TAM in NSCLC patients has a higher sensitivity and specificity, so it can be used as an indicator for clinical monitoring of lung cancer chemotherapy.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권1호
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• pp.25-27
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• 2013

Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) is a widely-used tumor marker in patients with pancreatic cancer. However, some patients with respiratory disease also exhibit elevated serum CA 19-9 levels. We report a case of normalization of elevated serum CA 19-9 levels after treatment of the nodular bronchiectatic form of Mycobacterium abscessus lung disease. A 40-year-old man visited our hospital because of chronic cough and sputum. A computed tomography scan revealed severe bronchiectasis in the right upper and right middle lobes. Nontuberculous mycobacteria were repeatedly isolated and identified as M. abscessus. The serum CA 19-9 level was elevated to 142.35 U/mL (normal range, <37 U/mL). Surgical resection was performed because of failure of sputum conversion after antibiotic treatment. The serum CA 19-9 level returned to the normal range after surgery. This case suggested that serum CA 19-9 levels could be elevated in patients with the nodular bronchiectatic form of M. abscessus lung disease.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.3339-3344
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• 2015

Background: This case-control study aimed to determine if there were any associations between the two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Gc, rs7041 (Asp416Glu) and rs4588 (Thr420Lys) and 3 common cancers (breast, lung and colorectal) in Thai patients. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and eighty two colorectal, 101 breast and 113 lung cancer patients were recruited from one institute during 2011-2013. The controls were age-matched volunteers who had a negative history of index cancers. In addition, vitamin D levels were compared among different genotypes in the 2 SNPs. Results: The minor allele frequencies of rs7041 (G) and rs4588 (A) were 0.32 and 0.24, respectively. Under the dominant model, the study found significant associations between minor-allele genotypes of the SNP rs7041 (TG/GG) and lung cancer (odds ratio [OR] 1.78, 95% CI 1.05-3.03). When subgroup analysis was performed according to sex and age at diagnosis, the study found that the minor-allele genotypes of rs7041 (TG/GG) were significantly associated with colorectal cancer in patients whose age at diagnosis was more than 60 years (OR 1.67, 95%CI 1.06-2.61) and the minor-allele genotypes of rs4588 (CA/AA) were significantly associated with colorectal cancer in males aged 60 years or less (OR 2.34, 95%CI 1.25-4.37). When SNP combinations (rs7041-rs4588) were examined, the TT-CA combination had a significant protective association with lung cancer (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.22-0.85). On evaluation of serum 25(OH)D levels in 205 individuals without cancer (males 144, females 61), the proportion of subjects with low serum vitamin D (< 20 ng/ml) in those harboring CA or AA genotypes of rs4588 (41.7%) was significantly higher than the CC genotype (15.5%, p-value < 0.01). Conclusions: Genetic polymorphisms in Gc were associated with lung and colorectal cancers in Thai patients. Lower serum 25(OH)D in minor variants of rs4588 may explain this association.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.160-168
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• 2014

Objectives: Chemical hazard evaluations are important for workers' health and working environments. Allyl chloride (CAS No. 107-05-1) is used in many industries, leading to concerns about the possibility of threats to the health of workers. Since only insufficient or controversial information is available about potential related hazards, an in vitro mammalian chromosomal aberration (CA) assay was conducted in order to gain additional information concerning any such hazards. Moreover, toxicological information from this study could be applied for workers' rights to know, and to prepare or update the Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for a number of industries. Methods and Results: The assay was performed using the Chinese hamster lung fibroblast cell (ATCC, CRL-1935), by the direct method (-S9) and by the metabolic activated method (+S9 mix). Using the direct method, the seven dosages in the 48-hour treatment group did not show that the frequency of CA is proportionate to the dosage. The frequency of CA is not proportionate to the dosage addition for a six-hour treatment using the metabolic activated method. Conclusions: From these findings, it was decided that this chemical does not induce chromosomal aberrations under the tested conditions.