• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.957-960
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• 1994

The endobronchial hamartoma is a relatively rare benign tumor of the lung. The symptoms of the endobronchial hamartoma are produced by obstruction of the bronchus and its sequelae. This patient was 51 year old male and complained dypnea, cough and purulent sputum for 2 years. On bronchoscopic view, a yellowish pedunculated mass nearly total occluding right main bronchial lumen was found. Endoscopic biopsy revealed squamous cell metaplasia of the bronchial mucosa. The operation was done with the right pneumonectomy. The pathologic result of the operative specimen was endobronchial hamartoma arisen from the right upper lobe bronchus.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.770-772
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• 2000

Primary malignant fibrous histocytoma(MFH) of pleura is very rare. Upon microscopic examination, the tumor was characterized by storiform pattern of growth and intense, diffuse immunostaining for $\alpha$ l-antichymotripsin. We report a case of primary malignant pleural fibers histiocytoma with extension to lung, which was managed by complete excision of pleural mass and lobectomy with thoracoplasty.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.486-488
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• 1994

The mucoepidermoid cancer is a tumor arising in the bronchial submucosal glands that shows an intimate admixture of glandular element and sheets of cell with or no definite squamous differentiation. This rare tumor is usually located in lobe and bronchi and occasionally in the trachea. This tumor presents with symptoms of bronchial irritation or obstruction, often of several years duration. The treatment is complete resection with use of bronchoplastic techniques.Low grade tumor have a good prognosis with adequate resection. We experienced a case of mucoepidermoid cancer arising from superior segment of left lower lobe, which was treated with Lt.lower lobectomy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.1036-1039
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• 2004

기관 및 기관지 종양은 대부분이 악성 종양이며 양성 종양은 10% 이내에 불과하다. 특히 폐에 발생하는 원발성 신경성 종양은 전체 폐종양의 2% 이하로 대부분이 Schwann세포에서 기원한다고 알려져 있다. 이러한 종양은 주로 고립성 양성 종양으로 나타나며 드문 경우에 악성의 형태를 보이기도 한다. 기관지내 신경초종은 폐의 원발성 종양 중에서 발생빈도가 매우 낮은 것으로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 기관지내 신경초종으로 폐엽절제술을 시행한 2예를 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.153-158
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• 1975

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease due to Actinomyces israelii characterized by multiple abscess and sinus tract formation with dense fibrous scarring. This disease, especially thoracic infection, is very rare in Korea so we are not famiIliar with to make diagnosis and treatment. Otherwise the unspecificity of the clinical symptoms and the lack of adequate examination recedure (as anaerobic fungus culture) are the causes of misdiagnosis. Thoracic actinomycosis is very similar to chronic infectious disease of the lung and chest or thoracic neoplasm. Recently we experienced a case of thoracic actinomycosis (bronchopulmonary) which had been confused with chronic lung abscess and pathologically confirmed as broncho-pulmonary actinomycosis. The purpose of this report is to review our experience more thorouly to enhance consideration of Artinomycosis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.377-381
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• 1990

Hemangiopericytoma is a rare neoplasm of vascular origin and arises in almost any part of the body. We experienced a 26 year-old man of primary pulmonary hemangiopericytoma with 4 months history of hemoptysis. Pulmonary hemangiopericytoma has no characteristic clinical or radiological features to distinguish it from other tumor of the lung, and because of that reason, wide surgical excision appears to be the treatment of choice. The hemangiopericytoma is usually encapsulated, and is composed of capillary pericytes histologically. The prognosis of the tumor is poor. Our case was dead 1 year after surgery because of the recurrence.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.141-144
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• 2016

Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia is a premalignant lesion reflecting a focal proliferation of atypical cells. These lesions are usually observed as incidental findings in lungs that have been resected due to other conditions, such as lung cancer. We report the youngest case of atypical adenomatous hyperplasia on record in a 12-year-old girl. In this patient, the lesion was found in association with pneumothorax.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.267-272
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• 2013

Although significant advances in the treatment of intrahepatic lesions, it is reported that the prognosis for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have extrahepatic metastasis remains poor. We report a patient with lung, liver, brain, bone and subcutaneous metastasis from HCC who has survived more than 7 years maintaining relatively good performance status as a result of repeated therapies. A 55-year-old male patient with HCC underwent right lobectomy of the liver and cholecystectomy in September 2006. He received wedge resection for lung metastasis twice (July 2009, January 2011) and Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastasis (April 2011). Over the last 3 years, he has developed metastasis in subcutaneous tissues, muscle, and bone with pain. He has undergone 7 courses of radiotherapies for subcutaneous tissues, muscle, and bone metastasis and been prescribed sorafenib and he is still capable of all self-care.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제76권1호
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• pp.34-37
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• 2014

Glomus tumors of the lung are rare benign neoplasm, originating from modified smooth muscle cells. The patients are usually presented with no or non-specific symptoms such as cough, dyspnea or hemoptysis. Although surgical treatment is considered as the treatment of choice, the endobronchial therapy can be applied to the patients who are unfit for surgical excision. Herein, we describe two rare cases of glomus tumor originated at large airway (trachea and main bronchus) without respiratory symptoms and review their characteristic radiologic, macroscopic and pathological features.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권9호
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• pp.722-724
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• 2006

흉막폐아세포종은 소아에서 발생하는 아주 드문 흉강 내 원발성 종양으로 폐아세포종과는 다른 병리학적 소견을 가진다. 수술적 완전 절제가 우선적인 치료법이며, 빠른 진행 및 전이를 보이기 때문에 신보조항암요법, 보조항암요법 등의 다각적인 방법을 고려하여야 한다. 저자들은 수술적 절제 및 보조항암요법으로 치료한 흉막폐아세포종 1예를 보고한다.