• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2007

Purpose: Tumors arising in the foot and ankle are uncommon and the malignant tumors are known to be rare compared with those of the other sites. We analyzed the clinical data of patients who have been diagnosed as having a tumor of the foot and ankle. Materials and Methods: From 1989 to 2006, we analyzed 185 patients who have been treated surgically and were pathologically confirmed of having tumors of the foot and ankle. Their clinical characteristics were reviewed retrospectively. Results: One hundred and fifty-seven cases were benign (84.9%) and 28 cases (15.1%) were malignant. 108 cases (58.4%) were benign soft tissue tumors and 49 cases (26.5%) were benign bone tumors. Malignant tumors included 17 cases (9.2%) of soft tissue tumors, 8 cases (4.3%) of primary bone tumors and 3 cases (1.6%) of metastatic bone tumors. The most common benign soft tissue tumor was ganglion (23 cases). Enchondroma (9 cases) was the most common among the benign bone tumors. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor was the most common malignant tumor (4 cases). The predilection site for benign tumors was at the forefoot around toes while for the malignant tumor was around the ankle. 4.6% of benign soft tissue tumors and 8.2% of benign bone tumors had locally recurred and 14 cases (50%) of malignant tumor were confirmed as having distant metastasis. Conclusion: The ratio of malignant tumor and its metastasis rate was high. Therefore, the histopathologic confirmation is essential when treating tumors of the foot and ankle.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.903-911
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• 2023

Objective: Regrowth after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of symptomatic large thyroid nodules, initially treated as benign, sometimes turns out to be malignancies. This study aimed to assess the ultrasound (US) characteristics of thyroid nodules initially treated as benign with RFA and later diagnosed as cancers, predictive factors for cancers masquerading as benign, and methods to avoid RFA in these cancers. Materials and Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 134 consecutive patients with 148 nodules who underwent RFA between February 2008 and November 2016 for the debulking of symptomatic thyroid nodules diagnosed as benign using US-guided biopsy. We investigated the pre-RFA characteristics of the thyroid nodules, changes at follow-up after RFA, and the final surgical pathology. Results: Nodule regrowth after RFA was observed in 36 (24.3%) of the 148 benign nodules. Twenty-two of the 36 nodules were surgically removed, and malignancies were confirmed in seven (19.4% of 36). Of the 22 nodules removed surgically, pre-RFA median volume (range) was significantly larger for malignant nodules than for benign nodules: 22.4 (13.9-84.5) vs. 13.4 (7.3-16.8) mL (P = 0.04). There was no significant difference in the regrowth interval between benign and malignant nodules (P = 0.49). The median volume reduction rate (range) at 12 months was significantly lower for malignant nodules than for benign nodules (51.4% [0-57.8] vs. 83.8% [47.9-89.6]) (P = 0.01). The pre-RFA benignity of all seven malignant nodules was confirmed using two US-guided fine-needle aspirations (FNAs), except for one nodule, which was confirmed using US-guided core-needle biopsy (CNB). Regrown malignant nodules were diagnosed as suspicious follicular neoplasms by CNB. Histological examination of the malignant nodules revealed follicular thyroid carcinomas, except for one follicular variant, a papillary thyroid carcinoma. Conclusion: Symptomatic large benign thyroid nodules showing regrowth or suboptimal reduction after RFA may have malignant potential. The confirmation of these nodules is better with CNB than with FNA.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.237-243
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• 2010

흑색극세포증은 대개 피부가 접히는 부위에서 짙은 색의 반점과 함께 벨벳양상을 가진 두꺼워진 피부 그리고 혀, 치은, 점막, 구개를 포함하는 구강내 및 입술부위의 유두종증의 특징을 가진다. 그중에서도 악성 흑색극세포증은 기저 암종과 연관되어 발생되며 특징적으로 입술과 눈꺼풀의 개화성 유두종증, 손바닥 및 발바닥의 저명한 과각화증, 레제르-트렐라 증후와 같은 세가지 특징이 나타난다. 본 증례의 환자에서 악성 흑색극세포증의 전형적인 임상적 그리고 조직학적 특징과 함께 악성 위장 선암종의 병력을 가지고 있었다.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.116-124
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• 1995

Eighty cases of malignant effusion were cytologically studied to elucidate the incidence of primary tumor site and cytologic characteristics of each tumor types. Eighty fluid specimens were composed of 43 ascitic, 35 pleural, and 2 pericardial effusion and primary tumor site had been confirmed by histology. The frequent primary sites were stomach(22 cases, 28%), lung(21 cases, 26%), ovary(11 cases, 14%), liver(7 cases, 9%), and breast (4 cases, 5%). The principal malignant tumors were adenocarcinoma (56 cases, 70%), squamous cell carcinoma (7 cases, 9%), liver cell carcinoma (7 cases, 9%), small cell carcinoma (4 cases, 5%), and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (4 cases, 5%). The distinctive cytologic findings according to primary tumor types were as follows; the gastric adenocarcinomas were mainly characterized by isolated cells and irregular clusters sometimes with signet ring cells. Papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma of ovary showed frequently papillary clusters and occasional psammoma bodies. Breast carcinoma of ductal type showed cell balls with smooth margins. Colonic adenocarcinoma showed rather irregular clusters or palisading pattern of cylindrical cells. Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, liver cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, and non-Hodgkln's lymphoma showed also characteristic features. These findings Indicate that the cytological features observed in the great majority of malignant effusion are similar to those of primary tumor types, which are very helpful to indentify the primary tumor site.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.195-204
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• 2017

Objective : This 2009-2011 nation-wide study of adult Koreans was aimed to provide characteristics, medical utilization states, and survival rates for newly diagnosed patients with primary nonmalignant and malignant spine tumors. Methods : Data for patients with primary spine tumors were selected from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database. The data included their age, sex, health insurance type, co-morbidities, medical cost, and hospital stay duration. Hospital stay duration and medical costs per person occurring in one calendar year were used. In addition, survival rates of patients with primary malignant spine tumors were evaluated. Results : The incidence rate of a primary spine tumor increased with age, and the year of diagnosis ($p{\leq}0.0001$). Average annual medical costs ranged from 1627 USD (pelvis & sacrum & coccyx tumors) to 6601 USD (spinal cord tumor) for primary nonmalignant spine tumor and from 12137 USD (spinal meningomas) to 20825 USD (pelvis & sacrum & coccyx tumors) for a primary malignant spine tumor. Overall survival rates for those with a primary malignant spine tumor were 87.0%, 75.3%, and 70.6% at 3, 12, and 24 months, respectively. The Cox regression model results showed that male sex, medicare insurance were significantly positive factors affecting survival after a diagnosis of primary malignant spine tumor. Conclusion : Our study provides a detailed view of the characteristics, medical utilization states, and survival rates of patients newly diagnosed with primary spine tumors in Korea.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.743-747
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• 2008

Purpose: Malignant changes of Marjolin's ulcer arising from chronic burn scar are rare. The majority of them are squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a deep seated pleomorphic sarcoma, which occurs principally as a mass of the extremities, abdominal cavity, or retroperitoneum in adults. Methods: We report a 58-year-old male patient who was admitted due to $3.5{\times}5cm$ chronic ulceration of anterior chest wall on the center of old burn scar. His scar had been occurred by boiling oil and treated with conservative treatment 45 years ago. Preoperative punch biopsy showed suspicious malignant changes and contrast enhanced chest CT showed well-defined, irregular shape enhancing lesion on anterior chest wall without intrathoracic metastasis. Results: The tumor was widely excised and defect was covered with skin graft without infection, necrosis and any other complication. The pathologic findings are compatible with malignant fibrous histiocytoma(storiform - pleomorphic type). The patient underwent 3 cycles of chemotheraphy. Although distant metastasis to the lung developed 6 months later and the patient died 9 month later, there was no local reoccurrence. Conclusion: Aggressive and early excision is needed because malignant fibrous histiocytoma has characteristics of high malignancy with a propensity for early and distant spread. Furthermore, the patient's education about disease entity and postoperative regular follow-up for local recurrence or metastasis is very important. To prevent malignancy from secondly healing burn scar, early skin graft is recommended for patients with deep second degree burn.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권24호
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• pp.10791-10795
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• 2015

Background: Phyllodes tumors of the breast are rare fibroepithelial lesions, so relatively little is known about this disease entity. The present study was designed to identify differences in clinical features between benign borderline and malignant phyllodes tumors. Materials and Methods: Data from 246 women with phyllodes tumors of the breast treated in Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences between 2002 and 2012 were collected and analyzed, including age at presentation, age at treatment, course, size of primary tumor, location, histological type, type of surgery and treatment, local recurrence, distant metastasis, fibroadenoma history, disease-free survival and number of mitosis per 10hpf. There are 125 (55%) benign, 55 (24%) borderline and 47 (21%) malignant tumors. Results: In univariate analysis, average age at presentation, average age at treatment, size of primary tumor, ulceration or not, type of primary surgery, distant metastasis and number of mitosis per 10 hpf turned out to be statistically different among the three PT types (p=0.014, 0.018, <0.000, 0.003, <0.000, 0.001 and <0.000, respectively), while recurrence and disease-free survival (DFS) demonstrated trends for statistical significance (P =0.055 and 0.060, respectively). Multivariate analysis revealed distant metastasis and excision were significantly different in benign, borderline and malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast (p=0.041 and 0.018, OR=0.061 and 0.051). At the same time, size of primary tumor with p=0.052 tended to be different between groups (OR=1.127). However, age at treatment, ulceration and DFS showed no statistically significant variation (p=0.400, 0.286 and 0.413, respectively). Conclusions: Benign borderline and malignant phyllode tumors have different distant metastasis risk, different primary tumor size and different surgical procedures, and malignant PTs are more likely to be bigger and to metastasize.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.65-68
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• 2009

증식성 모낭 종양은 모낭 말단부위의 외근모초에서 기원하는 드문 종양이다. 악성 변화는 드물지만 갑작스러운 크기의 증가, 침윤성 성장 및 두피 이외에서 종양의 발생 등은 악성 증식성 모낭 종양을 시사한다. 병리조직학적으로 핵의 이형성, 다형성 및 유사분열 소견은 악성증식성 모낭 종양의 특징이다. 악성 증식성 모낭 종양은 재발 및 전이가 보고되고 있어 정상조직을 포함한 충분한 절제와 추적관찰이 요구된다. 53세 남자 환자의 우측 제 5수지 원위 지골에 7년전 발생한 종양을 중위 지이하 절제술 후 병리조직검사상 악성 증식성 모낭 종양으로 진단되었고, 환자가 외래로 더 이상 방문하지 않아 재발과 전이를 확인할 수 없었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.565-573
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• 1998

연구배경: 악성 흉막 삼출증은 폐암에 합병되는 경우가 가장 흔하지만 그 외에 유방암, 난소암, 위암등에서도 호발하며 조직학적 아형에 따라 나누면 선암이 가장 흔하며 편평상피세포암이 악성 흉막 삼출을 일으키는 경우는 매우 드물다고 보고되어왔다. 연자들은 악성 흉막 삼출증의 조직학적 아형에 따른 빈도와 흉수의 특징을 분석하였다. 방 법: 1992년 1월부터 1997년 5월까지 서울대학교 병원에서 흉수의 세포진 검사나 경피적 혹은 흉강경을 이용한 흉막 조직 검사 결과 악성 흉막삼출증로 확인된 84예의 환자를 대상으로 하여 조직 표본과 의무기록을 통해 조직학적 아형을 구분하고 임상적 양상과 생화학적 지표 등을 조사하고 생존기간을 분석하였다. 결 과: 총 84명의 대상 환자 중 남자 52명, 여자 32명으로 남녀 성비는 1.6:1이었고 연령의 중앙값은 56세였다. 환자의 주 증상은 호흡곤란이 42명으로 가장 흔했고 기침과 객담, 흉막성 흉통 등의 순서였으며 평균 생존 기간은 6.4개월이었다. 그 중 혈성 흉수의 빈도는 66%. 림프구 우위성은 39%, 삼출성 흉수는 93%였고 조직학적 아형은 선암 54예(33예가 폐암), 편평상피세포암 10예 (8예가 폐암), 악성림프종 10예, 소세포암 8예 그리고 악성 중피종과 백혈병이 각각 1예였고 각각의 혈성 흉수, 림프구 우위성, 삼출성 흉수의 빈도는 별다른 차이가 없었으며 생화학적 수치의 차이도 관찰되지 않았다. 악성 흉막 삼출을 일으킨 원인 질환은 폐암이 49예로 가장 많았고 그외 원발 부위 불명확 악성 종양 7예, 위암, 유방암이 각각 5예, 담관암이 3예 그리고 난소암, 급성 백혈병, 악성 중피종이 각각 1예 씩 이었고 각각의 혈성 흉수, 림프구 우위성, 삼출성 흉수의 빈도, 생화학적 지표의 차이도 역시 관찰되지 않았다. 결 론: 같은 시기의 서울대학교병원의 폐암의 조직학적 아형의 빈도가 편평상피세포암 47%, 선암 33%, 소세포암 12%, 대세포암 2%인 것과 비교해보면 선암에서 악성 흉악 삼출증이 호발하며 편평 상피 세포암에서는 상대적으로 드물다는 것을 확인할 수 있었고 악성 흉막 삼출증 환자를 조직학적 아형이나 원발 악성 질환에 따라 분류하였을 때 혈성 흉수, 림프구 우위성, 삼출성 흉수의 빈도의 차이는 없었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.5031-5036
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• 2015

Background: Adrenal tumors are relatively uncommon, and have different presentations, so we decided to evaluate the clinico-pathological characteristics of benign and malignant tumors in a ten-year period. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional-analytical study was conducted on adrenal resection samples taken during 2004-2014 in three hospitals in Yazd province. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 17. Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were used as appropriate Results: A total of 71 patients with adrenal tumors were analyzed, including 32 (45.1%) men and 39 (54.9%) women with an overall mean age $37.7{\pm}19.9$ (range: 6-75 years). Some 50.7% of lesions were benign and 49.3% were malignant. Neuroblastoma was the most malignant lesion (32.3%) followed by adrenocortical carcinoma (8.4%). Among the benign lesions pheochromocytoma was the most common (25.3%) followed by adrenocortical adenoma (12.6%). While 64% of tumors were functional 36% were non functional. Significant correlation was seen between the age of patient and type of tumor (P=0.001). In patients between 14-40 years old no malignant lesions was found, although under 14 years old all of the tumors were malignant. Malignant lesions mostly presented with abdominal pain, abdominal mass and anorexia (57.2%, 45.7% and 45.7%) respectively. Benign lesions mostly presented with paroxysmal hypertension, headache and abdominal pain (61.2%, 47.2% and 44.4%) respectively. Conclusions: Since the trend of adrenal tumors is on the rise based on this and other studies, suspected cases should undergo prompt hormonal and radiological assessment. Early diagnosis and treatment could prevent tumor progression and reduce mortality and morbidity rates.