• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.89-91
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• 2011

Robotic surgery have been increasingly applied in the past several years to assist in a variety of operations. Some applications, such as in prostatectomy, have been widely adopted and have largely supplanted the alternative minimally invasive or open techniques. However, the use of surgical robots in esophagectomy has not been as common. Although a limited number of case reports demonstrated the feasibility of robotic esophagectomy, no large series of patients has been reported to date. The data on robotic-assisted esophagectomy suggest that the procedure is safe, feasible, and associated with perioperative outcomes similar to open and minimally invasive esophagectomy. Benefits of robotic system could be maximized when we do a extensive total mediastinal lymphadenectomy. For this procedure to gain widespread acceptance, identifiable benefit relative should be demonstrated in near future.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1082-1086
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• 1992

Adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung is a rare disease entity and its clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis are poorly described. Stage I disease are amenable to operation as in bronchogenic carcinoma of non-small cell type, but stage III adenosquamous carcinoma shows highly aggressive behavior with rapid progression. We have experienced a case of stage III adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung in a 38-year-old male with a large mass in the right upper lobe with multiple metastasis in the mediastinal lymph nodes. Interestingly, all of the metastatic lymph nodes proved to be adenous component histologically. After right pneumonectomy and extensive lymph node dissection, the patient had received one cycle of chemotherapy. However, clinical signs of distant metastasis to bone and brain were discovered within 5 months postoperatively.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.386-389
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• 2008

폐장은 신장세포암의 흔한 전이 장기 중 하나이지만 기관지내 전이는 매우 드물다. 저자들은 신장세포암이 기관지내로 전이한 환자를 수술하였기에 보고한다. 8년전 신장세포암으로 좌측 신장 적출술을 받은 63세 남자가 반복적인 기침을 주소로 내원하였다. 흉부 컴퓨터 단층촬영과 기관지 내시경 검사에서 좌하엽 기관지로부터 이차 기관 분기부까지 자라는 폴립모양의 기관지내 종양이 발견되었고 생검 결과는 만성 염증 소견과 함께 괴사성 조직으로 진단되었다. 수술 중 종괴의 냉동 절편 조직검사에서 전이성 신장세포암으로 확인되었고 상부의 좌하엽 기관지의 점막 침윤이 없어서 좌하엽 절제술과 림프절 청소술을 시행하였다. 치종 병리학적 검사에서도 전이성 신장세포암으로 확진되었고 림프절 전이는 없었다. 환자는 수술 후 10일째 특별한 합병증이 없이 퇴원하였다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.246-250
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• 2010

Mediastinal emphysema, also referred to as pneumomediastinum or Hamman's syndrome, is defined as the presence of air or gas within the fascial planes of the mediastinum. Superior extension of air into the cervicofacial subcutaneous space via communications between the mediastinum and cervical fascial planes or spaces occurs occasionally. The mediastinal air may originate from the respiratory tract, the intrathoracic airway, the lung parenchyma, or the gastrointestinal tract. The presence of air in the mediastinum may be spontaneous, iatrogenic or due to penetrating trauma. Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air or gas within the pleural cavity. A pneumothorax can occur spontaneously. It can also occur as the result of a disease or injury to the lung or due to a puncture to the chest wall. Pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax is a rare complication of head and neck surgery. Nevertheless, when it occurs, it is usually considered to result from direct dissection by the air at the time of injury or of surgery. Most of the cases of pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax that have been described in the oral and maxillofacial surgery literature result from air dissecting down the fascial planes of the neck. The authors report a case with subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax after orthognathic surgery.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.74-80
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• 1997

We have experienced 5 cases of unusual well differentiated thyroid carcinoma with insular component during the past 5 years. 4 cases were presented with cervical masses but I case (patient 2.) was initiallty with lung and brain metastasis. The tumors from 4 cases showed invasive growths but that of 1 cases(patient 1.) showed intrathyroidal. Total thyroidectomy and cervical lymphnode dissection(CCND or RND) was performed in 4 cases but only RND was performed in spite of mediastinal metastasis of the tumor in patient 5 under the patient's choice. During the follow-up period, we also performed radical nephrectomy and metastatectomy for the kidney and iliac bone metastasis respectively, in patint 2. Microcsopically, the tumors showed the insular growth patterns, focally(less than 50%) in 3 cases and predominantly(more than 75%) in 2 cases. And the insular componentas were combined with papillary carcinoma in 2 cases and follicular carcinoma in 3 cases. Cervical lymphnode metastases were confirmed in 4 cases. Patient 2 died of disease with metastases to lung, brain, bone and kidney, 52 months after initial therapy. Patient 1, 3 and 4 are alive and have no recurrence and distant metastasis. Patient 5 is also alive with the mediastinal metastasis. In our experience, the well differentiated thyroid carcinomas with insular component showed characteristic histologic features, aggressive behavior in initial presentation and unfavorable prognosis regardless of the percentage of the insular component.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2021

Background: In general, a 2-cm surgical margin is recommended for limited resection to obtain equivalent oncologic outcomes to lobectomy for lung cancer. This study aimed to examine the patterns of recurrence and prognostic factors for recurrence in patients with a close parenchymal resection margin. Methods: From January 2009 to April 2017, 156 patients with stage I lung cancer who underwent segmentectomy with a close resection margin (<2 cm) were enrolled. Recurrence-free survival and overall survival were assessed. In addition, predisposing factors for recurrence were evaluated. Results: The mean tumor size was 1.7±0.8 cm and the parenchymal resection margin was 1.1±0.6 cm. Recurrence developed in 17 (10.7%) of the 156 patients, and the 5-year recurrence-free survival rate was 88.9%. Distant metastasis (7.7%) was the predominant recurrence pattern. The isolated local recurrence rate was 1.9%. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that age, tumor size, mediastinal lymph node dissection, postoperative complications, and histologic type were significant predisposing factors for recurrence. However, parenchymal margin distance did not significantly affect the long-term prognosis. Conclusion: Segmentectomy with a close resection margin for early-stage lung cancer in selected patients resulted in acceptable recurrence and survival. However, patients with tumors larger than 2 cm, squamous cell carcinoma histology, and insufficient mediastinal evaluation should be carefully followed up for recurrence.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.185-188
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• 2014

Lobectomy with mediastinal node dissection has been standard treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nowadays, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is gaining acceptance as an alternative treatment option, given the quality-of-life benefits that it confers. For the VATS procedure, most surgeons create two or three ports with a utility incision of 3 to 5 cm. However, with acquired skill and instrumentation advances, single-incision thoracoscopic surgery has emerged over time. Here, we report the case of an 86-year-old female with NSCLC treated by single-incision segmentectomy.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.207-210
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• 2014

The peritoneum is the most frequent site of recurrence for gastric cancer after gastrectomy, followed by the liver and lymph nodes. In contrast, metastasis to the thymus is rare. Annual surveillance with computed tomography was performed on a 67-year-old man who previously underwent a distal gastrectomy and D2 lymph node dissection for gastric cancer at Tottori University. Five years after the initial operation, an anterior mediastinal tumor was detected by computed tomography. The patient underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery to remove the tumor. Histopathology revealed adenocarcinoma cells similar to those of the gastric cancer resected 5 years previously. Thymic metastasis was considered likely based on the location of the tumor. The recognition that gastric cancer can metastasize to unusual anatomic locations, such as the thymus, can facilitate an accurate, prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.561-564
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• 2006

폐절제술 후 발생하는 유미흉은 드물지만 심각한 합병증이다. 두 명의 폐암 환자에서 폐엽 절제술 및 종격동 림프절 청소술 후에 유미흉이 발생하였으나, 고전적 보존적 치료에 피하 옥트레오타이드 주사 요법을 추가하여 성공적으로 치료하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.681-688
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• 1996

경구경계부 식도에 발생된 악성종양의 경우에는 진단시에 이미 식도에 밀접해 있는 기관과 주요 신경 그리고 혈관등에 침범되어 있는 경우가 많으며, 또한 외과적 절제에도 기술적인 어려움이 있어 식도암 의 발생부위중 가장 예후가 불량한 부위로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 진행형 경흥경계부 식도암 환자 1례에서 합병치료로 종양의 묶췄를 향상시킨후, 흥강경 을 이용한비개흥적 종격동 림프절적출과 경부의 림프절을 확대적출함으로써 근치도III의 고치요도술을 시행하였다. 술후 끌병증의 발병없이 식도조영술에서 양호한 조명제의 통과소견을 보였으며, 병 리 조직학적 소견상 조기식도암(TINOMO, SM2)으로 판정되어 술후 합병치료는 시행하지 않고 경과를 관찰중에 있다.