• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.272-276
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• 2004

목적: 조기 위암의 경우 림프절 정이의 빈도가 $2\∼20\%$로 낮고 따라서 수술 범위를 최소화하려는 경향이 있다. 게다가 조기 위암의 경우 림프절 절제술의 적절한 범위 선택에 여러 의견들이 있는 상황이다. 본 연구는 위암의 경우 감시 림프절 및 하나의 림프절 전이가 있는 증례를 분석하여 림프절 절제술의 최소 범위를 찾고자 하는데에 있다. 대상 및 방법: 연세대학교 의과대학 외과학교실에서 2000년부터 2002년까지 치료적 위절제술 및 D2 림프절 절제술을 시행받은 78명의 환자를 대상으로 감시 림프절을 평가 하였다. 개복술후 25 mg의 indocyanine green을 5 ml의 생리 식염수에 혼합하여 원발 종양부위의 장막하층에 주입하여 5분 이내에 염색된 모든 림프절을 표시하였다. 또한 연세대학교 의과대학 외과학 교실에서 1997년부터 2001년까지 치료적 위절제술을 시행받은 환자중 하나의 림프절 전이를 보인 141명을 분석하였다. 결과: 감시 림프절을 평가한 78명의 환자 중 69명($88.5\%$)에서 감시 림프절이 확인되었고, 그중 60명($87\%$)의 환자에서 감시 림프절은 위주위 제1군 림프절에서 발견 되었으나 9명($13\%$)의 경우에서는 제2군 림프절에서 감시 림프절이 확인 되었다. 하나의 림프절 전이를 보인 141명의 전이 림프절의 해부학적 위치를 분석한 결과 125명($88.6\%$)에서는 위주위 제1군 림프절로 전이가 있었고 16명($11.4\%$)에서는 제2군 림프절로 전이를 하였다. 결론: 따라서 D1 림프절 절제술을 시행할 경우 위암에 있어서 조기 전이를 놓칠 수 있으며, 만약 림프절 절제술이 필요한 경우에 있어서는 D2 림프절 절제술이 최소 수술 범위라 할수 있겠다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1142-1150
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• 2023

Objective: To evaluate ^99mtechnetium-three polyethylene glycol spacers-arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (^99mTc-3PRGD₂) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) imaging for diagnosing lymph node metastasis of primary malignant lung neoplasms. Materials and Methods: We prospectively enrolled 26 patients with primary malignant lung tumors who underwent ^99mTc-3PRGD₂ SPECT/CT and ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT imaging. Both imaging methods were analyzed in qualitative (visual dichotomous and 5-point grades for lymph nodes and lung tumors, respectively) and semiquantitative (maximum tissue-to-background radioactive count) manners for the lymph nodes and lung tumors. The performance of the differentiation of lymph nodes with and without metastasis was determined at the per-lymph node station and per-patient levels using histopathological results as the reference standard. Results: Total 42 stations had metastatic lymph nodes and 136 stations had benign lymph nodes. The differences between metastatic and benign lymph nodes in the visual qualitative and semiquantitative analyses of ^99mTc-3PRGD₂ SPECT/CT and ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT were statistically significant (all P < 0.001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) in the semi-quantitative analysis of ^99mTc-3PRGD₂ SPECT/CT was 0.908 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.851-0.966), and the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 0.86 (36/42), 0.88 (120/136), 0.69 (36/52), and 0.95 (120/126), respectively. Among the 26 patients (including two patients each with two lung tumors), 15 had pathologically confirmed lymph node metastasis. The difference between primary lung lesions in patients with and without lymph node metastasis was statistically significant only in the semi-quantitative analysis of ^99mTc-3PRGD₂ SPECT/CT (P = 0.007), with an AUC of 0.807 (95% CI, 0.641-0.974). Conclusion: ^99mTc-3PRGD₂ SPECT/CT imaging may notably perform in the direct diagnosis of lymph node metastasis of primary malignant lung tumors and indirectly predict the presence of lymph node metastasis through uptake in the primary lesions.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.3-6
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• 1994

Neck dissection has become an integral part of the staging and management of head and neck tumors. This paper reports a series of head and neck patients who had pathological findings in their neck dissection specimens, which were unrelated to their primary tumors. In 7 cases, there was unexpected pathology in the cervical lymph nodes which was not related to the primary tumor. Four cases were squamous cell carcinomas and 3 were thyroid carcinomas. In 3 cases of squamous cell carcinomas, there were no evidence of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in neck dissection specimen; however, the lymph nodes were found to be involved by metastatic papillary carcinoma in one larynx cancer, metastatic adenocarcinoma in the other larynx cancer, tuberculosis in one nasopharynx cancer. In three of neck dissection specimen of carcinoma(two thyroid carcinomas, one laryngeal carcinoma), dual nodal pathology was found: Each of these specimen contained carcinoma with tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in three cases. In one thyroid carcinoma, there was no evidence of metastasis; however, the lymph nodes were found to be involved by tuberculosis. Preoperative assessment did not reveal any findings to alert us to the possibility of a synchronous pathological process in the cervical nodes of this group of 7 patients. In particular, there was no evidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis in the 5 patients with active lymph node disease.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2021

Background/Objectives: Although thyroid lobectomy recently is considered as sufficient for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), completion thyroidectomy is required due to the insufficiency of the preoperative evaluation. The aim of this study was to investigate recurrence rate and disease free survival depending on the gross extrathyroidal extension (gETE) or the number of metastatic lymph node identified in patients with PTC. Materials & Methods: We assessed 3373 patients with PTC who underwent lobectomy at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Seoul, Korea) between January 2009 and December 2014. Clinicopathological characteristics and long-term surgical outcomes were retrospectively analyzed through complete chart reviews. The mean follow-up duration was 97.1 ± 21.4 months. Results: The rate of recurrence was higher in gETE group (1.8% vs. 6.0%, p=0.004), leading to decreased disease free survival in Kaplan-Meier analysis (log-rank p<0.001). N1 group (n=1389) was analyzed into two groups whether the number of positive nodes is more than 5 or less. For the group of the more metastatic nodes, the recurrence rate higher compared to the other group (3.0% vs. 9.3%, p<0.001). DFS was longer in the group that had lesser metastatic nodes (log-rank p<0.001). However, in terms of N1 group over 1cm (n=492), No statistical difference was observed according to the number of positive lymph nodes (4.5% vs. 9.1%, p=0.092) Conclusion: When it comes to node positive PTC, Despite the number of positive lymph nodes was over 5, follow-up with no further surgery can be an option.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.154-160
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• 2006

목적: 1998년도에 제정된 일본위암학회의 위암취급규약 영문판 제2판에 따르면 원위부 위암에 있어 2군에 속하는 림프절 중 14v (상장간막정맥) 림프절도 포함되어 있으나 조기 위암에서는 14v 림프절의 절제가 제외되는 등 상황과 술자에 따라 선택적으로 절제되고 있다. 저자들은 원위부 진행성 위암에 있어 14v 림프절의 전이 정도를 조사하여 14v 림프절 절제의 필요성에 대해 알아보고 이 림프절의 절제 적응증을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2004년 4월부터 2005년 8월까지 서울아산병원 외과 위암팀에서 원위부 위암으로 수술 받은 환자 중 수술장에서 육안적 소견으로 진행성 위암으로 판단된 환자를 대상으로 일본위암학회의 위암취급규약 영문판 2판에 정의된 D2 림프절 곽청술을 시행하고 림프절의 구획을 표기하였다. 각 림프절 구획의 위암 전이 여부를 확인하여 전이율을 계산하고, 6번 림프절의 양성율과 14v 림프절 양성율의 상관 관계와 14v 림프절 양성군과 음성군을 비교하여 14v 림프절 전이를 예측할 수 있는 인자가 있는지 분석하였다 후향적으로 의무기록을 검토하였고 환자의 예후에 대한 장기 추적은 하지 않았다. 결과: 전체 환자는 50명이었고 평균 연령은 56 ($30{\sim}80$)세, 남녀비는 1.63 : 1이었다. 47명(94%)에서 위원위부 절제술과 위십이지장 문합술을 시행하였고 3명(6%)에서는 위원 위부절제술과 위공장문합술을 시행하였다. D2 림프절 곽청술을 시행 후 림프절의 전이율이 가장 높았던 림프절은 3번(위소만부) 림프절과 6번(유문하림프절)이 54%)로 가장높았고 14v 림프절의 전이율은 10%로 다른 2군 림프절 중 7번 9번 림프절의 전이와 비슷하였다. 14v 림프절 양성군과 음성군을 비교하였을 때 전이된 림프절의 수와(평균 25.4개 vs 4.91개, P<0.001) 6번 림프절의 전이된 림프절 수에서(평균 6.5개 vs 1.42개, P<0.001) 차이를 보였고, 14v 양성군은 UICC 병기 3기 이상으로 음성군에 비해 진행된 위암인 경우가 많았다. 결론: 위암의 상태가 진행되어 있고 6번 림프절이 양성일수록 14v 림프절로의 전이 가능성이 높았다. 따라서 수술장 소견에서 3기 이상, 6번 림프절이 양성일 경우 14v 림프절의 절제가 필수이다. 그러나 14v 림프절 절제의 유용성에 대한 판단은 14v 림프절 절제하지 않은 군과 전향적인 연구를 시행하여 재발과 생존율 분석을 통해 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.183-186
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• 2010

Purpose : Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is known for malignant tumor which has a favorable prognosis and long-term survival. Although the prognosis for patients with PTC is generally good, PTC tends to have highly metastatic property. The purpose of this study was to analyze the central compartment lymph node in papillary thyroid cancer with no lymph node metastasis clinically and to assess the significance of prophylactic node dissection. Methods : A retrospective review was carried out in 394 patients with PTC who underwent surgery for the period from January 2004 to December 2006. The positive rate of the lymph node metastasis was analyzed. The relations between the central compartment lymph nodes and the patients' age, gender, tumor size, exrathyroidal extension(ETE), multifocality, and bilaterality were comparatively analyzed in PTC patients with preoperative no lymph node metastasis. Results : The enrolled patients were 40 male and 354 female cases. The 118 cases of them were found to have cervical lymph node metastasis. The mean age was 46 years(range, 15-77years). Tumor size(p=0.000), ETE(p=0.001), multifocality(p=0.014), and bilaterality(p=0.001) were significantly related factors for cervical lymph node metastasis clinically in papillary thyroid cancer. However, age and gender were not significantly related with lymph node metastasis. Conclusion : Although no lymph node metastasis clinically, prophylactic neck node dissection can be performed to avoid risks of local recurrence and reoperation in the light of PTC nature. The pathological status and high positive rate of central compartment lymph node relate to tumor size and extrathyroidal extension. Close surveillance for nodal status is required in follow-up.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.4469-4475
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• 2012

Background: The potential use of hypomethylation of Long INterspersed Element 1 (LINE-1) and Alu elements (Alu) as a biomarker has been comprehensively assessed in several cancers, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Failure to detect occult metastatic head and neck tumors on radical neck lymph node dissection can affect the therapeutic measures taken. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the LINE-1 and Alu methylation status and determine whether it can be applied for detection of occult metastatic tumors in HNSCC cases. Methods: We used the Combine Bisulfite Restriction Analysis (COBRA) technique to analyse LINE-1 and Alu methylation status. In addition to the methylation level, LINE-1 and Alu loci were classified based on the methylation statuses of two CpG dinucleotides in each allele as follows: hypermethylation ($^mC^mC$), hypomethylation ($^uC^uC$), and 2 forms of partial methylation ($^mC^uC$ and $^uC^mC$). Sixty-one lymph nodes were divided into 3 groups: 1) non-metastatic head and neck cancer (NM), 2) histologically negative for tumor cells of cases with metastatic head and neck cancer (LN), and 3) histologically positive for tumor cells (LP). Results: Alu methylation change was not significant. However, LINE-1 methylation of both LN and LP was altered, as demonstrated by the lower LINE-1 methylation levels (p<0.001), higher percentage of $^mC^uC$ (p<0.01), lower percentage of $^uC^mC$ (p<0.001) and higher percentage of $^uC^uC$ (p<0.001). Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, $%^uC^mC$ and $%^mC^uC$ values revealed a high level of AUC at 0.806 and 0.716, respectively, in distinguishing LN from NM. Conclusion: The LINE-1 methylation changes in LN have the same pattern as that in LP. This epigenomic change may be due to the presence of occult metastatic tumor in LN cases.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1028-1037
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• 2023

Objective: To evaluate the computed tomography (CT) features for diagnosing metastatic cervical lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and validate the CT-based risk stratification system suggested by the Korean Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (K-TIRADS) guidelines. Materials and Methods: A total of 463 LNs from 399 patients with DTC who underwent preoperative CT staging and ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration were included. The following CT features for each LN were evaluated: absence of hilum, cystic changes, calcification, strong enhancement, and heterogeneous enhancement. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent CT features associated with metastatic LNs, and their diagnostic performances were evaluated. LNs were classified into probably benign, indeterminate, and suspicious categories according to the K-TIRADS and the modified LN classification proposed in our study. The diagnostic performance of both classification systems was compared using the exact McNemar and Kosinski tests. Results: The absence of hilum (odds ratio [OR], 4.859; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.593-14.823; P = 0.005), strong enhancement (OR, 28.755; 95% CI, 12.719-65.007; P < 0.001), and cystic changes (OR, 46.157; 95% CI, 5.07-420.234; P = 0.001) were independently associated with metastatic LNs. All LNs showing calcification were diagnosed as metastases. Heterogeneous enhancement did not show a significant independent association with metastatic LNs. Strong enhancement, calcification, and cystic changes showed moderate to high specificity (70.1%-100%) and positive predictive value (PPV) (91.8%-100%). The absence of the hilum showed high sensitivity (97.8%) but low specificity (34.0%). The modified LN classification, which excluded heterogeneous enhancement from the K-TIRADS, demonstrated higher specificity (70.1% vs. 62.9%, P = 0.016) and PPV (92.5% vs. 90.9%, P = 0.011) than the K-TIRADS. Conclusion: Excluding heterogeneous enhancement as a suspicious feature resulted in a higher specificity and PPV for diagnosing metastatic LNs than the K-TIRADS. Our research results may provide a basis for revising the LN classification in future guidelines.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6421-6423
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• 2014

Background: Recent studies have revealed a prognostic impact of the MPV (mean platelet volume)/platelet count ratio in terms of survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. However, there has been no direct analysis of the survival impact of MPV in patients with mCRC. The aim of the study is to evaluate the pretreatment MPV of patients with metastatic and non-metastatic colorectal cancer (non-mCRC) and also the prognostic significance of pretreatment MPV to progression in mCRC patients treated with bevacizumab-combined chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: Fifty-three metastatic and ninety-five non-metastatic colorectal cancer patients were included into the study. Data on sex, age, lymph node status, MPV, platelet and platecrit (PCT) levels were obtained retrospectively from the patient medical records. Results: The MPV was significantly higher in the patients with mCRC compared to those with non-mCRC ($7.895{\pm}1.060$ versus $7.322{\pm}1.136$, p=0.013). The benefit of bevacizumab on PFS was significantly greater among the patients with low MPV than those with high MPV. The hazard ratio (HR) of disease progression was 0.41 (95%CI, 0.174-0.986; p=0.04). In conclusion, despite the retrospective design and small sample size, MPV can be considered a prognostic factor for mCRC patients treated with bevacizumab-combined chemotherapy.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.309-313
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• 2000

자궁 평활근육종의 경부림프절로의 전이는 지금까지 보고되지 않았으며 타 부위로의 전이 시에도 방사선치료는 드물게 이용되어왔다. 저자들은 자궁 평활근육종 환자에서 수술과 골반부 방사선치료를 시행 받고 10개월 후에 경부림프절 전이가 발생하여 인접한 후두주위공간, 척추골, 척추관을 함께 침습하였기에 방사선치료와 화학요법의 경험과 함께 보고하는 바이다. 전이된 종양은 수술이 불가능하여 방사선치료가 의뢰되었으며 총 6,000 Gy의 경부 방사선치료와 taxol과 carboplatin으로 화학요법을 시행하였다. 전이 암은 점차로 크기가 감소하여서 거의 만져지지 않을 정도로 되었다. 환자는 경부 방사선치료와 화학요법을 시행 받은 후 8개월간 척수압박증상을 발생하지 않았고, 연하곤란은 회복되어서 좋은 상태를 유지하였다. 광범위한 경부전이 암이 고선량 경부방사선치료와 화학요법에 좋은국소 반응을 보였기에 수술이 불가능한 전이성 평활근육종 환자에서 이 두 가지 치료법이 고려될 수도 있겠다.