• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.472-478
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• 2001

Objectives : The authors present a retrospective analysis of 100 consecutive adult patients harboring craniopharyngiomas who underwent microsurgical resection between 1981 and 1999 to assess the long-term outcome of surgical treatment and to determine the most optimal management strategy. Methods : The extent of surgical removal was divided into four categories ; GTR(gross total removal), RSTR(radical subtotal removal), STR(subtotal removal),and PR(partial removal). The median follow-up period was 50 months(4-198). CT scan and/or MR imaging and hormonal status were evaluated to the last follow-up. Results : Visual disturbance was the most common presentation, which was improved in 42 cases and aggravated in 19 cases following the operation. Hypopituitarism was detected in 56 patients preoperatively, 82 during the immediate postoperative period, and 76 at the last follow-up. Improvement of pituitary function was not observed in any of these patients. Twenty of 100 patients showed recurrence at the mean of 27 months(3 to 196). The median progression-free survival(PFS) time of all patients was 145 months and 5-year PFS rate was 74%. Five-year PFS rate of GTR or RSTR group(71%) was significantly higher than that of STR or PR group(30%)(p=0.01). Postoperative radiation therapy significantly prolonged the PFS from 94 months in non-radiation group to 182 months(p=0.002). However, there was no statistical difference in number of patients who required hormonal replacement therapy between radiation and non-radiation group. Conclusion : Visual disturbance can be improved by early diagnosis and surgical decompression. GTR or RSTR in selected patients is considered a proper surgical strategy. Post-operative radiation therapy for residual tumors must be considered, although the ideal timing of radiation therapy is to be determined.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.271-278
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• 1998

비소세포폐암에서 종격동 임파절에 대한 흉부 전산화 단층 촬영의 효용성을 알아 보고자 1992년부터 1995년까지 폐암으로 진단받고 수술한 552 명의 환자 중에서 수술전 흉부 전산화 단층 촬영을 하고, 개흉술로 폐엽 절제술 이상의 수술과 종격동 및 폐문부 임파절 곽청술을 실시하고 병리학적으로 비소세포폐암으로 보고된 환자 77 명을 대상으로 모두 581개의 임파절을 분석하였다. ROC curve로 부터 흉부 전산화 단층 촬영에서 적절한 진단 기준이 되는 임파절의 크기는 10mm 로 분석되었고, 이때의 민감도 43.9%, 특이도 87.4%, 정 \ulcorner\ulcorner83.1% 였다. 선암의 경우 편평상피 세포암보다 작은 크기 기준이 필요한 것으로 분석되었다. 결핵이나 기관지확장증이 있는 경우에는 흉부 전산화 단층 촬영상에서의 임파절 병기가 실제 병기보다 과장된 경우가 많고 임파절도 위양성이 많았다. 이러한 흉부 전산화 단층 촬영의 한계를 알고 적극적인 검사와 수술을 고려해야 하겠다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1441-1446
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• 2014

Squamous cell/adenosquamous carcinoma (SC/ASC) of the gallbladder are rare tumors and there are few clinical reports in the literature. Herein we report our clinical experience with 46 patients with SC/ASC and 80 with adenocarcinoma (AC). Expression of EphB1 and Ephrin-B in each tumor was determined using immunohistochemical methods for determination of correlations with prognosis. There was no difference in EphB1 and Ephrin-B expression between SC/ASC and AC tumors (P>0.05), but greater expression in those less than 3 cm in diameter, stage I or II (TNM stage), with no lymph node metastases, with no local invasion and treated with radical resection was apparent. Expression of EphB1 (P<0.05) and Ephrin-B (P<0.01) was higher in well differentiated than in poorly differentiated AC tumors. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis indicated that degree of differentiation, tumor diameter, lymph node metastases, local invasion, surgical approach and expression rate of EphB1 and Ephrin-B were closely related to the survival of SC/ASC (P<0.05) and AC patients (P<0.01). Patients with tumors that positive expressed EphB1 and Ephrin-B, whether it is SC/ASC ($P_{SC/ASC}$ =0.000) or AC ($P_{AC}$ =0.000 or $P_{AC}$ =0.002) had longer survival than those negative expression. Cox multivariate analysis indicated a negative correlation between expression of EphB1 or Ephrin-B and overall survival. Hence, EphB1 and Ephrin-B could be regarded as independent good prognostic factorsand important biological markers for SC/ASC and AC of gallbladder.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.196-203
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• 2004

The Information Committee of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association sent questionnaires to 31 laparoscopic gastric surgeons about their personal experiences with laparoscopic gastric surgery from 2001 to 2003. Twenty-four surgeons responded to the questionnaires (response rate: $77.4\%$).The number of laparoscopic gastric surgeries from 2001 to 2003 was 1,130 and increased from 209 in 2001 to 593 in 2003. The number of operations for a gastric adenocarcinoma also increased from 87 cases in 2001 to 403 cases in 2003. Laparoscopic radical procedures, such as a laparoscopyassisted distal gastrectomy or total gastrectomy (LADG or LATG), have increased rapidly during this period. (55 cases in 2001, 150 cases in 2002, and 364 cases in 2003). Laparoscopic function-preserving gastrectomies were not performed until 2003, during which year one pylorus- preserving gastrectomy and six proximal gastrectomies were performed laparoscopically. A wedge resection for a gastric submucosal tumor was performed in 71 cases in 2001, 82 in 2002, and 103 in 2003. Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) was performed in 39 cases in 2001, 55 in 2002, and 49 in 2003. As for personal indications for a LADG, 14 surgeons performed a LADG only for a T1 lesion, and 5 surgeons extended their indications to T2N0 lesions. In the near future, laparoscopic procedures for gastric cancer will be widely adopted in Korea if the medical-insurance obstacle is overcome and the long-term survival results are verified.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.129-136
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• 1991

Fibrin Sealants 는 과거 간, 비장, 신장등의 일반외과 수술에서 단순한 외과적 봉합으로는 해결하지 못하는 넓은 면적의 조직의 유착을 위하여 1940 년경 부터 개발되기 시작한 것으로 악안면 영역에서는 1970 년대 중반부터 미세신경접합술과 피부이식을 위하여 사용되기 시작한 후, 현재, 골이식후의 골세편의 고정, 혈관봉합술, 연조직에서 조직들의 유착과 지혈, 그리고 혈관종의 치유등을 목적으로도 광범위하게 연구되고 사용되고 있다. 이것은 인체에서 채취한 혈액응고인자 XIII 을 포함하는 Fibrinogen 성분과, 소에서 추출한 Thrombin 의 두가지 주요 성분으로 구성되며, Fibrinogen 용해제인 Aprotinin 액과 Thrombin 용해제인 염화칼슘액과 함께 네부분으로 구성된다. 각제품에 따라 그리고 사용된 농도에 따라 차이는 있으나, 대개 수분후에 조직이 응고되어 달라붙기 시작하고, 수시간후에 최대접착효과에 도달하며, 응고된 접착효과는 12 일에서 15 일간 유지되고 그후 정상적인 섬유소분해작용과 식세포활동에 의하여 분해된다. 저자는최근 6 개월간 서울대학교병원 구강악안면외과에서 28 명의 각종 질환 및 기형 환자에서 미세신경봉합술, 피부이식, 악교정성형술과 구개파열 또는 하악골 재건을 요하는 환자의 골이식후의 골세편의 고정, 경부곽청술이나 종양제거술후 각종 피부판 또는 근피판을 이용한 연조직의 적합, 혈관종의 처치, 후이개접근 법에 의한 악관절수술후의 외이도의 접합등 다양한 목적을 위하여 적용된 Fibrin Sealants 를 사용하여 양호한 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.309-314
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• 2007

법랑모세포섬유종은 드물게 발생하는 양성치성종양으로 조직학적으로 상피, 간엽조직이 증식하는 신생물이다. 방사선학적으로 경계가 명확한 단방성 혹은 다방성 방사선 투과성 병소로 주로 구치부에서 발견되며 서서히 팽창하여 피질골을 팽윤시키고 대구치나 소구치의 맹출을 지연시킬 수 있다. 치료법으로는 완전절제술(radical resection)과 보존적 적출술(conservative enucleation)이 있으며, 흔하지는 않지만 재발과 악성전환의 가능성이 있으므로 술 후 주기적 관찰이 필요하다. 이번 증례는 하악 우측 제 1대구치 의미 맹출을 주소로 내원한 만10세 여자 어린이와 구강 검진을 주소로 내원한 만5세 여자 어린이에서 방사선 투과성 병소에 의한 구치의 맹출장애가 관찰된 경우로, 병소를 포함한 치아를 외과적으로 제거하고 적출물을 조직검사 의뢰하여 법랑모세포섬유종으로 확진되었으며 그 후 양호한 치유과정을 보였다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2013

Purpose: Endoscopic submucosal dissection has recently been practiced on a differentiated type of early gastric cancer. However, there is no clear evidence for endoscopic treatments of signet ring cell carcinoma. The aim of this study is to identify the predictive clinicopathological factors for lymph node metastasis in signet ring cell carcinoma for assisting endoscopic submucosal dissection trials. Materials and Methods: A total of 186 patients with early signet ring cell carcinoma who underwent radical curative gastrectomy between January 2001 and September 2009 were enrolled in this study. Retrospective reviews of their medical records are being conducted. Several clinicopathologic factors were being investigated in order to identify predictive factors for lymph nodes metastasis: age, gender, tumor size, type of operation, tumor location, gross type, ulceration, Lauren's classification, depth of invasion, and lymphatic invasion. Results: The lymph node metastasis rate for signet ring cell carcinoma was 4.3% (n=8). Of the 186 lesions with early signet ring cell carcinoma, 91 (48.9%) tumors were larger than 15 mm in size and 40 (21.5%) showed submucosal invasions in the resection specimens. In multivariate analysis, only the lymphatic invasion (P<0.0001) showed an association with lymph node metastasis. To evaluate cutoff values for tumor sizes in the presence of lymph node metastasis, early signet ring cell carcinomas with lymphatic invasions were excluded. In the absence of lymphatic invasion, mucosal cancer with tumor sizes <15 mm had no lymph node metastasis. Conclusions: Endoscopic submucosal dissection can be performed on patients with early signet ring cell carcinoma limited to the mucosa and less than 15 mm.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6905-6911
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• 2013

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the top cancer among women worldwide and the most frequent malignancy among Iranian women over the past few decades. The increasing trend and high mortality rate of BC in the developing world necessitates studies concentrating on its characteristics in countries in Asia. The current study focused on clinical and histopathological features of BC among Iranian females. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study involved 714 Iranian patients with histopathologically proven BC undergoing resection of primary tumours and axillary clearance. Demographic, clinical and histopathological data were obtained and studied between ten year age groups (${\leq}40$ years, 41-50 years, 51-60 years, 61-70 years, and ${\leq}71$ years) in four chronologic phases from 1994-2009. Results: Mean age of patients was $49.4{\pm}13.1$ years. Most of cases (33.2%) were in 41-50 group. Mean size of primary tumors was $3.94{\pm}2.47$ cm and 87.1% of cases had infiltrative ductal carcinoma. Modified radical mastectomy was the most common method of surgery carried out (48.8%). Some 57.1% of tumors were in pT2 and tumor size decreased significantly during the period (p<0.05). The most common BC stage was llla (27%). Lower BC stages (0 and 1) constituted 13.9% of the diagnosed tumors. Our series of patients aged ${\leq}40$ had larger tumors (mean $4.73{\pm}3.02$ cm) compared to older age groups (p=0.003). Lower stages (0 and I) were more frequent among the oldest patients while nearly 50% of patients aged ${\leq}40$ had tumor stage III. We also observed a significant decreasing trend in the mean LN count (p<0.05) and blood vessel invasion (p=0.023) from younger to older age groups. Conclusions: More aggressive disease for younger age groups, earlier peak incidence age and high rate of advanced BC at the time of diagnosis among Iranian women, were the main findings of this study.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.72-81
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• 1992

Thyroid cancer, the most common cancer of endocrine neoplasms, has tremendous variation in tumor biologic behavior. There is no consensus about treatment mode to prevent recurrences despite of recent advance in understanding characteristics of thyroid cancer. So, we have made a clinical analysis and follow-up study of recurred 27 cases among 189 cases treated under the diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma in the department of surgery, Chonnam University Hospital from February, 1982 to February, 1992 to clarify our experience about the characteristics of recurred thyroid cancer. The results were as follow: According to the pathological classification of recurred thyroid cancer, recurrence rate was 11.6% in papillary carcinoma, 15.6% in follicular carcinoma, 37.5% in medullary carcinoma, 66.7% in undifferentiated carcinoma, respectively, and the mean recurrence rate of thyroid cancer was 14.3%. The recurrence rate according to age was 28.6% in 8th decade and 17.9% in 4th decade. The recurrence rate according to sex was not singificant(15.6% in male: 14% in female). The mean period to relapse was 4 years 6 months in papillary carcinoma, 2 years 5 months in follicular carcinoma, 2 years 1 months in medullary carcinoma, 2 years 6 months in undifferentiated carcinoma. The recurrence rate according to previous operating methods, such as performing lymph node dissection or not, mode of thyridectomy, type of lymph node dissection was statisfically non-specific. Common recurrent sites of papillary and follicular carcinoma was cervical lymph node and remained thyroid tissue. Medullary and undifferentiated carcinoma was noted in multiregional or systemic involvement Reoperation was performed with complete resection of recurred or metastatic mass, such as radical neck dissection or mass extirpation from involved organs as possible. The postoperative complications were 2 cases of horseness, and 1 case with hematoma, transient hypocalcemia, wound infection, and pulmonary insufficency, respectively. 5-year survival rate was 85.5% in papillary carcinoma, 66.7% in follicular carcinoma. 50% in medullary carcinoma, and 50% in undifferentiated carcinoma. We concluded that recurrence in thyroid cancer give a reconsideration to previous conservative therapy and more extensive surgical procedures for thyroid cancer including lymphatic dissection are recommanded to prevent recurrences in selected cases if possible.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2008

흉쇄 관절의 결핵성 관절염은 매우 드문 질환으로 임상 증상이 뚜렷하지 않기 때문에 진단이 늦어지는 경우가 많다. 흉쇄 관절 부위의 점진적으로 진행하는 동통이나 종창, 미열이 있으면서 결핵의 과거력이 있는 경우에 결핵성 관절염을 의심해야 하고 혈액 검사, 방사선 검사, 조직 검사를 통한 조기 진단이 중요하다. 흉쇄 관절 결핵 관절염의 경우 1년 이상의 항결핵제 투여가 필요하며 증상의 호전이 없거나 증상이 진행되어 흉쇄 관절의 관절 파괴 소견이 보이는 경우 수술적 치료가 필요하게 되는데 수술적 치료 시 흉쇄 관절의 늑쇄골 인대의 손상을 최소화하면서 과도한 변연 절제술로 인해 흉쇄 관절의 주위의 종격동, 늑막 등의 중요 구조물이 손상되는 것을 피해야 한다. 저자들은 경험한 2예의 흉쇄 관절 결핵 관절염에서 변연 절제술로 증상의 호전을 가져온 1예와 변연 절제술 후 종격동 농양, 삼출성 늑막염 등의 합병증이 발생된 1예를 함께 보고하고자 한다.