1.An Ethical Analysis of the Social Situation of Vulnerable Groups among College Students and Relevant Educational Strategies
Rijin HU ; Dongju SHI ; Yinzhong SUN
Chinese Medical Ethics 1995;0(02):-
With the continually expanding enrollments in colleges and universities,the vulnerable groups among college students have also greatly increased,which must be addressed,stressed and focused by colleges and universities.This paper analyzes two major ethical social situations of this special group.Some countermeasures are also put forward in order to maintain stability in colleges and universities and strengthen the ethical and moral education for vulnerable groups among college students.
2.Effect of therapy time from myocardial infarction onset to percutaneous coronary intervention on matrix metalloproteinases level and left ventricular remodeling in patients with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction
Fei SUN ; Changqing LIU ; Gaopin HU ; Dongju JIANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2015;34(9):939-942
Objective To investigate the effect of time from myocardial infarction (MI) onset to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on plasma matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) level and left ventricle (LV) remodeling in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction of anterior wall,and the relationship between MMPs and left ventricular remodeling.Methods All patients with anterior wall STEMI undergoing PCI were divided into early PCI group (PCI within 18 h after MI onset) and delayed PCI group (PCI between 2 and 3 weeks after MI onset).Plasma MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities were assayed on admission,and at 2 days,1 week after admission.One-year follow-up was finished after PCI.Left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV),left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) and left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) were measured by echocardiography at baseline and one year later to elucidate the effects of time from onset to PCI on LV remodeling and the relationship between MMP-2,-9 levels and LV remodeling.Results The MMP -9 activity at 2 days after myocardial infarction was lower in early PCI group than in delayed PCI group [(46±26)μg/L vs.(66±40) μg/L,P=0.000].The changes in LVEDV and LVESV (△LVEDV and △LVESV) were lower and the change in LVEF (△LVEF) was higher in early PCI group than in delayed PCI group [(10.9±6.2) ml vs.(15.0±6.0)ml,(-1.1±5.7) ml vs.(2.9±4.6) ml,(5.5 ±4.0) % vs.(3.8±3.4) %,P=0.000,0.000 and 0.015].MMP-9 had positive correlations with △LVEDV and △LVESV,and a negative correlation with △LVEF at admission and after 1-year follow-up (r=0.32,0.36 and-0.29,respectively,P=0.000,0.000 and 0.001).Conclusions MMP-9 activity at admission is correlated with LV remodeling and LV function.Early PCI can reduce MMP-9 activity and improve LV remodeling after myocardial infarction.
3.Expression of Cell Cycle Related Factors Cyclin D1,CDK4,P16~(MTS1) and PRb in Condyloma Acuminatum
Fu DAI ; Maorong ZHENG ; Jin GUO ; Yuchen XIE ; Wenli LIU ; Zhaoping LV ; Li HE ; Dongju SUN ;
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 1995;0(04):-
Objective To investigate the expression and im plication of cell-cycle related factors(Cyclin D1,CDK4,P16 MTS1 and PRb)in condyloma acuminatum(CA).Methods The expression and distribution of cyclin D1,CDK4,P16 MTS1 and PRb were detected by immunohisto chemical technique streptavidin peroxidase(SP)in 27cases of HPV6/11positive CA that were confirmed by PCR and 10cases of norm al skins(foreskins).Results①Cyclin D1was not expressed in both normal skin and lesions of CA.②The intensity of expression of CDK4was 2.19in the basal cells in the lesions of CA,which was significantly weaker than that in normal skin(4.8,P
4.Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Primary Frozen Shoulder in a Korean Population: A Retrospective Analysis of 1,373 Cases.
Chul Hyun CHO ; Tae Won KOO ; Nam Su CHO ; Kyoung Jin PARK ; Bong Gun LEE ; Dongju SHIN ; Sungwook CHOI ; Seung Hyun CHO ; Myung Sun KIM ; Sang Hun KO ; Chul Hong KIM ; Jin Young PARK ; Yon Sik YOO
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow 2015;18(3):133-137
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with primary frozen shoulder in a Korean population. METHODS: A total of 1,373 patients whose shoulders were diagnosed with primary frozen shoulder across 11 resident-training hospitals were reviewed retrospectively. Various demographic characteristics and clinical characteristics according to gender and presence of diabetes were evaluated. RESULTS: The average age of patients was 55.4 years. Gender proportion was 58.3% females and 41.7% males. The frozen shoulder involved the non-dominant arm in 60.7% of patients and the bilateral arms in 17.6% of patients. The average duration of symptoms was 8.9 months, and 51.3% of patients had experienced nocturnal pain. Comorbidities associated with frozen shoulder in our sample of patients included diabetes (18.7%), cardiovascular diseases (17.7%), thyroid diseases (5.4%), and cerebrovascular diseases (3.6%). The diabetic group was correlated with the following demographic and clinical characteristics: old age, involvement of the dominant arm, nocturnal pain, long duration of symptoms, and no history of trauma. Further, we found that, in males, having a frozen shoulder was significantly correlated with a history of trauma; in females, having a frozen shoulder was significantly correlated with having thyroid diseases. CONCLUSIONS: These demographic data of primary frozen shoulder in the Korean population were consistent with those of previously reported epidemiologic studies. Primary frozen shoulder with diabetes was correlated with old age, bilateral involvement, long duration of symptoms, and nocturnal pain.
Arm
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Comorbidity
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5.Omission of axillary lymph node dissection in patients who underwent total mastectomy with 1 or 2 metastatic lymph nodes
Bong Kyun KIM ; Byeong-Woo PARK ; Min Hee HUR ; Han-Byoel LEE ; Min Ho PARK ; Joon JEONG ; Hyouk Jin LEE ; Jina LEE ; Dongju KIM ; Woo Young SUN ;
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research 2020;98(6):283-290
Purpose:
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the standard axillary procedure in early breast cancer patients. In a randomized trial, the survival rates were not different when axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) was omitted in patients with 1 or 2 lymph node metastases who underwent breast conserving surgery. This study aimed to compare the outcomes in patients who underwent total mastectomy (TM) with 1 or 2 metastatic nodes according to the types of axillary surgery.
Methods:
In total, 79,058 patients registered in the Korean Breast Cancer Society database who underwent TM were included in the analysis. The inclusion criteria were history of TM and SLNB, pathologic T stage 1 or 2, clinically negative axillary lymph nodes, 1 or 2 metastatic axillary lymph nodes, no radiation therapy, and no neoadjuvant therapy. We divided the patients into the SLNB only and SLNB + ALND groups. The groups were matched by propensity scores. We retrospectively analyzed the differences in the overall survival (OS) between the 2 groups.
Results:
A total of 883 patients were matched in a 1:4 ratio for the SLNB only and SLNB + ALND groups in the cohort from 1999 to 2014. There were no significant differences in OS between the 2 groups (P = 0.413). Subgroup analysis revealed a significant survival benefit in the SLNB + ALND group in the T2 subgroup (P = 0.013).
Conclusion
OS did not differ between the 2 groups in early breast cancer patients with 1 or 2 metastatic axillary lymph nodes who underwent TM. Omission of ALND may be considered in selected patients.
6.Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Primary Frozen Shoulder in a Korean Population: A Retrospective Analysis of 1,373 Cases
Chul Hyun CHO ; Tae Won KOO ; Nam Su CHO ; Kyoung Jin PARK ; Bong Gun LEE ; Dongju SHIN ; Sungwook CHOI ; Seung Hyun CHO ; Myung Sun KIM ; Sang Hun KO ; Chul Hong KIM ; Jin Young PARK ; Yon Sik YOO
Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society 2015;18(3):133-137
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with primary frozen shoulder in a Korean population. METHODS: A total of 1,373 patients whose shoulders were diagnosed with primary frozen shoulder across 11 resident-training hospitals were reviewed retrospectively. Various demographic characteristics and clinical characteristics according to gender and presence of diabetes were evaluated. RESULTS: The average age of patients was 55.4 years. Gender proportion was 58.3% females and 41.7% males. The frozen shoulder involved the non-dominant arm in 60.7% of patients and the bilateral arms in 17.6% of patients. The average duration of symptoms was 8.9 months, and 51.3% of patients had experienced nocturnal pain. Comorbidities associated with frozen shoulder in our sample of patients included diabetes (18.7%), cardiovascular diseases (17.7%), thyroid diseases (5.4%), and cerebrovascular diseases (3.6%). The diabetic group was correlated with the following demographic and clinical characteristics: old age, involvement of the dominant arm, nocturnal pain, long duration of symptoms, and no history of trauma. Further, we found that, in males, having a frozen shoulder was significantly correlated with a history of trauma; in females, having a frozen shoulder was significantly correlated with having thyroid diseases. CONCLUSIONS: These demographic data of primary frozen shoulder in the Korean population were consistent with those of previously reported epidemiologic studies. Primary frozen shoulder with diabetes was correlated with old age, bilateral involvement, long duration of symptoms, and nocturnal pain.
Arm
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Bursitis
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Comorbidity
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Epidemiologic Studies
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7.The Clinicopathological Characteristics of Palpable and Non-palpable Breast Cancer
Dongju KIM ; Soo Jung LEE ; Byung Kyun KO ; Han-Byoel LEE ; Jung Han YOON ; Seok Won LEE ; Ye Won JEON ; Bong Kyun KIM ; Jina LEE ; Woo Young SUN
Journal of Breast Disease 2020;8(2):92-99
Purpose:
Palpability is known to be a poor prognostic factor for breast cancer. The present study analyzed the clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of palpable and nonpalpable breast cancers using big data.
Methods:
Between January 2005 and May 2019, a total of 15,141 patients were enrolled. All patients were diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinomas. Patients with unclear medical records, multiple tumors, bilateral breast cancers, inflammatory breast cancers, inoperable breast cancers and distant metastasis were excluded. Patients were divided into the palpable and nonpalpable breast cancer groups based on physicians’ clinical examinations. The clinicopathological characteristics and disease-specific survivals (DSS) were analyzed.
Results:
Patients with palpable breast cancers were younger, had larger tumors, and higher tumor-node-metastasis stage (p<0.001) than patients with nonpalpable breast cancers. Palpable breast cancer cases had higher rates of lympho-vascular invasion, higher histologic and nuclear grades than nonpalpable breast cancer cases (p<0.001). The positive proportion of hormone receptor was higher in the nonpalpable breast cancer group than in the palpable breast cancer group, but that of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 was higher in the palpable breast cancer group than in the nonpalpable breast cancer group (p<0.001). The Ki-67 index was higher in the palpable breast cancer group than in the nonpalpable breast cancer group (p<0.001). Total mastectomy and axillary dissection were performed more frequently in the palpable breast cancer group than in the nonpalpable breast cancer group (p<0.001). Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered more frequently in the palpable breast cancer group than in the nonpalpable breast cancer group. However, radiotherapy and hormonal therapy were performed more frequently in nonpalpable breast cancer group than in the nonpalpable breast cancer group (p<0.001). According to a multivariate analysis, younger age, lower body mass index, larger tumor size, tumor location, higher stage, higher histologic grade and higher Ki-67 index were associated with palpability (p<0.001). DSS was significantly lower in the palpable breast cancer group than in the nonpalpable breast cancer group (p<0.001).
Conclusion
Palpable breast cancers tend to be triple negative breast cancers and have higher histologic grade and, Ki-67 index and worse prognosis than nonpalpable breast cancers. Therefore, based on the results of the present study, treating palpable breast cancers requires careful attention.