Clear cell chondrosarcoma, first described by Unni in 1976, is distinguished from classical chondrosarcoma by a typical histological picture, mostly an epiphyseal site of origin, and relatively a benign clinical course. We present a case of clear cell chondrosarcoma arising from hyoid bone in a 70-year-old male. Histologically, large areas of closely packed cells with characteristic clear cytoplasm were seen in addition to the usual elements of a conventional chondrosarcoma. Our search and review of the literature did not reveal any reported case of clear cell chondrosarcoma arising from hyoid bone.
Aged ; Chondrosarcoma* ; Cytoplasm ; Humans ; Hyoid Bone* ; Male

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Captopril* ; Child* ; Humans ; Hypertension*

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic disease that can involve the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and biliary system. Symptomatic pancreatic involvement, however, has rarely been reported. It may be part of the primary disease process, such as vasculitic or autoimmune etiology, or associated with drug therapy, in particular corticosteroid. We report here a lupus patient who developed severe pancreatitis within 30 hours of initiation of corticosteroid therapy; we also discuss the relation between pancreatitis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Biliary Tract ; Drug Therapy ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Humans ; Liver ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* ; Pancreatitis*

PURPOSE: Central Cancer Registry Center in Korea conducted a nation-wide hospital-based cancer registry to provide the basic data on cancer statistics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 1998, 124 hospitals participated in the cancer registry program. All cancer registry data, submitted from the participating hospitals by diskettes during the year, were reviewed and sorted out by the committee members who were all board-qualified clinical oncologists and pathologists. To avoid duplication, every resident registration numbers were compared by the computer. Cases diagnosed by histologic examination were preferentially chosen. RESULTS: Of 89,226 cases registered, 9,163 (10.3%) duplication cases were excluded. Of the remaining 80,063 cases, 3,195 cases (4.0%) of carcinoma in situ (morphology code /2) were excluded. Finally 76,868 cases were analyzed. Of the analyzed cases, 44,037 (57.3%) were male and 32,831 (42.7%) were female. The leading age groups in the order of relative frequency were 60~64 years of age (15.3%), followed by 55~59 (14.4%). The leading primary cancer sites in the order of relative frequency were stomach (20.9%), followed by liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (12.2%), bronchus and lung (11.9%), colorectum (9.6%), breast (6.1%). In male, the leading primary cancer sites were stomach (24.4%), followed by liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (16.4%), bronchus and lung(16.0%), colorectum(9.2%) and urinary bladder (3.5%). In female, stomach (16.3%) was the most common site, followed by breast (14.1%), uterine cervix (13.0%), colorectum (10.1%) and liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (6.5%). Among the 1,190 cases of childhood malignancies, leukemia (33.4%), CNS tumor (15.7%) and sympathetic nervous system tumor (8.4%) were common. CONCLUSION: We analyzed and reported the registered cancer data from 124 hospitals during 1998.
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic ; Breast ; Bronchi ; Carcinoma in Situ ; Cervix Uteri ; Committee Membership ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Leukemia ; Liver ; Lung ; Male ; Stomach ; Sympathetic Nervous System ; Urinary Bladder

PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effects of abdominal breathing on VAS-Anxiety (VAS-A), blood pressure, peripheral skin temperature and saturation oxygen in pregnant women in preterm labor. METHODS: The study design was a matched control group interrupted time series. Forty-six women matched to gestational age were assigned to either the experimental group (26) or control group (20). Data were collected between March 2007 and May 2008. For the experimental treatment the women performed abdominal breathing 30 times, which took 5 minutes, and did one set of 5-minute abdominal breathing daily for three days. Data collection was done before and after the abdominal breathing to measure VAS-A, blood pressure, peripheral skin temperature and oxygen saturation. Descriptive, chi-square, Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data with the SPSS/PC+Win 15.0 program. RESULTS: For the experimental group there were significant decreases in VAS-A (Z=-4.37, p=.00), systolic blood pressure (Z=-3.38, p=.00), and an increase in skin temperature (Z=-4.50, p=.00) and oxygen saturation (Z=-3.66, p=.00). CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that abdominal breathing in pregnant women in preterm labor results in decreases in anxiety(VAS-A) including biological evidences such as systolic blood pressure, and increases in peripheral skin temperature and oxygen saturation. Further longitudinal study is needed on the lasting effects and obstetric and neonatal outcomes following abdominal breathing.
Anxiety ; Arginine Vasopressin ; Blood Pressure ; Data Collection ; Female ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Obstetric Labor, Premature ; Oxygen ; Pregnancy ; Pregnant Women ; Respiration ; Skin ; Skin Temperature

Diploic arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) or intraosseous dural AVFs are rare arteriovenous shunts. A diploic AVF is formed between a meningeal artery and an intraosseous diploic vein or the transosseous emissary vein, and the nidus is located exclusively within the bone. Currently, endovascular embolization with a transvenous approach is considered the treatment of choice for most dural AVFs. However, in the absence of an accessible venous channel, an alternate treatment approach should be considered. Herein, we report a case of a diploic AVF that was treated using embolization with transosseous direct cannulation.

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Aeromonas hydrophila* ; Aeromonas* ; Animals ; Histamine Release* ; Histamine* ; Mast Cells* ; Rats*

Two examples of the rare case of complete duplicated collecting system with lower pole ureteropelvic junction obstruction are described. Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) and duplicated collecting systems seldom occur in combination. Complete duplication of the ureter may be asymptomatic or recognized when complications develop as a result of reflux into the lower pole ureter or obstruction of the upper pole with an ectopic ureterocele. It is difficult to choose an optimal therapy due to the high variability in function, degree of obstruction, damage and potential for regeneration in growing kidneys. The diagnosis and management of UPJO of the lower pole in complete duplicated collecting systems are discussed.
Case Report ; Female ; Human ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; *Kidney Pelvis ; Kidney Tubules, Collecting/*abnormalities/surgery ; Male ; *Ureteral Obstruction/*complications/diagnosis/surgery ; Ureterostomy

PURPOSE: Purpose of this research was to identify nursing activities and the time required in the psychiatric ward to provide basic knowledge for development of cost of psychiatric nursing. METHODS: In this research 'a list of psychiatric nursing activities' was used to identify the issues. A list of psychiatric nursing activities was developed by a professional psychiatric nursing panel, and 138 nursing activities in 15 domains were identified. RESULTS: The result of this research showed that the average number of work hours per duty was 515.1 minutes and the average number of minutes per patient per nurse while on duty was 35.7 minutes. Also the results showed that the nurses used the majority of their time in 'Nursing care and information management' (528.0 minutes/day, 33.6%), followed by 'communication and coordination' (209.2 minutes, 13.3%), 'safety care' (185.3 minutes, 11.8%), and 'medication' (120.9 minutes, 13.3%). CONCLUSION: The result of this research indicate that the number of nursing staff is insufficient for the performance of necessary therapeutic activities. Nursing practices such as counseling, activity therapy, and psychiatric treatment and specific therapy need to be developed and nursing care fees need to be included in psychiatric nursing fields.
Counseling ; Fees and Charges ; Humans ; Nursing Care ; Nursing Staff ; Psychiatric Nursing

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Erythrocytes* ; Hematuria*