1.No Effect of IV Cyclophosphamide in Children with Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Sydrome.
Journal of the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology 1998;2(2):183-186
Sometimes a pilomatrixoma on upper neck can be misdiagnosed as primary salivary gland tumor, skin adnexal tumor or metastatic carcinoma. On fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC), characteristic features are ghost cells, basaloid cells, and calcium deposits, among which presence of ghost cells seems to be the key to recognize it. Here we present a cytologically misdiagnosed case of pilomatrixoma. A 32-year-old man presented a subcutaneous mass on the right posterior neck. It has grown slowly for 1 year, and was nontender, well circumscribed, hard, and movable mass. An initial FNAC yielded only monomorphic population of highly mitotic basaloid cells, without anucleated ghost cells, chronic inflammatory cells or foreign-body giant cells, suggestive of a poorly differentiated carcinoma. However, that was inconsistent with patient's clinical findings. For further correct diagnosis, FNAC was repeated, which yielded the basaloid cells and foreign-body giant cells. The diagnosis of pilomatrixoma could be made and the mass was excised. This case demonstrates that the pilomatrixoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of subcutaneous aspirates containing not ghost cells but a dominant population of basaloid cells.
Child
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Male
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Female
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Humans
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Neoplasm Metastasis
2.A Study of Voiding Pattern and Symptom-Related Quality of Life in a Healthy Female Population.
Korean Journal of Urology 2000;41(11):1365-1372
No abstract available.
Female*
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Humans
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Quality of Life*
3.Unilateral Parieto-Occipital Lobe Infarction Presenting with Optic Ataxia and Saccadic Abnormalties: A Case Report .
Sung Chul JUNG ; Chang Min LEE
Journal of the Korean Balance Society 2006;5(2):320-324
Optic ataxia is characterized by an impaired visual control of the direction of arm reaching to a visual target, accompanied by defective hand orientation and grip formation. In humans, optic ataxia is associated with lesions of the superior parietal lobule, which also affect visually guided saccades and other forms of eye-hand coordination. A 67-year-old woman presented with sudden, unilateral, direct optic ataxia in the right homonymous half field and saccadic abnormalities which consisted of prolonged latency, undershoot dysmetria, and decreased velocity. Brain MRI showed a left parieto-occipital watershed infarction. It is suggested that lesions of the superior parietal lobule and the adjacent parietal eye field are responsible for optic ataxia and saccadic abnormalities, respectively.
Aged
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Arm
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Ataxia*
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Brain
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Cerebellar Ataxia
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Female
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Hand
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Hand Strength
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Humans
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Infarction*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Rabeprazole
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Saccades
5.Point Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among Cancer Inpatients in a General Hospital: A Preliminary Study for the Development of Distress Management Strategies in Cancer Patients.
Min A LEE ; Hyu Jung HUH ; Jung Ah MIN ; Chang Uk LEE ; Chul LEE ; Tae Suk KIM
Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine 2013;21(2):122-131
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine the point prevalence of anxiety, depression and the associated risk factors in hospitalized patients with cancer. METHODS: A total of 114 patients with cancer who admitted to the Cancer Center in St. Mary's Hospital were enrolled for a day. The patients were asked to complete Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS). Sociodemographic and cancer related clinical variables were also evaluated. RESULTS: The point prevalence of anxiety and depression was 10.5% and 34.2%, respectively, as assessed with HADS. Logistic regression models revealed that distant metastasis was significantly associated with anxiety in patients with cancer and previous chemotherapy and Low socioeconomic status were significantly associated with depression. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that more than one third of patients with cancer suffer from either anxiety or depression. In addition, previous chemotherapy as well as low socioeconomic status and distant metastasis were associated risk factors of anxiety and depression, respectively. These findings suggest the need for screening and systematized psychosocial intervention for psychological distress in hospitalized patients with cancer.
Anxiety*
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Depression*
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Drug Therapy
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Hospitals, General*
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Humans
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Inpatients*
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Logistic Models
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Mass Screening
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Prevalence*
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Risk Factors
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Social Class
6.Expression of HBsAg Containing the PreS1, PreS2 and S in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cell.
Chang Yuil KANG ; Kyoung Min BAEK ; Jae Woo LEE
Korean Journal of Immunology 1997;19(4):429-436
No abstract available.
Animals
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Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
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CHO Cells
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Cricetinae
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Cricetulus*
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Female
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens*
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Hepatitis B Vaccines
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Humans
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Ovary*
7.Brain asymmetry in visual recognition of Hangul and Chinese words.
Hee Sang LEE ; Sung Kil MIN ; Chang Soon YANG
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 1992;31(6):1100-1107
No abstract available.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
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Brain*
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Humans
8.Brain asymmetry in visual recognition of Hangul and Chinese words.
Hee Sang LEE ; Sung Kil MIN ; Chang Soon YANG
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 1992;31(6):1100-1107
No abstract available.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
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Brain*
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Humans
9.Establishing Cancer Screening Recommendations for Major Cancers in Korea.
Won Chul LEE ; Hai Rim SHIN ; Chang Min KIM
Journal of the Korean Medical Association 2002;45(8):959-963
The objective of cancer screening is to reduce the risk of death, i.e., mortality from cancer among individuals subjected to screening. For cervical and colorectal cancer, the screening test is aimed at detection of preinvasive lesions. Therefore, reduction in the incidence of invasive disease also results from screening. In a national cancer control program, the programs should be orgainzed to ensure that a large proportion of the target group is screened and that those individuals in whom abnormalities are abserved receive appropriate diagnosis and therapy. Agreement should be reached on guidelines to be applied in the national cancer control program. When establishing appropriate cancer screening recommendations several factors should be considered. ① For establishing the starting age, age-specific incidence and mortality rate, life lost person-years, and cost-effectiveness can be considered. ② For frequency of screening, it is necessary to understand the natural history of disease. ③ For choosing the best test tool, sensitivity and specificity, compliance, cost, and adverse effects can be considered. It seems that doctors' willingness to participate is essential for a successful cancer screening program. They should understand the rationale of cancer secreening, its effectiveness, and the risk.
Colorectal Neoplasms
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Compliance
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Diagnosis
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Early Detection of Cancer*
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Incidence
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Korea*
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Mass Screening
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Mortality
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Natural History
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Sensitivity and Specificity
10.Depression of highschool senior students in Seoul.
Min Chang LEE ; Mi Kyung OH ; Jong Tae CHOI
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1992;13(12):927-934
No abstract available.
Depression*
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Humans
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Seoul*