Sweets syndrome has 4 cardinal features, that is, fever, neutrophil polymorphonuclear leukocytosis of the blood, raised painful plaques on the limbs, face and neck, histologically a dense dermal infiltration with mature neutrophil polymorphs. Hematologic malignancies are associated with 10-15% of cases, but gastric adenocarcinoma associated case is very rare. A 57-year-old male patient admitted to Korea University affiliated hospital because of fever and painful erythematous plaques of both limbs. No response to antibiotics and antihistamines for 1 week, so we referred to dermatologic department for skin biopsy. After then under the impression of Sweet's syndrome, oral prednisolone 60 mg/day prescribed and skin lesions were progressively regressed. For the purpose of screening of associated disease, we did abdominal CT scan and panendoscopy with biopsy which revealed adenocarcinoma of stomach. We couldn't find out any other etiologic agents.
Adenocarcinoma* ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Biopsy ; Extremities ; Fever ; Hematologic Neoplasms ; Histamine Antagonists ; Humans ; Korea ; Leukocytosis ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; Neutrophils ; Prednisolone ; Skin ; Stomach ; Sweet Syndrome* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

With the aim of establishing bio-indices for the development of multistep hepatotumorigenesis, rats were fed water containing 0.01% diethylnitrosamine (DEN) ad libitum for 13 weeks. This treatment with DEN only made it possible to induce hepatic tumors in 100%. After the DEN administration, several clinical symptoms were observed including minor behavioral changes, brittleness of hair and a decrease in water and food intake. The concentration of total serum protein and albumin in all treated groups was significantly lower than in non-treated controls (p<0.05). Increase of specific enzyme (AST, ALT and GGT) activity (p<0.05), variable tumor size and hepatomegaly of the liver was observed in all rats treated with DEN for 10 weeks. Both hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma were found in the same livers at the same time, and were prominently developed after 12 weeks. In case of carcinoma, some of the livers showed more or less advanced states over the 12-15 weeks period. In the present study, hepatocellular carcinoma was developed by treating DEN in only the drinking water, without any other carcinogens or without partial hepatectomy. These results indicate that DEN is a new carcinogen that acts directly on it the liver, moreover, it might be very useful for investigating hepatotumorigenesis.
Alanine Transaminase/blood ; Animals ; Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood ; Biological Markers/blood ; Carcinogens ; *Cell Transformation, Neoplastic ; Diethylnitrosamine/toxicity ; Liver/drug effects/*pathology ; Liver Neoplasms/blood/chemically induced/*pathology ; Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/blood/*pathology ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; gamma-Glutamyltransferase/blood

The most common cardiac cause of massive hemoptysis is mitral stenosis. Mitral regurgitation is rarely complicated by massive hemoptysis. A 48-year-old man with no significant medical history was admitted to our hospital with hemoptysis and production of 500 mL of blood within 24 hours. A pan-systolic murmur was found on chest examination. A chest computed tomography showed airspace consolidation in the right upper and middle lobes, with faint bilateral ground glass opacity. Echocardiography revealed mitral valve prolapse and grade IV mitral regurgitation. The patient was diagnosed with sporadic primary mitral valve prolapse. After mitral valve repair surgery, the patient recovered fully.
Echocardiography ; Glass ; Hemoptysis* ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency* ; Mitral Valve Prolapse* ; Mitral Valve Stenosis ; Mitral Valve* ; Thorax

Despite the marked decreased frequency of tuberculosis in the world by advent of effective chemotherapy, gastrointestinal tuberculosis is considered to be relativeiy frequent in developing countries. Tuberculosis of the duodenum is rare, little reported in the literature. The prevalenoe rates in reports dealing with necropsy observations in patient with pulmonary tuberculosis range from 0.36%-2.3%. Definitive diagnosis will require endoscopic or surgical biopsy because of inconsistent clinical findings, Recently, we experienced a case of duodenal tuberculosis with massive UGI bleeding, masquering as a duodenal ulcer bleeding, and diagnostic confirmation was attained by histologic findings of endoscpic biopsy. A 65-year-old woman was admitted with 3 months history of epigastric discomfort, 1 day history of hematemesis and melena. Urgent endoscopy revealed active bleeding from a large ulcer causing obstruction of the 2 nd portion of duodenum and endoscopic electrocoagulation was performed with success. After a reasonable medical trial, follow-up endascopic examinations of lesion showed no response. So, endoscopic biopsies was done and histopathology revealed multiple granuloma with central necrosis.
Aged ; Biopsy ; Developing Countries ; Diagnosis ; Drug Therapy ; Duodenal Ulcer ; Duodenum ; Electrocoagulation ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Granuloma ; Hematemesis* ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Melena ; Necrosis ; Tuberculosis* ; Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Ulcer

PURPOSE: To evaluate the CT findings of Burkitt's lymphoma involving the abdomen in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the abdominal CT of ten children who presented with abdominal symptom. Theywere confirmed by operation in two cases and by fine needle aspiration biopsy in eight to be suffering from Burkitt's lymphoma. We also abdominal ultrasonography(USG) (n=10) and carried out small bowel follow-through examination(SBS) (n=5). Analyses focused on features of the abdominal mass : bowel wall thickening, ascites, lymphadenopathy, and the involvement of intra-abdominal solid organ. RESULTS: Abdominal CT at the time ofpresentation showed a huge conglomerated mass encasing segments of small bowel and also peripherally displacingbowel loops (n=9), bowel wall thickening (n=10), and ascites (n=10). In three of these cases, we were able to see tumor necrosis and cavity formation. Extensive infiltration into mesenteric fat and obliteration of tissue planemade it impossible to identify on CT the margin of the tumor and the presence of mesenteric lymphadenopathy. Infour patients, sonography showed enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes(15-20mm), and in three, retroperitoneal lymphnodes(5mm, 10mm, 12mm in long dimension) were detected on CT and USG. CONCLUSION: Abdominal CT can reveal the characteristic imaging features of Burkitt's lymphoma in children. These are a huge conglomerate mass with or without cavity formation, that encases the small bowel and infiltrates the mesentery, ascites, and the relatively spared retroperitoneal lymph nodes.
Abdomen ; Ascites ; Biopsy ; Biopsy, Fine-Needle ; Burkitt Lymphoma* ; Child* ; Humans ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Lymphoma ; Mesentery ; Necrosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

OBJECTIVES: The genes for transporters associated with antigen processing (TAP) are located near to HLA class II coding regions and related to antigen presentation. Therefore polymorphisms of TAP might alter the T-cell mediated immune response and influence susceptibility to schizophrenia, which is known to have alterations in T-cell immunity. The aim of this study was to verify the relationship between schizophrenia and polymorphisms of TAP2 genes. METHODS: 257 patients with schizophrenia and 184 normal controls participated in this study. TAP2 polymorphic residues at positions 379, 565 and 665 were typed using amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR) and single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP). The resulted products, TAP2379, TAP2565 and TAP2665 were assessed. RESULTS: The frequency of TAP2 alleles did not differ between patients with schizophrenia and controls. The polymorphic sites TAP2379, TAP2565 and TAP2665 did not show any difference in their amino acid substitution frequencies. CONCLUSION: This study did not show the association of the TAP2 gene with schizophrenia in Korean population. Further studies are needed to test the informative value of haplotypes including other polymorphic sites.
Alleles ; Amino Acid Substitution ; Antigen Presentation ; Clinical Coding ; Haplotypes ; Humans ; Schizophrenia* ; T-Lymphocytes

Thoracic disc herniation is uncommon and only represents 0.25% to 0.75% of all symptomatic disc lesions. The difficulty in diagnosis has been the one of the major problems in the treatment of thoracic disc herniation. But at now, the use of computed tomography with or without water soluble contrast media makes the diagnosis more acurate. Recently, we diagnosed a case of T4, T5 disc herniation by computed tomography with iopamidol. Operation by transthoracic, transpleural approach was done with microsurgical technique, and the result was good. The case is reviewed and other surgical techniques on the literature is discussed.
Contrast Media ; Diagnosis ; Iopamidol

Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG) is a rare disease that usually presents with multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules and characteristic histological findings, with hyalinized collagen lamellae. Because of the absence of characteristic radiologic and clinical features, PHG is usually diagnosed after surgical resection or biopsy. We performed thoracoscopic wedge resection for a pulmonary nodule located in the right lower lobe that proved to be PHG histopathologically. We report two cases along with a review of the literature.
Biopsy ; Collagen ; Granuloma ; Hyalin ; Rare Diseases

No abstract available.
Biopsy* ; Hematuria*

We were recently encountered a cases of newborn infant with a congenital lumbar mass with associated anomalies which proved to be quite bizarre. This case if presented with review of the literatures because we were seldom able to find a cases of myelomeningocele as usual, interesting as this. A 15 day-old infant, the product of full term, was admitted to Busan National University Hospital on May 26th, 1972, because of a large pedunculated lumbar mass without any neurologic deficits. The tumor mass was translucent, flabby, infected and increased in tension when the infant cried. Chest film showed the underdeveloped with agenesis and fork rib in right upper 5 ribs and narrowed intercostal spaces between right 5,6,7 and 8th ribs. Right scapula was higher in position of axis. Total spine films showed non-fusion pattern of 3rd and 4rh thoracic vertebral bodies with cleft vertebrae, scoliosis in upper thoracic region, widening of lumbar canal, a large soft tissue mass overlying the abdominal region and hypoplasia of the spinous process at 4th lumbar vertebra. The sac of myelomeningocele was repaired successfully. He has regularly been followed up in the out-patient after discharge and has remained well. Repeated neurologic examination performed after discharge showed no neurologic deficits. We feel our present case will be of added interest.
Axis, Cervical Vertebra ; Busan ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Meningomyelocele* ; Neurologic Examination ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Outpatients ; Ribs ; Scapula ; Scoliosis ; Spine ; Thorax