In 1983, Nora et. al. reperted 35 cases of bizarre parosteal osteochodromatous proliferations of the hands and feet. All lesions occured on proximal phalanges, metatarsals, or metacarpals. The gross appearance was typically that of a small osteochondroma. Radiologically, the proliferations lacked both central continuity of the tumor with the underlying osseus medulla and flaring of the adjacent cortices. Histologically, the lesion exhibited marked proliferative activity, irregular bohy cartilaginous interface, and enlarged, bizarre, and binucleate chondrocyte. The authors experienced a case of bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation of the right foot in a 61 year-old female which arised from the proximal phalanges of second toe, hostologic and radiologic findings were consistent with the bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation. The mass was treated by excision, and neither recurrence, nor malignant change was observed up to one year follow-up period.
Chondrocytes ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Foot ; Hand ; Humans ; Metacarpal Bones ; Metatarsal Bones ; Osteochondroma ; Recurrence ; Toes

Longitudinal growth acceleration of the femoral shaft after fracture in children has been recognized since the late nineteenth century, Orthopaedic surgeons have attempted to compensate for the leg length discrepancy by allowing union to occur with some degree of shortening, but logitudinal overgrowth following fractures of the tibial shaft in children has been rarely studied. Thirty-one children, treated for fracture of the shaft of tibia, were studied prospectively to assess the consequent increase in longitudinal growth of the tibia. The material presented in this paper is the result of the study of thirty-one children with fractured tibia who were treated in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital of Hallym University, since 1986 October, the age of the child varied from 3 years to 13 years, these cases have been followed from 30 months to 40 months. We have made a radiologic study of fracture of the tibial shaft with a view to analysing the results according to a number of factors, including the sex and the type, site and degree of overriding of fracture, and method of treatment, and then the degree of overgrowth was compared with unaffected side. 1. The average tibial overgrowth following tibial shaft fracture is 7mm. 2. Growth of the femur was not affected by the tibial fracture.
Acceleration ; Child ; Femur ; Heart ; Humans ; Leg ; Methods ; Prospective Studies ; Surgeons ; Tibia ; Tibial Fractures

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Humans ; Infant* ; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*

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Humans ; Infant* ; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*

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Osteosarcoma*

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Child* ; Emergencies* ; Emergency Service, Hospital* ; Humans ; Infant* ; Poisoning*

OBJECTIVES: Tardive dyskinesia(TD) is a serious side effect associated with long-term antipsychotic treatments. Some candidate genetic polymorphisms were reported to be associated with TD and possible involvement of serotonergic receptors in the pathophysiology of TD has been suggested. In the present study, we investigated the association between 5-HT6 receptor gene polymorphism and TD with schizophrenia. METHODS: To investigate the relationship between 5-HT6 receptor gene polymorphism and TD, 60 patients with TD were compared with 60 patients without TD. The 267C/T allele of 5-HT6 receptor gene was genotyped by means of polymerase chain reaction method. TD was evaluated using the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale(AIMS). RESULTS: The patients with the three 267C/T genotype showed no significant differences in age, gender, and duration of illness. No significant difference in genotype frequencies was observed between schizophrenic patients with and without TD. In addition, there was no difference in allele frequencies. Further analysis with an measure of AIMS scores showed that these scores were not significantly influenced by the 5-HT6 receptor gene polymorphism. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that 267C/T polymorphism of 5-HT6 receptor gene is not significantly associated with susceptibility to TD in schizophrenia.
Alleles ; Dyskinesias ; Gene Frequency ; Genetics ; Genotype ; Humans ; Movement Disorders* ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Schizophrenia* ; Serotonin

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Biopsy, Fine-Needle* ; Coinfection* ; Liver Abscess, Amebic*

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Congenital anomaly of IVC is rare, but understanding of this anomaly is important in radiological diagnosis,angiographic procedures and major retroperitoneal and thoracic surgery. We analysed 23 cases of IVC interruptiondiagnosed by cardiac angiography at Seoul National University Hospital. The results were as follows: 1. Theincidence of infrahepatic interruption of IVC was 0.45% of the patients having cardiac angiography and mostpatients showed cyanosis(91%). 2. The most common associated cardiac anomaly was right ventricular outflow tractobstruction (60%). Other associated cardiac defects were VSD, ASD, valvular anomaliesin 9 cases(39%) respectively;double outlet right bentricle, bilateral superior vena cava, single ventricle in 6 cases(26%) respectively; singleatrim, PDA in 5 cases(22%) respectively. 6 cases of situs inversus, 3 cases of situs ambiguus,2 cases of visceralheterotaxia and one case of asplenia were observed also. 7 cases of left-sided IVC were associated with IVCinterruption in normal situs.
Angiography ; Humans ; Seoul ; Situs Inversus ; Thoracic Surgery ; Vena Cava, Inferior ; Vena Cava, Superior