The tongue is located inside the oral cavity at rest, and the structural interrelations between the tongue and the oral cavity is essentially important for normal tongue function. Macroglossia is clinically diagnosed whenever the tongue does not fit the oral cavity, thus patients complain of noisy breathing, drooling, speech and swallowing dysfunction, malocclusion, and social ridicule. Partial glossectomy for macroglossia volume has been assumed to be difficult. In this study, we attempted to measure the tongue volume with the plaster tongue model in a 7-year-old macroglossia patient. This method is reliable and simple for measuring the tongue volume in macroglossia.
Child ; Deglutition ; Glossectomy* ; Humans ; Macroglossia* ; Malocclusion ; Mouth ; Respiration ; Sialorrhea ; Tongue*

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Down Syndrome*

A Bednar tumor is a variant of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans(DFSP). The clinical and histopathological findings of Bednar tumors are identical to DFSP except for the presence of melanin-containing cells scattered within the lesion, so called pigmented DFSP. The majority of Bednar tumors are seen as DFSP present as multinodular protuberant masses in the skin. They can also present as an atrophic depressed scar-like lesions without any nodularity. We report an uncommon clinical presented case of a Bednar tumor on the back in a 22-year-old female. She presented with an asymptomatic, firm, bluish, chestnut sized, depressed and atrophic lesion on the back which had been present for 6 years. A Histopathological examination revealed massive proliferation of spindle-shaped cells arranged in a tight storiform pattern mixed with scattered pigmented cells. On immunohistochemical staining, the tumor cells were positive for vimentin, a -l-antitrypsin, and CD34, but were negative for cytokeratin, neurofilament, and factor XIIIa. The majority of the tumor cells was negative and the pigment cells were positive for the S-100 protein. The patient was treated by a wide local excision of the lesion. There has been no evidence of recurrence after 20 months post-operative follow up.
Dermatofibrosarcoma* ; Factor XIIIa ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Keratins ; Recurrence ; S100 Proteins ; Skin ; Vimentin ; Young Adult

Adenomyosis is a common disease of middle-aged women and adenomyoma is a variety of adenomyosis that formed localized tumor. Cystic degeneration of an adenomyoma is a rare clinical manifestation. A 30-year-old parous woman suffered from severe dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia for about 5 months, was operated under the impression of endometriosis of the pelvis. Following the operation, cystic degeneration of an adenomyoma was found incidentally. The authors experienced a case of adenomyosis that formed cystic tumor of uterus and presented with a pertinent literatures.
Adenomyoma ; Adenomyosis* ; Adult ; Dysmenorrhea ; Endometriosis ; Female ; Humans ; Menorrhagia ; Pelvis ; Uterus

Apert syndrome is an uncommon, congenital disorder characterised by malformation of the skull, most often acrocephaly or oxycephaly, in association with symmetrical syndactyly of both hands and feet. It is due to disturbance in the growth of bone and soft tissue affecting principally the head, the hands and the feet. The original description was presented by Troquart in 1886, and acrocephaloyndactyly was named by Apert in 1906. Since then, more than 200 cases have been reported in the world upto 1970. Recently, we have experienced three for typical Apert syndrome and made a brief related literature review
Acrocephalosyndactylia* ; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities ; Craniosynostoses ; Foot ; Hand ; Head ; Skull ; Syndactyly

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the changing pattern of serum leptin level and the correlation between estradiol level during the clomiphene citrate challenge test(CCCT) or controlled ovarian hyperstimulation(COH) cycle. METHODS: Twenty-seven women who underwent CCCT and fourteen women who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation were recruited to measure the serum leptin level. After correction of serum concentration with body mass index(BMI), changes of leptin level and correlation with serum estradiol level during CCCT and COH cycle were analyzed. RESULTS: Circulating leptin levels were significantly correlated with BMI at each time point in CCCT cycle(P<0.01). In CCCT cycle, leptin/BMI level was significantly increased at midluteal phase compared to that of menstrual cycle day 3 and 10(p<0.05). In women with regular menstruation, leptin/BMI level at midluteal phase was significantly higher than that of menstrual day 3 and 10, but this difference was not seen in women with irregular menstruation. The leptin/BMI level in COH cycle showed increasing tendency throughout ovarian stimulation. But there was no significant correlation between leptin/BMI and estradiol level in CCCT and COH cycle. CONCLUSION: There is a significant correlation between BMI and circulating leptin level. Midluteal leptin level is significantly higher than that of follicular phase in CCCT cycle, and there is an increasing tendency in leptin level after ovarian stimulation in CCCT and COH cycle without statistical significance. These findings suggest that circulating estradiol concentration has no major influence on circulating leptin level.
Clomiphene* ; Estradiol ; Female ; Follicular Phase ; Humans ; Leptin* ; Menstrual Cycle ; Menstruation ; Ovulation Induction

PURPOSE: In order to recognize predictive factors of the recurrent seizure attacks with benign epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spike(BECCT), we have studied the factors such as age of seizure onset, sex of the patient, frequency and duration of seizure Prior to therapy, initial antiepileptic drug, which are presumed to influence the recurrence of seizure attack. METHODS: Among the children with BECCT, who visited the department of pediatrics, Chuncheon Sacred Heart hospital, Hallym University from Jan. 1985 to Dec. 1997, 52 patients who were followed up for more than 12 months after disappearance of the seizure, have been studied. The patients were divided into three groups, (group I; seizure duration is less than 3 months, groups II; seizure duration less than 12 months, group III; seizure duration more than 12 months) by duration of seizure recurrence, and compared with difference of seizure recurrence by predicting factor in each group. Data were analysed by using DBSTAT version 1.0 by ANOVA. RESULTS: 1) Age onset of seizure The age onset of seizure in group I is 8.6+/-2.0 years and 7.9 +/-3.5 years in group II, 6.2+/-1.7 years in group III. The younger the seizure standted, the more seizures recurred(p<0.05). Our study revealed no age differences of the seizure remission in 3 groups. 2) Sex : Among the 52 patients, 30 patients were male, 22 patients were female. The ratio of the male to female was 1:1(12/12) in group I, 1:1.5(2/3) in group II, 2.3: 1(16/7) in group III. The recurrence rate was higher in male than in female. But no statistically difference in recurrence rate by the sex was revealed. 3) Seizure duration and seizure frequency prior to therapy : In group I, pretreatment duration was 1.6+/-3.5 months, frequency of the attacks was 2.0+/-1.0. In group II, duration 1.3+/-1.2 months, frequency 3.2+/-0.5. In group III, duration 3.5+/-6.9 months, frequency 3.5+/-1.8. Our study revered statistically significant differences in values of frequencies and durations in each groups(p<0.05). 4) Initial anticonvulsant and seizure recurrence : Seizure recurred in 36% of patients treated by carbamazepine, and 55.6% of valproate, 66.7% of phenobarbital, 37.5% of diphenylhydantion. There was no significant relation between initial anticonvulsant and seizure recurrence in each group. CONCLUSION: Our data support that age onset and seizure frequency were predictive factor fort seizure recurrence. BECCT Is a age dependent genetic disorder with variable penetrance, having longer duration of seizure with earlier onset. Clinical seizures and abnormal EEG trait tend to remit at certain age, regardless of onset age and treatment.
Age of Onset ; Carbamazepine ; Child ; Electroencephalography ; Epilepsy ; Epilepsy, Rolandic* ; Female ; Gangwon-do ; Heart ; Humans ; Male ; Pediatrics ; Penetrance ; Phenobarbital ; Recurrence* ; Seizures* ; Valproic Acid

Malignant eccrine poroma, or eccrine porocarcinoma, is a rare malignant cutaneous appendageal tumor arising from the intraepidermal eccrine sweat duct(acrosyringium), and usually develops ia an eccrine poroma of long-standing. We report a case of malignant eccrine poroma on the left buttock in a 72 year-old female. She was presented with a slightly pruritic, well-defined, reddish, firm, 4.5 x 4.5 x 0.7cm sized, protruding, ulcerated tumor. Histopathological examination revealed well-defined tumor cell nests in the epidermis and dermis. The tumor nests consisted of areas of eccrine poroma cells with benign appearance adjoining areas of anaplastic cells. Duct-like structures were observed within the tumor nests and showed a PAS-positive, diastase-resistant reaction. On immunohistochemical staining, the tumor cells were, positive for EMA, and most of tumor cells were negative but the duct-like structures were positive for CEA. She was treated with surgical excision. During the three year follow up period after excision, there was no recurrence.
Aged ; Buttocks ; Dermis ; Eccrine Porocarcinoma* ; Epidermis ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Poroma ; Recurrence ; Sweat ; Ulcer

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: The increased awareness of esthetics in dentistry has brought the esthetic consideration in prosthetic restorations. Dental ceramics offer better esthetics for use of prosthetic restorations. Unfortunately, dental ceramic materials are not always the most suitable candidate materials since their inherently brittle nature. In recent years, basic research in ceramic science has led to the recognition of several approaches to strengthen and to enhance esthetics of ceramics. Several all ceramic systems use ceramic core and porcelain build up structures. Ceramic cores influence to strength of all ceramic crowns. So the strength of ceramic cores is important to all ceramic crowns. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to estimate the flexural strength of ceramic cores in some all ceramic systems. Material and method : A biaxial flexure test was conducted on three groups(Cergo, Empress 2, In-Ceram). Each group consisted of 30 discs of nearly identical dimension with a 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 1.5mm thickness and 12mm in diameter. The fracture load was recorded by Instron. Analysis of variance(ANOVA) and Tukey's tests were performed using SAS statistical software. RESULTS: 1.5mm thickenss of specimens were significantly stronger than 0.5mm and 1.0mm thickness of specimens in Cergo and In-Ceram. But each sepecimen group of Empress 2 was no significantly strength by thickness. In order of In-Ceram, Empress 2 and Cergo has significantly stronger strength in the same thickness. CONCLUSION: In-Ceram is the strongest ceramic material in 3 materials. All the materials can be used according to the required characters.
Ceramics* ; Crowns ; Dental Porcelain ; Dentistry ; Esthetics

Behcets disease is a chronic systemic disease of unknown etiology, which is characterized by the recurrent orogenital ulcers, eye involvement and skin manifestations. In addition to the major symptoms, it includes arthritis, vasculitis, neurologic manifestations and gastrointestinal lesions. We report a case of Behcets disease associated with intestinal ulcers. The patient, a 45-year-old female, who had been treated under the diagnosis of Behcets disease for 4 years, presented with swallowing difficulty, vaginal discharge and persistent right lower abdominal pain. Colonoscopic examination showed multiple ulcers on the ileocecal region which is reported as the most common site of gastrointestinal Behcets disease. Gastrointestinal evaluation can be useful in diagnosis of Behcets disease, especially in a patient with gastrointestinal symptoms.
Abdominal Pain ; Arthritis ; Deglutition ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Skin Manifestations ; Ulcer* ; Vaginal Discharge ; Vasculitis