1.Effect of tosufioxacin in urinary tract infection.
Taik Hong YUN ; Suk Ho SO ; Nak Gyeu CHOI ; Kyu Man LEE ; So Yung SHIN
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases 1992;24(3):201-207
No abstract available.
Urinary Tract Infections*
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Urinary Tract*
2.Edwards Syndrome: an autopsy case.
So Young JIN ; Woo Hee JUNG ; Chang Ho HONG
Korean Journal of Pathology 1986;20(3):343-348
Edwards syndrome is first introduced by Edwards and characterized by facial anomalies, multiple cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, urogenital, and skeletal malformations. It results from triplication of part or all of chromosome 18 in some or all of the patient's cells. It has an incidence of 1 in 4,500 live births or less and short life expectancy. Recently we experienced a case of 3-day-old female new born infant with this syndrome. Post mortem examination showed progeric face with prominent occiput, large flabby ears, microphthalmia, and micrognathia, bilateral clenched hands with flexion contraction of middle fingers, and bilateral rockerbottom feet. Internal examination revealed horseshoe kidney, esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula, two accessory spleens, and multiple cardiac anomalies. A trisomy 18 was confirmed by the cytogenetic study.
Infant
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Male
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Female
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Infant, Newborn
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Humans
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Incidence
3.Comparative analysis of operative procedures in rectal prolapse between perineal and abdominal approach.
Ho Jin PARK ; Byung Jo SO ; Kyu Young JUN
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1991;40(3):354-359
No abstract available.
Rectal Prolapse*
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Surgical Procedures, Operative*
4.Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Liver.
So Yeong OH ; Myoung Ja CHUNG ; Sang Ho KIM
Korean Journal of Pathology 1997;31(1):59-62
Primary sarcomas of the liver are rare. A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the liver is reported. A 55-year-old male was admitted with epigastric pain. An abdominal computed tomographic scan disclosed a 10cm, low-density area in the left lobe of the liver. Histological examination of the resected tumor showed bundles of spindle cells arranged in a storiform pattern. In some areas, many bizarre giant cells were scattered. Immunohistochemically, tumor cells were positive for alpha 1-antitrypsin and alpha 1-antichymotrypsin, and weakly positive for vimentin. The tumor cells did not express cytokeratin, desmin or alpha fetoprotein.
alpha 1-Antichymotrypsin
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alpha 1-Antitrypsin
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alpha-Fetoproteins
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Desmin
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Giant Cells
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Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous*
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Humans
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Keratins
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Liver*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Sarcoma
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Vimentin
5.Molecular Diagnostic Test for Prader-Willi Syndrome with SNRPN Expression.
So Chung CHUNG ; Duk Hee KIM ; Chang Ho HONG
Journal of Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 1999;4(2):226-230
PURPOSE: Prader-Willi Syndrome(PWS) is caused by absence of paternal contributions of the chromosome region 15q11-q13. To detact this region, high resolutional cytogenetic analysis, FISH with probe at PWS critical region or microsatellite polymorphism can be used. The gene for the small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide N(SNRPN) is not expressed in patients with PWS. We conducted molecular analysis with RT-PCR with SNRPN primers to find out more useful diagnostic tool in PWS. METHODS: Four patients with obesity and other characteristics of PWS were studied. The exprssion of SNRPN and control gene were studed by RT-PCR from peripheral lymphocytes. RESULTS :The SNRPN expression in reverse transcribed RNA from blood were easily detected in normal control but not in patients with suspected Parder-Willi Syndrome. CONCLUSION: We conclude that SNRPN expression study is a useful diagnostic method for detection of Prader-Willi Syndrome.
Cytogenetic Analysis
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Humans
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Lymphocytes
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Microsatellite Repeats
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Obesity
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Pathology, Molecular*
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Prader-Willi Syndrome*
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Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear
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RNA
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snRNP Core Proteins*
6.Acropigmentation Symmetrica of Dohi Treated with the Q-switched Alexandrite Laser.
Ho Jung LEE ; Gwang Seong CHOI ; Eun So LEE
Annals of Dermatology 1997;9(1):26-30
A few cases of reticulate acropigmentary disorders have been reported in Korea. Most of them were reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, but not acropigmentation symmetrica of Dohi. A 21 year-old male patient diagnosed as acropigmentation symmetrica of Dohi had been previously treated with various treatment methods unsuccessfully. Re-treatment with the Q-switched alexandrite laser(755 nm, 100nsec) showed a temporary improvement but a relapse of the lesion was experienced again. We describe a case of acropigmentation symmetrica of hi treated with the Q-switched alexandrite laser.
Humans
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Korea
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Lasers, Solid-State*
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Male
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Recurrence
7.A Study On The Color Stability Of Porcelain For Porcelain Fused To Metal Crown.
So Young RYU ; Ju Hwan LIM ; In Ho CHO
The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics 2000;38(1):73-84
Dental porcelain should have adequate strength and similar esthetics as natural teeth. Recently esthetics has become a high priority in clinical dentistry. Thus the evaluation of color stability of dental porcelain has become an important part in dental research. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the difference in color stability of 3 types of porcelain (Vintage, VMK 95, CERAMCO II). The porcelain were divided into groups by 2 types of treatment (Glazing or non-glazing and thermocycling or non-thermocycling). The porcelain wee dyed with methylene blue and distilled water, and then the color stability was evaluated with a spectrophotometer. The results were as follow ; 1. The color change of porcelain increased in the order of VMK 95, Vintage, CERAMCO II. But there was no significant difference. 2. The color change decreased in the glazing group compared to the non-glazing group(p<0.05). 3. The color change increased after thermocycling But there was no significant difference. 4. The color change according to dye method was significantly larger with methylene blue copared to distilled water(P<0.05).
Crowns*
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Dental Porcelain*
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Dental Research
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Dentistry
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Esthetics
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Methylene Blue
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Tooth
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Water
8.Heterotopic Enchondral Ossification in Metastatic Colonic Adenocarcinoma: A case report .
So Yeon PARK ; Yong Il KIM ; Woo Ho KIM
Korean Journal of Pathology 2000;34(7):531-533
Calcification and ossification of colon cancer is frequently encountered, especially in the mucinous carcinoma. However, cartilage formation or enchondral ossification has rarely been described in human colon cancer. This report describes a case of a 59-year-old man with retroperitoneal metastasis of mucinous adenocarcinoma of colon, which showed a widespread heterotopic ossification through membranous or enchondral ossification. The ossification appeared in apposition to tumor cell nests and in the organized mucin pool. In our knowledge, this is the first case showing enchondral ossification in gastrointestinal carcinoma in Korea.
Adenocarcinoma*
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
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Cartilage
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Colon*
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Colonic Neoplasms
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Humans
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Korea
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Middle Aged
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Mucins
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Ossification, Heterotopic
9.Results of whipple's operations used polyethylene tube.
Ho Chan KIM ; Kwon Mook CHAE ; Byung Joon SO
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1993;45(5):803-809
No abstract available.
Polyethylene*
10.Adreno-Hepatic Fusion.
So Yeong OH ; Woo Sung MOON ; Ho Yeul CHOI
Korean Journal of Pathology 1998;32(12):1095-1097
We report a rare case of adreno-hepatic fusion in a 63-year-old man with a traumatic hepatic rupture. The adrenal tissue was located beneath the Glisson's capsule of the liver, and measured 3.5x2x0.3 cm. On histologic examination, the ectopic tissue was composed of both adrenal cortex and medulla surrounded by a delicate capsule of connective tissue.
Adrenal Cortex
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Choristoma
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Connective Tissue
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Humans
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Liver
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Middle Aged
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Rupture