No abstract available.
Acute Kidney Injury* ; Lymphoma*

No abstract available.
Doxorubicin* ; Drug Therapy* ; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma*

Many features of the developing nervous system are visible from external observations of intact human embryos. In this study, a photographic atlas from the 4th to the 7th week after ovulation (Carnegie stages 10-18) is provided. The neural folds began to fuse at stage 10, and the rostral and caudal neuropore were closed during stages 11 and 12, respectively. The three primary divisions of the brain were distinguishable before closing of the neural tube. The five secondary brain vesicles were formed during stages 14-15. The development of the cerebellum and cerebrum were first observed at stages 14 and 15, respectively. The mesencephalic flexure was seen at stage 12, and the cervical flexure and pontine flexure at stage 14. After stages 18-19, it became increasingly difficult to identify detailed features of the brain from the surface. Results from this study will help to correlate the characteristic findings of the developing central nervous system of human embryos from stereomicroscopical and light microscopical observations and to locate the exact parts of the developing human brain for other purposes.
Brain/embryology* ; Embryo/anatomy & histology ; Fetal Development ; Human

PURPOSE: Nutritional as well as genetic and hormonal factors play an important role in the bone mineralization during childhood and adolescence. There are several physical and metabolic changes in obese children, and these changes may influence on the mineralization of the skeleton. The studies about bone mineralization of obese children are rare and contradictory. This study was performed to evaluate the influence of childhood obesity on bone mineral density(BMD). METHODS: The BMD of 49 obese and 41 non-obese children were measured at lumbar spines(L2-L4) using dual energy X-ray bone absorptiometry. Then, the results were assessed and compared according to the degree of obesity and pubertal sex maturation. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in BMD between obese children and non-obese children(0.87+/-.19 g/cm2 vs 0.81+/-.13 g/cm2). BMD increased according to the Tanner' pubertal staging, and the most marked increment was observed at overt puberty. No sex difference in BMD was seen in both obese and non-obese children. BMD was highly correlated with age, height, weight and body mass index(BMI), but there was no significant correlation between BMD and osteocalcin. CONCLUSION: BMD of obese children was not significantly different from that of non-obese children, and BMD also was not changed according to the degree of obesity. These findings suggest that BMD is not influenced by obesity in children.
Adolescent ; Bone Density* ; Calcification, Physiologic ; Child* ; Humans ; Obesity* ; Osteocalcin ; Pediatric Obesity ; Puberty ; Sex Characteristics ; Sexual Maturation ; Skeleton

PURPOSE: Total hydroperoxide (TH), free radical-mediated oxidation product can be used as a measure of free radical injury. The aim of the present study was to see if preterm newborns are at increased risk for oxidative stress compared with term newborns, and to determine whether oxidative stress during postnatal first 1 week is associated with clinical outcomes in preterm infants. METHODS: Serum TH levels of preterm infants (n=39) were compared with those of term infants (n=24) on the postnatal day 1. Among the preterm infants, serum TH levels of uncomplicated group (n=23) were also compared with those of complicated group (n=16) who developed oxygen radical related diseases on the postnatal day 1 and 7. Retrospective analysis was performed to find out risk factors for oxygen radical injuries based on birth history, laboratory data, neuroimaging findings and clinical progress in two preterm groups. RESULTS: Serum TH levels on postnatal day 1 were higher in the preterm infant group than the term infant group. Serum TH levels on postnatal day 1 in the complicated preterm infant group were significantly higher compared with uncomplicated group, but there was no significant difference in serum TH levels on postnatal day 7. Also, there was no significant difference in serum TH levels between uncomplicated preterm infants and term infants. Serum TH level on postnatal day 1 was independently associated with higher morbidity after adjusting for gestational age, Apgar score (5 min), arterial blood gas analysis. CONCLUSION: Complicated preterm newborns are at increased risk for oxidative stress compared with uncomplicated newborns and term newborns. Oxidative injury during the prenatal or postnatal day 1 is associated with adverse outcomes in preterm infants. Elevated TH levels on postnatal day 1 may have a value to predict clinical outcomes in preterm infants.
Apgar Score ; Blood Gas Analysis ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Hydrogen Peroxide* ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Neuroimaging ; Oxidative Stress ; Oxygen ; Reproductive History ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors

Authors have recently experienced a rare case of avulsion of the left eye ball due to ocular injury in 7 years old Korean girl. The eye ball was completely exposed out of the lid margin. In this case authors supposed that the dynamic inertia was played a major role in the mechanism of avulsion of this eye ball. A breief review of other literatures has also been described.
Child ; Female ; Humans

The importance of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) as an oncogene in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has emerged as a major concern due to a dramatic clinical effect of targeted therapy. As compared with the research for targeted therapy, the study about clinicopathological characteristics for ALK positive NSCLC hasn't been worked enough. Here, we describe a 35-year-old woman diagnosed with stage IVb NSCLC with ALK rearrangement. During evaluating her disease, a metastatic lesion to uterine cervix was found. Although lung cancer metastasis to female genital tract is rare, we also present case series that show a metastasis to the female genital tract in NSCLC with ALK rearrangement. These case series could suggest that ALK positive NSCLC has distinct metastatic pattern.
Adenocarcinoma* ; Adult ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ; Cervix Uteri* ; Female ; Glycogen Storage Disease Type VI ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; Lung* ; Lymphoma* ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Oncogenes ; Phosphotransferases*

No abstract available.
Humans ; Thyroid Diseases* ; Thyroid Gland*

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: T cells play a pivotal role in initiating and orchestrating bronchial inflammation in asthma. However, little is known about changes in T cell subset in the airways. Our objective was to study whether the proportion of CD4+ or CD8+ T cells in the bronchoa1veolar lavage fluid (BALF) of bronchial asthma is different from normal subjects, and whether it is associated with clinical characteristics. METHODS: We examined the percentage of CD4+ and CD8+ cells in the BALF of 37 patients with bronchial asthma and 14 normal controls by flow cytometry. Bronchial asthma was classified as mild, moderate and severe according to bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Skin prick test and pulmonary function tests were performed. RESULTS: The percentage of CD4+ cells in BALF did not differ between asthmatics and controls, however, the percentage of CD8+ cells was significantly higher in asthmatics than contro1s, In asthmatics, the percentage of CD4+ cells and CD8+ cells did not differ between atopic and nonatopic asthmatics. The percentage of CD8+ cells in addition to CD4+ cells was correlated with the percentage of eosinophils in BALF, and the percentage of CD8+ cells also showed negative correlation with FEV, and FEF25-75% CONCLUSION: These results suggest that CD8+ cells as well as CD4+ cells are associated with airway inflammation in bronchial asthma.
Asthma* ; Eosinophils ; Flow Cytometry ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Respiratory Function Tests ; Skin ; T-Lymphocytes ; Therapeutic Irrigation

PURPOSE: Transobturator slings have become an alternative to retropubic slings for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). We aimed to compare the efficacy and outcome between transobturator and retropubic mid-urethral sling procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the chart of 186 consecutive women who had sling procedures with a follow-up of at least 1 year from 2001 to 2006. The retropubic sling procedure was perfomed on 76 women assigned to retropubic group. A total 110 women received transobturator slings assingned to transobturator group. The preoperative evaluations, the indices of voiding, and postoperative complications were analysed by Student's t-test and chi-square. RESULTS: Two groups were similar in their preoperative characteristics and the perioperative parameters except the period of hospitalization and operative time. There were significant difference between the 2 groups in terms of the postoperative obstructive and iatrogenic complications. Transobturator group had shorter hospitalization and operative time and lower complications than retropubic group. CONCLUSIONS: Because transobturator sling procedures showed better results and less complications than retropubic slings, it is a safe and efficient surgical treatment for female SUI.
Female* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Operative Time ; Postoperative Complications ; Suburethral Slings* ; Surgical Mesh ; Urinary Incontinence*