1.A Case of Three Different Synchronous and Metachronous Primary Lung Cancers.
Hyunjeong IM ; Seo Young YANG ; Do Young KIM ; Hyeonmok KIM ; Soo Chul JUNG ; Bong Seog KIM ; Yoonjung KIM
Korean Journal of Medicine 2013;85(6):639-643
Multiple primary lung cancers are characterized as either synchronous (detected or resected simultaneously) or metachronous (defined by a time interval between the detection of a subsequent primary lesion). The diagnosis of multiple primary lung cancers requires the temporal, histologic, and anatomic classification of tumors or simultaneous detection of two tumors. The incidence of multiple primary lung cancers has been increasing recently due to the widespread use of imaging modalities and life extension. Here, we report a 65-year-old male patient with multiple primary lung cancers comprising three different cell types (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma).
Aged
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Classification
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Diagnosis
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Humans
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Incidence
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Life Expectancy
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Lung Neoplasms*
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Lung*
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Male
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
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Neoplasms, Second Primary
2.A Case of Lymphedema Associated with Psoriasis.
Seo Young YANG ; Do Young KIM ; Hyunjeong IM ; Hyeonmok KIM ; Soo Chul JUNG ; Hye Won KIM ; Kyoung Hyoub MOON
Korean Journal of Medicine 2014;87(1):115-119
Lymphedema is a rare but known complication of psoriatic arthritis and other inflammatory arthritides. Only a few cases associated with psoriatic arthritis have been reported, but none showed psoriasis was the sole factor. The precise etiology is, as yet, unknown, but many different mechanisms are likely to cause lymphedema in psoriatic arthritis, such as lymphatic vascular damage and perilymphatic accumulation of inflammatory material. Various immunosuppressive drugs have been assessed in treating this condition. Here, we report the case of an 85-year-old man with psoriasis presenting with a rare complication of bilateral lymphedema in the lower extremities. Lymphedema as well as psoriasis improved with cyclosporine.
Aged, 80 and over
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Arthritis
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Arthritis, Psoriatic
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Cyclosporine
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Humans
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Lower Extremity
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Lymphedema*
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Psoriasis*