No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine* ; Cervix Uteri* ; Female ; Liver*

No abstract available.
Biopsy, Fine-Needle* ; Goiter*

No abstract available.
Catatonia*

No abstract available.
Catatonia*

The attitude toward the use of autopsies affects the incidence of performance of the procedure. In foreign countries, many studies on this subjects have been conducted. However, in Korea, no study has been reported. We hypothesized that the general university students may be negative, whereas the medical college students may have positive attitude toward the use of autopsies. In contrary to our hypothesis, there existed only a little difference for the attitude toward conducting an autopsy between the general university students and the medical students. Both groups had positive attitudes toward autopsy. When the medical students become medical doctors, the main reason for not requesting patients to be conducted an autopsy is that their family members may feel offended. These results show that the low incidence of autopsy cases in Korea is caused not by the attitude of the general population, but by the attitude of medical doctors. Thus, we should make every effort to increase the incidence of autopsy by educational programs and discussions about autopsy and death.
Autopsy* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Korea ; Students, Medical

No abstract available.
Movement Disorders* ; Prevalence*

No abstract available.
Animals ; Rats* ; Superoxides*

No abstract available.
Child* ; Granular Cell Tumor* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Islets of Langerhans* ; Lymph Nodes* ; Neoplasm Metastasis*

PURPOSE: To report a case of multiple solitary plasmacytomas that presented with painful erythematous swelling of the upper eyelid. The patient was diagnosed with extramedullary plasmacytoma, and was later found to have multiple metastases of the bone and soft tissue during follow up. CASE SUMMARY: A 55-year-old female patient presented with painful erythematous swelling of the left upper eyelid that persisted for 1 month prior to examination. Under suspicion of lacrimal gland inflammation, anti-inflammatory medication was started but the symptoms worsened. Orbital computed tomography showed that a mass infiltrated the left lacrimal gland. We performed incisional biopsy of the mass via eyelid crease incision. Based on histopathological examination, the mass was diagnosed as extramedullary plasmacytoma and the patient was treated with radiation. After a 10-month follow-up period, multiple metastases on the left parotid gland, thoracic spine, lumbar spine and pelvic bone were observed. Finally, we diagnosed the patient with multiple solitary plasmacytomas. CONCLUSIONS: We report the first case of multiple solitary plasmacytomas presenting with upper eyelid painful erythematous swelling. This condition should be considered for patients presenting with eyelid inflammation. In addition, long term follow up should be conducted to detect metastasis or recurrence.
Biopsy ; Eyelids* ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Lacrimal Apparatus ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Orbit ; Parotid Gland ; Pelvic Bones ; Plasmacytoma* ; Recurrence ; Spine