Clear cell carcinoma of ovary is a rare epithelial ovarian tumor, and increased in its incidence recently. Clear cell carcinoma of ovary was known t,o be highly malignant than other epithelial ovarian tumors. The clinical and pathologic findings of two casea af clear cell carcinoma of ovary are reported and reviewed briefly.
Female ; Incidence ; Ovary*

The authors clinically analyzed 53 cases of patients beyond 18 years of age with closed solitary femoral diaphyseal fractures, and 24 cases of patients with multiple long bone fractures including closed femoral diaphyseal fracture. All theses 77 cases were followed for more than 1 year, during 1988. 1
Clinical Study ; Femoral Fractures ; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary ; Fractures, Bone ; Fractures, Comminuted ; Fractures, Multiple ; Humans ; Methods ; Sex Distribution ; Transplants

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BACKGROUND: Passive smoking is an important worldwide public health issue. In many Korean studies, parental smoking has been reported to be associated with reduced pulmonary function in children. But few studies have evaluated the effects of passive smoking on pulmonary function in adults. Therefore, we looked into this association in the study. METHODS: Participants in the study included non-smoking, healthy men (n=46) and women (n=326) from rural Korea enrolled from June to December 2006. Exposure to passive smoking was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire, and standardized pulmonary function tests were performed. RESULTS: There were significant reductions in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1, % of predicted) and forced mean expiratory flow rate 25-75% (%) among the men exposed to passive smoke compared with those not exposed (55.7 vs 75.8, P=0.010; 33.9 vs 58.6, P=0.029, respectively). There were significant reductions in FEV1 among men exposed at both workplace and home compared with men exposed only at either workplace or home (42.8 vs 49.3, 64.6; P=0.034). No significant difference in pulmonary function was found between women exposed to passive smoke compared those not exposed. There were, however, reductions in FEV1 and FEV1/forced vital capacity among the women exposed at workplace. Regression analysis showed that passive smoking negatively affected lung function, which were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, particularly at the workplace, adversely affects pulmonary function in adults.
Adult ; Child ; Female ; Forced Expiratory Volume ; Humans ; Korea ; Lung ; Male ; Parents ; Public Health ; Respiratory Function Tests ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Tobacco ; Tobacco Smoke Pollution ; Vital Capacity ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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 ; Male ; Female ; Infant, Newborn ; Humans ; Incidence

No abstract available.
Glomerulonephritis*

Generalized pustular psoriasis is a severe form of paoriasis and is frequently associated with arthritis and nail deformity. We present a case of generalized pustular psoriasis in a 40 year-old man, with nail change, arthritis of both knee and ankle joints, spondylitis, and glomerulonephritis. We found a positive results of HLA A-9, B-27 in this patient. Skin lesions, arthralgia and hematuria improved marked1y by plasmapheresis and application of topical corticostertoid.
Adult ; Ankle Joint ; Arthralgia ; Arthritis* ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Glomerulonephritis* ; Hematuria ; Humans ; Knee ; Plasmapheresis ; Psoriasis* ; Skin ; Spondylitis*

Maroteaux and Lamy coined the term Pycnodysostosis derived from the Greek, Pycnos (thick or dense), Dys (defective), and Ostosis (bone). The principal characters of this syndrome are short stature, dysplasis of the skull, obtuse manibular angle, dysplastic clavicles,partial or total aplasia of the terminal phalanges, and generalized increased roentgenographic density of the skeleton. Patient so affected are predisposed to fracture. Pycnodysostosis seems to be a genetic disorder, inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Here, it is reported a case of incidental finding of pycondysostosis with chronic renal failure in 12 years old girl.
Female ; Humans ; Incidental Findings ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Numismatics ; Pycnodysostosis ; Skeleton ; Skull

Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor of sympathetic nerve origin. They are derived from sympathetic formative cells, the primitive neuroblasts that have failed to mature. They may be located wherever sympathetic nerve tissue is found, The majority of cases occured in the suprarenal medulla, posterior mediastinum, and orbit. The tumor metastasized early by the hematogenous or lympathic route, or both to skeletal system, liver, and skin, etc. Since the vast majority of children with neuroblastoma have local or distant metastases at the time of original diagnosis, the clinical manifestation and the prognosis are variable. The age distribution is from birth to 19 years old. Many methods of treatment of neuroblastoma have been advocated such as surgical excision,roentgen thrapy, and its combipation therapy but the effect is questionable. Here, it is reported a case of neuroblastoma with systemic skeletal metastasis originated from posterior mediastinum in 8 years old girl.
Age Distribution ; Child ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Liver ; Mediastinum ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Nerve Tissue ; Neuroblastoma ; Orbit ; Parturition ; Prognosis ; Skin

No abstract available.
Femur* ; Phlebography* ; Prognosis*