1.The Role of Endorectal Ultrasonography in the Follow-up Evaluation of the Uterine Cervical Carcinomas in Intra-arterial Cisplatin Chemotherapy.
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1994;30(6):1135-1140
PURPOSE: lntra-arterial cisplatin infusion chemotherapy delivers higher concentration of this therapeutic agent to the limited area of cervical carcinoma. We evaluated the role of endorectal ultrasonography (ERUS) in the analysis of the tumor response to this chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ERUS was done in 20 patients of cervical carcinomas limited to the pelvis by rotating the 5 UHz linear arraytransducer along the reference sagittal plane in the middle of uterine cervix and vagina. We examined and compared the change of tumor size and morphology on ER US, before, during and after intra-arterial cisplatin (50 mg/m2) chemotherapy through internal lilac artery near uterine arterial branching. Colposcopy and radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy were performed in all patients, and ERUS findingswere compared with those findings. RESULTS: ERUS correlated well with surgery in the estimation of preoperative tumor size and morphology. Tumor reduction rate on ERUS (100-the largest area of the preoperative tumor/the largest area of the initial tumor) was as follows: more than 75% decrease of the original size in 3 patients, 75% -50% in 6 patients, 50%-25% in 8 patients, and less than 25% in 3 patients. Hyperechoic reflecting areas were noted in 4 patients, which corresponded to gaseous necrosis on postoperative pathology. CONCLUSION: ERUS is helpful to evaluate the morphologic change of cervical carcinoma limited tothe pelvis in intra-arterial cisplatin chemotherapy.
Arteries
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Cervix Uteri
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Cisplatin*
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Colposcopy
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Drug Therapy*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies*
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Humans
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Hysterectomy
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Lymph Node Excision
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Necrosis
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Pathology
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Pelvis
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Ultrasonography*
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Vagina
3.A case of fetus-in-fetu.
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1993;36(12):1761-1764
Fetus-in-fetu is a very rare condition in which a malformed monozygotic twin lies within the body of its fellow, usually in the retroperitoneal cavity. Today it is generally accepted that the distinction between fetus-in-fetu and teratoma is largely determined by whether an axial skeleton system is present. We experienced a 6 months female infant who was admitted to our unit because of incidental abdominal mass. a plain abdominal X-ray showed that the mass contained completely formed fetal skeletal system. It was removed by surgery. By pathologic and radiologic study of mass, We confirmed as a fetus-in-fetu. We report the case with brief review of related literatures.
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Skeleton
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Teratoma
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Twins, Monozygotic
4.The prognostic factors of the facial nerve paralysis in herpes zoster oticus.
Deok Jun KIM ; Joong Gahng KIM ; Jong Hoon KIM
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1992;35(2):286-293
No abstract available.
Facial Nerve*
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Herpes Zoster Oticus*
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Herpes Zoster*
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Paralysis*
5.Immunohistochemical Expression of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 Proteins in Metastatic Carcinoma of Neck Lymph Node and Corresponding Primary Carcinoma.
Jong Kook KIM ; O Jun KWON ; Byung Heon KIM
Korean Journal of Pathology 2000;34(9):615-624
This study was carried out to evaluate the immunohistochemical expressions of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 proteins in 114 cases of metastatic carcinoma of the neck lymph node (MTLNCA) and corresponding primary carcinoma (PRCA). The positive expressions of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 proteins were 62.3%, 58.8% and 64.0%, respectively in PRCA, and 40.4%, 38.6%, and 43.9%, respectively in MTLNCA with significant down-regulation from PRCA to MTLNCA (p<0.05). The down-regulation was correlated with female gender, moderate and poor differentiation, and adenocarcinoma in p53 protein, female gender, respiratory and gastrointestinal carcinoma in E-cadherin protein, and female gender, respiratory carcinoma, moderate differentiation, and squamous cell carcinoma in nm23 protein (p<0.05). There was no significant relationship among expressions of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 proteins (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results suggest that the expressions of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 proteins seem to be down-regulated from PRCA to MTLNCA and this down-regulation may play a role in invasion and metastasis.
Adenocarcinoma
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Cadherins*
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Down-Regulation
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Female
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Humans
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Lymph Nodes*
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Neck*
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Neoplasm Metastasis
6.Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum.
Jong Young KIM ; Jung Ho KIM ; Jin Gon JUN
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 1990;7(2):181-187
Congenital diverticulosis of the left ventricle is an extremely are rare maldevelopment. We report a 9 year old girl with probable isolated left ventricular diverticulum in whom the diagnosis was made by cross sectional echocardiography and by angiography.
Angiography
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Diagnosis
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Diverticulum*
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Echocardiography
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Female
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Heart Ventricles
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Humans
7.A Case of Reticulate Acropigmentation of Kitamura with Hyperpigmented Macules on the Flexural Areas.
Byung Soo CHUNG ; Jong Jun PARK ; Oong KIM
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1995;33(5):994-997
Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura (RAPK) is an autosomal dominant dermatosis comprising of reticulate slightly clepessed pigmentation of the extensor surfaces of the hands and feet with palmar pits. It has been suggested that this may be the same disease as Dawling Degos disease (DDD), an autosomal dorninant condition which is characterized by a reticulate pigmentation of flexures, comedo-like lesicns and pitted scars. We present a case of RAPK in a 49-year-old female who had reticulate, brownish, slightly depressed pigmentation on the extremities with t,he involvement of flexures, the predilection sites of DDD.
Cicatrix
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Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
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Extremities
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Female
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Foot
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Hand
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Humans
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Malignant Atrophic Papulosis
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Middle Aged
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Pigmentation
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Skin Diseases
8.Primary Endodermal Sinus Tumor In The Sacrococcygium.
Jong In KIM ; Jin YANG ; Ik Jun LEE ; Young Hyun KWAK
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1983;26(6):584-588
No abstract available.
Endoderm*
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Endodermal Sinus Tumor*
9.Endorectal Coli MRI in the Local Staging of Clinically Organ Confined Prostate Cancer.
Yong Jae KIM ; Jun Hyuk HONG ; Han Jong AHN
Korean Journal of Urology 2000;41(9):1057-1062
No abstract available.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Prostate*
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Prostatic Neoplasms*
10.Effect of Sequential Embryo Transfer in vitro Fertilization.
Byeong Jun JUNG ; Jong Sik KIM ; Hyun Jin SONG
Korean Journal of Fertility and Sterility 2000;27(1):75-82
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to nfluence of sequential embryo transfers in an invitro fertilization was examined. METHOD: After in vitro fertilization, a maximum of 6 fertilized oocytes was enrolled in this study. At day 3 after an oocytes retrieval, embryos with good quality were transferred (mean 4.9), remaining embryos (mean 2.0/cycle) were cryopreserved at blastocyst stage (Group 1). At day 5 after oocytes collection, second a embryos had reached the blastocyst stage (Group 2) using P1 supplemented with 10 SSS and 30% Follicular fluid. No statistical difference in the pregnancy rate could be seen between the group without a second embryo transfer (n=21; 28.6%) and the group with a second transfer (n=52; 28.8%). RESULTS: The incidence of multiple pregnancy rate per embryo transfer was not statistically different between both group and no high-rank multiple pregnancy (greater than triplete) were observed (o.9%, 15.4%, respectively, p=0.74, chi2). Out of 114 cycles (506 embryos) cultured embryos in group 2, 52 cycles (159 embryos, 29.8%) reached the blastocyst stage. CONCLUSION: The second transfer did not have a significant effect on the pregnancy rate. The most important factor for the pregnancy seems to be the quality of the embryos transferred on day 3 following oocyte retrieval. We recommend embryo transfer is performed only one, day 2~3 or D5.
Blastocyst
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Embryo Transfer*
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Embryonic Structures*
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Female
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Fertilization
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Fertilization in Vitro*
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Follicular Fluid
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Incidence
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Oocyte Retrieval
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Oocytes
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Rate
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Pregnancy, Multiple