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OBJECTIVE: To determine the significance of high risk human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and involvement of the resection margins of cervical cone biopsy specimens removed by loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) in the management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN III). METHODS: Records of 506 LEEP procedures performed due to abnormal Pap result between December 1995 and December 1998 were reviewed. Among them, 232 cases with histologically proven as CIN III in LEEP and follow-up Pap smear more than 6 months was available were assessed. All patients were assigned according to HPV infection and resection margin involvement in LEEP, and recurrence rate in the follow-up was compared with reference to post-LEEP treatment regimen, observation or hysterectomy in each group. RESULTS: Of 232 cases reviewed, 10 cases(4.3%) were ASCUS, 19 cases(8.2%) were LSIL, 199 cases(85.8%) were HSIL, and 4 cases(1.7%) were invasive cancer in initial Pap smear. Abnormal Pap result in the follow-up was as follows: 4 cases of ASCUS, no case of LSIL, and 6 cases of HSIL. Excluding ASCUS, the overall recurrence rate in the follow-up was 2.6%(6/232). HPV positive was 164(70.7%) and HPV negative was 68(29.3%) in the LEEP specimen. Of 164 HPV positive, 41 were followed up without further treatment and 123 with hysterectomy. There was no significant difference in the recurrence rate between the two groups(P=0.41). Of 68 HPV negative, 27 were only followed up and in 41, hysterectomy was done. And also, there was no significant difference(P=0.32). Of 232 cases, resection margin was positive in 167(72.0%) and negative in 65(28.0%). Of 65 margin negative, 29 were followed up without further treatment and 36 with hysterectomy. There was no significant difference in the recurrence rate between the two groups(P=0.36). Among 167 margin positive, 39 were only followed up and in 128 hysterectomy was done. Recurrence rate was significantly higher in followed up only group(P=0.04). CONCLUSION: HPV infection in LEEP specimen was not helpful in deciding post LEEP treatment modality in CIN III patient. But, when resection margin was positive, hysterectomy should be performed because by doing so, recurrence rate was significantly lower than when only follow up was done.
Biopsy ; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Papilloma ; Recurrence

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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*

Tumor angiogenesis has been found to have prognostic significance in many tumor types for predicting an increased risk of metastasis. We assessed tumor vascularity in 28 cases of borderline malignancy and 71 cases of carcinoma of the ovary which had been resected and diagnosed, using the highly specific endothelial cell marker CD34. The numbers of microvessels were counted in 200 magnification in three highly vascularised areas. The numbers of microvessels in carcinomas were higher than that in the borderline malignancy of serous and mucinous tumors. The number of microvessels of mucinous carcinomas was significantly higher than that of serous carcinomas. There were neither significant differences in the number of microvessels according to histological tumor types (p=0.075) nor significant differences in the number of microvessels according to FIGO stages (p=0.072). But in serous carcinomas, the number of microvessels was higher in the FIGO III-IV stage than in the FIGO I-II stage (p=0.017). This study showed higher neovascularization in malignant tumor than borderline malignancy, and in the advanced stage (FIGO III-IV) than less advanced stage (FIGO I-II) of serous carcinomas.
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous ; Endothelial Cells ; Female ; Microvessels ; Mucins ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Ovary

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy* ; Risk Factors*

BACKGROUND: Androgenetic alopecia is considered to be a genetically determined disorder influenced by age and androgen. The proportion of patients with androgenetic alopecia among the total number of patients with alopecia seems to be gradually increasing. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the family history,clinical and endocrine status of the patients with androgenetic alopecia. METHODS: 1113 patients with androgenetic alopecia who had visited the Department of Dermatology, Yongsan Hospital, College of Medicine,Chung-Ang University during the 3 years (1995.1-1998. 12) have been examined. RESULTS: The results are summarized as follows 1) The incidence of androgenetic alopecia among the total number of alopecia patients was 64.5%, showing recent increment. 2) There were 855 male and 258 female patients being most prevalent in the third decade in both sexes and the patients younger than 30 years old with premature androgenetic alopecia,made up 70.3% of the male patients and 48.8% of the female patients with androgenetic alopecia. 3) While Norwood's type Iia was the most common and following type II, III vertex,and IV in the male AGA, Ludwig's type II was the most common in female AGA 4) There was a family history of baldness in 53.5% of first degree relatives in male patients and 51.6%in female patients. 5)Associated diseases were observed in 565(66.8%) of the male patients and 219 (84.8%) of the female patients:diseases associated with androgen such as seborrheic dermatitis and acne vulgaris occupied 39.1%. CONCLUSION: Based on our findings, those who want to treat androgenetic alopecia at the earlier ages are gradually increasing and it seems to be reasonable to believe that the age, genetic factors, localized effects of androgens on the scalp and the density and/or functional activity of androgen receptors may influence the pathogenesis of androgenetic alopecia.
Acne Vulgaris ; Alopecia* ; Androgens ; Clinical Study* ; Dermatitis, Seborrheic ; Dermatology ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Receptors, Androgen ; Scalp ; Testosterone

The differential diagnosis of atypical mycobacteriosis caused by atypical mycobacteria (with the exception of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, and Mycobacterium leprae) which are widly distributed in soil and water, from pulmonary tuberculosis is possible only when atypical mycobacteria are isolated and identified. In this investigation, attempts were made to isolate atypical mycobacteria from persons registered as tuberculosis patients in the Anyang Health Center in Anyang City, Kyungki province, Korea. Biological and biochemical tests were performed for the atypical mycobacteria isolated from these patients, also retrospective analysis of clinical and X-ray findings of the patients with bacteriologically confirmed atypical mycobacteriosis were done. The results can be summarized as follows; 1. 103 strains of mycobacteria were isolated among 334 sputum samples from patients. 2. Among the isolated mycobacteria, 10 strains (9.7%) were found to be an atypical mycobacteria and 93 strains (90.3%) were tubercle bacilli of human type. 3. On the basis of Runyon's grouping of atypical mycobacteria, there were 3 strains (30.0%) of scotochromogen and nonphotochromogen respectively, 4 strains (40.0%) of rapid grower, and no photochromogen. 4. By biochemical tests, 3 strains of scotochromogen were identified as Mycobacterium scroful-aceum (2 strains) and Mycobacterium szulgai (1 strain) 3 strains of nonphotochromogen were Mycobacterium avium-complex (2 strains) and Mycobacterium terriae (1 strain), and 4 strains of rapid grower were Mycobacterium fortuitum (3 strains) and Mycobacterium chelonae. 5. In drug sensitivity tests, all 10 strains isolated atypical mycobacteria showed resistance to various concentration of INH and SM and low concentration (10 mcg, 40 mcg and 50 mcg) of EB, TH, and CS, and were sensitive to only high concentration (20 mcg and 100 mcg) of EB, TH, CS, and RFP. 6. In analysis of clinical findings by the patients with bacteriologically confirmed atypical mycobacteriosis, it was found that clinical symptoms of these patients appeared not to be mild than those of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. The patients with atypical mycobacteriosis had been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis for a long time and they showed no improvement.
Diagnosis, Differential ; Drug Resistance* ; Gyeonggi-do ; Humans ; Korea ; Mycobacterium ; Mycobacterium bovis ; Mycobacterium chelonae ; Mycobacterium fortuitum ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria* ; Retrospective Studies ; Soil ; Sputum ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary* ; Water

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Pancreatitis*

No abstract available.
Prostatic Neoplasms* ; Receptors, Androgen*

The diagnosis of painful hips of the children are very difficult in their early stage of diseases. Transient synovitis, Legg-Calve-Perthes' diseas juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and pyogenic hip are very similar in clinical manifestation and plane radiology. But the treatment methods and prognoses are very different, so it is very important to make an accurate diagnosis and differential diagnosis as early as possible. In the above mentioned diseases hip joint effusion is one of common manifestations, so we studied the hip joint effusion by ultrasonography in 49 children with painful hips and also we studied both hips of healthy children to determine the criteria of the normal hip joint. And the results are summerized as follows: l. Ultrasonography was very good method for detection of hip joint effusion. 2. In healthy children, the average bone-to-capsule distance was 2.95mm. 3. In children patients with unilateral painful hip, the average bone-to-capsule distance was 2.96mm, so it was very similar to that of healthy children. 4. The difference more than 2mm between both hips was abnormal. 5. In 49 children with painful hips, over all positive rate was 63.3%.
Arthritis, Juvenile ; Child ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Hip Joint ; Hip ; Humans ; Methods ; Prognosis ; Synovitis ; Ultrasonography