1.Correlation Between the Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and MR Features in Glioma.
Journal of the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 1997;1(1):125-129
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to find correlation between the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (ECFR) and MR findings in the brain glioma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: MR features including edema, margin, necrosis, heterogeneity, hemorrhage and contrast enhancement were retrospectively analyzed with preoperative MR images in 41 patients with proven brain gliomas (8 low grade astrocytomas, 12 anaplastic astrocytomas, 21 glioblastoma multiformes). Immunohistochemical study of EGFR was done and their expressions were graded by both stained distribution and intensity. Correlation analysis between the MR features and EGFR expressions was done. RESULTS: Peritumoral edema was correlated with both distribution (r=0.71, p=0.00) and stain intensity (r=0.69, p=0.00) of EGFR expression. Other MR features showed no statistical correlation with EGFR expression. CONCLUSION: MRI is useful in evaluation of brain glioma, and peritumoral edema is useful findings that suggests EGFR expression as well as malignant histopathologic grade of the tumor.
Astrocytoma
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Brain
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Edema
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Epidermal Growth Factor*
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Glioblastoma
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Glioma*
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Necrosis
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Population Characteristics
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Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor*
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Retrospective Studies
2.The Effect of the Ranitidine (Zantac)(R) in the Treatment of Peptic Ulcer.
Yong Bum YOON ; Sae Kyung CHANG ; Chung Yong KIM
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1983;3(1):35-39
The therapeutie efficacy of ranitidine was evaluated itn 48 in- and out- patients with endoscopically diagnosed 18 cases of gaetric ulcer and 30 casea of ducnienal ulcer. In the open study, every pabenta was treated with ranitidine 150 mg b.i.d. for 4 weeks, and waa followed up by gastroscopy after 4 weeks of the treatment. The reeults obtained were summarized as follows; 1) 15 out of 18 cases (83. 3%) of gastric ulcers and 26 out of 30 cases (86. 7%) of duodenal ulcers had been completely healed up in 4 weeks. 2) There was a significant relationship between healing of ulcer and the relief of symptoms (x =6.12, P<0.005).3) There were no significant untoward reactions, efther subjective or objective, to the administration of the drug, except one case of severe epigastic discomfort. In conclusion ranitidine appears to be fairy effective and safe for the treatment of patient with peptic ulcr diseases.
Duodenal Ulcer
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Gastroscopy
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Humans
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Peptic Ulcer*
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Ranitidine*
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Stomach Ulcer
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Ulcer
3.Neurilemmoma of extremities: MR findings.
Ki Bum KIM ; Kyung Jin SUH ; Duck Sik KANG
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1993;29(1):39-45
Six patients with twenty histologically proven neurilemmomas of the extremities were studied using magnetic resonance(MR) imaging. The size, number, signal intensity on spin-echo T1WI(TR 500-650ms/TE 14-25ms)and gradient -echo (TR 200-600ms/TE 14-20ms; flip angle 25-30)image, enhancement pattern, detectability of nerve of origin, nerve-lesion relationship, and presence of a capsule were analyzed. The masses ranged from 1 to 12cm in longitudinal diameter and originated from the median nerve, ulnar nerve, sciatic nerve, radial nerve, and tibial nerve. All the nerve tracts except for those of 5 lesions, which could not be detected due to their small diameter, were visualized as low intensity tubular structures. All visible nerve tracts were situated along the periphery of the lesion and this finding was considered to be specific for neurilemmona. All neurilemmomas were isointense with the surrounding muscle on spin-echo T1WI and hyperintense on gradient-echo image. After a GD-DTPA injection, all masses showed moderate or marked enhancement and more prominent inhomogeneity than that on nonenhanced scan. In 19 out of 20 lesions(95%), a low signal intensity capsule surrounding the masses could be seen. Four of the six patients showed multiple masses, which was unusual as neurilemmoma usually arises as a solitary mass. In conclusion, the MR findings, especially the eccentric location of the mass lesion from the nerve of origin and the presence of a capsule, were useful in making a diagnosis of neurilemmoma of the extremity and that multiple neurilemmomas were not uncommon.
Diagnosis
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Extremities*
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Gadolinium DTPA
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Humans
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Median Nerve
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Neurilemmoma*
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Radial Nerve
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Sciatic Nerve
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Tibial Nerve
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Ulnar Nerve
4.The Efficacy of Intranasal Desmopressin in the Treatment of Nocturnal Enuresis.
Korean Journal of Urology 1997;38(5):523-527
The treatment of choice for primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) in Korea remains imipramine which has proven to be effective in approximately 50 to 80%, but it is an antidepressant with toxic side effects and risk of overdose. Recently desmopressin (DDAVP, 1-desamino-8-Darginine-vasopressin) has been introduced for the treatment and its effect has been promising in many reports. To find the efficacy and safety of intranasal desmopressin, we evaluated the results of therapy in 48 enuretic children (34 boys and 14 girls). Mean age was 9.8 years (range 5-16). All the children were evaluated at least 3 months after the treatment with intranasal desmopressin. The overall response rate was 83.3%. The number of wet night per week before and after intranasal desmopressin treatment was 6.42 and 1.83 nights per week respectively. No side effects were observed. These data shows that the intranasal desmopressin therapy is effective and safe for the treatment of PNE.
Child
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Deamino Arginine Vasopressin*
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Enuresis
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Humans
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Imipramine
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Korea
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Nocturnal Enuresis*
5.A comparison of reagent test strip-photometer and laboratory plasma glucose values in newborns.
Jin Kyung KIM ; Myung Chul HYUN ; Sang Bum LEE ; Heng Mi KIM
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1992;35(8):1051-1058
No abstract available.
Blood Glucose*
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Humans
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Hypoglycemia
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Infant, Newborn*
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Plasma*
6.Comparison between L and E gene amplification analytical methods for human papillomavirus typing.
Hong Bum CHO ; Young Jae KIM ; Kyung Tai KIM
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2008;19(4):251-255
OBJECTIVE: L and E6/E7 gene amplification analyses were compared to identify human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and verify the HPV type, with the intent to minimize HPV typing errors. METHODS: L1 gene verified HPV typing was accomplished via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and membrane assays. Verification of HPV typing via E6/E7 genes was accomplished through nested multiplexed PCR. The results from 104 samples were compared. RESULTS: The rates of accordance and difference were 35% and 65%, respectively. For 29% of the analyses, nested multiplexed PCR was more diversified than the membrane assay. CONCLUSION: HPV can be classified into low-risk HPV and high-risk HPV groups. In parallel amplifications of the L and E genes is more efficient for accurate diagnosis in light of the different symptoms and attendant precautions of the risk groups.
Gene Amplification
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Humans
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Light
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Membranes
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
7.Comparison between L and E gene amplification analytical methods for human papillomavirus typing.
Hong Bum CHO ; Young Jae KIM ; Kyung Tai KIM
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2008;19(4):251-255
OBJECTIVE: L and E6/E7 gene amplification analyses were compared to identify human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and verify the HPV type, with the intent to minimize HPV typing errors. METHODS: L1 gene verified HPV typing was accomplished via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and membrane assays. Verification of HPV typing via E6/E7 genes was accomplished through nested multiplexed PCR. The results from 104 samples were compared. RESULTS: The rates of accordance and difference were 35% and 65%, respectively. For 29% of the analyses, nested multiplexed PCR was more diversified than the membrane assay. CONCLUSION: HPV can be classified into low-risk HPV and high-risk HPV groups. In parallel amplifications of the L and E genes is more efficient for accurate diagnosis in light of the different symptoms and attendant precautions of the risk groups.
Gene Amplification
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Humans
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Light
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Membranes
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
8.Erectile Response to Intracavernous Injection of Prostaglandin E1 or Papaverine in Impotence Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
Wall Bum KIM ; Kyung Kun SEO ; Sae Chul KIM
Korean Journal of Urology 1997;38(4):422-426
PURPOSE: To assess the erectile response to intracavernous injection of prostaglandin E1 (PGE 1) or papaverine in the impotence patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), and to determine the factors which would predict good response to either drug. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We injected papaverine (10~60 mg) or PGE1 (10~20 mg) into cavernosal tissues of 305 impotence patients with DM (mean age; 56.1 years). Erectile response was classified into poor, moderate, or good, and was comparatively analyzed according to kinds of vasoactive agents, patients` age, duration of DM and impotence, and treatment modality of DM. RESULTS: The frequency of good response to PGE1 was significantly higher than to papaverine (61.5% vs. 42.8%; p<0.05). However, no association between erectile response and patients` age, duration of impotence and DM, and treatment modality of DM was noted. CONCLUSIONS: Prostaglandin E1 seems to be more effective substance than papaverine for intracavernous injection therapy in impotence patients with DM.
Alprostadil*
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Diabetes Mellitus*
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Erectile Dysfunction*
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Humans
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Male
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Papaverine*
9.Genotypic Variations among Human Calciviruses in Korea: 1987-1994.
Ki Bum NAM ; Ji Aee KIM ; Kyung Hee KIM ; Jai Myung YANG
Journal of the Korean Society of Virology 1997;27(2):185-196
Sequence comparison of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of human caliciviruses (HuCVs) from Korean children with gastroenteritis revealed significant genetic variation among them. cDNA clones were produced from the HuCVs collected from pediatric population during a period of 1987-1994. The application of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using primers directed to the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase region within ORF1 of Norwalk virus (NV) showed that 13.7% of HuCVs yielded PCR products of similar size to the NV prototype, NV8Flla/68/US, with exceptions of HuCV185/87/Korea and HuCV1115/90/Korea. Computer analyses showed that the PCR products had a continuous protein encoding frame on the positive strand, and contained GLPSG and YGDD amino acid motifs at the predicted distance from primers. Alignment of the amino acid sequences of HuCVs with previously published sequences for Snow Mountain agent (SMA), NV, and Sapporo/82/Japan indicated that these strains can be divided into four major genogroups. There were 10 (45%) SMA-like CVs, one (4.5%) NV-like HuCVs, two (9%) Sapporo-like HuCVs, and nine (41%) unidentified HuCVs. This fourth genogroup should be investigated further. HuCV185/87/Korea and HuCV1115/90/Korea, Sapporo-like CVs, were genetically distinct from previously characterized HuCVs and more closely related to known animal CVs. One of the animal CV-like strain, HuCV185/87/Korea, showed nucleotide and amino acid homology of only 67% and 73% with the prototype Sapporo/82/Japan. Further characterization of animal and human CV genomes and studies of possible cross-transmission of CVs from animals to humans are likely to be beneficial in understanding the epidemiology of HuCVs.
Amino Acid Motifs
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Child
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Clone Cells
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DNA, Complementary
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Epidemiology
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Gastroenteritis
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Genetic Variation
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Genome
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Genotype
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Humans*
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Korea*
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Norwalk virus
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA Replicase
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Snow
10.Renal Dysplasia: A Clinicopathologic Review of Six Cases.
Gil Hyun KANG ; Jong Ok KIM ; Bum Kyung KIM ; Kwang Sun SUH
Korean Journal of Pathology 1997;31(1):34-39
Renal dysplasia results from aberrant histogenesis in metanephric differentiation. It is characterized morphologically by abnormal organization and a persistence of primitive structures, such as cartilage, undifferentiated mesenchyme, and immature tubules. Six cases of renal dysplasia from five children and one adult are reviewed. Five patients were female and one patient was male. The chief complaint was urinary incontinence in four patients, dysuria in one patient, and the sixth patient suffered from vesicoureteral reflux. No evidence of family history of renal dysplasia in any patient was seen. According to Risdon's classification, three cases were hypoplastic dysplasia, one case was dysplasia in a duplex system, one case was dysplasia in a triplex system, and one case was dysplasia with vesicoureteral reflux. The ipsilateral ectopic ureteral orifice was identified in four patients, two of which drained into a Gartner's duct cyst, and the orifice was suggested in one patient. On histologic examination, all cases showed primitive ducts surrounded by concentrically arranged primitive mesenchyme. Nests of metaplastic cartilage were observed within the stroma in three of the six cases.
Adult
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Cartilage
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Child
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Classification
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Dysuria
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Mesoderm
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Ureter
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Urinary Incontinence
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Vesico-Ureteral Reflux