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Parasitic Diseases*

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Insemination* ; Spermatozoa*

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Animals ; Embryonic Development* ; Embryonic Structures* ; Female ; Mice* ; Pregnancy

PURPOSE: This study was performed to evaluate the features of pulmonary lobes and fissure in Korean and to compare with the previous results. MATERIALS AND METHODS: HRCT scans of 82 healthy Korean adults, performed with scan interval of 1.5/2.0 cm, were reviewed. RESULTS: Located mostly on inner aspect, incidences of incomplete oblique and horizontal fissure were 60% (Rt 48%, Lt 39%) and 51% respectively, lower than 70--80% and 60--75% of western studies. Superolateral oblique fissure, inferior accessory fissure, left horizontal fissure and other accessory fissure were shown in 1%, 13%, 7%, and 8% respectively. Lower lobe upper part faced laterally (Rt 91%, Lt 82%) while lower part faced medially (Rt 61%, Lt 79%). Right middle lobe ws highest posteromedially (49%) and was convex (97%). CONCLUSION: Features of pulmonary lobes and fissure in Korean were similar to the results of previous reports but with lower incidence of variation.
Adult ; Humans ; Incidence

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Animals ; Embryonic Structures* ; Fertilization in Vitro* ; Humans* ; Mice* ; Quality Control*

PURPOSE: Diffuse panbronchiolitis(DPB) is a chronic inflammatory airway disease of unknown causes mainly affecting the respiratory bronchioles and the more proximal bronchi. Findings on chest radiographs and high-resolution CT(HRCT) are well known and Akira classified HRCT findings of DPB into four types. Purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between findings of HRCT and PFT. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We retrospectively analyzed the chest radiographs and HRCT images of eleven patients with DPB and compared CT classification with pulmonary function test. RESULTS: Chest radiographs usually showed small nodular opacities throughout the both middle and lower lungs. The HRCT findings of DPB were centrilobularly distributed small nodular densities, branching linear densities contiguous with small round densities, dilated and thickened peripheral and central airways including bronchioles. More than one CT type by Akira's classification, usually two or three types, were found in nine patients. There was good correlation between CT types and FEV1%(p<0.05), CT types and FEV1/FVC (p<0.05) respectively. CONCLUSION: HRCT seems to be more useful for diagnosis and disease progression of DPB as compared with the chest radiographs or clinical stage such as pulmonary function test.
Bronchi ; Bronchioles ; Classification ; Diagnosis ; Disease Progression ; Humans ; Lung ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Respiratory Function Tests* ; Retrospective Studies

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Osteochondroma*

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Ichthyosis, Lamellar*

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis, which is a fulminant and progressive disease often seen in debilitated hosts! Requires a high degree of clinical suspicion to promptly diagnose and an aggressive medical and surgical therapy. The prognosis is grave, especially in case of bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis. We report a case of 69-year-old female patient with bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by rhinocerebral mucormycosis, who showed orbital swelling and lateral bulging of bilateral cavernous sinus in orbital CT, and large branching nonseptate hypae in biopsed specimen of the left periorbital necrotic tissue.
Aged ; Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis ; Cavernous Sinus* ; Female ; Humans ; Mucormycosis* ; Orbit ; Prognosis

PURPOSE: Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath is benign soft tissue tumor and recurrence rate is 7~40%. It is second most common tumor of the hand after ganglion cyst. It is generally non-tender mass and size of it is varied. We experienced the case that asymptomatic giant cell tumor of tendon sheath changed to symptomatic mass with pain after flame burn injury and then we report about this case. METHODS: 49 years old man was hospitalized because of flame burn with TBSA 30% involving scalp, face, both arm, right hand. About 30 days after burn injury, he complained about palpable tender mass at volar side of right hand. In past medical history, he had recognized the slow-growing palpable mass without pain from about 10 years ago. We planed excision and biopsy about the mass. Intraoperatively we found mass that was attached to flexor tendon sheath and the size of mass was about 5x7x4 cm3. RESULTS: The mass was defined as giant cell tumor of tendon sheath in result of biopsy. After surgery, there was no any specific symptom like pain, and in follow-up after about 5 months, there was no recurrence and motor function and sensory was normal. CONCLUSION: Generally giant cell tumor of tendon sheath is common benign tumor of hand and clinically the treatment is surgical excision because of discomfort from enlarged palpable mass rather than pain. In this case, we think inflammatory reaction of tumor itself or inflammation of soft tissue around tumor due to flame burn is cause of emerged pain of giant cell tumor.
Arm ; Biopsy ; Burns* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Ganglion Cysts ; Giant Cell Tumors* ; Giant Cells* ; Hand ; Inflammation ; Recurrence ; Scalp ; Tendons*