1.Correlation between Histopathologic Grade, Stage, and Degree of EGFR Expression in Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder.
Hyeon Ok KIM ; Hwa Sun LEE ; Kang Suek SUH
Korean Journal of Pathology 1996;30(9):784-791
This study was performed to estimate the correlation between the histopathological grade and the clinical stage, which are known as important prognostic factors, and EGFR expression status in 57 cases of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. There was a significant correlation between the histopathological grade and clinical stage of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder and between expression grades of EGFR and histopathological grades, or clinical stages of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Therefore, the presence of a high intensity of EGFR staining in the transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder was associated with poor differentiation and invasion. On the basis of the above results, it was suggested that the degree of EGFR expression is one of the objective and reliable prognostic factors in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.
2.Prevalence Study of Anemia among Urban and Rural Middle School Girl Students.
Jeong Ok HAH ; Mi Hwa KANG ; Jeung Ho KIM
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1990;33(8):1087-1096
No abstract available.
Anemia*
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Cross-Sectional Studies*
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Female*
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Humans
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Prevalence*
3.Pulmonary Consolidation Pattern on the Chest CT: Malignant vs Benign.
Seong Hee CHOI ; Jin Hwa KANG ; Jeong Hwa MOON ; Jae Won AHN ; Ok KIM
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1994;31(3):483-487
PURPOSE: It is not easy to determine the cause of pulmonary consolidative lesion. Even without any definite mass, malignancy cannot be ruled out. And sometimes, it is difficult to differentiate tuberculosis from pneumonia. To differentiate malignant consolidative lesion from benign one, we studied patterns of air bronchogram, mucoid impaction, and computed tomographic anglogram etc. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty seven cases of pulmonary consolidative lesions(23 cases of malignancy,34 cases of benign lesion) were retrospectively reviewed by three radiologists. RESULTS: Among the 28 cases which showed a little air bronchogram(less than 1/3 of the whole lesion in volumetric measure with the eye) 19 cases were malignancy and nine cases were benign lesions. All of the 12 cases which showed profound air bronchogram over 2/3 of the whole lesion were benign lesions. Bronchiectasis was detected in 31 cases(four of malignancy and 27 of benign lesions). Among the 20 cases which didn't show the mucoid impaction five cases were malignancy and 15 cases were benign lesions. Out of eight cases with mucoid impaction filling the long segments(branching tree shape), seven cases were malignancy and one case was benign lesion. So called CT anglogram was detected in nine cases of malignancy and two cases of benign lesions. All of nine cases of malignancy showed CT anglogram which was like arborizing tree. CONCLUSION: Scanty air bronchogram, profound arborizing mucoid impaction and/or CT angoigram within consolidative lesion could suggest malignancy.
Bronchiectasis
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Pneumonia
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Retrospective Studies
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Thorax*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
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Tuberculosis
4.Recurrence Rate of Leprosy and its Related Factors.
Ok Jin PARK ; Pock Soo KANG ; Kyeung Soo LEE ; Sung Hwa KIM
Korean Leprosy Bulletin 2000;33(1):115-128
This study was performed to assess the recurrence rate and the factors related with the recurrence of leprosy and to use the data obtained from the present study for the basis for the prevention of leprosy, among those leprosy patients who were registered and managed by a Catholic Skin Clinic located in the Taegu metropolitan city between January of 1960 to October of 1999. We conducted the present study with 1,245 leprosy patients except 31 who were being treated for active leprosy. Using a structured record sheet, the data were collected using the chart of the patient, and the collected data were analyzed using SPSS program ver 9.0 and Fisher's exact test and chi-square-test was performed. Among 1,245 subjects, the sex distribution was 690 males (55.4%) and 555 females (44.6%). The age at the time of initial occurrence of leprosy was the most prevalent in patients' teen years with 528 patients(42.3%) followed by in their 20's with 366 patients (29.3%). The most prevalent type of leprosy at the initial occurrence of leprosy was type L with 730 patients(58.6%), and the condition of the bacteria at the time of initial occurrence of leprosy was negative in 509 patients(40.8%) and positive in 285 patients(22.9%). The overall recurrence rate was 13.2%. According to gender, males showed the recurrence rate of 15.7% and females 10.1%, showing a higher recurrence rate in males. The recurrence rate according to the type of leprosy was 31.6% of I type with the most prevalence. Among those patients who were initially diagnosed with mycobacterium leprae, 21.1% showed recurrence, and the recurrence rate was significantly higher than in negative mycobacterium leprae patients with 3.3%. The recurrence rate according to the age of initial occurrence of leprosy was the highest in those patients who developed leprosy in their teen years with 17.2%, followed by those who had leprosy in between 20-29 years with 13.4%. According to the administered medication, among those 152 patients who took DDS alone, showed 90.8% recurrence rate; among 1,009 patients took in DDS and switched to MDT, 2.5% showed recurrence; and among patients who were treated with MDT, only 1.2% showed recurrence with the lowest level of recurrence rate. With these results, in the case of DDS treatment cases, in male patients, the positive mycobacterium leprae patients at the time of initial occurrence of leprosy, the type of leprosy being I, and the age of the initial occurrence of leprosy being low; it is important to raise the compliance through education and follow-up. In the future, extensive and in-depth studies are needed to be done in the recurrence of leprosy to elucidate the factors of recurrence and the plans to prevent recurrence need to be established from the public health and policy areas.
Adolescent
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Bacteria
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Compliance
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Daegu
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Education
;
Female
;
Humans
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Leprosy*
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Male
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Prevalence
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Public Health
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Recurrence*
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Sex Distribution
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Skin
5.Recurrence Rate of Leprosy and its Related Factors.
Ok Jin PARK ; Pock Soo KANG ; Kyeung Soo LEE ; Sung Hwa KIM
Korean Leprosy Bulletin 2000;33(1):115-128
This study was performed to assess the recurrence rate and the factors related with the recurrence of leprosy and to use the data obtained from the present study for the basis for the prevention of leprosy, among those leprosy patients who were registered and managed by a Catholic Skin Clinic located in the Taegu metropolitan city between January of 1960 to October of 1999. We conducted the present study with 1,245 leprosy patients except 31 who were being treated for active leprosy. Using a structured record sheet, the data were collected using the chart of the patient, and the collected data were analyzed using SPSS program ver 9.0 and Fisher's exact test and chi-square-test was performed. Among 1,245 subjects, the sex distribution was 690 males (55.4%) and 555 females (44.6%). The age at the time of initial occurrence of leprosy was the most prevalent in patients' teen years with 528 patients(42.3%) followed by in their 20's with 366 patients (29.3%). The most prevalent type of leprosy at the initial occurrence of leprosy was type L with 730 patients(58.6%), and the condition of the bacteria at the time of initial occurrence of leprosy was negative in 509 patients(40.8%) and positive in 285 patients(22.9%). The overall recurrence rate was 13.2%. According to gender, males showed the recurrence rate of 15.7% and females 10.1%, showing a higher recurrence rate in males. The recurrence rate according to the type of leprosy was 31.6% of I type with the most prevalence. Among those patients who were initially diagnosed with mycobacterium leprae, 21.1% showed recurrence, and the recurrence rate was significantly higher than in negative mycobacterium leprae patients with 3.3%. The recurrence rate according to the age of initial occurrence of leprosy was the highest in those patients who developed leprosy in their teen years with 17.2%, followed by those who had leprosy in between 20-29 years with 13.4%. According to the administered medication, among those 152 patients who took DDS alone, showed 90.8% recurrence rate; among 1,009 patients took in DDS and switched to MDT, 2.5% showed recurrence; and among patients who were treated with MDT, only 1.2% showed recurrence with the lowest level of recurrence rate. With these results, in the case of DDS treatment cases, in male patients, the positive mycobacterium leprae patients at the time of initial occurrence of leprosy, the type of leprosy being I, and the age of the initial occurrence of leprosy being low; it is important to raise the compliance through education and follow-up. In the future, extensive and in-depth studies are needed to be done in the recurrence of leprosy to elucidate the factors of recurrence and the plans to prevent recurrence need to be established from the public health and policy areas.
Adolescent
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Bacteria
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Compliance
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Daegu
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Education
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Female
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Humans
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Leprosy*
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Male
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Prevalence
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Public Health
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Recurrence*
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Sex Distribution
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Skin
6.Twin embolization syndrome as a cause of cerebral palsy: case report.
Sae Yoon KANG ; Jeong Lim MOON ; Joon Sung KIM ; Ok Hwa KIM
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 1992;16(3):302-309
No abstract available.
Cerebral Palsy*
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Humans
7."Chordoid" Meningioma with Systemic Manifestations of Castleman Syndrome: A case report.
Hwa Sun LEE ; Hweon Ok KIM ; Do Youn PARK ; Mee Yeong SOL ; Kang Suek SUH ; Sun Kyung LEE
Korean Journal of Pathology 1996;30(3):255-260
Chordoid meningioma is a recently established meningeal tumor and is characterized by a chordoma like histologic appearance, peritumoral lymphoplasma cell infiltrates causing systemic manifestations similar to Castleman syndrome and having a good prognosis. We experienced a case of chordoid meningioma in a 25 year-old woman. The patient preoperatively manifested iron-resistant hypochromic microcytic anemia, polyclonal gammopathy with beta-gamma bridging and detected a huge mass in the right temporo-parietal convexity of the brain. Microscopically, the mass was composed of nests and cords of cuboid, partly vacuolated cells in a mucoid matrix, simulating chordoma. The tumor was surrounded by masses of lymphoplasma cells around vessels, many of the plasma cells contained Russell bodies. Ultrastructural findings showed intranuclear cytoplasmic invaginations, microvilli protruding from cytoplasmic surfaces and well formed desmosomes. Some portions of tumor cell surface were covered by stretches of basal lamina.
Female
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Humans
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Meningioma
8.Radiologic evaluation of adriamycin induced toxic cardiomyopathy in childhood leukemia.
Young Joo KIM ; Young Hee MOON ; Kyung Jin KANG ; Ok Hwa KIM ; Choon Yul KIM ; Yong Whee BAHK
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1992;28(3):448-452
The cardiomyopathy associated with Adriamycin is frequently fatal and full clinical recovery is uncommon. To evaluate the radiological manifestation and the outcome of Adriamycin induced cardiac toxicity, we retrospectively reviewed the serial chest X-ray films of children treated with Adriamycin. Among 154 children with leukemia, fourteen patients developed clinical and radiologic evidence of congestive heart failure(CHF), Six out of 14(43%) died of CHF within 2 weeks after attack and eight children survived after their acute episodes of CHF, were controlled following digoxin and diuretic therapy. Despite the improving clinical evidence of heart failure, the follow-up chest roentgenograms of these 8 children showed definite cardiomegaly as compared with the pre-treatment chest X-ray. Three children among 8 had minimal cardiomegaly and the remaining five children showed persistent, marked cardiomegaly during the period of 9-25 months of follow up. In summary, when CHF develops during chemotherapy in leukemic children, the possibility of Adriamycin induced cardiac toxicity should be suspected. Our findings showed that persistence of cardiomegaly represented significant cardiomyopathy despite clinical improvement of CHF.
Cardiomegaly
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Cardiomyopathies*
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Cardiotoxicity
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Child
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Digoxin
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Doxorubicin*
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Drug Therapy
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Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
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Follow-Up Studies
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Heart
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Heart Failure
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Humans
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Leukemia*
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Retrospective Studies
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Thorax
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X-Ray Film
9.Brain MRI findings in children with developmental motor delay.
Jeong Lim MOON ; Seung Han YANG ; Sae Yoon KANG ; Chan Seok OH ; Young Shin PARK ; OK Hwa KIM
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 1993;17(4):585-594
No abstract available.
Brain*
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Child*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
10.The Educational contents of Rehabilitation Nursing.
Myung Hwa LEE ; Nan Young LIM ; Moon Ja SUH ; Hyun Sook KANG ; Jung Hwa KIM ; Yeon Ok SUH ; Hee Young SO ; Bok Hee JO
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing 2001;4(1):118-123
The purpose of this study was to provide fundamental data to propose further directions of education on rehabilitation nursing by investigating the adequacy of the educational contents of rehabilitation nursing. This study was a descriptive survey study. The data collected at 25 universities and 24 junior colleges through questionnaires to answer the research questions from August 10 to September 30, 2000. The questionnaire was consisted of 24 items. The contents of rehabilitation nursing education were developed by consulting with the rehabilitation nursing professionals. The results are as follows Rehabilitation nursing was taught as an independent class in 15 universities and 9 junior colleges. Most professors majoring in adult nursing(66.8%) were in charge of teaching the courses. For the adequacy of the teaching contents of rehabilitation nursing, conceptual bases for rehabilitation was the highest score(4.0), and interdisciplinary rehabilitation team, activities of daily living, clients of rehabilitation, nursing process in rehabilitation nursing, functional evaluation, movement and mobility, physical therapy, occupational therapy, sensation and perception, communication/language, eating and swallowing, bladder elimination, community based rehabilitation nursing, sleep, rest &, fatigue, bowel elimination., historical perspectives of rehabilitation nursing, sexuality, pulmonary rehabilitation, pain, cardiac rehabilitation, skin integrity, family care was ordered.
Activities of Daily Living
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Adult
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Deglutition
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Eating
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Education
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Fatigue
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Humans
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Nursing Process
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Occupational Therapy
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Rehabilitation Nursing*
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Rehabilitation*
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Sensation
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Sexuality
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Skin
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Urinary Bladder