No abstract available.
Orbit* ; Orbital Fractures*

Targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor with a peculiar clinical presentation and histologic features sometimes difficult to differentiate from the patch stage of Kaposi's sarcoma, progressive lymphangioma, eosinophilic hemangioma, retiform hemangioendothelioma. We report a case of targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma on upper back and right upper arm of a 28-year-old male. He has a 5mm × 5mm sized slightly raised violaceous papule surrounded by an ecchymotic halo on upper back and right upper arm. We took a biopsy of the lesion and identified it as targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma. This is a case of targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma with typical clinical and histopathological findings.
Adult ; Arm ; Biopsy ; Eosinophils ; Hemangioendothelioma ; Hemangioma* ; Humans ; Lymphangioma ; Male ; Sarcoma, Kaposi

No abstract available.
Animals* ; Brain* ; Hypothermia* ; Models, Animal*

Once splinter hemorrhage can be considered as a pathognomonic sign of subacute bacterial endocarditis. But it can also be associated with a variety of systemic disorders that increase capillary fragility or primary nail bed involvement in dermatologic disorders. The cause of splinter hemorrhage can usually be established by careful history and physical examination. We report a case of 33-year-old man with splinter hemorrhages, who had polycythemia vera.
Adult ; Capillary Fragility ; Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial ; Hemorrhage* ; Humans ; Physical Examination ; Polycythemia Vera* ; Polycythemia*

No abstract available.
Thyroid Gland* ; Thyroid Neoplasms*

BACKGROUND: The earlier laser treatment of patients with nevus flammeus or Ota nevus prevent psychologic dysfunction due to unwanted cutaneous lesion and the increasing size of lesion. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to assess the safety and side effect of general anesthesia in the laser treatment of nevus flammeus or Ota nevus in children. METHODS: 25 children treated with laser for nevus flammeus or Ota nevus and underwent general anesthetic modality were included in this study. The age of patients, the size and the location of cutaneous lesions were noted. Most of children, after induction of anesthesia with thiopental and succinycholine, were maintained airway with intratracheal intubation. Some of children was done with intravenous anesthesia, propofol or ketamine. The results of laser treatment were assessed by photograph and clinical observation, based on a scale: excellent for 75-100% improvement, good for 50-75% improvement, fair for 25-50% improvement, poor for 0-25% improvement. RESULTS: 25 children treated with laser for nevus flammeus or Ota nevus were below 10 years old, eight of them were below 3 years old. The laser treatment was more effective in proportion with the number of laser treatment. After general anesthesia, all patients with laser treatment didn't appear the side effect of laryngeal spasm or apnea etc. Our data showed minimal risk and sequale of general anesthesia in the treatment of nevus flammeus or Ota nevus in children. CONCLUSION: The use of general anesthesia in the treatment of nevus flammeus or Ota nevus in children does not appear to be accompanied by increased risk.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, General* ; Anesthesia, Intravenous ; Apnea ; Child* ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Intubation, Intratracheal ; Ketamine ; Laryngismus ; Nevus of Ota ; Port-Wine Stain ; Propofol ; Thiopental

Chemotherapy offers palliative treatment to patient with advanced nonresectable hepatoma. The usefulness of systemic chemotherapy is limited becaused of serious side reaction and low concentration of drug at tumor. Butthis problem may be overcome by intraarterial infusion. Nonsurgical percutaneous hepatic arteiral catheterizationwas done in 21 patients with primary hepatoma, and infusion chemotherapy was done in 19 patients who were successful in catherization. The results were as follows; 1. Selective catheterization of hepatic artery proper,common hepatic artery, and celiac artery were seccessful in 4, 9 and 4 patients, respectively. The success rate ofselective catheterization is 80.9% including celiac artery among 21 patients with hepatoma. 2. Simple catherization method was applied in 14 patients, and catheter exchange and Loop methods were applied in 2 and 1patient respectively. 3. Complications related to catheterization, such as infection and bleeding on punctured site, intimal injury and dislodgement of catheter were not serious. 4. Drugs were well tolerated without serioustoxicity or complication. 5. 3 patients showed objective response and median survival time of treated patients is 2.5 months.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; Catheterization ; Catheters ; Celiac Artery ; Drug Therapy ; Hemorrhage ; Hepatic Artery ; Humans ; Infusions, Intra-Arterial ; Methods ; Palliative Care

Herpes zoster is acute viral infection characterized by the appearance of vesicles that occur on the skin and mucous membrane along the pathway of an involved sensory nerve. The incidence is increased in those who have history of trauma, malignant tumor, radiation therapy and the immuno-suppressive drug users. Although herpes zoster is usually as benign viral infection, complications may occur especially when cranial nerves are involved. So careful treatment is necessary when cranial nerves are involved. We have treated two cases. One is involved trigeminal nerve mandibular branch, another maxillary branch. We have used conservative therapy, pain control, acyclovir on this area and obtained good result. After 17 and 8 months respectively, no complications occur in our two cases. So we present two cases with review of literature.
Acyclovir ; Cranial Nerves ; Drug Users ; Herpes Zoster* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Mucous Membrane ; Skin ; Trigeminal Nerve

The authors describe a case of aneurysmal bone cyst of a thoracic vertebra. A 34-year-old woman presented with posterior neck and upper back pain. Radiological examination demonstrated an aneurysmal bone cyst involving the posterior elements of the second thoracic vertebra. The spinal cord was compressed severely also. Satisfactory results were obtained after complete resection of the lesion.
Adult ; Aneurysm* ; Back Pain ; Bone Cysts* ; Female ; Humans ; Neck ; Spinal Cord ; Spine*

PURPOSE: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common gastrointestinal malignancies in Korea. However, there have been few studies concerning the prognosis of colorectal cancer in Korea. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the prognostic factors of colorectal cancer and identify those independent prognostic factors. METHODS: A total of 960 cases with colorectal cancer who received surgery at Chonnam University Hospital of Korea between Jan 1, 1980 and Dec 31, 2000 were analyzed retrospectively with respect to several prognostic factors including age, sex, location of tumor, histologic grade, stage, Borrmann type, depth of invasion, invasion of lymph node, tumor size, liver metastasis, peritoneal seeding, preoperative serum CEA level and DNA ploidy. Survival curves were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method, and differences were analyzed by the Log-rank test. The Cox proportional hazard model was used for multivariate analysis. The data was considered to be significant when the p value was less than 0.05. RESULTS: The mean age was 57 years and median follow-up was 26.7 months. By univariate analysis, significant prognostic factors were stage by TNM, histologic grade, invasion of lymph node, liver metastasis, peritoneal seeding, depth of invasion, Borrmann type and preoperative serum CEA level. By multivariate analysis, TNM stage was the most obvious independent prognostic factor. Histologic grade and depth of invasion were also significant independent prognostic factors. CONCLUSION: In this study, TNM stage, histologic grade and depth of invasion were revealed independent prognostic factors.
Colorectal Neoplasms* ; DNA ; Follow-Up Studies ; Jeollanam-do ; Korea ; Liver ; Lymph Nodes ; Multivariate Analysis* ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Ploidies ; Prognosis ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Retrospective Studies