No abstract available.
Breast* ; Female ; Humans ; Mammaplasty* ; Mastectomy* ; Superficial Back Muscles*

No abstract available.
Hand* ; Surgical Flaps*

Sialoblastoma and hepatoblastoma of neonate were very rare cancer. We present a case of concurrent sialoblastoma with hepatoblastoma associated with chromosomal anomaly.
Hepatoblastoma* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn*

No abstract available.
Genes, ras* ; Humans

A daily count of air borne pollen was done within the city limits of Seoul, Korea for a period of two years (1984-1985) using Durham's Gravity Sampling Device. Two major pollen seasons, March through May, and the month of September, were easily distinguishable. The concentration of the different types of pollen as well as all of the pollens combined varied similarly both years to a significant degree. The pollen types found in the greatest numbers were Alnus (March), Populus (April), Quercus (April-May), Pinus(May), grasses (September), and weeds (September). The main weed pollens detected in September, sagebrush, ragweed and Japanese hop would also be considered to be important allergenic pollens of respiratory allergy in Korea. The results of the survey are discussed in the light of especially relevant published literature.
Air Pollution/analysis* ; Comparative Study ; Human ; Korea ; Pollen/analysis* ; Seasons

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) involving the roots of the celiac, superior mesenteric and both renal arteries is a rare, but potentially lethal disease. The overall postoperative mortality rate is high even when the intact TAAA is electively repaired. Furthermore, the postoperative complications are often serious and they include acute renal failure, paraplegia, respiratory distress and intestinal ischemia. The inclusion technique using a visceral-aortic patch (VAP) is considered the gold standard method for visceral artery revascularization for the treatment of TAAA. However, the inclusion technique is not feasible for patients with Marfan syndrome or for those patients with inappropriate anatomy for VAP. In such cases, separate visceral revascularization is a useful alternative and this may decrease the visceral ischemic time. Herein we report on 3 cases of TAAA, and the patients all underwent successful separate visceral revascularization, including one patient with Marfan syndrome.
Acute Kidney Injury ; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic ; Arteries ; Humans ; Ischemia ; Marfan Syndrome ; Paraplegia ; Postoperative Complications ; Renal Artery

Benign esophageal tumors are infrequently encountered. We report a case of a successfully managed esophageal schwannoma in a 52 year old woman who was presented with progressively worsening dysphagia. The tumor was enucleated via a right thoracotomy.
Deglutition Disorders ; Esophagus* ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Neurilemmoma* ; Thoracotomy

PURPOSE: To evaluate the mammographic and clinical findings of nonpalpable breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 28 of 607 breast cancer patients examined between January 1994 and April 1997, lesions werenonpalpable. We retrospectively analyzed the mammographic, clinical and pathologic features of 25 patients (28lesions) whose mammograms we obtained. RESULTS: Among these 25 patients (28 lesions) screening was abnormal in22; other symptoms were bloody nipple discharge(n=4), and nipple eczema(n=2). The patients were 34-62 (mean 52)years old. Invasive ductal carcinoma(n=13), DCIS(ductal carcinoma in situ, n-12), Paget's disease (n=2), andLCIS(lobular carcinoma in situ, n=1) were found during surgery. Six of 28 lesions(21%) showed evidence of axillarynodal metastasis;the majority arose from the upper outer quadrant of the breast (n=21). The mammographic findingswere mass (50%), (and mass with microcalcification, 11%); microcalcification(29%); asymmetrical density(14%); andnormal (7%). According to the mammographic density of breast parenchyma, the major finding in the low densitygroup(N1+P1) was mas (9/9), and in the high density group(P2+DY) was microcalcification (12/19). CONCLUSION: Themost common mammographic findings of nonpable breast cancer were mass (50%) and microcalcification(29%). Itsfeatures varied according to the mammographic density of breast parenchyma;mass was the main finding in the lowdensity group and microcalcification in the high density group.
Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; Carcinoma in Situ ; Humans ; Mass Screening ; Nipples ; Retrospective Studies

Among 202 aneurysmal patients with SAH who were admitted to Kyungpook National University Hospital from Jan. 1984 through Jan. 1988, the incidence of ventricular dilatation confirmed by postoperative follow-up brain CT scannings was 32.2%(65 cases). And 33 cases(19.3%) was in mild ventricular dilatation, 9 cases(4.5%) was in moderate and 23 cases(11.4%) in severe who needed the shunting procedure were analysed. The incidence of ventricular dilatation to the site of aneurysm was highest in A-com A. aneurysm(42.2%), followed by P-com A. aneurysm(36.4%) and MCA aneurysm(11.3%). The incidence of ventricular dilatation and the need for shunting was higher in multiple bleeding patients than the single. The good risk patients had meaningfully lower incidence of ventricular dilatation than the poor risk group. In the delayed surgical group showed significantly more numbers of ventricular dilatation needing the shunt than the cases in early group.
Aneurysm* ; Brain ; Dilatation* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Incidence ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Pancreatic cancer is well known as a relentlessly progressive and fatal disease. Although distant metastasis is common at the time of diagnosis, brain metastasis originating from pancreatic cancer is rare and its clinical manifestation remains poorly described. Additionally, it is generally known that the prognosis for patients with pancreatic cancer and brain metastasis is very poor. Surgical resection of brain metastasis may play a limited role or may allow long-term survival in patients for whom the primary pancreatic cancer is well controlled. We present a case of brain metastasis in patient with pancreatic cancer after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy and complete response to chemotherapy for hepatic metastases. Brain metastasis was resected successfully, but survival period was relatively short, even though the patient received curative treatment for pancreatic cancer. This case demonstrated that resection of brain metastatic lesion from pancreatic cancer being controlled may be helpful, but the timing of resection is also important.
Brain* ; Diagnosis ; Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Pancreas ; Pancreatic Neoplasms* ; Pancreaticoduodenectomy ; Prognosis