Systemic tumor embolisms after pulmonary resections for malignancy are rare, but usually severe and sometimes fatal. Here, we report a case of a 70-year-old woman who underwent pulmonary resection for lung cancer and subsequently developed acute arterial occlusion of the lower extremities caused by a tumorous embolus.
Aged ; Embolectomy ; Embolism* ; Female ; Femoral Artery ; Humans ; Lower Extremity ; Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung* ; Neoplastic Cells, Circulating

STUDY OBJECTIVE: determine the level of medical care required for mass gatherings and describe the types of medical problems encountered in a religious mass gathered ceremony. DESIGN: Standard charts and a four-tiered triage system(minor, moderate, urgent, and emergent) were developed before the event. The triage system was applied to each chart retrospectively by a single emergency physician. SETTING: Medical staff(10 physicians,13 nurses,1 pharmacist, and 54 first-aid attendants) were based in 8 advanced life support (ALS) clinics. INTERVENTIONS: First-aid attendants referred patients to the clinics, where nurses conducted initial assessments and referred patients to physicians at the venue. Three ambulances were stationed at the venues. RESULT: 22 trauma patients were developed and 183 medical complaints were encountered. Only 7 urgent medical problems were encountered.
Ambulances ; Emergencies* ; Humans ; Pharmacists ; Retrospective Studies ; Triage

c-erbB-2 oncogene is a normal cellular proto-oncogene coding transmembrane glycoprotein structurally similar to the epidermal growth factor receptor. Amplification of this oncogene in a variety of human adenocarcinomas has been reported and is particularly well documented in breast carcinoma. It has been suggested that amplification of this oncogene is indicative of poor prognosis and is valuable only second to the lymph node status. Using immunohistochemical staining for the c-erbB-2 protein, overexpression of this protein was analysed in 228 primary breast cancer specimens and the frequency of overexpression and the relationship between overexpression and the other established prognostic variables are evaluated. Ninty three cases out of 228 cases(40.8%) show postive oncoprotein overexpression and using the chi-squared test for a trend, a significant correlation was found between c-erbB-2 protein staining and the histological grade, lymph node status, and estrogen receptor status(P<0.05). No significant association was found between staining and the patient's age and tumor size. Most of the tumors with histological types known to have good prognosis showed negative expression. Above findings strongly suggest that expression of c-erbB-2 oncogene is another independent indicator of poor prognosis in breast carcinoma.
Humans ; Adenocarcinoma ; Breast Neoplasms

No abstract available.
Drug Therapy*

No abstract available.
Pregnancy*

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to discover ways to screen urine culture specimens through Gram stains, urine stick analyses and microscopic examinations for the laboratory cost saving. METHODS: One hundred and fifty-eight urine specimens for culture were included. Fifty uL of urine were inoculated onto one well each of 10-well slide, dried on the hot plate, and Gram-stained. The results combined with routine urinalyses including urine nitrite and leukocyte esterase, and pyuria, were compared with the routine culture results. RESULTS: The screening of bacteriuria by Gram stains, urinalyses and microscopic examinations revealed the high sensitivity (91.9%) and negative predictive value(95.5%) with cost saving of 41.8% of inoculating media. Not considering the Gram stains, the screening revealed 83.8% sensitivity and 92.5% negative predictive value, even if the cost saving of inoculating media were as high as 50.1%. CONCLUSION: It was demonstrated that it was sensitive and economic and produced rapid preliminary results to screen bacteriuria by the Gram stains combined with urinalyses and microscopic examinations.
Bacteriuria ; Coloring Agents ; Cost Savings ; Leukocytes ; Mass Screening* ; Pyuria ; Urinalysis*

OBJECTIVE: During the follow-up period of extrahepatic malignancy, one may encounter a solitary hepatic metastasis on CT scan which may be difficult to differentiate from hepatic abscess in an ambiguous clinical setting. It was our intention to copmare the radiological similarities and differences between two disease entities from which differentiation can be attempted. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-six cases of solitary heaptic meastesis and 23 cases of liver abscess were included in this study. Two radiologists interpreted the CT without knowledge of the clinical informations. CT pattern was categorized and the frequency of various findings were compared between the two groups. CT findings of the mass were analysed in misinterpreted cases. RESULTS: Without the clinical informations, the diagnostic accuracy of the mass was 72-76% without pattern analysis. Homogeneous masses were seen in both groups, but all masses larger than 4cm were metastases. In heterogeneous masses, metatases more frequently accompanied high attenuation in central or peripheral portion of the mass and showed thick intermediate zone, Irregular trabecular pattern or septations were more frequently observed in abscesses. Biliary dilatation or stone, pleural effusion, air in mass or biliary tree were more frequently seen in abscesses. The false diagnosis was encountered most frequently when the mass possessed any of the followings; homogeneous attenuation, mosaic pattern in the mass with inhomogeneous attenuation and thin intermediate attenuation area. CONCLUSION: Pattern analysis of the various CT character will be helpful to differentiate hepatic abscess and solitary hepatic metastasis in the equivocal clinical settings. However, similar pattern can be seen in both entities ;in this cases, corrdination of CT pattern and secondary findings is needed for better differentiation.
Abscess ; Biliary Tract ; Diagnosis ; Dilatation ; Follow-Up Studies ; Intention ; Liver Abscess* ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Pleural Effusion ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the vocational rehabilitation program on the quality of life of the chronic schizophrenics, and to evaluate how chronic schizophrenics felt about their lives. METHOD: The subjects were 39 chronic schizophrenics who had participated in the vocational rehabilitation program(participant group) and now lived in the community. The control group were 43 chronic schizophrenics who were outpatients without vocational rehabilitation(non-participant group). The scale for quality of life was divided into two subscales, i.e., the objective and the subjective areas. The subscales are composed of living situation, family situations, interpersonal relations, work, health, finances, leisure activities, autonomy, and self-esteem. RESULTS: 1) In the demographic characteristics such as age, sex, duration of illness, and duration of education, two groups were not different significantly. However, dosage of antipsychotics were lower in participant group than non-participant group. 2) In the objective quality of life subscale, the scores of living situation, interpersonal relations, work, health, economic state, and leisures were higher in participant group than non-participant group. But, family relations score were lower in participant group than in non-participant group. autonomy were not different between two groups. 3) In the subjective quality of life subscale, the score of living situation, family relations, interpersonal relations, work, health, economic states, leisure activities, and autonomy were all higher in participant group than in non-partcipant group. 4)Self-esteem was significantly higher in participant group than in non-participant group. CONCLUSION: The results from this study suggest that the objective and subjective quality of life of participant group in the vocational rehabilitation program were higher than those of non-participant group. The vocational rehabilitation program of Yong-In Mental Hospital seems to have been effective for the chronic schizophrenics. And the psychosocial rehabilitation program, vocational rehabilitation program, and family education program should be developed more and implemented in the community.
Antipsychotic Agents ; Education ; Family Relations ; Gyeonggi-do ; Hospitals, Psychiatric ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Leisure Activities ; Outpatients ; Quality of Life* ; Rehabilitation ; Rehabilitation, Vocational*

Caroli disease (CD) is a rare congenital malformation of the liver characterized by non-obstructive, segmental, cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts (IHDs). The clinical course is usually asymptomatic for the first 5–20 years, and symptoms may seldom occur throughout the patient’s life. Bile stagnation leads to recurrent episodes of cholangitis, stone formation, or liver abscesses, and biliary cirrhosis usually occurs years later. Here we report on a 42-year-old man diagnosed with diffuse-type CD with a characteristic central dot sign, who had multiple intrahepatic and common bile duct (CBD) stones. CBD stones were treated successfully with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Adult ; Bile ; Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic ; Caroli Disease* ; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Cholangitis ; Choledocholithiasis ; Common Bile Duct* ; Dilatation ; Humans ; Liver ; Liver Abscess ; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary

PURPOSE: To evaluate position of the mandibular condyle within articular fossa in an asymptomatic population radiographically by a cone beam computed tomography. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cone beam computed tomography of 60 temporomandibular joints was performed on 15 males and 15 females with no history of any temporomandibular disorders, or any other orthodontic or prosthodontic treatments. Position of mandibular condyle within articular fossa at centric occlusion was evaluated. A statistical evaluation was done using a SPSS. RESULTS: In the sagittal views, mandibular condyle within articular fossa was posteriorly located at medial and central sections. In the coronal views, mandibular condyle within articular fossa was laterally located at central section. Mandibular condyles in the right and left sides were showed asymmetric positional relationship at medial,central, and lateral sections. CONCLUSION: Mandibular condyle within articular fossa in an asymptomatic population was observed nonconcentric position in the sagittal and coronal views.
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography* ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mandibular Condyle* ; Prosthodontics ; Temporomandibular Joint ; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders