The clinical observation was done on 9 patients of incontinentia pigmenti(I,P.) who were seen at the Department of Dermatology, Chonnam University Hospital from January, 1970 through December, 1982. The incidence of I.P. patients among the population of Chonnam province was higher than 1/142,000 whereas the frequency of I.P. among the outpatients was 0.016% The sex of I.P. patients was all female and there was no cases showing faiailial occurrence. The onset of the cases were within 4 months after birth, 44%, being at birth and 89% being within 2 weeks after birth. The durations of first, second and third stages of I.P. patients were respectively 14 days, 15 days to 2 months, and 2 months to 10 months. The trunk and extremities were involved in 4 cases, and the extremities only were involved in 4 cases while the trunk only was involved in J case. The blood eosinophilia was observed in 2 cases among 7 cases, with their results being 18%, and 11% respectively. The biopsy examinations done in 7 cases at the time of their first visits revealed that 3 cases, 2 cases and 1 case respectively conformed to first, second and third stages with 1 case having first and second stages simu 1taneously. There was no I.P. patient showing the associated congenital abnorma- lity.
Biopsy ; Dermatology ; Eosinophilia ; Extremities ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Incontinentia Pigmenti* ; Jeollanam-do ; Outpatients ; Parturition

Epithelioma cuniculatum or plantar verrucous carcinoma shows a great tendency toward deep penetrating growth, resulting in numerous crypts filled with horny material and pus. We herein described a 44 year-old female who showed a warty, relatively round, brown to yellow colored protruding mass with many crypts filled with pus-like exudates, measuring 2.3 X 2.5 X 1.5 cm in size, and of 5 years duration. The biopsy specimen taken from the tumor mass revealed a deeply penetrating, well-differentiated squarnous cell carcinoma without nuclear anaplasia and individual cell keratinization.
Adult ; Anaplasia ; Biopsy ; Carcinoma* ; Carcinoma, Verrucous ; Exudates and Transudates ; Female ; Humans ; Suppuration

To evaluate whether mast cells are involved in developing pathologic feature of psoriasis, 60 biopsy specimens of patients with psoriasis were analyzed. They had not been treated for at least 1 week before skin biopsy. Histological findings in early and fully developed lesions and numbers of mast cells in their dermal papillae were investigated. The results were as follows: 1. In epidermal changes of psoriatic lesions, parakeratosis and acanthosis revealed different findings between early lesions and fully developed lesions. While early lesions revealed mounds of parakeratosis and mild to moderate acanthosis, fully developed lesions revealed confluent parakeratosis and moderate to severe acanthosis. In dermal changes of psoriatic lesions, papillomatosis revealed different findings between early developed lesions and fully developed lesions. While early lesions revealed normal to moderate papillomatosis, fully developed lesions revealed moderate to severe papillomatosis. 2. Degree of acanthosis is related to the degree of papillomatosis. The more increase in the degree of acanthosis, papillomatosis, and parakeratosis, mast cell numbers in dermal papillae were more increased. 3. Mast cell numbers in dermal papillae were more increased in fully developed lesions than early lesions. 4. These findings suggest that mast cell may play an active role in developing pathologic finding of psoriasis.
Biopsy ; Humans ; Mast Cells* ; Papilloma ; Parakeratosis ; Psoriasis* ; Skin

Our aim was to identify histologic changes in cervical carcinoma tumor cells due to chemotherapy,by electron microscopic examination. Cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil were used between March 1, 1994 and February 28, 1995 on a total of 16 patients. The treatment schedule consisted of 75 mg/m2 cisplatin via iv with hyperhydration on Day 1, in combination with 1000 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil via continuous iv on Day 1 to 5. The treatment was repeated every 4 weeks with a maxinum of 3 courses. Ultrastructurally, chemotherapy induced apoptosis,indicated by condensation of nucleus and cytoplasm,fragmentation of nuclei, and apoptotic bodies. Due to repeat chemotherapy, increased levels of desmosomes were noted and parts of tumor nests were replaced by mature squamous cells. Tumor nests were reduced in size, mitochondria exhibited swelling, the endoplasmic reticulum was dilated, and infiltration of inflammatory cells increased after chemotherapy. These results suggest that chemotherapy induces apoptosis and injury to the cytoplasm and nuclei of tumor cells. However, the exact selection mechanism of the biochemical pathway of cell death is not fuUy understood. Further study of the molecular biologic actions of cell death after chemotherapy is warranted.
Apoptosis ; Appointments and Schedules ; Cell Death ; Cisplatin ; Cytoplasm ; Desmosomes ; Drug Therapy* ; Endoplasmic Reticulum ; Fluorouracil ; Humans ; Mitochondrial Size

No abstract available.
Animals ; Liver* ; Rats* ; Selenium*

Leiomyosarcoma arising in the skin is rare tumor, and diagnosis usually is made microscopically. After local excision, these lesions recur in large proportion of pat ients. The authors herein report a 53-year-old male with leiomyosarcoma appeared in the skin of the right forearm and presenting as a dark reddish colored, 5*6cm in diameter, superficial ulcerated single firm nodule with intermittent pain. Histopathological examination showed poorly circumscribed tumor consisting of interlacing bundles of spindle shaped smooth muscle cells in the middle and lower parts of the dermis. The nuclei were hyperchromatic, large, vacuolated, and irregular in shape. Electron microscopic findings revealed cytoplasmic organelles such as rough endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria of malignant smooth muscle cells in the paranuclear area, Characteristic subsarcoelmmal caveolae and dense plaque were noted and myofilaments were distributed in the peripheral cytoplasm. The tumor did not recur in 10 months' follow-up.
Caveolae ; Cytoplasm ; Dermis ; Diagnosis ; Endoplasmic Reticulum, Rough ; Follow-Up Studies ; Forearm ; Humans ; Leiomyosarcoma* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mitochondria ; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle ; Myofibrils ; Organelles ; Skin* ; Ulcer

Necrobiosis Lipoidica is a skin disorder of unknown cause, which shows characteristic clinical and histological findings. With histochemical studies, we report of a case which oecurred on the both pretibial surfaces in a 5]-year-old female. Having had treatment with aspirin and dipyridarnole for 9 months. The results were successful.
Aspirin ; Female ; Humans ; Necrobiosis Lipoidica* ; Necrobiotic Disorders* ; Skin

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to analyze the CT features of the cystic masses in the neck and to review differential diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the CT findings of 22 histopathologically proved, cystic neck masses in regard to the location in fascial plane and relationship with adjacent organ. RESULTS: Of 22 cases, ten congenital cysts two ranulas, seven inflammatory lesions, and three solid tumors were includded. Ten congenital cystic masses were located in typical locations as branchial cleft cyst(5) in mandibular angle, thyroglossal duct cyst(3) in visceral space embeded within the strap muscles, cystic hygroma(1) and cavernous hemangioma(1) in posterior cervical space with insinuating appearance. Two cases of ranula included one simple ranula localized in sublingual space and a plunging ranula extending to adjacent submandibular space. Seven cases of inflammatory lesions were characterized by multispatial locations and good contrast-enhancement of walls and adjacent tissue. Solid masses of low density mimicking cyst were two pleomorphic adenomas of submandibular gland and one neurilemmoma. CONCLUSION: It is considered that thorough analysis of the CT findings with attention to typical location, CT appearance, and the relationship with the adjacent structures usually leads to the correct diagnosis.
Adenoma, Pleomorphic ; Branchial Region ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential* ; Muscles ; Neck* ; Neurilemmoma ; Ranula ; Retrospective Studies ; Submandibular Gland

We report a case of eccrine adenocarcinoma in 65-year-old man who showed tender, painful, dark-brown colored, and verrucous surfaced tumor on the left neck for 18 months. Hisopathologic examination revealed large atypical cell masses with a tubular cystic, or adenoid pattern in the demis and it was difficult to differentiate from metastatic adenocarcinoma. Materials in the lumina revealed PAS positive, diastase resistant, alcian blue positive at pH 2.5 but negative at pH 0,4 Electron microscopy revealed that tumor cells contained secretory vacuoloes and microvilli projected into intercellular space. Around the cells, myoepithelial cell was seen. After radiotherapy and chemotherapy, tumor size was reduced transiently but 2 months later, tumor was more spread.
Adenocarcinoma* ; Adenoids ; Aged ; Alcian Blue ; Amylases ; Drug Therapy ; Extracellular Space ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Microscopy, Electron ; Microvilli ; Neck ; Radiotherapy

No abstract available.
Movement Disorders* ; Radiosurgery*