A clinical observation was made on 16 patients of penis carcinoma admitted to the Department of Urology, Catholic Medical College Hospital during the period from August, 1972 to July, 1982 and the following results were obtained. 1. The incidence of penis carcinoma was 0.4% of total inpatients of urologic department and 3.9% of genitourinary cancer. 2. Age distribution was from 43 to 78, showing highest incidence at 50-59 years. 3. Clinical findings were; mass 56%, Ulcer 44% and inguinal lymphadenopathy 44%. 4. Treatment were partial amputation in 18.8%, partial amputation with lymph node dissection in 43.8% and total amputation with lymph node dissection in 25%. 5. Of 11 cases in whom lymph node dissection were performed, 4 cases were positive for metastasis. Of 7 cases with palpable lymph nodes, 3 cases were positive for metastasis. In 4 cases having lymph node dissection when lymph nodes were not palpable, 1 case was positive for metastasis.
Age Distribution ; Amputation ; Humans ; Incidence ; Inpatients ; Lymph Node Excision ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Male ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Penis* ; Ulcer ; Urogenital Neoplasms ; Urology

Cervicography is used commonly in cervical cancer screening with a Pap smear. Many reports shows that the combination of these two methods is more accurate and helpful in cervical cancer screening. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the efficacy of conjoined methods in cervical cancer screening and to evaluate any difference between health care center and out-patient treatment. METHODS: Pap smear and cervicogram data were obtained for 699 patients who visited the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chungnam National University Hospital from January 1997 to December 1997. Of these patients, 551 patients visited the health care center and 148 were out-patients. We exmined all pertinent information, including biopsy results, for patients with detected abnormalities. A total of 62 patients received a biopsy. RESULTS: 1. Results for Papanicolaou smear were: sensitivity, 81.8%, specificity, 98.0%, positive predictive value, 83.7%, negative predictive value, 98.8%, false negative rate, 18.2%, and false positive rate, 2.0%. 2. Results for cervicography were: sensitivity, 86.4%, specificity, 97.8%, positive predictive value, 73.1%, negative predictive value, 99,1%, false negative rate, 13.6%, and false positive rate, 2.2%. 3. Results for the conjoined method were: sensitivity, 97.7%, specificity, 97.2%, positive predictive value, 70.5%, negative predictive value, 99.8%, false negative rate, 2,3%, and false positive rate, 2.8%. 4. When cervicography and Papanicolaou smear were used conjointly The sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, false negative rate, and false positive rate were statistically significant for Papanicolaou smear (P<0.05). 5. There was no statistical significance difference between cervicography and the conjoined method. 6. Compared with out-patients, Health care center patients showed increased diagnostic error and failure to follow-up. CONCLUSION: When cervicography and Papanicolaou smear were used conjointly, cervical cancer detection rates were increased.
Biopsy ; Chungcheongnam-do ; Delivery of Health Care ; Diagnostic Errors ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gynecology ; Humans ; Mass Screening* ; Obstetrics ; Outpatients ; Papanicolaou Test ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

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The indirect technique for making cast restoration requires that dies be as accurate and durable as possible. Currently, stone is the most commonly used material for die. However, it has some problems such as the weakness in its strength and low abrasion resistance. Recently, epoxy resin die systems have become available. The purpose of this study was to examine two commercially available resin die systems and evaluate some characteristics for their clinical performance. This study evaluated the dimensional accuracy of epoxy resins and their wettability with impression materials. In this study, the first experiment was about dimensional accuracy of different die materials. The master model was made of stainless steel. 10 models were made of two epoxy resins (Die-epoxy, Tri-epoxy) and a die stone (Fujirock) each. Occlusal diameter (Dimension I), occluso-gingival height (Dimension II), and interabutment distance (Dimension III) wee measured in each model. Next, the contact angles of die materials with impression materials were observed. The blocks were made of polyether, hydrophilic additional silicone, polysulfide impression materials. By dropping the same amount (0.05ml) of Tri-epoxy, Die-epoxy, and die stone on the blocks, 10 samples of each die material were made. After setting of materials, the contact angles were measured. The results of this study were as follows. 1. The expansion of stone die and the shrinkage of resin dies in occlusal diameter were observed, and stone and Tri-epoxy were expanded and Die-epoxy was shrinked in occluso-gin-gival height. There was little change among materials in interabutment distance (p>0.05). 2. In comparison with the mater model, Tri-epoxy had the least variation in measurement of the three die systems examined. Did-epoxy was next, and die stone showed the greatest variation. 3. The compatibility of die stone for polyether, hydrophilic additional silicone, polysulfide decreased in order, wherease epoxy materials had the decreased compatibility for polyether and polysulfide, hydrophilic additional silicone in order. It was not statistically different between polyether and polysulifide (p>0.05). 4. The contact angles of Tri-epoxy, Die-epoxy, die stone were getting bigger in order.
Epoxy Resins* ; Silicones ; Stainless Steel ; Wettability

PURPOSE: To determine the efficacy of CarnitilR (acetylcarnitine, Hanmi, Korea) therapy in idiopathic oligoasthenospermic men. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-four subfertile men with abnormal semen parameters were treated between March, 2003 and March, 2004 with 3 g of CarnitilR daily for 3 months. Changes in semen parameters were evaluated 3 months after this therapy. RESULTS: The mean age was 34.2 years and the mean follow-up duration was 3.7 months. In asthenospemic patients (n=28), semen analysis before and after CarnitilR treatment showed an increase in volume (2.64+/-1.65 ml vs. 3.10+/-1.60 ml), motility (35.1+/-17.7% vs. 45.9+/-20.4%) and viability (51.4+/-20.3% vs. 59.3+/-13.6%) respectively. In oligoasthenospermic patients (n=16), semen analysis before and after CarnitilR treatment showed an increase in sperm count (10.7+/-54.4 million/ml vs. 38.4+/-32.5 million/ml) respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggested that in idiopathic oligoasthenospermic men the empirical medical therapy with acetylcarnitine may be considered as primary treatment.
Acetylcarnitine* ; Carnitine ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Infertility, Male ; Male ; Semen ; Semen Analysis ; Sperm Count

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Uterus*

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Allografts* ; Posterior Cruciate Ligament*

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Heart* ; Thoracic Surgery* ; Thyroid Gland*

The regional distributions and relative frequencies of some gastrointestinal endocrine cells in the three portions (cecum, colon and rectum) of the large intestinal tract of C57BL/6 mice were examined with immunohistochemical method using 7 types of specific antisera against chromogranin A (CGA), serotonin, somatostatin, human pancreatic polypeptide (HPP), glucagon, gastrin and cholecyctokinin (CCK)-8. In this study, all 3 types of immunoreactive (IR) cells were identified. Most of these IR cells in the large intestinal portion were generally spherical or spindle in shape (open-typed cell) while cells with a round shape (close-typed cell) were found in the intestinal gland. Their relative frequencies varied according to each portion of the large intestinal tract. CGA-IR cells were found throughout the whole large intestinal tract but were most predominant in the colon. Serotonin-IR cells were detected throughout the whole large intestinal tract and showed highest frequency in the colon. Peculiarly, glucagon-IR cells were restricted to the colon with a low frequency. However, no somatostatin-, HPP-, gastrin- and CCK-8-IR cells were found in the large intestinal tract. In conclusion, some peculiar distributional patterns of large intestinal endocrine cells were identified in C57BL/6 mice.
Animals ; Chromogranin A ; Chromogranins/metabolism ; Enteroendocrine Cells/*metabolism/physiology ; Female ; Gastrins/metabolism ; Glucagon/metabolism ; Immunohistochemistry/veterinary ; Intestine, Large/*cytology/metabolism ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Pancreatic Polypeptide/metabolism ; Serotonin/metabolism ; Sincalide/metabolism ; Somatostatin/metabolism

No abstract available.
Glomus Tumor*