No abstract available.
Echocardiography* ; Myocarditis*

A 36-year-old man received a subtotal gastrectomy for Borrmann type 2 advanced carcinoma in the antrum of the posterior well. Preoperatively, peripheral white blood cell count was 16,400/mn3 with 80% of neutrophils. Microscopically, the tumor was of a poorly differentiated adeocarcinoma with intense eutrophilic infiltration which was totally confined within the neoplastic portion and in the metastatic focus in the regional lympho nodes. Repeated postoperative whits blood cell counts dropped down to the normal level. Neither infectious nor knowledge, this is the first case of gastric carcinoma with massive neutrophilic stromal reaction(inflammatory carcinoma) and leukocytosis in the literature in the korea.
Male ; Humans ; Adenocarcinoma ; Neoplasm Metastasis

A case of thumb-in-palm deformity due to burn scar contracture. Recently it is felt that the incidence of thumb-in-palm deformity due to old burn scar contracture is far less than that of other causes; for example carebral palsy, trauma, Co. poisning etc; This case is a 23 years old male soldier who had sustained burn on the left palm at his age of 4, and the left thumb has been gradually contracted, resulting to established thumb-in-palm deformity evantually. There is no active or passive motion in the metacarpho-phalangeal phalangeal joint and carpho-metacarpal joint of left thumb. The distal phalanx is moderately atrophied and its nail is deformed. On act 6th, 1975 he was operated on soft-tissue releasing with Z-plasty fasciotomy of palmar aponeurosis and myotomy of adductor pollicis and flexor pollicis brevis with split thickness skin graft. Postoperatively he could have full extension of the left thumb as well as active flexion of metacrpho-phalangeal and interphalangeal joint with slight adducted state. He is able to take opposition of left thumb at the present time postoperative four weeks.
Burns ; Cicatrix ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Contracture ; Humans ; Incidence ; Joints ; Male ; Military Personnel ; Paralysis ; Skin ; Thumb ; Transplants

In order to elucidate the possibility of diagnosis in soft tissue cysticercosis in case no parasite in it, immunohistochemical staining with antihuman IgG, IgM, and IgA and anticysticercus antibody in tissue section were carried out. Not only the differential counts of infiltrated plasma cells but also the parasite itself against to the anticysticercus antibody were observed. Materials stained immunohistochemically were consisted of 21 soft tissue cysticercosis with or without parasite. The results were as follows: 1) IgG producing plasma cells were most frequent (45.8+/-18.7) and followed by IgM (14.3+/-0.43) and (4.3+/-5.71). Number of IgG plasma cells were more frequently accompanied in the presence of cysticercus (55.9+/-17.7) than in the absence of parasite (39.7+/-17.1). 2) The mean+/-S.D. of plasma cells positive to the anticysticercus antibody were 28.2+/-18.7. And anticysticercus antibody producing plasma cells were more frequent in the presence of cysticercus (49.2+/-5.16) than in the absence of parasite (15.2+/-9.46). 3) Antigenicity of the cysticercus was strong in inner layer(#) followed by tegument(+) and fibrous layer(-). 4) Therefore, it could be suggested that antibody against to the cysticercus is mainly produced by IgG plasma cells and antigenicity of the worm is strong in the inner layer of cyst wall. In addition, there is a possibility of assisting the diagnosis of cysticercosis with anticysticercus antibody by immunohistochemically.
Cysts

Between May 1982 and October 1983, arthroscopic meniscectomy had been performed in 54 knees between ages of 11 and 70 years. There were 32 male patients and 22 female patients in this series. The mean follow-up was 20 months, ranging from 15 months to 33 months. Postoperative complications developed were retropatellar tenderness and effusion. No infection, thrombophlebitis or instability occurred postoperatively. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the various possible prognostic factors upon the developtnent of the above mentioned complications. The factors included were 1) shape of tear, 2) ligamentous injury, 3) degenerative arthritia, 4) discoid lateral meniscus, 5) quadriceps atrophy, 6) sites of meniscus(medial or lateral) & extent of excision, 7) preoperative retropatellar tenderness and 8) method of rehabilitation. The findings were statistically analyzed by the Chi-square test (df-1) & Fisher's direct probability method. The results obtained were as follows; 1. The rate of development of postoperative effusion was significantly high in cases of quadriceps atrophy (P<0.01) and preoperative retropatellar tenderness(P<0.01). 2. The rate of deveopment of postoperative retropatellar tenderness was significantly high in case of discoid lateral meniscus (P <0.01). 3. There was no significant correlation between complications and other factors including shape of tear, preoperative degerative arthritis, site of meniscus & extent of excision and methods of rehabilitation.
Arthritis ; Atrophy ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Knee ; Ligaments ; Male ; Menisci, Tibial ; Methods ; Postoperative Complications ; Prognosis ; Rehabilitation ; Tears ; Thrombophlebitis

No abstract available.
Lissencephaly* ; Walker-Warburg Syndrome

PURPOSE: The inhibitory effect of TGFbeta1 on survivals of L1210 and anticancer drug- resistant L1210 sublines was investigated and the gene expression of TGFbeta1 in these cells was examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The survivals of L1210, adriamycin-resistant(L1210AdR), vincristine-resistant(L1210VcR) or cisplatin-resistant(L1210Cis) cells were measured by MTT assay after treatment of TGFbeta1. Northern analysis was performed for TGFbeta1 gene expression in L1210, L1210AdR, L1210VcR or L1210Cis. RESULTS: There was no different survival ratio between two groups, control and TGFbeta1(10 ng/ml) treated groups in L1210 cells. However, the survival ratio of L1210AdR was 59% in TGFbeta1 treated group for 96 hours. The survival ratio of L1210VcR was 61% for 96 hours in TGFbeta1 treated group. The survival ratio of L1210Cis was 40% for 96 hours in TGFbeta1 treated group. Expressions of TGFbeta1 gene in drug-resistant sublines were significantly decreased than that of L1210 cells. CONCLUSION: Growth of anticancer drug-resistant L1210 sublines were inhibited by TGFbeta1 but not in L1210 cells. So, it is suggested that TGFbeta1 gene expression may have a part in anticancer drug-resistance.
Control Groups ; Gene Expression

Many plastic surgeons have been tried to attain ultimate goal lies in restoring the original shape and function of the facial aesthetics, in reconstruction of deformities resulting from facial hypertrophic scar and skin defects. This would require consideration in terms of hanmony in color match, skin texture and thickness. Various forms of skin graft, local flap, distant flaps, free flap and tissue expander have been employed in restoring skin defects and deformities of the cheek and submental area, and the use of large local flaps utilizing the cervicofacial skin flaps or tissue expander have brought about improved aesthetic results. the authers have obtained satisfactory results in treating 2 cases of wide hypertrophic scar of the cheek and submental area with combination of wide cervical flap and intraoperative tissue expansion using foley catheter. the merits of this combined operative methods are as follows : 1. It is not necessory to keep tissue expander for a long period. 2. This technique is able to diminish the cost of multistage operation and using of tissue expander. 3. There is no psychologic problems due to undesirable facial appearance during tissue expansion period. 4. Rapid intraoperative tissue expansion by foley catheter during elevating wide cervical flap can allow to dissect one, preserving the perforators without bleeding in a short time. 5. Wide cervical flap and additional expanded tissue by means of intraoperative tissue expansion could brought into suturing avoiding tension of oral commissure and lip eversion. 6. Preservation of perforators of cervical flap above the platysma muscle raised flap's survival rate and then this result could prevent distal ischemic necrosis after flap coverage.
Catheters ; Cheek ; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Esthetics ; Free Tissue Flaps ; Hemorrhage ; Lip ; Necrosis ; Skin ; Survival Rate ; Tissue Expansion Devices ; Tissue Expansion* ; Transplants

No abstract available.
Anemia, Hemolytic* ; Child* ; Humans

The May-Hegglin anomaly is a rare autosomal dominant trait characterized by platelet abnormalities in the peripheral blood and large (up to 5mu) pale blue staining inclusions in the cytoplasm of neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes. We experienced a case of May-Hegglin anomaly in a 7 year old male and another case out of his family. His initial complaints at the admission were petechiae and intermittent epistaxis. Diagnosis was confirmed by peripheral blood smear and family study. We report the case with brief review of related literature.
Basophils ; Blood Platelets ; Child ; Cytoplasm ; Diagnosis ; Eosinophils ; Epistaxis ; Humans ; Male ; Monocytes ; Neutrophils ; Purpura