1.Esophageal ulceration induced by zidovudine in a patient with AIDS.
Dong Ho NAM ; Joon Myung KIM ; Jae Yoon JUN ; Chun Soo HONG
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases 1993;25(3):249-252
No abstract available.
Humans
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Ulcer*
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Zidovudine*
2.A Case of Omphalocele Associated with Multiple Congenital Anomalies.
Yoon Ja KIM ; Soo Kyung JEONG ; Nam Ji CHO ; Jae Keum JI
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1983;26(1):66-70
No abstract available.
Hernia, Umbilical*
3.Breast Augmentation using Expandable Implants.
Hyung Bo SIM ; Sang Jae NAM ; Sang Yup YOON
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2005;32(4):416-420
Ideal results of augmentation mammaplasty consist of symmetry, natural shape, soft feeling and inconspicuous scar. In addition, patient's preferences about size and shape should be included. Static implants could not perfectly satisfy patients' desires for size and shape, but expandable implants enable to change the volume after the operation. From September 2001 to September 2004, 76 patients(150 breasts) underwent breast augmentation using permanent expandable implant. The procedure was unilateral in 2 women and bilateral in 74 women. Age ranged from 19 to 50 years(mean, 29 years). Fifty nine patients underwent simple augmentation mammaplasty, 7 patients were corrected of their severe asymmetry, 2 patients with the congenital breast deformity underwent mammaplasty using this, and 2 patients who had undergone unilateral mastectomy were reconstructed of their breasts using expandable implant. There were no definite complications such as capsular contracture, implant rupture, asymmetry. And there reported little dissatisfaction about the size. The permanent expandable implants might be good alternatives in cases of ordinary breast augmentation as well as tissue deficient patients, asymmetry, congenital anomaly, and breast reconstruction.
Breast*
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Cicatrix
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Female
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Humans
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Implant Capsular Contracture
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Mammaplasty
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Mastectomy
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Rupture
4.A Clinical Study of Cor Triatriatriatum.
Jae Ho LEE ; Il Suck CHANG ; Nam Su KIM ; Yong Soo YOON ; Chang Yee HONG
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1983;26(11):1070-1080
No abstract available.
5.A Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Bowen's Disease Associated with Superficial Disseminated Porokeratosis.
Hong Yoon YANG ; Tchae Sik NAM ; Young Tae KIM ; Jae Hong KIM
Annals of Dermatology 1990;2(1):31-34
We describe the clinical and pathologic observation of a 50-year-old man with superficial disseminated porokeratosis who developed a squamous cell carcinoma on the dorsum of his right thumb and Bowens disease on his right upper arm. The tumors were surrounded by lesions of superficial disseminated porokeratosis and were thought to develop from the dysplastic epidermal cells located under the comoid lamellae.
Arm
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Bowen's Disease*
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*
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Epithelial Cells*
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Porokeratosis*
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Thumb
6.Expression of CD44 in Epithelial Ovarian Tumors.
Kye Weon KWON ; Hee Jeong AHN ; Yoon Jeong CHOI ; Hee Jae JOO ; Nam Hoon CHO
Korean Journal of Pathology 1998;32(8):596-602
CD44 is a hyaluronic acid receptor that exists as a standard 90-kd form (CD44H) as well as several CD44 variants isoforms are produced through alternative splicing. Alternatively spliced variants of the CD44 molecule have been found to be associated with invasive and metastatic potential of cancer cells and poor prognosis in several types of carcinoma. The purpose of the present study is to define the expression of CD44H and CD44v6 in ovarian tumors and to investigate whether the expression of these molecules is associated with adverse prognosis. We evaluated the expression of CD44 isoforms in 58 ovarian tumors by means of immunohistochemistry, and correlated between CD44 expression and the histologic types, tumor grade, peritoneal implants, pseudomyxoma peritonei and FIGO stage. While the CD44H was commonly expressed in ovarian tumors, the CD44v6 was expressed in a minor proportion of serous tumors in comparison with frequent expression of v6 isoform in mucinous tumors. The CD44H expression was significantly higher in stage I/II than in stage III. However, there was no correlation between the expression of CD44 and the presence of peritoneal implants or pseudomyxoma peritonei. These results suggest that CD44H could play an important role in the adhesive function in the lower stage of the ovarian tumor and reduced expression in the higher stage might be related to the metastasis and widespread invasion of ovarian carcinoma cells.
Adhesives
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Alternative Splicing
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Female
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Hyaluronic Acid
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Immunohistochemistry
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Mucins
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Ovary
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Prognosis
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Protein Isoforms
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Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
7.Postoperative Changes of Herniated Intervertebral Disc: Normal and Discitis MR Findings.
Seung Jae LIM ; Yup YOON ; Ki Tack KIM ; Kyung Nam RYU ; Woo Suk CHOI
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1994;31(2):223-228
OBJECTIVE: To describe normal postoperative MR findings and MR findings of postoperative discitis in patients who underwent operation due to herniated intervertebral disc. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed normal postoperative MR findings and MR findings of discitis in 30 patients(21-61yrs.) (13 cases dignosed as discitis and 17 cases as normal) who previonsly underwent laminectomy and discectomy, or bony fusion. We analyzed signal intensity of end plate and disc, end plate destruction, and enhancement of end plate and disc on T1- and T2-weighted images(WI) of 1.5T MRI. RESULTS: Among 14 out of 17 patients with no evidence of discitis, 7 patients showed high signal of the posterior portion of disc on T1- and T2-WI and 11 patients revealed enhancement at the same sites. In all 13 patients suspected of having discitis, end plate and disc showed low signal on T1-WI, high signal on T2-WI, heterogeneous enhancement, and irregular destruction of end plate. Meanwhile, 3 cases with no evidence of postoperative discitis clinically who underwent bony fusion showed similiar findings to those of the above 13 patients, except for homogeneous enhancement of end plate and vertebral body. CONCLUSION: The MR findings of postoperative discitis were low signal on T1-WI, high signal on T2-WI, and heterogeneous enhancement of and plate and disc, and destruction of end plate.
Discitis*
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Diskectomy
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Humans
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Intervertebral Disc*
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Laminectomy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Retrospective Studies
8.Prevalence and Risk Factors of Symptom-Giving Pelvic Girdle Relaxation in Pregnant Women.
Woo Nam MOON ; Tae Jin KIM ; Jae Bum YOON ; Han Jin OH
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000;43(3):414-417
OBJECTIVE: This study was done to evaluate the risk factors and prevalence of symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation in pregnant women. METHODS: Three hundreds thirty-two postpartum women were asked to fill out a questionnaire within one week after their parturition. The diagnostic criteria of this lesion were adopted from the Norwegian Medical Association's and Larsen's criteria. The questionnaire were included age, parity, BMI(kg/cm2), weight gain during the pregnancy, history of symptom giving pelvic girdle relaxation in previous pregnancy, level of exercise and vocational status during and before the pregnancy and baby's birth weight. The answers were evaluated to determine the risk factors. The correlation was tested by student t-test and logistic regression. RESULTS: The prevalence of symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation during pregnancy was 18.9%. The history of symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation in previous pregnancy, multiparity and the absence of regular exercise before and during pregnancy showed correlation with symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation in pregnancy (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: It is suggested that women who experienced symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation in previous pregnancy should be checked for this lesion before pregnancy. Regular exercise is required to lower the incidence and lessen the severity of this lesion in pregnancy.
Birth Weight
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Female
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Humans
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Incidence
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Logistic Models
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Parity
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Parturition
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Postpartum Period
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Pregnancy
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Pregnant Women*
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Prevalence*
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Surveys and Questionnaire
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Relaxation*
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Risk Factors*
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Weight Gain
9.The Development of Molecular Detection Method and Differentiation of Genotypes of Enterovirus.
Eun Soon KIM ; Jung Hyun NAM ; Yoo Kyum KIM ; Ki Soon KIM ; Jae Deuk YOON
Journal of the Korean Society of Virology 1997;27(2):169-176
In this study, the feasibility of identification and genotypic differentiation of enteroviruses was investigated by using nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (nested RT-PCR), single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP), and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) techniques. Two hundred seventy-four clinical samples were assayed by both nested RT-PCR and tube culture method using MRC-5 and MK cells; 58 (86.6%) out of 67 enterovirus culture-positive samples contained enteroviral RNA. In addition, 114 (55.1%) of 207 samples from patients with suspected enteroviral CNS disease with negative viral cultures were positive by the nested RT-PCR. The nested RT-PCR products were genotyped by the SSCP method and the results were compared with serotypes. We could differentiate 6 subtypes, 3 of which are similar to coxsackievirus B3, B5, echovirus 11, plus 3 other subtypes. RFLP cleaved with Sty I, Bgl I, and Xmn I yielded characteristic patterns for each laboratory strains. This study demonstrates the usefulness of the RT-PCR for the rapid diagnosis of enterovirus infection and the potentials of the SSCP method for differentiation of enterovirus strains.
Central Nervous System Diseases
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Diagnosis
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Enterovirus B, Human
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Enterovirus Infections
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Enterovirus*
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Genotype*
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Humans
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
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RNA
10.Breast Reduction using Free Nipple Graft.
Hyung Bo SIM ; Sang Yub YOON ; Sang Jae NAM
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2007;34(1):88-92
PURPOSE: Free nipple graft reduction mammaplasty is a simple and effective way to reduce huge breasts. However, this technique is frequently criticized for producing poor projection and hypopigmentation of the nipple areola complex(NAC). METHODS: Sixty three patients(126 breasts) underwent the procedure from 1998 to 2005. Authors' method is similar with the modified Gradinger's technique except the keyhole pattern. After skin flap closing, the position of NAC is determined considering symmetry. The NAC is initially harvested and then resection of the breast followed, leaving a deepithelized inferior parenchymal pedicle(5 x 5cm). The upper point of inferior pedicle is sutured to the fascia of the pectoralis to produce the upper bulge. The nipple is replaced as a free and composite graft. RESULTS: An average of 823grams of breast tissue per breast was removed. There was no major complications. All grafted nipples showed long lasting projection. And also, all NAC eventually regained their normal color except for 3 patients who needed medical tattoos. The overall results were good and patient satisfactory score was high. CONCLUSION: This useful technique greatly enhances long lasting projection and recovers nipple color.
Breast*
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Fascia
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Female
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Humans
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Hypopigmentation
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Mammaplasty
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Nipples*
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Skin
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Transplants*