• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.611-615
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• 2008

The prognosis of oral malignant melanoma is poor compared with cutaneous melanoma. It may be related to the difficulty of wide enough resection, the early hematogenous matastases, higher stage at initial diagnosis, and tendency to growth vertically. In the view of histological differences between oral mucosa and skin, it is impossible use Clark's and Breslow's classifications for prognosis. The great problem is that there is still no consensus on the treatment due to rarity. Because data collection from case reports is considered to be the best source of information and should be pooled to analyze key determinants of outcome, We analysed 6 cases of primary malignant melanoma of the oral cavity which were diagnosed and treated in Pusan National University Hospital on recent 7 years and reviewed the literatures. Immunohistochemical study on S 100 Protein, GP 100 (HMB-45) with biopsy was usable to confirm the melanoma. Three patients who were treated by surgery, chemotherapy are alive, but a patients who couldn't received benefit care surgically due to poor condition was died of distant metastasis, and two patients who refused to surgery are still alive. Neck dissection including wide excision is recommended if lymph node involvement is suspected. Additionally, adjuvant chemotherapy could be considered as supporting therapy for malignant melanoma.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.245-249
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• 2003

여성의 질에 발생하는 원발성 악성 흑색종은 매우 드문 질환으로 알려져 있다. 질의 원발성 흑색종은 피부나 외음부에 발생하는 원발성 흑색종에 비해 매우 빠른 임상경과를 나타낸다. 본 증례는 58세의 폐경기 여자환자로 종양 크기가 비교적 큰 흑색종이 하부 질에 있었으며, 작은 색소침착된 병변이 자궁경부에 보였다. 환자는 수술적인 처치 없이 통상 분할 외부방사선 조사와 근접방사선 치료 만을 시행하였다 치료 후 원발병소는 부분관해를 보였으나, 진단 후 4.5개월만에 다발성 원격전이로 사망하였다. 종양크기가 큰 흑색종이 질에 발생한 경우 방사선치료 단독으로도 만족할만한 국소제어를 보였지만, 본 증례와 같이 종양의 크기가 큰 예에서는 소분할방사선 조사와 수술적인 종양제거로 국소치료기간을 단축하고, 전신적인 치료를 고려하여 조기에 발생하는 원격전이를 막기 위한 치료가 고려되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권15호
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• pp.6681-6684
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• 2015

Background: Metastatic cancer with invasion of skin, soft tissue and skeletal muscle is not common. Examples presenting as soft tissue masses could sometimes lead to misdiagnosis with delayed or inappropriate management. The purpose of current study was to investigate clinical characteristics in the involvement of metastatic cancer. Materials and Methods: A total of 1,097 patients complaining of skin or soft tissue masses and/or lesions were retrospectively reviewed from January 2012 to June 2013. Tumors involving skin, soft tissue and skeletal muscle of head and neck, chest wall, abdominal wall, pelvic region, back, upper and lower extremities were included in the study. Results: Fifty-seven (5.2%) patients were recognized as having malignancies on histopathological examination. The most common involvement of malignancy was basal cell carcinoma, followed by cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, sarcoma and melanoma. The most common anatomical location in skin and soft tissue malignancies was head and neck (52.6% of the malignancies). Four (0.36%) of the malignant group were identified as metastatic cancer with the primary cancer source from lung, liver and tonsil and the most common site was upper extremities. One of them unexpectedly expired during the operation of metastatic tumor excision at the scalp. Conclusions: Discrimination between benign and malignant soft tissue tumors is crucial. Performance of imaging study could assist in the differential diagnosis and the pre-operative risk evaluation of metastatic tumors involving skin, soft tissue and skeletal muscle.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.45-48
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• 2023

Angiosarcoma is a very rare subtype of sarcoma. It mainly occurs in the head and neck, and cutaneous angiosarcoma in this region seems to be a distinctive neoplasm with characteristic clinicopathologic features that differ from those of angiosarcoma in other anatomical locations. The prognosis of angiosarcoma in the head and neck region is poor, and the risk of local recurrence and metastasis is high. We reconstructed an atypical angiosarcoma that presented as a solitary nodule with a shape suggestive of hemangioma on the cheek using a modified bilobed local flap. At a 12-month follow-up visit, the patient in this case showed successful recovery after radiation therapy.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.122-125
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• 2014

Background Cutaneous malignant melanoma has a poor prognosis. The detrimental effect of incisional biopsies on the outcome of malignant melanoma has been debated. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the presence and type of biopsy on the prognosis of malignant melanoma. Methods The medical records of 109 malignant melanoma patients treated at Tokushima University Hospital from 1983 to 2007 were reviewed. After excluding 28 cases with stage 0 disease or incomplete data, 81 cases were analyzed in detail with respect to patient sex, age, tumor site, clinical stage at diagnosis, presence of ulceration or lymph node metastasis, and prognosis. The five-year survival and five-year disease-free survival rates of patients who underwent incisional or excisional biopsies were compared with those who did not undergo a biopsy. Results The male-to-female ratio was 1:1.19. The mean age was 61.3 years (range, 19-93 years). The most common site was a lower extremity, and the most common clinical stage was stage II. No significant differences in clinicopathological features, five-year survival rates, and five-year disease-free survival rates were observed among the three groups. Conclusions The presence and type of biopsy neither affected the metastatic rate nor the prognosis of malignant melanoma. The use of incisional biopsies is not encouraged because tumor thickness cannot be measured accurately. However, they may be helpful for confirming the diagnosis if an excisional biopsy cannot be performed.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.757-765
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• 2000

연구배경 : 혈관신생은 종양의 성장과 전이의 과정에 중요한 역할을 하며, 환자의 생존율과 예후에 영향을 미칠 것으로 생각된다. 혈관신생의 형성 정도를 반영하는 종양내 미세혈관 밀도가 비소세포 폐암에서 예후인자로서 유용하리라 생각되어, 미세혈관 밀도의 정도에 따른 생존 기간의 차이를 확인하여 미세혈관 밀도의 예후인자로서의 의의를 검색하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1991년 1월부터 1997년 6월까지 원광대학병원에서 근치적 절제술을 시행받은 비소세포 폐암 50례(편평상피암 35례, 선암 12례, 대세포암 3례)를 대상으로 하여, 수술에 의해 채취된 paraffin 보관 조직의 절편을 이용하였다. 혈관신생의 정도로서 미세혈관 밀도를 혈관내피세포에 대한 표지자인 anti CD 31(PECAM, platelet endothelial cellular adhesion molecule)을 연역조직화학적 염색법으로 광학 현미경 200배 시야에서 계측하였다. 결과 : 전 대상군에서의 미세혈관 밀도는 47.1$\pm$17.7이었고 편평상피암 군은 43.9$\pm$16.2로서 선암군의 54.4$\pm$19.9 보다 유의하게 낮았으며(p<0.05), TNM 병기별 I 병기 50.6$\pm$16.2, II 병기 43.6$\pm$20.4, III 병기 43.8$\pm$17.9로서 TNM 병기별로 미세혈관 밀도의 차이는 없었다. 미세혈관 밀도가 45미만인 저밀도군(22례)과 45이상인 고밀도군(28례)의 중앙 생존기간은 61개월, 46개월이고 2년 생존율은 80%, 75%이고 5년 생존율은 40%, 12%로서, 미세혈관 저밀도군이 고밀도군보다 통계적으로 유의하게 생존율이 양호하였다 (p=0.0162, Kaplan-Meier, log-rank). 전 군을 병리조직학별로, TNM 병기별로 구분하여 미세혈관 저밀도군과 고밀도군으로 중앙생존기간을 비교한 결과 각각에 있어서 저밀도군의 중앙 생존기간이 양호하였으나, 각 군의 대상 례가 적용 탓으로 통계적 유의성에 이르지는 못하였다. 결론 : 혈관신생을 반영하는 미세혈관 밀도가 낮을수록 예후 및 생존율은 유의하게 양호하였으며, 미세혈관 밀도는 비소세포 폐암 환자에 있어서 예후추정인자로서 유용 하리라 생각된다.