• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.39-42
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• 2004

Thymolipoma is a rare benign mediastinal tumor, composed of mature fatty and thymic tissues. A 9-year-old boy was referred with a one-month history of neck swelling. Preoperative computed tomography scan and fine needle aspiration biopsy suggested thymolipoma. Despite it being rare, thymolipoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors. Characteristics of its clinical feature and radiological findings that can differentiated it from other mediastinal tumors are discussed with a review of the literatures.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.500-502
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• 2009

Purpose: Cutaneous lipomatous neurofibroma is a rare variant of neurofibroma. Histologically, it includes adipose tissue. As far as we aware, only 11 cases of this variant were reported which was predominantly on head, neck and trunk, so we present a case of left pretibial area with literature review. Method: A 17 - year old female who showed a non - tender, protruding $4{\times}4{\times}2cm$ sized mass on the left pretibial area for several months. We totally excised the mass including skin and the subcutaneous fat layer. Results: Pathologic report showed cutaneous lipomatous neurofibroma which was well circumscribed and noncapsulated neoplasm present with focal fatty change. Adipose cells were entrapped in the whirls of spindle cells. There were no lipoblasts or atypical adipocytes. Conclusion: A cutaneous lipomatous neurofibroma on the lower extremity is very rare. In our patient, there were no trauma - related histopathologic changes. Therefore, focal fatty change can be a consequence of metaplasia from multipotential neural cells after migration.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.244-247
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• 1996

다발성 대칭성 지방종증은 경부, 견갑부, 흉부, 복부 및 서혜부에 대칭적으로 피하지방종을 형성하는 드문 질환으로 최근에는 지각 및 자율신경계의 이상동반이 보고되 기도 하나, 현재까지는 원인이 화실하게 밝혀지지 않고 있다. 본 증례는 기관압박을 동반하는 종격동을 침범한 다발성 대칭성 지방종에 대한 증례이다. 환자는 55세 남자로 호흡곤란과 약 10년전부터 서서히 성장하는 경부, 견갑부, 흉부, 복부 및 서혜부의 종괴를 주소로 내원하였으며, 수십년의 심한 음주력이 있었다. 경부와 기관주위를 포함하는 종격동의 지방종괴는 transverse cervical incision을 통해 제거하였다. 그러나 기관주위의 불완전한 지방종괴의 제거로 인한 기관압박의 완화를 위해 술후 15일만에 재수술을 시행하였다. 술후 환자는 종격동기흥 및 피하기종이 심하여 2일 후 응급기관절개술을 시행받은 후, 영구기관절개술후 퇴원하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.211-214
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• 1999

포천 중문 의과 대학 분당 차 병원 흉부외과에서는 정상 흉선 조직과 성숙된 지방 조직이 혼재되어있는 희귀한 양성 종격동 종양인 흉선지방종을 경험하였다. 환자는 46세의 여자 환자로 하복부 통증을 주소로 내과에 입원하였고 입원 당시 촬영한 단순 흉부 방사선 사진에서 우측 심연에 위치한 지방성 종괴가 발견되었다. 흉부 컴퓨터 단층 촬영을 시행한 결과 흉선지방종이 의심되어 종괴를 절제하였다. 조직 병리 검사상 흉선지방종으로 확인되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권17호
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• pp.7507-7512
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• 2015

Background: In the low incoming country Bangladesh, breast cancer is second most common neoplasm and is increasing at an alarming rate among females. Lack of awareness and illiteracy are contributory factors for late presentation and therefore mortality. Purpose: To examine associations of different factors with breast cancer mortality and to raise awareness among the women of society in Bangladesh. Materials and Methods: This descriptive case-control study was conducted on 160 participants from April 2011 till July 2014. Through a valid questionnaire covering personal and family history, data were collected by face to face interview. For analyzing correlations among factors with breast cancer data, binary logistic regression, Pearson's ${\chi}^2$-value, odd ratios and p-value tests were conducted with SPSS version 20. Results: The mean age of the patients was 43.0 ($SD={\pm}11.12$). In ascending order the leading significant factors were hormone therapy (p<0.0000, OR=4.897), abortion (p<0.0001, OR=3.452), early start menarche (p<0.0002, OR=3.500), family history (p<0.0022, OR=3.235), and late menopause (p<0.0093, OR=3.674) with both ${\chi}^2$ test and logistic regression analyses. Non-significant factors were cancer experience, fatty food habits, marital status and taking alcohol. Conclusions: Regarding the investigation of this study, significant and insignificant factor's correlation visualization with breast cancer will be helpful to increase awareness among Bangladeshi women as well as all over the world.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.233-236
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• 2009

Purpose: Spindle cell lipoma(SCL) is an uncommon subcutaneous soft tissue neoplasm that arises in the shoulder and posterior neck of older male patients. The imaging appearance of SCL is not pathognomonic and can display some features overlapping with liposarcoma. We report a case of SCL on the posterior neck. Method: The patient is a 50 - year - old man with a slowly enlarging subcutaneous mass on the right side of posterior neck. Computed tomographic imaging revealed a 7.0 cm sized, well - circumscribed, heterogenous and fatty mass with enhanced solid components. Whole body Fluorine - 18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron emission tomogram(FDG PET-CT) showed little increase of FDG uptake on the right posterior neck and there was no distant metastasis. Results: The mass was surgically removed. The resection margin was free of tumor on frozen biopsy. Histopathologic examination indicated spindle cell lipoma consisting of a mixture of mature adipocytes and uniform spindle cells within a matrix of mucinous material. Conclusion: Although CT image of solidtary mass in posterior neck is similar with the one of liposarcoma, we should consider that it may be a spindle cell lipoma if PET-CT and other systemic studies reveal no distant metastasis. And we should perform fine needle aspiration to differentiate SCL from malignant lesions.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.134-138
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• 2010

뼈주위 지방종은 골막과 밀접한 관련성을 지니며 발생하는 드문 양성지방종으로 조직소견은 전형적인 연부조직 지방종과 같은 성숙지방세포로 구성된다. 영상에서 특징적으로 뼈와 인접한 지방성의 덩어리로 나타나며 인접한 골피질에 다양한 반응성 변화를 일으킨다. 자기공명영상에서는 뼈주위에 위치한 양성지방종, 이와 연결된 뼈의 돌기 또는 반응성 골피질 변화, 또한 신경 압박에 의한 이차적 근육 퇴행 등의 소견을 관찰할 수 있다. 이 보고에서는 중족골에 연해 발생한 뼈주위 지방종의 증례를 자기공명영상 소견을 중심으로 기술하고자 한다.