• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2011

Introduction: The characteristics of oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) and the treatment results were reviewed to determine the appropriate treatment strategies. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 140 patients diagnosed and treated for oral tongue SCC at Yonsei University Health System from January 1995 to December 2004 were reviewed. For statistic analysis, the survival rate was determined using the Kaplan-Meier method with SPSS version 12.0, and the difference in survival rates was evaluated using a log-rank test. Results: The mean age of the patients with oral tongue SCC patients was 55 (19-85 years old). According to the T, N and pathologic stage, the patients were distributed from a higher to a lower incidence of cases, as follows: T2 (46.4%), T1 (37.9%), T4 (8.5%), and T3 (7.1%); N0 (65%), N1 (20.7%), N2 (13.6%), and N3 (0.7%); and stage I (31.4%), stage II(25.7%), stage IV (22.2%), and stage III (20.7%). Local and regional recurrence and distant metastasis was present in 13.6%, 5% and 4.2% of patients, respectively. The five-year survival rate was 72.2%, and the prognostic factors for oral tongue SCC included neck metastasis, pathologic stage of the disease, cell differentiation, treatment modality, neck dissection as part of the treatment plan, and neck node recurrence. Discussion: It is suggested that ipsilateral neck dissection or bilateral neck dissection should be selected as a treatment of tongue SCC patients with advanced stage.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.22-27
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• 2009

배경: 관상동맥우회술은 관상동맥질환의 대표적인 치료법으로 서구에서는 장기 성적에 관하여 많은 보고들이 있으나, 우리나라에서는 매우 드물다. 따라서, 본원에서의 장기 임상성적에 관하여 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1984년 2월 본원에서 처음으로 관상동맥 우회로술을 시행한 이후 2006년 12월 31일까지 시행하였던 342명의 환자를 대상으로 하였으며, 의무기록을 토대로 후향적으로 분석하였다. 총 286명(83.6%)에서 추적관찰이 가능하였으며, 평균추적관찰기간은 $75.7{\pm}46.1$개월이었다. 결과: 조기사망은 5.6%였으며, 만기사망은 23.1%였다. 1년 생존율은 91.5%였으며, 5년 생존율은 82.1%, 10년 생존율은 60.7%, 15년 생존율은 50.0%였다. 60세 이상의 고령의 환자(p=0.002), 당뇨(p=0.000), 고혈압(p=0.002), 다중혈관질환 환자(p=0.006), 그리고, 좌심실 기능부전 환자들(p=0.015) 환자들에서 생존율이 유의하게 낮았으며, 성별은 장기생존에 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 다변량 분석에서는 당뇨(p=0.001), 나이(p=0.005), 좌내흉동맥을 사용하지 않는 경우(p=0.037)가 유의한 위험인자로 나타났다. 결론: 관상동맥우회술은 관상동맥질환 환자에게 있어서 효과적인 치료방법이라고 생각되며, 장기 생존을 위해서는 내흉동맥의 적극적인 사용과 당뇨환자에서 술후 혈당조절과 같은 적절한 약물치료와 외래추적관찰이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.444-451
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• 1983

Valve replacement in children and adolescents, aging below 20 years [Mean 15 years 4 months], has been done at Seoul National University Hospital from March 1977 to September 1982 . Seventy-Seven patients have received 91 artificial valves 4 prosthetic valves and 87 bioprosthetic valves. 63 patients had acquired valve lesions and 14 patients had congenital valve lesions. Among the patients with acquired valve lesion, 32 patients had the history of rheumatic fever. Seventy-five patients survived operation: 12 patients [ 15.6%] died within one month postoperatively and 3 patients [3.9%] during the follow-up period with the overall mortality rate of 19.5% Thromboembolic complication occurred in 3 patients with 2 deaths: 3.9% embolic rate or 3.74% emboli per patient-year. One patient who had been on coumadin anticoagulation died from cerebral hemorrhage. Actuarial survival rate was 77.6% at 1 years after surgery, after then there were no death.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.55-61
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• 1995

Purpose : Despite a development of therapeutic machines and advance in modern radiation therapy techniques, locally advanced cervical carcinoma has shown high rate of local failure and poor survival rate, Combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy demonstrated benefit in improving local control and possibly the overall survival. Our study was performed to evaluate effect of concurrent chemoradiation on locally advanced uterine cervical cancer. Methods and Materials : Twenty six patients with locally advanced stage(FIGO stage IIB with ${\geq}5cm$ in diameter, III, IVA) were treated with combination of radiation therapy and concurrent cisplatinum between May of 1988 and September of 1993 at our hospital. Radiation therapy consisted of external irradiaton and 1-2 sessions of intracavitary irradiation. Cisplatinum was administered in bolus injection of 25mg/$m^2$ at weekly intervals during the course of external radiation therapy. Results : Of the 26 Patients, twenty-five patients were evaluable for estimation of response. Median follow-up period was 25 months with ranges from 3 to 73 months. Stage IIB, III, and IVA were 16, 5, 4 patients, respectively, Twenty patients were squamous cell carcinoma. Response was noted in all 25 patients: complete response(CR) in 17/25($68\%$), Partial response(PR) in 8/25($32\%$). Of the 24 patients except one who died of sepsis at 3 months follow-up, seventeen patients($70.8\%$) maintained local control in the pelvis: 16/17($94.1\%$) in CR, 1/17($14.3\%$) in PR. Fourteen of the 17 patients with CR are alive disease free on the completion of follow-up. Median survival is 28 months for CR and 15 months for PR. Analysis of 5-year survival by stage shows 11/16($59.8\%$) in IIB, 3/5($60.0\%$) in III, and 1/4($25.0\%$) in IVA. Overall 5-year survival rate was $55.2\%$. Ten patients recurred: 4 at locoregional, 3 in distant metastasis and 3 with locoregional and distant site. Toxicity by addition of cisplatinum was not excessive. Conclusion : Although the result of this study was obtained from small number of patients, it is rather encouraging in view of markedly improved response rate compared with the results of historical group.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.626-631
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• 1996

The forty patients with carcirLoma of the esophagus or cardia seen at National Medical Center between November 1983 and April 1994 underwent surgical exploration. The esophagogastrectomy was carried out in 29 of 40 patients, one case through right thoracotomy, the others through left thoracotomy. Two patients underwent colon bypass surgeries due to upper esophageal cancer Transhiatal esop agectomy was performed In one case. Feeding gastrostomy or feeding jejunostomy were performed in 8 patients due to the advanced stage or malnutrition. In this report, we evaluated the long-term results in the 28 patients who underwent esophagogastrectomy for palliation through the left thoracotomy. There were 25 men(89%) and 3 women(11 %), and the mean age was 58.65$\pm$7.15 years(range, 46 to 73 years). The most frequent preoperative symptoms included dysphagia (22), weight loss (15), chest pain (6), vomiting (1), and hoarsness (1). Twenty-three patients had sqamous cell cancers of mid-and lower esophagus and five adenocarcionomas of cardia. One patient died in the hospital within 30 days of the op- eration for a hospital mortality rate of ).7%, Cause of death was sepsis due to anastomotic leakage. There were five additional complications in five patients; acute respiratory distress syndrome (1), post-op- erative bleeding (1), diaphragmatic hernia (1), acute renal failure (1) and late raft stenosis (1). The one year, 1틴o years, and three years acturial survival rate were 75.6$\pm$9.5%, 43.2$\pm$ 11.6%, 21.6: 10.5$\circledcirc$ re- spectively. The average survival was 21.8 months. The data from this study suggest that esophagogastrectomy through the left thoracotomy can achieve resonable long-term palliation for carci- noma of the esophagus. The operation can be performed with a low operative mortality and few serious postoperative complications.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.349-356
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• 1997

목적 : 종양의 크기가 5cm 이상인 병기 Ib, IIa와 IIb 자궁경부암 환자에서 다분할 외부방사선 치료와 강내 치료의 효과를 알아 보기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였다. 재료 및 방법 : 1991년 7월부터 1994년 4월까지 계명대학교 동산의료원 치료방사선과에서 다분할 방사선치료를 받은 자궁경부암환자 41명을 대상으로 하였다. 환자의 분포는 종양의 크기가 5cm 이상의 병기 Ib, IIa가 각각 3명, 6명, 병기 IIb가 32명이었고 평균연령은 55세이었다. 방사선 치료는 외부방사선치료로 전골반강에 하루에 120cGy를 2회(최소 5시간 같격) 조사하여 3600-5520cGy 조사하고 양측자궁경관주위에 조사량이 4480-6480cGy 되도록 4x loom 중간차폐를 하여 조사한 후 A 지점에 전체 조사량이 Ib,IIa에는 7480-8520cGy, IIb에는 8480-9980cGy 되도록 강내조사를 시행하였다. 최장기 및 중앙 추적기간은 각각 70개월, 47개월이었다. 통계적으로 생존률과 단일변수분석은 각각 Kaplan-Myer법과 Log-rank 법을 이용하였다. 결과: 5년 국소제어률은 $78\%$이었고 5년 생존률은 전체환자에서 $66.1\%$이였었고 병기 Ib, IIa 에서 $44.4\%$, 병기 IIb에서 $71.4\%$이었다. 종양의 크기가 5cm 이상인 IIb(11명)에서 5년 국소제어률과 5년생존률이 각각 $88.9\%,\;73\%$이었다. 5년 생존률이 림프절전이 유무에 따라 $74\%\;vs\;25\%$(P=0.0015)로 유의하게 차이가 있었다. A 지점의 선량(84Gy 이상 vs 840y 이하)에 따른 생존률의 차이는 $70\%\;vs\;42.8\%$(P=0.1)로 나타났으며 병기 Ib,IIa에서 IIb보다 낮은 국소제어률과 생존율을 보인 것은 A 지점의 평균 선량이 Ib, IIa에서는 79Gy, IIb에서는 89Gy로 유의한 차이가 나는 것이 요인이 될 것으로 사료된다. 전체 재발률은 $39\%$(16/41)이었고 국소재발이 $14\%$(6/41) 원격전이가 $19.5\%$(8/41) 동시재발이 $4.8\%$(2/41)이었다. 부작용으로는 급성 3도 위장관계 부작용이 3명 $(7.3\%)$에서 있었고 3도의 백혈구 감소증이 2명$(4.9\%)$에서 있었으며 3도 이상의 만성 부작용은 없었고 치료에 의한 사망은 없었다. 결론 :다분할 방사선 치료시 종양의 크기가 큰 Ib,IIa에서는 A지점의 방사선량을 85Gy 이상으로 높일 필요가 있을 것으로 사료되며 종양의 크기가 5cm 이상의 병기 IIb인 자궁경부암 환자에서 다분할 방사선치료와 근접방사선치료는 심각한 합병증 없이 시행될 수 있을 것으로 생각되며 생존률의 향상을 기대할 수 있을 것으로 사료되나 환자의 수가 적으므로 더 많은 환자를 대상으로 장기간의 추적을 통해 검증되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.180-186
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• 2001

Purpose: The prognosis for early gastric cancer (EGC) is favorable, and the 10-year disease-specific survival rate is reported to be around $90\%$. The absolute number of recurred EGC is too small to assess the risk factors, so recruitment of a large number of cases for statistical analysis is very difficult. We carried out this study to analyze the incidence and the patterns of recurrence of EGC and to identify the clinicopathological risk factors for recurrence of EGC. Materials and Methods: The authors retrospectively investigated the follow-up records of 1418 patients who underwent a curative resection for EGC from Jan. 1984 to Dec. 1999 at the Korea Cancer Center Hospital and analyzed them with special reference to cancer recurrence. Results: In this retrospective study of 1418 cases, 43 patients died of a recurrence of gastric cancer, and 105 patients died of unrelated causes. The five-year and the ten-year overall survival rates were $89.6\%$ and $81.7\%$, respectively, while the five-year and the ten-year diseasespecific survival rates were $96.5\%$ and $94.3\%$, respectively. The recurrence patterns of the 45 recurred EGC were hematogenous metastasis (19 cases), lymph node (L/N) metastasis (8 cases), locoregional recurrence (2 cases), peritoneal seeding (3 cases), and combined form (13 cases). The mean time interval to recurrence was 38.6 months, and the number of delayed recurred cases after 5 years was 10 ($22.2\%$). Of the clinicopathologic factors, depth of invasion, L/N metastasis, macroscopic type, lymphatic invasion, and vessel invasion, were significant risk factors in the univariate analysis. However, in the multivariate analysis, only L/N metastasis was an independent prognostic factor. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, L/N metastasis is an independent prognostic factor. Thus, in patients with node-positive disease, adjuvant therapy might be considered, and long-term close follow-up might facilitate early detection and treatment of recurrent disease due to delayed recurrence.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1211-1217
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• 2014

Background: Cancer in infants younger than one year of age represents a unique problem with distinct epidemiological, clinical and genetic characteristics compared with older age groups. No report is yet available from Iran regarding epidemiological and survival rate of cancers diagnosed in this age group. Materials and Methods: The population under study comprised of patients which were diagnosed and admitted to Ali-Asghar hospital between years 1996-2005. In total, 287 infants were included in the retrospective descriptive survey. Patient files were evaluated for age of patient at the time of diagnosis, sex, geographical residence, consanguinity of parents, histological diagnosis, site of cancer involvement, type of therapy, date of last follow-up and cause of death (if applicable). Results: The average age at the time of diagnosis was 7.2 months old. The most frequent malignancy was retinoblastoma (44%), followed by leukemia (19%) and neuroblastoma (10%), with five-year overall survival rates of 77.7%, 41% and 90%, respectively Parents of 40 infants (13.9%) had consanguinity relationships. Conclusions: Although we cannot make any conclusions regarding the incidence of infant cancer subtypes based on this study, survival rates for major types were similar to the developed countries, which signifies strict adherence to standards of care in Ali-Asghar hospital, the main infant cancer care centre in Iran. A Childhood Cancer Registry with high-resolution data collection and also advanced genetic testing is advocated for in-depth analysis of variation in incidence and survival.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2019

Purpose: Despite an increased acceptance of laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) in early gastric cancer (EGC), there is insufficient evidence for its oncological safety in advanced gastric cancer (AGC). This is a prospective phase II clinical trial to evaluate the feasibility of LG with D2 lymph node dissection (LND) in AGC. Materials and Methods: The primary endpoint was set as 3-year disease-free survival (DFS). The eligibility criteria were as follows: 20-80 years of age, cT2N0-cT4aN3, American Society of Anesthesiologists score of 3 or less, and no other malignancy. Patients were enrolled in this single-arm study between November 2008 and May 2012. Exclusion criteria included cT4b or M1, or having final pathologic results as EGC. All patients underwent D2 lymphadenectomy. Three-year DFS rates were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: A total of 157 patients were enrolled. The overall local complication rate was 10.2%. Conversion to open surgery occurred in 11 patients (7.0%). The mean follow-up period was $55.0{\pm}20.4months$ (1-81 months). The cumulative 3-year DFS rates were 76.3% for all stages, and 100%, 89.3%, 100%, 88.0%, 71.4%, and 35.3% for stage IB, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC, respectively. Recurrence was observed in 37 patients (23.6%), including hematogenous (n=6), peritoneal (n=13), locoregional (n=1), distant node (n=8), and mixed recurrence (n=9). Conclusions: In addition to being technically feasible for treatment of AGC in terms of morbidity, LG with D2 LND for locally advanced gastric cancer showed acceptable 3-year DFS outcomes.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.159-164
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• 1994

Purpose : To evaluate the role of postoperative radiotherapy in the management of primary or recurrent intracranial meningiomas. Methods and Materials : A retrospective review of 34 intracranial meningioma patients referred to the Yonsei Cancer Center for postoperative radiotherapy between 1981 and 1990 was undertaken. Of the 34 patients, 24 patients received elective postoperative radiotherapy after total or subtotal resection(Group 1), and 10 patients received postoperative radiotherapy as a salvage treatment for recurrent tumors(Group 2). Ten patients received postoperative radiotherapy after total resection, and twenty-four after subtotal resection. Ten patients who had total tumor resection were referred for radiotherapy either because of angioblastic or malignant histologic type(4 patients in Group 1) or because of recurrent disease after initial surgery(6 patients in Group 2). Radiation dose of 50-56 Gy was delivered over a period of 5-5.5 weeks using 4MV LINAC or Co-60 teletherapy unit. Results : Overall actuarial progression free survival(PFS) at 5 years was $80\%$. Survival was most likely affected by histologic subtypes. Five year PFS rate was $52\%$ for benign angioblastic histology as compared with $100\%$ for classic benign histology. For malignant meningiomas, 5 year PFS rate was $44\%$. The recurrence rates of classic, angioblastic, and malignant type were $5\%(1/21),\;80\%(4/5)$, and $50\%(4/8)$, respectively. The duration between salvage post-operative radiotherapy and recurrence was longer than the duration between initial surgery and recurrence in the patients of group 2 with angioblastic or malignant histology. Conclusion . Postoperative radiotherapy of primary or recurrent intracranial meningiomas appears to be effective modality, especially in the patients with classic meningiomas. In angioblastic or malignant histologies, a more effective approach seems to be needed for decreasing recurrence rate.