• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8613-8618
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• 2016

Background: The symptoms of small bowel malignancies are mild and frequently nonspecific, thus patients are often not diagnosed until the disease is at an advanced stage. Moreover, the lack of sufficient studies and available data on small bowel cancer makes diagnosis difficult, further delaying proper treatment for these patients. In fact, only a small number of published studies exist, and there are no studies specific to Thailand. Radiologic and endoscopic studies and findings may allow physicians to better understand the disease, leading to earlier diagnosis and improved patient outcomes. Objective: To retrospectively analyze the clinical, radiologic, and endoscopic characteristics of small bowel cancer patients in Thailand's Siriraj Hospital. Materials and Methods: This retrospective analysis included 185 adult patients (97 men, 88 women; mean age = $57.6{\pm}14.9$) with pathologically confirmed small bowel cancer diagnosed between January 2006 and December 2013. Clinical, radiologic, and endoscopic findings were collected and compared between each subtype of small bowel cancer. Results: Of the 185 patients analyzed, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) was the most common diagnosis (39.5%, n=73). Adenocarcinoma was the second most common (25.9%, n = 48), while lymphoma and all other types were identified in 24.3% (n = 45) and 10.3% (n = 19) of cases, respectively. The most common symptoms were weight loss (43.2%), abdominal pain (38.4%), and upper gastrointestinal bleeding (23.8%). Conclusions: Based on radiology and endoscopy, this study revealed upper gastrointestinal bleeding, an intra-abdominal mass, and a sub-epithelial mass as common symptoms of GIST. Obstruction and ulcerating/circumferential masses were findicative of adenocarcinoma, as revealed by radiology and endoscopy, respectively. Finally, no specific symptoms were related to lymphoma.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2005

목 적: 소아에 대한 상부 위장관 내시경술이 보편화되면서 종양성 질환의 진단이 늘고 있으나, 이에 대한 체계적인 보고가 미미한 실정이어서 상부 위장관에서 종양성 질환의 진단과 치료에서 있어서 내시경술의 역할에 대해 조사하였다. 방 법: 1994년 1월부터 2004년 7월까지 부산대학교병원 소아과에서 상부 위장관 내시경 검사 중 종양성 질환이 발견된 26명을 대상으로 후향적으로 의무기록을 분석하였다. 내시경 검사는 Olympus사의 GIF (Q240, Q260, P230)를 사용하였고, 전처치로 midazolam이나 ketamine을 단독 또는 병용하였다. 결 과: 1) 이 기간 중 총 1,283명에서 상부 위장관 내시경술이 시행되었으며, 이 중 26명(2.0%)에서 종양성 질환이 진단되었다. 2) 남아가 11명, 여아가 15명이었고, 평균 연령은 6.93세(1달~15세)였다. 3) 진단된 질환으로는 이소성 췌장 6례(23.0%), 위식도 경계부 용종 5례(19.2%), 후두개곡 낭종 3례(11.5%), 유두종 3례(11.0%), Brunner's gland 과증식증과 위 점막하 종양이 각각 2례(7.7%)였으며, 그 외 위장관 간질성 종양, Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}lein$ 자반증에 합병된 십이지장 벽내 거대 혈종, 십이지장 T세포 림프종, 식도 지방종, Peutz-Jeghers 증후군에서의 과오종이 각각 1례(3.8%)였다. 4) 내시경 검사를 하게 된 주 증상으로는 복통이 21례(80.7%), 오심 또는 구토가 8례(30.8%), 위장관 출혈이 7례(30.7%) 등의 순이었다. 5) 병변의 위치는 위가 8례(30.7%), 십이지장이 7례(26.9%), 위식도 경계부가 6례(23.0%), 인두가 5례(19.2%), 식도가 2례(7.7%)였다. 6) 병변의 크기는 10 mm 미만이 14례(53.8%), 10~20 mm가 7례(26.9%), 20 mm 이상이 5례(19.2%)였다. 7) 내시경적 육안 소견만으로 진단된 경우가 6례(23.1%)있었고, 내시경 초음파 검사로 위 점막하 종양 1례를 진단하였으며, 그 외 19례(73.1%)는 내시경 검사와 조직 생검을 통해 진단하였다. 8) 종양에 대한 처리로는 레이저 절제술 3례, 수술적 절제 및 항암요법 1례, 부분 위절제술 1례, 올가미를 이용한 내시경하 용종 절제술 2례, 생검 겸자를 이용한 내시경하 제거술 1례 등이 있었고, 18례는 특별한 치료없이 경과 관찰 중이다. 결 론: 소아에서 상부 위장관 내시경 검사를 통해 다양한 종류의 종양성 질환이 진단되었으며, 이들 질환의 진단 및 치료에 있어 내시경 검사는 정확하고 안전하고 효과적이고 검사이다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2006

목적: 본 연구에서 수술로 절제된 위의 위장관 간질 종양 (GISTs)환자들의 임상적 특징과 치료방법 및 예후에 영향을 미치는 인자들을 밝혀보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1992년부터 2002년까지 가톨릭대학교 의과대학 외과학 교실에서 GISTs로 진단 받고 수술을 시행한 환자의 파라핀 포매조직을 이용하여 CD117 (c-kit) 면역조직화학염색상 확진된 76명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 이들의 나이, 성별, 위치, 크기, 세포분열지수을 파악하고 Ki67, p53 면역화학 염색을 시행하였으며 c-kit 유전자의 변이 여부를 확인한 후 이들 인자의 예후인자로서의 가치를 평가하였다. 결과: 대상 환자 76명의 평균 나이는 55.9세였으며 남자가 34명이었고 여자는 42명 이었다. 평균 추적검사 기간은 42개월이었다. 환자들은 복통(27명, 36%)과 출혈(20명, 26%)을 주소로 내원한 경우가 가장 많았으며 위의 상부 1/3에 종양이 위치한 경우가 47명(62%)으로 가장 많았고 수술방법은 종양의 위치보다는 크기와 유의한 관계를 보였다(P<0.05). GISTs 분류상 고위험군에 해당하는 환자군이 중등도 위험군과 저위험도군에 비하여 의미있게 무병기간이 짧았고(P=0.05) 종양의 크기가 5 cm 이상 큰 경우(P=0.017), 유사분열의 수가 5/50 HPF 이상 많은 경우(P=0.042) 그리고 Ki67 과발현된 경우(P=0.046), c-kit 유전자의 변이를 보이는 경우(P=0.037)가 예후가 좋지 않았다. 결론: 종양의 크기가 5 cm 이상 큰 경우, 유사분열의 수가 5/50 HPF 이상 많은 경우 그리고 Ki67이 과발현된 경우와 c-kit 유전자의 변이를 보이는 경우가 환자의 예후에 좋지 않은 영향을 미치는 인자였다. 이런 예후 인자를 보이는 환자들에 있어서 수술 후 추적검사 과정에 있어서 보다 세심한 관찰이 필요하겠다. 예후와는 관련이 없었다.27^{kip1}$도 다른 인자에서는 통계적인 유의성이 없었다. 의 상관관계는 $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}(+)$과 $p27^{kip1}$의 상관관계는 $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}(+)/p27^{kip1}(+)$ 보이는 경우(53.3%)와, $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}(-)/p27^{kip1}(-)$ 보이는 경우(76.5%)가 많았다(P<0.05). $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}$과 $p27^{kip1}$ 복합 검사에서는 $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}(+)/p27^{kip1}(+)$인 경우에 T1-2 (87.5%)가 많았고 $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}(-)/p27^{kip1}(-)$인 경우에는 T3-4(58.1%)가 많았다(P<0.05). 또한 Lauren 분류에서는 $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}(+)/p27^{kip1}$인 경우가 장형 (100%)에서만 나타났으며(P<0.05), $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}(-)/p27^{kip1}(-)$인 경우는 미만형인 경우(87.0%)가 장형(54.9%)의 경우보다 많은 비율을 차지하였다(P<0.05). 5년 장기 생존율에 있어서는 각각의 $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}$과$p27^{kip1}$의 발현 유무에 따른 통계적인 유의성은 없었고 복합 검사에서도 $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}(+)/p27^{kip1}(+)$의 경우에 생존율이 높았지만 통계적인 유의성은 없었다. 결론: 저자들의 경우에는 $p21^{Waf1/Cip1}$과$p27^{kip1}$은 서로 비슷한 발현 형태를

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2006

소장질환을 진단하는데 있어서 캡슐내시경의 유용성을 평가하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 2003년 8월부터 2006년 3월까지 영남대학병원에서 캡슐내시경을 시행한 66명(평균나이: 52.1세, 남/녀: 39/27)의 의무기록과 내시경 기록을 검토하였다. 상부 및 하부 위장관 내시경에서 이상이 발견되지 않아 소장질환을 확인하기 위한 목적으로 시행되었으며, 특히 소장출혈의 확인을 위해 시행한 경우가 47명(71.3%)으로 가장 많았다. 이 가운데 궤양 또는 미란이 22예(46.8%), 종양 5예(10.6%), 혈관이형성증 3예(6.4%), 용종 3예(6.4%), 협착이 동반된 궤양 1예(2.1%), 활동성 출혈 1예(2.1%), 정상 소견 12예(25.5%) 등이었다. 이들 가운데 출혈과 관련이 있을 것으로 생각되는 병소는 32예(68.1%)였다. 종양이 발견된 5명에서 수술을 하였는데 위장관간질종양이 4예, 림프관종 1예가 진단되었다. 비특이적 복부 증상으로 시행한 경우의 병변발견율은 42.9%(6/14)였는데, 증상과 관련있는 경우는 1예에 불과하였다. 캡슐내시경 검사로 인한 합병증은 발생하지 않았다. 결론적으로, 캡슐내시경은 소장질환에 대해 안전하고 비침습적인 검사법이며, 소장출혈에 대해 우수한 결과를 보였다. 그러나, 출혈 이외의 복부증상에 대해서는 더 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.24-27
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• 2014

본 증례에서는 우연히 한 환자에서 위장관 간질 종양과 점막하 종양 형태의 MALT 림프종을 동시에 발견하였고, 이를 내시경적 절제술로 치료한 사례이다. 현재 환자는 절제술 후 2년 동안 질병의 진행 없이 외래에서 경과 관찰 중이다. 아직 MALT 림프종과 위장관 간질종양에서 내시경적 점막하 절제술은 정립된 치료 방법이 아니지만, 본 증례처럼 성공적으로 치료될 수 있음을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. 아직은 내시경적 절제술로 치료한 사례가 적지만, 향후 내시경적 절제술 후 긴 기간 동안 추적 관찰된 증례들이 모인다면 조기위암처럼 표준화된 치료법으로 시행될 수 있기를 기대한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.2271-2275
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• 2016

Background: The value of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) in fluorescence detection of peritoneal metastases and the underlying mechanisms were evaluated in patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. Materials and Methods: Oral 5-ALA was administered at a concentration of 20 mg/kg body weight with 50 ml of water 2 hours prior to surgery (n=115). The diagnostic value of 5-ALA based fluorescence production was evaluated following white light inspection during prior to cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Then, peptide transporter PEPT1 (ALA influx transporter) and ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCG2 (porphyrin efflux transporter) gene expression was determined with quantitative real time (qRT)-PCR and pathological diagnoses confirmed for all tissue samples. Results: The 5-ALA based photodynamic detection rate was 17% for appendiceal mucinous neoplasms, 54% for colorectal cancers, 33% for gastric cancers, 67% for diffuse malign peritoneal mesotheliomas, and 89% for epithelial ovarian cancer of peritoneal metastases. 5-ALA was detected in all cases of peritoneal metastases originating from cholangiocarcinomas whereas it was not able to detect any in granulosa cell and gastrointestinal stromal tumor cases. Furthermore, PEPT1 was overexpressed whereas ABCG2 expression was downregulated in tumors detected with fluorescence. Conclusions: 5-ALA provided 100% specificity and high sensitivity to detect peritoneal metastases in subgroups of patients with peritoneal surface mailgnancies. ALA influx transporter PEPT1 and porphyrin efflux transporter ABCG2 genes are important in tumor specific 5-ALA induced fluorescence in vivo. Further studies should clarify diagnostic utility of 5-ALA in peritoneal surface malignancies.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.278-285
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• 2015

Purpose: Gastric submucosal tumors (SMTs) located very close to the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) are a challenge for gastric surgeons. Therefore, this study reports on the experience of using endoscopic and laparoscopic full-thickness resection (ELFR) with laparoscopic two-layer suturing in such tumors. Materials and Methods: Six patients with gastric SMTs very close to the EGJ underwent ELFR with laparoscopic two-layer suturing at Kyungpook National University Medical Center. With the patient under general anesthesia, the lesser curvature and posterior aspect adjacent to the EGJ were meticulously dissected and visualized using a laparoscopic approach. A partially circumferential full-thickness incision at the distal margin of the tumor was then made using an endoscopic approach under laparoscopic guidance. The SMT was resected using laparoscopic ultrasonic shears, and the gastric wall was closed using two-layer suturing. Thereafter, the patency and any leakage were checked through endoscopy. Results: All the ELFR procedures with laparoscopic two-layer suturing were performed successfully without an open conversion. The mean operation time was $139.2{\pm}30.9$ minutes and the blood loss was too minimal to be measured. The tumors from four patients were leiomyomas, while the tumors from the other two patients were gastrointestinal stromal tumors with clear resection margins. All the patients started oral intake on the third postoperative day. There was no morbidity or mortality. The mean hospital stay was $7.7{\pm}0.8$ days. Conclusions: ELFR with laparoscopic two-layer suturing is a safe treatment option for patients with an SMT close to the EGJ, as major resection of the stomach is avoided.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2015

Background: Surgical enucleation is the treatment of choice for esophageal submucosal tumors (SMTs) with symptomatic, larger, or ill-defined lesions. The enucleation of SMTs has traditionally been performed via thoracotomy. However, minimally invasive approaches have recently been introduced and successfully applied. In this study, we present our experiences with the thoracotomic and thoracoscopic approaches to treating SMTs. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 53 patients with SMTs who underwent surgical enucleation between August 1996 and July 2013. Demographic and clinical features, tumor-related factors, the surgical approach, and outcomes were analyzed. Results: There were 36 males (67.9%) and 17 females (32.1%); the mean age was $49.2{\pm}11.8$ years (range, 16 to 79 years). Histology revealed leiomyoma in 51 patients, a gastrointestinal stromal tumor in one patient, and schwannoma in one patient. Eighteen patients (34.0%) were symptomatic. Fourteen patients underwent a planned thoracotomic enucleation. Of the 39 patients for whom a thoracoscopic approach was planned, six patients required conversion to thoracotomy because of overly small tumors or poor visualization in five patients and accidental mucosal injury in one patient. No mortality or major postoperative complications occurred. Compared to thoracotomy, the thoracoscopic approach had a slightly shorter operation time, but this difference was not statistically significant ($120.0{\pm}45.6$ minutes vs. $161.5{\pm}71.1$ minutes, p=0.08). A significant difference was found in the length of the hospital stay ($9.0{\pm}3.2$ days vs. $16.5{\pm}5.4$ days, p<0.001). Conclusion: The thoracoscopic enucleation of submucosal esophageal tumors is safe and is associated with a shorter length of hospital stay compared to thoracotomic approaches.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.732-741
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• 2022

Objective: To determine the impact of dedicated subspecialized radiologists in multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions on the management of lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract malignancies. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 244 patients (mean age ± standard deviation, 61.7 ± 11.9 years) referred to MDT discussions 249 times (i.e., 249 cases, as five patients were discussed twice for different issues) for lower GI tract malignancy including colorectal cancer, small bowel cancer, GI stromal tumor, and GI neuroendocrine tumor between April 2018 and June 2021 in a prospective database. Before the MDT discussions, dedicated GI radiologists reviewed all imaging studies again besides routine clinical reading. The referring clinician's initial diagnosis, initial treatment plan, change in radiologic interpretation compared with the initial radiology report, and the MDT's consensus recommendations for treatment were collected and compared. Factors associated with changes in treatment plans and the implementation of MDT decisions were analyzed. Results: Of the 249 cases, radiologic interpretation was changed in 73 cases (29.3%) after a review by dedicated GI radiologists, with 78.1% (57/73) resulting in changes in the treatment plan. The treatment plan was changed in 92 cases (36.9%), and the rate of change in the treatment plan was significantly higher in cases with changes in radiologic interpretation than in those without (78.1% [57/73] vs. 19.9% [35/176], p < 0.001). Follow-up records of patients showed that 91.2% (227/249) of MDT recommendations for treatment were implemented. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the nonsurgical approach (vs. surgical approach) decided through MDT discussion was a significant factor for patients being managed differently than the MDT recommendations (odds ratio, 4.48; p = 0.017). Conclusion: MDT discussion involving additional review of radiology examinations by dedicated GI radiologists resulted in a change in the treatment plan in 36.9% of cases. Changes in treatment plans were significantly associated with changes in radiologic interpretation.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.215-220
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• 2001

Purpose: The aim of the study was to obtain data on the anatomic and histologic distributions, the clinical features, and the treatment results for patients with primary gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Materials and Methods: One hundred thirty-two patients who were treated at 8 university hospitals and 2 general hospitals between January 1991 and December 2000 were enrolled to evaluate clinico-pathologic features. Results: The lower one-third of the stomach was the most frequent site ($42\%$), and the most frequent chief complaint was epigastric pain ($54\%$). Gastric resection was performed in 114 cases. Pathologic findings of preoperative endoscopic biopsy specimens from the 114 patients that underwent surgery were a gastric lymphoma in 94 cases ($82\%$), a carcinoma in 15 cases ($13\%$), an ulcer in 4 cases ($4\%$), and a gastrointestinal stromal tumor in 1 case ($1\%$). The stage distributions by Musshoff's criteria were 71 cases ($54\%$) of stage IE, 36 cases ($27\%$) of stage $II_{1}E$, 8 cases ($6\%$) of stage $II_{2}E$, 2 cases ($2\%$) of stage IIIE, and 15 cases ($11\%$) of stage IVE. Histologic gradings by the Working Formulation in were 31 cases ($23\%$) of low grade, 96 cases ($73\%$) of intermediate grade, and 5 cases ($4\%$) of high grade. Chemotherapy-related complications occurred in 25 cases ($22\%$) while operation-related complications occurred in 6 cases ($5\%$). Seventeen patients ($13\%$) only underwent surgery, 19 ($14\%$) had chemotherapy (CTx) and/or radiotherapy (RTx) only, and 96 patients ($73\%$) received surgery and CTx and/or RTx. No substantial differences in survival were found in relation to the different histologic grades and different treatments. The five-year survival was $85\%$ in stage I or II and $47\%$ in stage III or IV (P=0.0000). Conclusion: Pathologic stage appears to be the single most important prognostic indicator. Survival differences according to treatment modalities were not statistically significant. However, the low number of patients treated with various approaches over a long period precludes a firm conclusion.