• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권4호
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• pp.170-173
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• 2013

Primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is rare, with a more favorable prognosis compared with that of other types of non-small cell lung cancers. Herein, we describe an interesting case of primary pulmonary LELC confirmed postoperatively, which had been initially diagnosed as poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. We suggest that despite the rarity of pulmonary LELC, it should be included as one of the differential diagnoses for lung malignancies. Physicians should consider taking a larger biopsy, especially when histologic examination shows undifferentiated nature.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2020

The quality of life associated with eating is becoming an increasingly significant problem for patients who undergo esophagectomy as a result of the improved survival rate after esophageal cancer surgery. Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a common complication after esophagectomy. Although several strategies have been proposed for the management and prevention of DGE, no clear consensus exists. The purpose of this review is to present a brief overview of DGE and to help clinicians choose the most appropriate treatment through an analysis of DGE by cause. Furthermore, we would like to suggest some tips to prevent DGE based on our experience.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.159-161
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• 2000

The authors present a case of histologically proven bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) lymphoma of the lung in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome that manifested on thin-section CT scan as a mosaic pattern of inhomogeneous attenuation due to mixed small airway and infiltrative abnormalities

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.579-582
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• 2005

혼합대세포신경내분비암종은 매우 드문 폐암으로, 조직학적으로 대세포신경내분비암종의 종양세포외에 선암종, 편평세포암종, 거대세포암종 혹은 방추상암종의 구성세포를 포함한다. 저자는 간헐적 흉부 동통을 호소하는 44세 남자환자가 우측 중폐야의폐종양으로 내원하여서 시행한 우측 폐전적 출술과 종격동 림프절 곽청술 후 병리에서 선암종의 요소를 갖는 혼합대세포신경내분비암종이 진단되어 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제85권2호
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• pp.195-201
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• 2022

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term (5-year) clinical outcomes of patients who received intensive care unit (ICU) treatment using Korean nationwide data. Methods: All patients aged >18 years with ICU admission according to Korean claims data from January 2008 to December 2010 were enrolled. These enrolled patients were followed up until December 2015. The primary outcome was ICU mortality. Results: Among all critically ill patients admitted to the ICU (n=323,765), patients with cancer showed higher ICU mortality (18.6%) than those without cancer (13.2%, p<0.001). However, there was no significant difference in ICU mortality at day 28 among patients without cancer (14.5%) and those with cancer (lung cancer or hematologic malignancies) (14.3%). Compared to patients without cancer, hazard ratios of those with cancer for ICU mortality at 5 years were: 1.90 (1.87-1.94) for lung cancer; 1.44 (1.43-1.46) for other solid cancers; and 3.05 (2.95-3.16) for hematologic malignancies. Conclusion: This study showed that the long-term survival rate of patients with cancer was significantly worse than that of general critically ill patients. However, short term outcomes of critically ill patients with cancer were not significantly different from those of general patients, except for those with lung cancer or hematologic malignancies.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.535-538
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• 2003

자발성기흉이 원발성 폐암에 동반되어 나타나는 경우는 드물며, 특히, 원발성 폐암의 초발 소견으로 나타나는 경우는 더욱 드문 것으로 보고되고 있다. 우리나라에서도 폐암 환자의 증가 추세와 더불어 폐암에 동반된 자발성 기흉에 대한 논문이 드물게 발표되고 있다. 그러나, 이러한 경우의 폐암은 진행된 경우가 많아 페종양을 절제하게 되는 경우는 드물고 고식적 치료 즉 자발성 기흉의 페쇄성흉관삽관술, 항암요법, 방사선요법이 주가 되는 경우가 많다. 삼성서울병원 흉부외과에서는 최근 단순한 자연 기흉의 진단하에 기포절제술과 늑막유착술을 시행한 후 검체의 조직학적 검사상 원발성 폐암으로 진단되어 즉시 근치적 절제술 및 방사선요법을 시행하였으나 6개월 내 국소 재발된 1예를 경험하였기에 환자의 추적관찰 후 상태와 더불어 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권3호
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• pp.111-115
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• 2013

Although the relationship between malignancy risk with systemic sclerosis (SSc) has been inconclusive, there are some previous studies for a positive correlation. Most patients with SSc have some degree of lung parenchymal involvement in the form of interstitial thickening and fibrosis. Interstitial lung disease is the most common pulmonary manifestation of SSc. Interstitial lung disease following chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin [FOLFOX]) is an uncommon life-threatening complication and it is induced by oxaliplatin. We report a case of multiple cancers in a patient with SSc and aggravated interstitial lung disease by chemotherapy.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1833-1840
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• 2013

Metastasis is one of the hallmarks of malignant neoplasms and is the leading cause of death in many cancer patients. A major challenge in cancer treatment is to find better ways to specifically target tumor metastasis. In this study, the anti-metastatic potential of the methanolic extract of Rhizophora apiculata (R.apiculata) was evaluated using the B16F-10 melanoma induced lung metastasis model in C57BL/6 mice. Metastasis was induced in C57BL/6 mice by injecting highly metastatic B16F-10 melanoma cells through the lateral tail vein. Simultaneous treatment with R.apiculata extract (10 mg/kg b.wt (intraperitoneal) significantly (p<0.01) inhibited pulmonary tumor nodule formation (41.1 %) and also increased the life span (survival rate) 107.3 % of metastatic tumor bearing animals. The administration of R.apiculata extract significantly (p<0.01) reduced biochemical parameters such as lung collagen hydroxyproline, hexosamine, uronic acid content, serum nitric oxide (NO), ${\gamma}$-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) and sialic acid levels when compared to metastasis controls. These results correlated with lung histopathology analysis of R.apiculata extract treated mice showing reduction in lung metastasis and tumor masses. Taken together, our findings support that R.apiculata extract could be used as a potential anti-metastasis agent against lung cancer.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.573-576
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• 1992

The pulmonary carcinosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor, which composed of an admixture of histologically malignant epithelial and mesenchymal tissues. Carcinosarcomas comprise 0.2% of all pulmonary neoplasms and are most often found in a proximal bronchus. We report two cases of the pulmonary carcinosarcoma with a rewiew of the literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.1025-1028
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• 2004

폐 유상피 혈관내피종은 조직학적으로는 혈관내피에서 발생하는 양성종양이나 임상적으로는 전이와 재발을 보이는 매우 드문 악성종양 중의 하나이다. 무증상의 좌하엽 폐암으로 진단받은 29세의 남자에서 좌하엽 폐절제술, 좌상엽 페 쐐기 절제술, 횡격막 부분절제술을 시행하여 좌하엽 폐의 병변에서는 유상피 혈관내피종으로 확진되었으나 좌상엽 폐와 횡격막의 병변은 유상피 혈관내피종이 자연 관해되어 석회화만 남은 것으로 진단되었다. 술 후 10개월과 19개월 두 차례에 걸쳐 폐 유상피 혈관내피종으로부터 피하 전이를 일으킨 환자를 수술 치험하였기에 보고한다.