• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.482-484
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• 2008

It is well known that F18-FDG PET/CT is a highly sensitive diagnostic modality for cancer patients. However, false positive cases resulting from benign disease such as tuberculosis in the endemic area often compromise the diagnostic accuracy of F18-FDG PET/CT. Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare disease although extrapulmonary tuberculosis can involve any region in the body. We report one case of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis incidentally detected on F18-FDG PET/CT.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.59-62
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• 2002

We present a case of nasopharyngeal stenosis which developed after adenotonsillectomy. A 11-year-old boy underwent adenotonsillectomy because of snoring at a local clinic using a $CO_2$ LASER. After the operation, he cannot breathe via nose due to severe cicatrical nasopharyngeal stenosis. Nasopharyngeal stenosis and oropharyngeal stenosis are rare and challenging problems in the pediatric population. The most common etiology is currently the surgical trauma associated with adenotonsillectomy. Stenosis can vary from a thin band to a complete obstructing cicatrix. Presenting symptoms range from mild hyponasal speech to severe airway obstruction. We treated the patient with velopharyngoplasty using two separate rotational mucosal flaps.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.43-46
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• 2007

Nasopharyngeal stenosis is an obliteration of the normal communication between the nasopharynx and the oropharynx resulting from the fusion of the tonsillar pillars and soft palate to the posterior pharyngeal wall. It is a rare but serious problem. The most common etiology is currently the surgical trauma associated with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty or adenotonsillectomy. It can range in severity from a thin band to a complete obstructing cicatrix, Symptoms vary from mild hyponasal speech to almost complete nasal obstruction with oral breathing, We present a case of a 16 year-old male with nasopharyngeal stenosis after radiofrequency-assisted adenoidectomy in this paper. This patient was managed by synechiolysis, obturator and buccal mucosal graft.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.2555-2559
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• 2015

Purpose: To investigate effects of the TESTIN (TES) gene on proliferation and migration of highly metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line 5-8F and the related mechanisms. Materials and Methods: The target gene of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line 5-8F was amplified by PCR and cloned into the empty plasmid pEGFP-N1 to construct a eukaryotic expression vector pEGFP-N1-TES. This was then transfected into 5-8F cells. MTT assays, flow cytometry and scratch wound tests were used to detect the proliferation and migration of transfected 5-8F cells. Results: A cell model with stable and high expression of TES gene was successfully established. MTT assays showed that the OD value of 5-8F/TES cells was markedly lower than that of 5-8F/GFP cells and 5-8F cells (p<0.05). Flow cytometry showed that the apoptosis rate of 5-8F/TES cells was prominently increased compared with 5-8F/GFP cells and 5-8F cells (p<0.05). In vitro scratch wound assays showed that, the width of the wound area of 5-8F/TES cells narrowed slightly, while the width of the wound area of 5-8F/ GFP cells and 5-8F cells narrowed sharply, suggesting that the TES overexpression could inhibit the migration ability. Conclusions: TES gene expression remarkably inhibits the proliferation of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line 5-8F and reduces its migration in vitro. Thus, it may be a potential tumor suppressor gene for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.4825-4832
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• 2015

Incidence rates of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are high in Indonesia, Singapore and South-Eastern China. Chemoradiotherapy has been the standard regimen for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma according to guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Recently, advances in the management of nasopharyngeal carcinoma have transferred into better treatment outcomes. Most phase III clinical trials support the addition of concurrent chemotherapy to radiotherapy for the initial treatment of these patients. Studies evaluating effects and toxicity of concurrent chemotherapy with different regimens have been reported. However, the status of adding adjuvant chemotherapy or induction chemotherapy remains controversial. Recent studies have shown that adjuvant chemotherapy with two or three cycles may improve survival for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with stage N2-3 disease or with persistently detectable plasma EBV DNA after radiotherapy. This review examines the pertinent issues and latest studies concerning the management of loco-regionally advanced NPC, regarding concurrent chemotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy, and induction chemotherapy in decades.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.169-173
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• 2008

Purpose：This is a retrospective study to evaluate the results of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Material and Methods：From Mar 2000 to June 2005, 18 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma completed planned concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Stages were I in 1 patients, II in 2 patients, III in 7 patients and IV in 8 patients. Pathologic type was squamous cell carcinoma(WHO type 1) in 2 patients, non-keratinizing type(WHO type 2) in 8 patients and undifferetiated carcinoma(WHO type 3) in 8 patients. The follow up period ranged from 30 months to 95 months with a median of 56 months. Follow up was possible in all patients. Results：Response to concurrent chemoradiation therapy was a complete response in all patients. Patterns of failure were as follows：local recurrence in only one patient(5.6%) and distant metastases in three patients with N3 diseases(16.7%). The overall 5 year survival rates were 88.5%, the 5 year disease free survival rate was 77% and these were very good results. There were no significant differences in the local control and survival rates between the clinical stages and pathologic types. Conclusion：The outcome of the nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy was very good, even though most of the patients(15/18=83.3%) were in stage III and IV diseases. We concluded that concurrrent chemoradiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma showed the good local control and survival rates without significant complications. In the patients with N3 disease, we have to consider the more effective and strong chemotherapeutic regimens to prevent distant metastases.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2018

Purpose: We evaluated prognostic value of the 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union for Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) staging system for nasopharyngeal cancer and investigated whether tumor volume/metabolic information refined prognostication of anatomy based staging system. Materials and Methods: One hundred thirty-three patients with nasopharyngeal cancer who were staged with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) between 2004 and 2013 were reviewed. Multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate prognostic value of the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC staging system and other factors including gross tumor volume and maximum standardized uptake value of primary tumor (GTV-T and SUV-T). Results: Median follow-up period was 63 months. In multivariate analysis for overall survival (OS), stage group (stage I-II vs. III-IVA) was the only significant prognostic factor. However, 5-year OS rates were not significantly different between stage I and II (100% vs. 96.2%), and between stage III and IVA (80.1% vs. 71.7%). Although SUV-T and GTV-T were not significant prognostic factors in multivariate analysis, those improved prognostication of stage group. The 5-year OS rates were significantly different between stage I-II, III-IV (SUV-T ≤ 16), and III-IV (SUV-T > 16) (97.2% vs. 78% vs. 53.8%), and between stage I, II-IV (GTV-T ≤ 33 mL), and II-IV (GTV-T > 33 mL) (100% vs. 87.3% vs. 66.7%). Conclusion: Current anatomy based staging system has limitations on prognostication for nasopharyngeal cancer despite the most accurate assessment of tumor extent by MRI. Tumor volume/metabolic information seem to improve prognostication of current anatomy based staging system, and further studies are needed to confirm its clinical significance.

• 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기관식도과학회 1993년도 제27차 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.99-99
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• 1993

비인강은 이비인후과적으로 관찰이 쉽지 않은 부위이며 따라서 비인강질환 특히, 악성종양의 진단에 있어서는 이 부위의 X-선 검사가 중요한 역할을 하고 있다. X-선 검사중 비인강 단순 촬영은 단층 촬영등을 시행하는 근간에도 비인강 종양이 의심시 될때 우선적으로 시행하는 검사중 하나이다. 비인강 종양에 있어서는 정도의 차이는 있으나 이 부위의 연부 조직의 비후를 가져오므로 이 부위의 병리 (비후)유무를 아는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구는 비인강 연부조직의 관찰에 많이 이용되는 경부측면 사진을 이용하여 각 부위 연부조직의 정상치를 계측하여 연부조직 비후 유무를 판정하는데 기준을 마련하고져 하였다. 그 결과 인두 천개두께, 비인강 후벽두께, Cl-인두후벽, C2-인두후부간격의 정상치 및 정상범위를 연령별, 성별로 계측하였고 연령증가에 따라 연부조직 두께가 감소하여 남자가 여자보다 항상 큰 값을 보였고 인두 천개두께는 비인강 후벽의 두께보다 항상 작았다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.343-350
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• 2000

The goal of this study is the comparison of upper airway size and change of skeletal Class I group and skeletal Class III group (before operation, within 2 weeks after operation, 6 months after operation) respectively. At first, we measured the lines between selected upper air way landmarks on lateral cephalometric x-ray film of skeletal Class I 40 persons whoes age were 23-26 years old, ,and did the same lines of landmarks of skeletal Class III 44 persons who had not been operated yet, were within 2 weeks after operation, were 6 months after operation. And we compared it respectively and analyzed it with paired t-test. We studied the relationship of those on produced data. 1. Skeletal Class III group was narrower in nasopharyngeal air way space than that of skeletal Class I group, and increased in thickness of oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal wall within 2 weeks after operation, and reduced in nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal air way space, and did in thickness of nasopharngeal, hypopharyngeal wall 6 months after operation. 2. Skeletal Class III group reduced in nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal air way space, and increased in thickness of nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal wall within 2 weeks after operation, restored the thickness of nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal wall, but did not restored nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal air way space. 3. Vertical length from hyoid bone to mandibular plane did not have signifacant difference from Class I group but after operation, it increased more than Class I group significantly. 4. The size of airway reduced after operation. Among this, oropharyngeal airway most reduced.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.74-82
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• 2008

본 연구는 사춘기 성장 이전의 I, II급 부정교합을 갖는 아동 환자들의 측모 두부 규격 방사선사진을 이용하여 두 개 안면 형태를 조사하고 이들과 혀의 위치 및 면적, 기도의 면적과의 관계를 조사하여 비인두 기도 및 혀의 형태가 악골 및 부정 교합의 형태에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 9 - 11세의 교정환자 76명을 대상으로 측모 두부 규격 방사선사진상 ANB difference를 기준으로 대조군(I급 부정교합군: $0{\le}ANB$ difference <4.0)과 실험군(II급 부정교합군: ANB difference ${\ge}$ 4.0)으로 분류하였다. 혀 면적, 혀와 구개 사이의 면적, 비인두 기도 면적과 두개안면형태 항목을 측정하고 비교하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 혀 면적, 혀와 구개 사이의 면적, 비인두 기도 면적은 II급 부정교합군과 I급 부정교합군 간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. Hyperdivergent 안면 형태일수록 비인두 기도 면적이 좁았다. 안모의 전후방 수직 길이가 길수록 혀의 면적이 넓었고, 전안면 고경이 길수록 혀는 하방위치 하였다. 비인두기도 면적이 좁을수록 혀의 면적도 좁아졌다. 이상의 연구 결과 혀의 면적과 위치, 비인두 기도의 면적은 I급, II급 부정교합 간에 차이를 보이지 않으며 hyperdivergent 안면 형태 및 안모의 전후방 수직 길이와 관련이 있는 것으로 사료된다.