• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.397-403
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• 1991

From June 1987 to January 1991, 24 patients with moderate or massive pericardial effusion underwent subxiphoid pericardial window procedures for diagnosis and therapy. The patients` ages were ranged from 28 years to 71 years. The underlying diseases were chronic renal failure with long term hemodialysis in 3 cases, malignant lung cancer in 7 cases, stomach cancer in 2 cases, tuberculous pericarditis in 5 cases, pyogenic pericarditis in 2 cases, myxedema in one case, one metastatic squamous cell carcinoma from unknown origin and three of undefined etiology. Preoperative diagnoses of pericardial effusions were confirmed by echocardiogram in all cases. Subxiphoid pericardial drainages were performed under general[n=19] or local anesthesia[n=5]. Histological diagnoses were made from the inferior pericardial tissue in all cases except one. In this one case[tuberculous pericarditis], the subxiphoid pericardial approach was failed from intraoperative bleeding. There were two postoperative death, one[in malignant lung cancer] had postoperative ventricular tachycardia which result in cardiac arrest, and the other[unknown origin metastatic malignant effusion] had persistent tachyarrhythmia postoperatively and died on postoperative 5th days. Twenty three patients were followed up from 3 days to 9 months; mean follow-up day was 43 days. The preoperative and postoperative mean cardiothoracic ratio in chest x-ray were 0.69 and 0.52 respectively. Subxiphoid pericardial drainage may provide definitive diagnosis and treatment for pericardial effusions. The approach through subxiphoid pericardium under general or local anesthesia avoids the complications of pericardiocentesis and is effective for malignant pericardial effusion.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.693-700
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• 1997

싣낭삼출액에 대한 검상하 심낭배액술의 임상적 효용성을 알아보기 위하여 1986년 1월부터 1995년 12월까지 10년간 서울대학교병원 흉부외과에서 검상하 심낭배액술을 시행 받았던 총 80명의 환자를 대상으로 임상 기록을 분석하였다. 남녀 구성은 남자 39명, 여자 41명이었으며, 연령은 20세에서 80세까지 분포하였고 평균 50$\pm$15세였다. 수술 전 모든 환자에서 심초음파 검사를 시행하여 심방삼출을 확인하였다. 50명(62.5%)의 환 자는 전신마취 하에 수술을 시행하였고 30명(37.5%)의 환자는 국소마취 하에서 수술을 시행하였다. 악성종양 에 의한 심낭삼출액은 33례(41.3%)였으며 이들 중 결과 확인이 가능했던 31례의 심낭액 세포검사와 29례의 심낭조직 생검 결과 각각 14례(45%)와 7례(24%)에서 양성이었다. 결핵성 심낭삼출액은 27례(33.8%)였으며 이 들 중 12례(44.4%)에서 확진이 가능했는데, 배양검사에서 결핵균이 자란 경우는 1례 뿐이었고, 조직생검에서 건락괴사를 동반한 만성 육아종성 염증소견이 확인된 경우는 12례였다. 수술사망은 14례(17.5%)였으며 모두 악성 심낭삼출 환자였다. 수술사망 환자 중 수술수기와 직접 연관되어 사망한 경우는 없 駭\ulcorner 수술사망 14례를 제외한 나머지 66명의 환자들에 대한 추적관찰 기간은 9일에서 5년까지로, 평균 452일이었다. 추적기간 중 심낭삼출의 재발로 다시금 심낭배액술이 필요했던 경우는 모두 6례(7.5%)였으며 그중 1례는 재수술 직후 갑작스런 심정지로 사망하였다. 만성 압박성 심낭염으로 이행되었던 경우는 4례(5%)였으며 이들 중 2명은 심낭절제술을 시행 받았다. 결론적으로 검상하 심낭배액술은 비교적 간편하고 안전하게 시행할 수 있으며, 심낭배액술시 시행하는 심낭액 세포검사와 조직생검을 통해 원인 진단에도 도움을 줄 수 있다고 생각된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.291-292
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• 2001

We report a case of malignant pericardial effusion originated from adenocarcinoma of the lung incidentally diagnosed by bone scintigraphy, prior to echocardiographic detection. A 76 year-old man with adenocarcinoma of the lung underwent Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy to evaluate skeletal metastasis. Anterior images of the chest of the bone scintigraphy unexpectedly showed diffuse increased activity in the region of the heart surrounded by an oval-shaped band of increased activity corresponding to the periphery of the cardiac silhouette (Fig. 1). There was no evidence of bony metastasis. Pericardial effusion was confirmed by echocardiography (Fig. 2) and malignant cells were revealed by subsequent microscopic examination of the pericardial fluid. Bone scintigraphy using Tc-99m phosphate compounds is commonly used to detect bony metastasis in cancer patients. Tc-99m phosphate compounds occasionally accumulate in extra-osseous sites, including $pleural^{1,2)},\;pericardial^{3,4)},\;and\;ascitic\;fluids^{5,6)}$. It has been reported that their accumulation in serous effusions should strongly suggest $malignancy^{1-6)}$. The exact mechanism for accumulation of Tc-99m phosphate compounds in serous effusions is unclear. Several investigators have proposed that the radiopharmaceuticals exuded directly from peripheral vessels to the serous cavity due to increased vascularity and vascular permeability, and bleeding by disruption of blood vessels due to cancerous $infiltration^{5,6)}$.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.686-690
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• 2006

심장압전을 동반하는 흉막 및 심낭삼출은 신생아, 특히 극소 저출생체중아에서 흔히 시행되는 제대정맥도관의 드물게 발생하는 치명적인 합병증으로서 신속한 진단과 치료를 요한다. 저자들은 극소저출생체중아에서 제대정맥도관의 합병증으로 발생한 흉막삼출과 심장압전을 동반한 심낭삼출을 흉관삽입과 심낭도관술로 치유한 1례를 경험하고, 아직 국내에는 보고된 적이 없어 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 1997

The authors reviewed 167 malignant effusions from 110 patients, of which the primary site was established on the basis of either biopsy or surgical resection of the primary neoplasm. Main factors analysed were the distribution of primary organs and the cytohistoiogic correlation of body cavity effusions. The 167 fluid specimens from 110 patients consisted of 90 cases(53.9%) of pleural, 68(40.7%) of peritoneal, and 9(5.4%) of pericardial origins. Histologically they consisted of 82 cases(74.5%) of adenocarcinoma, 8(7.3%) of malignant lymphoma, 6(5.5%) of squamous ceil carcinoma, and 3(2.7%) of small cell carcinoma. The most common site among the primary lesions was the stomach in 25 cases(22.7%) followed by the lung in 21(19.1%), ovary on 17(15.5%), and breast in 7(6.4%). As for the distribution of primary tumors in adenocarcinoma, the most common site was lung un 16 cases (48.5%) in pleural fluid and stomach in 22(48.9%) in peritoneal fluid. In pericardial effusions, all 5 cases were from the lung. As a whole, the cytologic findings of malignant effusion were fairly representative of histologic characteristics of primary lesions. Thus, when the primary lesion Is unknown, careful evaluation of effusion cytology is presumed to be a helpful tooi for tracing the primary tumor.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2008

신경성 식욕부진은 여자 청소년에 있어서 체중 감소의 주된 원인임과 동시에 소아와 청소년에 있어서 입원의 주된 원인 중의 하나이다. 이는 생명을 위협할 수 있는 장애로서 약 1/3에서 심장 합병증으로 사망한다. 신경성 식욕부진 환자에서 심장막삼출이 높은 발생빈도를 보인다고 최근에 보고되고 있으나 심장막천자술이 필요한 경우는 흔하지 않다. 저자들은 많은 양의 심장막삼출을 동반한 3명의 신경성 식욕부진 여아를 경험하였기에 보고하고자 한다. 이 중 2명은 심낭압전의 가능성이 있어서 심장막천자술이 필요하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.79-84
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• 1974

Acute suppurative pericarditis is recognized as a rare disease since development of antibiotics but therapeutically as an important one. To our knowledge, acute suppurative pericarditis alone has not been reported previously in Korea. In this paper, we report 5 cases of acute suppurative pericarditis which were experienced during the period between January 1959 and December 1973. The patients ranged in age from 9 months to 59 years at the time of admission. Four of 5 patients were male and one female. Acute suppurative pericarditis is usually associated with pneumonia, empyema, sepsis, osteoarthritis, lung abscess, cholecystitis or tonsillitis. In our series, pneumonia was the most common associated disease. One patient had osteoarthritis. Pleural effusions were observed in three of the 5 patients. Staphylococcus aureus was cultured from pericardial fluid in 4 patients and also cultured from both pericardial and synovial fluid in one. Three of the 5 patients had cardiac tamponade and one patient required prompt pericardiocentesis. 3 of the 5 patients were treated with antibiotics and pericardiostomy, one with antibiotics and pericardiocentesis, and one with antibiotics and saline irrigation through drainage sinus from the pericardial sac. Four of the five patients were recovered without pericardial constriction. One was discharged with poor condition. In this instance, follow-up study couldn`t be made.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.258-264
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• 2001

저자들은 비염과 기관지 천식의 병력이 있으면서 열감, 설사, 신경염 증상과 함께 양측성 흉막액과 심낭액 그리고 페침윤을 보인 환자에서 흉박액 성분검사상 저당, 산성 삼출액 소견과, 폐조직 검사상 호산구 침윤과 혈관염 및 육아종성 염증 소견을 보인 Churg-Strauss 증후군 1예를 경험하였기에 이에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 1998

Mutant form of the p53 gene product is abnormally accumulated in the nuclei of the tumor cells due to prolonged half life, and readily detected by immunohistochemical methods. To determine the positivity rate of p53 in body cavity fluid according the primary site and histological types of tumors and the utility of p53 immunostaining as an adjunct in the diagnosis of malignancy, we reviewed 69 effusions, including pleural effusion, ascitic fluid, and pericardial fluid, that were diagnosed as overt malignancy and 21 effusions of suspicious malignancy, immunohistochemistry was performed on paraffin-embedded cell blocks using a monoclonal antibody to p53 supressor gene product(Clone DO7) and a standard avidin-biotin complex technique with a citrate buffer antigen retrieval solution. The results were as follows; of the 46 pleural effusions with overt malignancy, 22 were immunopositive for p53 protein; of the 21 ascitic fluids with overt malignancy, 5 were positive for p53. Positivity rates according to the primary sites of tumors were 18 of 34(52.9%), 8 of 21(38.1%), 1 of 9(11.1%) cases of the tumors of the lung, GI tract, and ovary, respectively. According to the histologic types of lung cancer, 11 cases(61.6%) were positive out of 18 adenocarcinomas, 2 of 5 large cell undifferentiated carcinomas, and 1 of 2 small cell undifferentiated carcinomas. Of 21 cases of suspicious malignancy, 6 were positive for p53 and all of them(6/6) were confirmed as adenocarcinoma of the lung or GI tract. These findings indicate that p53 immunostaining using paraffin embedded cell block is useful diagnostic and prognostic marker in body fluid cytology although negative immunostaining does not exclude malignancy.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.321-325
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• 2005

저자들은 복수나 심낭액, 심부전의 소견 없이 갑상선기능저하증에 의해 발생한 일측성 흉막액을 진단하고, levothyroxine sodium 치료로 호전을 보인 환자 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.