• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.380-384
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• 2017

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is located most frequently in the cerebral hemispheres. Glioblastoma presenting as an extraaxial mass of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is very rare in adults. We report a rare case of GBM arising in the CPA. The patient was a 71-year-old female, who complained of progressive gait disturbance and poor memory. Initial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a $1.4{\times}1.3cm$ mass in the left CPA, with broad base to the petrous bone, showing homogenous enhancement. Follow-up MRI showed a rapid increase in size of mass ($2.7{\times}2.2cm$) with a necrotic portion. A stereotactic biopsy was done under the guidance of navigation system, and the histopathologic diagnosis was GBM, World Heath Organization grade IV. Further surgical resection was not performed considering her general condition, and the patient underwent concurrent chemotherapy with radiation therapy. Although rare, the possibility of glioblastoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of atypical CPA tumor.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2013

There are many challenges for reconstruction after intraoral tumor resection. Especially, palatomaxillary reconstruction has two primary goals: closure of the oronasal communication and re-creation of proper myomucosal function. Prosthodontic treatment using obturator and several surgical procedures are selected depending on the size and site of the defect, the difficulty of operative procedure, operation time and donor site problem. Above all, it is considered that radial forearm free flap is the first choice for palatal reconstruction. Our department introduces a novel method using tunnelized-facial artery myomucosal island flap for palatomaxillary defect reconstruction, which can successfully reduce donor-site morbidity, and duration of surgery and hospitalization.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.333-336
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• 2021

Verrucous carcinoma (VC) is a rare subtype of squamous cell carcinoma that commonly occurs in the oral cavity. However, VC of the facial skin is relatively rare. We report a case of a 91-year-old woman with VC of the facial skin in the left zygoma area. She was diagnosed with actinic keratosis (4×3 cm) of the same site approximately 12 years previously, but declined further treatment. The mass was excised with a minimum of 0.4 cm from gross margins with the result of free from tumor of all margins by frozen section, allowing for primary closure after skin undermining. Basal resection was performed in the preplatysmal plane. The diagnosis of VC was confirmed by histopathological examination. Postoperatively, the wound healed without incident and with no signs of facial nerve injury. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of VC of facial skin arising from actinic keratosis.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2014

We report a patient with combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma confined in the common hepatic duct and scirrhous type of hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate lobe of liver simultaneously. The patient was a 55-yearsold Korean man with hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier who was referred from a local hospital due to detected liver mass on abdominal computed tomography (CT). He has presented jaundice and weight loss for the previous 3 weeks. Laboratory examination showed AST/ALT elevation and hyperbilirubinemia. HBsAg was positive. The tumor marker study showed elevated AFP and DCP, not CEA and CA 19-9. Abdominal CT disclosed an about 2.1×0.9 cm sized soft tissue density in hilum with both intrahepatic duct (IHD) dilatations and an about 3×2.1 cm sized arterial enhancing lesion at segment 8 of the liver. Patient received 15 cycles of Gemcitabine/Cisplantin chemotherapy from February 27, 2013 to December 31, 2013. Caudate lobectomy of liver, segmental resection of bile duct and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy was performed on February 10, 2014. The final pathologic report showed double primary liver cancer, combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma in common hepatic bile duct and scirrhous type of hepatocellular carcinoma in segment 1 of the liver. This is a very unusual case in which combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma confined in the large bile duct and two rare hepatic cancers coexisted.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.244-249
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• 2023

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a rare skeletal disorder characterized by abnormal fibro-osseous connective tissue replacing normal bone. Despite its benign behavior, craniofacial FD can cause morphological disfigurement, headache, and even blindness as a result of the produced mass effect. Surgical resection is recommended when the patient shows apparent clinical symptoms or aggravating facial asymmetry. Postoperative complications have been reported, such as hematoma, surgical site infection, abscess formation, resorption of the bone graft used for reconstruction, and recurrence. An aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a rare benign bony lesion that can occur secondary to preexisting bone tumor. Secondary ABCs in craniofacial FD are extremely rare in the literature, accounting for less than 30, all of which are either case reports or series. We report an extremely rare case of symptomatic secondary ABC arising from craniofacial FD that had been misdiagnosed with abscess formation or recurrence and was surgically removed. Notably, 17 years elapsed between the primary surgery and the complication of secondary ABC. The patient underwent total removal of secondary ABC. After surgery, symptoms were relieved, with no recurrence observed during a 6-month follow-up.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2012

The odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) was originally classified as a developmental cyst, and OKCs were histologically divided into orthokeratotic (O-OKCs) and parakeratotic (P-OKCs) types. Clinical features differ between O-OKCs and P-OKCs with P-OKCs having a tendency to recur after surgical treatment. According to the revised histopathological classification of odontogenic tumors by the World Health Organization (2005), the term keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) has been adopted to describe P-OKCs. In this retrospective study, we examined 186 KCOTs treated at the Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital from 1981 through 2005. The patients ranged in age from 7 to 85 years (mean, 32.7) and consisted of 93 males and 93 females. The most frequently treated areas were the mandibular molar region and ramus. The majority of KCOTs in the maxillary region were treated by enucleation and primary closure. The majority of KCOTs in the mandibular region were enucleated, and the wound was left open. Marginal resection was performed in the 4 patients with large lesions arising in the mandible. In patients who were followed for more than a year, recurrences were observed in 19 of 120 lesions (15.8%). The recurrences were found at the margins of the primary lesion in contact with the roots of the teeth or at the upper margins of the mandibular ramus. Clinicians should consider aggressive treatment for KCOTs because the recurrence rate of P-OKCs is higher than that of other cyst types such as O-OKCs, dentigerous cysts, primordial cysts that were non-keratinized, and slightly keratinized stratified squamous epithelium. Although more aggressive treatment is needed for KCOTs as compared to other cystic lesions, it is difficult to make a precise diagnosis preoperatively on the basis of clinical features and X-ray imaging. Therefore, preoperative biopsy is necessary for selecting the appropriate treatment for patients with cystic lesions.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6905-6911
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• 2013

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the top cancer among women worldwide and the most frequent malignancy among Iranian women over the past few decades. The increasing trend and high mortality rate of BC in the developing world necessitates studies concentrating on its characteristics in countries in Asia. The current study focused on clinical and histopathological features of BC among Iranian females. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study involved 714 Iranian patients with histopathologically proven BC undergoing resection of primary tumours and axillary clearance. Demographic, clinical and histopathological data were obtained and studied between ten year age groups (${\leq}40$ years, 41-50 years, 51-60 years, 61-70 years, and ${\leq}71$ years) in four chronologic phases from 1994-2009. Results: Mean age of patients was $49.4{\pm}13.1$ years. Most of cases (33.2%) were in 41-50 group. Mean size of primary tumors was $3.94{\pm}2.47$ cm and 87.1% of cases had infiltrative ductal carcinoma. Modified radical mastectomy was the most common method of surgery carried out (48.8%). Some 57.1% of tumors were in pT2 and tumor size decreased significantly during the period (p<0.05). The most common BC stage was llla (27%). Lower BC stages (0 and 1) constituted 13.9% of the diagnosed tumors. Our series of patients aged ${\leq}40$ had larger tumors (mean $4.73{\pm}3.02$ cm) compared to older age groups (p=0.003). Lower stages (0 and I) were more frequent among the oldest patients while nearly 50% of patients aged ${\leq}40$ had tumor stage III. We also observed a significant decreasing trend in the mean LN count (p<0.05) and blood vessel invasion (p=0.023) from younger to older age groups. Conclusions: More aggressive disease for younger age groups, earlier peak incidence age and high rate of advanced BC at the time of diagnosis among Iranian women, were the main findings of this study.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.232-239
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• 2010

개에서 자연발생한 유선종양으로부터 채취, 배양된 세포주 2개를 확립하고 특성을 분석하였다. 9세 령의 퍼그 종 개와 동일연령의 토이푸들 종의 개에 발생한 종양을 무균 상태를 유지하여 수술적으로 채취한 후 primary culture를 실시하였다. 두 종양의 조직병리검사에서는 각각 선암종과 혼합암종이 진단되었으며, 이후 두 마리 모두 전이로 인해 폐사하였다. 배양된 종양세포는 1년 이상의 기간 동안 60회 이상 계대를 반복하면서 형태학적으로 일관성을 유지하였고, 특성분석을 위해 광학현미경검사, 성장곡선 산출, 배가 시간 계산, 누드 마우스에 이종이식, 면역조직 화학검사를 실시하였다. 각 세포주는 다각형의 긴 세포형태를 보였으며, 세포질 연결을 형성하였으며, 배가 시간은 각각 47.1 시간과 18.6 시간이었다. 암컷 누드마우스의 등 부위에 피하이식 후 4주 이내에 10마리 중 9마리에서 촉진이 가능한 종괴의 형성이 확인되었으며, 면역조직화학검사 시 한 세포주에서는 keratin과 cytokeratin 8에서 다른 세포주에서는 smooth muscle actin과 cytokeratin 8에서 강한 염색성이 확인되었다. 두 세포주는 개의 유선종양의 시험관내, 체내 연구에 있어 모두 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2006

연골 육종은 가장 흔한 원발성 골육종 중 하나로, 간엽성 연골육종을 제외하면 대체로 저 악성도 병변이며, 다발성 발현이나 원격 전이가 드문 것으로 알려져 있다. 다발성 내연골종(Ollier's disease)과 Maffucci's 증후군에서 다발성 연골육종이 발생한 례가 드물게 보고되었으며, 아직까지 한 관절을 사이에 두고 그 근위부와 원위부에서 연골육종이 동시에 발생한 례는 보고된 적이 없었다. 저자들은 30세 남자 환자에서 폐나 내장의 전이를 동반하지 않고, 한쪽 견관절을 사이에 두고 견갑골의 견봉과 상완골에서 동시에 발생한 다발성 연골육종을 경험하였으며, 이를 "동시성 다발성 관절 근접 연골육종"이라 명하였다. 견봉에 위치한 병변은 소파술과 함께 동종 골이식과 시멘트 충전술을 시행하였으며, 근위 상완골 병변은 설상 절제술과 시멘트 충전술을 시행하였다. 수술 후 18개월까지 재발의 증거가 관찰되지 않았으며, 통증 없이 전 범위 운동이 가능하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.318-321
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• 2002

식도림프종은 위장관 림프종 중 드문 질환으로 현재가지 국내에서 보고된 바는 없었다. 62세 남자환자가 수술 전 식도점막하 종양으로 진단받고 식도점막을 포함한 종양 절제술을 시행받은 후 수술부위의 leakage로 인해 식도절제술과 식도-위문합술을 시행하였다. 수술 후 조직 검사상 식도림프종으로 확인 되었으며 수술후 화학요법은 시행하지 않았으나 1년 추적관찰 결과 재발의 증거는 없었다. 저자는 최근 식도림프종 1례를 경험하여 치료하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.