• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2005

Neurofibromatosis type II is an autosomal dominant, highly penetrant disease whose hallmark is bilateral vestibular schwannoma. Hearing loss is the most symptom in Neurofibromatosis type II. The patient can also present with tinnitus, disequilibrium, and headache. Cranial nerve symptoms, such as facial numbness or weakness, dysphagia, or hoarseness, can also be present. The authors experienced a case of neurofibromatosis type II having huge retropharyngeal mass, retropharyngeal abscess, and bilateral acoustic neuromas. The infection was controled with aggressive antibiotics with drainage. The huge neurilemmoma in retropharyngeal space was removed successfully via transoral approach. The authors report the case with literature review.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2022

Retropharyngeal schwannoma is rare. To the best of our knowledge, only 18 cases have been published in the English literature. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice for schwannomas. Transoral approaches have been applied for smaller lesions, and external cervical approaches are preferred for larger and more complex lesions. In this report, we present a case of large retropharyngeal schwannoma that was excised using an endoscopic-assisted transoral approach with palatal splitting. Postoperative functional and oncologic outcomes were satisfactory with no reported intraoperative/postoperative complications.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.231-233
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• 2006

The C2 level is the transition zone between the cranial and cervical spine. Because of its high position and anatomic relationship to vital structures, exposing C2 is challenging and the surgical approach is controversial. We report a of a recurred chordoma in C2 portion, occupying the osseous intraspinal portion. The patient underwent total corpectomy of C3 and gross total removal of tumor by right submandibular approach 3 years previously. We performed a lateral extrapharyngeal approach from contralateral left side with resection C2 central portion followed by gross total removal of mass and placement of graft bone. Although there was transient hypoglossal nerve palsy postoperatively, the patient had full recovery.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.28-30
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• 2014

Foreign bodies in upper aerodigestive tract migrating into retropharyngeal space are rarely encountered emergent cases in otolaryngologic fields. A 60-years-old female presented throat pain and lump sense after a meal. Computer tomography showed metallic foreign body impacted in the retropharyngeal space. A hypopharyngeal perforation was suspected by through flexible laryngoscopy and gastrointestinal endoscopy. It was successfully removed by external cervical approach, and we report this case with a review of the related literatures.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.76-79
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• 2001

A 60-year-old male was admitted due to cervical spine injury (C7-T1 fracture dislocation) and quadriparesis after slip down. During conservative management in department of neurologic surgery, he complainted of fever, dyspnea, neck swelling. Follow up cervicothoracic CT revealed abscess pocket in paraglottic, retropharyngeal, anterior cervical spaces and mediastinum. Also noted bilateral pleural effusions. Under impression of descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM). cervical drainage and bilateral chest tube insertion was performed immediately. On next day. mediastinal drainage through mediastinotomy was performed with careful handling of cervical spine. Escherichia coli was identified in bacteriologic culture. Wire fixation of dislocated C7-T1 spine through Posterior approach was performed on 30th days after mediastinotomy. Right chest tube was removed on 40th days. At now, the patient is on rehabilitation and physical training program. DNM is relatively rare, but lethal disease with high mortality. Immedate and sufficient mediastinal drainage is essential in treatment.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.10-17
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• 2016

Purpose: To evaluate the patterns of nodal failure after radiotherapy (RT) with the reduced volume approach for elective neck nodal irradiation (ENI) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Materials and Methods: Fifty-six NPC patients who underwent definitive chemoradiotherapy with the reduced volume approach for ENI were reviewed. The ENI included retropharyngeal and level II lymph nodes, and only encompassed the echelon inferior to the involved level to eliminate the entire neck irradiation. Patients received either moderate hypofractionated intensity-modulated RT for a total of 72.6 Gy (49.5 Gy to elective nodal areas) or a conventional fractionated three-dimensional conformal RT for a total of 68.4-72 Gy (39.6-45 Gy to elective nodal areas). Patterns of failure, locoregional control, and survival were analyzed. Results: The median follow-up was 38 months (range, 3 to 80 months). The out-of-field nodal failure when omitting ENI was none. Three patients developed neck recurrences (one in-field recurrence in the 72.6 Gy irradiated nodal area and two in the elective irradiated region of 39.6 Gy). Overall disease failure at any site developed in 11 patients (19.6%). Among these, there were six local failures (10.7%), three regional failures (5.4%), and five distant metastases (8.9%). The 3-year locoregional control rate was 87.1%, and the distant failure-free rate was 90.4%; disease-free survival and overall survival at 3 years was 80% and 86.8%, respectively. Conclusion: No patient developed nodal failure in the omitted ENI site. Our investigation has demonstrated that the reduced volume approach for ENI appears to be a safe treatment approach in NPC.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.686-689
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• 1999

하행 괴사성 종격동염은 구강인두와 경부 염증의 드문 합병증 중의 하나로서, 높은 사망률과 합병증 등을 낮추기 위해 조기에 적극적이고 효과적인 수술적 배농술이 필요하다. 39세 남자 환자가 연하통, 경부 종창, 연하곤란 및 호흡곤란으로 내원하여 촬영한 경부 CT상 편도주위농 양과 인두 후부 및 주위의 농양이 발견되어 이비인후과에서 경부절개를 통한 배농술을 시행하였다. 1차 수 술 이후에 발열, 양측 견갑통이 재발하였으며 재촬영한 경부 및 흉부 CT에서 종격동 농양이 발견되어 경부 배농술과 더불어 개흉술을 통한 종격동 배농술을 시행하였다. 수술시에 시행한 종격동 농양과 농흉, 그리고 객담으로부터의 균배양 결과 Klebsiella pneumona로 밝혀졌다. 2차 수술후 환자는 호전되어 술후 85일째 퇴원 할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 CT촬영으로 하행 괴사성 종격동염을 조기에 진단하고 경부 배농술 뿐만 아니라 개흉술을 통한 광범위하고 효과적인 배농술이 환자의 생존율을 높이는데 도움이 되리라 본다.