• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.254-259
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• 2016

Purpose: Owing to increased life expectancy, the number of elderly patients with gastric cancer has increased. This study aimed to identify the outcomes of gastric cancer patients aged 80 years or older through comparison of their clinicopathological characteristics, surgical outcomes, and oncologic outcomes. Materials and Methods: Between January 2006 and December 2013, the records of 478 patients who underwent surgery for gastric cancer were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups: patients <80 years old (n=446) and patients ${\geq}80$ years old (n=32). Results: There were no significant differences in sex, body mass index, length of hospital stay, duration of surgery, depth of invasion, nodal metastasis, histologic type, or tumor size between the two groups. However, significant differences were found for the American Society of Anesthesiologist score and the serum albumin level between the two groups. Postoperative morbidity, mortality, disease-free survival, and recurrence rate did not differ between curatively resected patients in the two groups. Conclusions: In elderly patients with gastric cancer, active treatment including radical gastrectomy is necessary.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 1994

We studied cervical cytology of 175 cases of histologically confirmed microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix in Cheil General Hospital from 1991 to 1993. Excluding 32 cases of insufficient smear, 143 cases were reviewed in view of background, cellularity, smear pattern, nuclear chromatin and presence of nucleoli. The characteristic findings of microinvasive carcinoma were syncytia and/or individual tumor cells in the focally necrotic inflammatory background. Nuclear chromatin was clear or fine. Nucleoli were observed in 55%. The prediction rate of microinvasive carcinoma was 74%. There is no significant relationship between the cellular features and depth of invasion.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.212-224
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• 2020

Purpose: miR-205 is a tumor suppressor and plays an important role in tumor invasiveness. However, the role of miR-205 in human gastric cancer (GC) epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular mechanism of miR-205 in the regulation of EMT in GC invasion. Materials and Methods: Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to detect the expression of miR-205 in GC. Further, the correlation between the pathological parameters and prognosis of GC was statistically analyzed. A transwell model was used to evaluate the effect of miR-205-3p on the invasion and migration of GC cells. qPCR, western blotting, and luciferase assay were performed to analyze the relationship and target effects between miR-205-3p and the expression of zinc finger electron box binding homologous box 1 (ZEB1) and 2 (ZEB2). Results: We found that the levels of miR-205-3p were significantly lower (P<0.05) in GC tissues than in matched normal tissues. Additionally, the expression of miR-205-3p was related to the tumor invasion depth, lymph node metastasis, lymph node invasion, and tumor, node, metastasis stage. Patients with lower miR-205-3p expression levels in the tumors had a poorer prognosis. The in vitro assays indicated that miR-205-3p could affect the invasion ability and EMT of GC cells by targeting the expression of both ZEB1 and ZEB2. Conclusions: miR-205-3p promotes GC progression and affects the prognosis of patients by targeting both ZEB1 and ZEB2 to directly influence EMT.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2004

Purpose: There have been some controversies over the therapeutic principles of advanced gastric cancer, and the results of treatment have been variable, especially for stage III disease. This study was conducted to define the prognostic factors of stage III gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was based on the medical records of 179 patients with stage III disease who received a gastrectomy from January 1990 to December 1994. The 5-year survival rate was analyzed according to the age, sex, tumor location, tumor size, Borrmann's type, depth of invasion, lymph-node metastasis, ratio of metastatic lymph nodes, type of surgical resection, extent of lymphnode dissection, curability of resection, postoperative chemotherapy, and pathological stage. The statistical analysis was done by using the Kaplan-Meier method, the log-rank test, and the Cox proportional hazards model. Results: The overall 5-year survival rate was $61.6\%$ the 5-year survival rates according to subgroup were $69.7\%$ for stage IIIa ($100\%$ for $T_{2}N_{2}$, $70.0\%$ for $T_{3}N_{1}$, $68.6\%$ for $T_{4}N_{0}$), and $54.1\%$ for stage IIIb ($T_{3}N_{2}$) (P<0.05). Among various clinicopathologic factors of stage III gastric cancer, the age of the patient, the tumor location, the gross type of tumor, the type of gastric resection, the extent of lymph-node dissection, the curability of resection, and the subgroups of stage III were statistically significant in the univariate survival analysis. The multivariate analysis defined the curability of resection, the extent of lymph-node dissection, the type of operation, the stage of disease, and the age of the patient as independent prognostic factors. Conclusion: A curative surgical resection and an extended lymph-node dissection are thought to be most important for improving the survival rate in stage III gastric cancer patients.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2013

Purpose: Endoscopic submucosal dissection has recently been practiced on a differentiated type of early gastric cancer. However, there is no clear evidence for endoscopic treatments of signet ring cell carcinoma. The aim of this study is to identify the predictive clinicopathological factors for lymph node metastasis in signet ring cell carcinoma for assisting endoscopic submucosal dissection trials. Materials and Methods: A total of 186 patients with early signet ring cell carcinoma who underwent radical curative gastrectomy between January 2001 and September 2009 were enrolled in this study. Retrospective reviews of their medical records are being conducted. Several clinicopathologic factors were being investigated in order to identify predictive factors for lymph nodes metastasis: age, gender, tumor size, type of operation, tumor location, gross type, ulceration, Lauren's classification, depth of invasion, and lymphatic invasion. Results: The lymph node metastasis rate for signet ring cell carcinoma was 4.3% (n=8). Of the 186 lesions with early signet ring cell carcinoma, 91 (48.9%) tumors were larger than 15 mm in size and 40 (21.5%) showed submucosal invasions in the resection specimens. In multivariate analysis, only the lymphatic invasion (P<0.0001) showed an association with lymph node metastasis. To evaluate cutoff values for tumor sizes in the presence of lymph node metastasis, early signet ring cell carcinomas with lymphatic invasions were excluded. In the absence of lymphatic invasion, mucosal cancer with tumor sizes <15 mm had no lymph node metastasis. Conclusions: Endoscopic submucosal dissection can be performed on patients with early signet ring cell carcinoma limited to the mucosa and less than 15 mm.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2006

목적: 암 환자의 골수에서 발견되는 cytokeratin 양성세포와 암의 재발과의 상관관계에 대해서는 알려진 바가 많지 않다. 이에 위암환자의 골수에서 발견되는 cytokeratin 양성세포가 위암 환자의 재발과 생존율을 예측할 수 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1998년 6월부터 2000년 7월까지 경북대학교병원 외과에서 원발성 위암으로 수술받은 환자 419명을 대상으로 하였다. 수술 직전 장골능선에서 골수를 흡인하여 단핵구를 분리하고 항 cytokeratin 항체를 이용하여 면역세포화학적 염색을 하였다. 결과: Cytokeratin 양성세포는 219예(52.4%)에서 발견되었고, 위암의 침윤깊이(P=0.021), 병기(P=0.026)에 따라서 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 있었으나, 암의 위치, 육안형, 림프절전이, 원격전이, 분화도에 따라서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 골수의 cytokeratin 양성세포 유무에 따른 5년 생존율은 유의한 차이가 없었고(P=0.248), 재발여부, 재발부위도 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론: 위암 환자의 골수에서 cytokeratin 양성세포 유무는 예후인자로 사용되기 어렵고 재발양상을 예측하기도 어렵다.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2009

목적: 원발성 위암 환자의 PET/CT 스캔에서 FDG 섭취에 영향을 주는 임상병리학적 및 면역조직화학적 지표들이 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 본원에 내원하여 수술 전 FDG PET/CT 스캔을 시행한 89명의 위암환자들을 대상으로 하였다. PET/CT 영상에서 원발 종양의 SUVmax를 구한 후 침범 깊이(T기),종양 크기, 림프절전이, 종양 분화, Lauren의 분류, Ki-67 지수, p53, EGFR, Cathepsin D, c-erb-B2. COX-2의 발현과 같은 임상병리학적 및 면역조직화학적 지표들과의 상관 관계를 분석하였다. 결과: 89예의 위암 중 19예에서는 PET/CT 영상에서 인지 가능한 FDG 섭취가 없었는데, 이 19예 중 16예는 원발 종양의 침범 깊이가 점막하 이내에 국한된 경우였다. 위암의 FDG섭취 정도는 T기가 T2 이상일 때가 T1일 때보다 유의하게 높았고($5.8{\pm}3.1$ vs. $3.7{\pm}2.1$, p=0.002), 위암의 크기가 3 cm 이상일 경우가 3 cm 미만일 경우보다 유의하게 높았다($5.7{\pm}3.2$ vs. $3.7{\pm}2.0$, p=0.002) Lauren의 분류에 따른 장형 위암에서 장형이 아닐 때보다 높은 SUVmax를 보였다($5.4{\pm}2.8$ vs. $3.7{\pm}1.3$, p=0.003). 원발 종양의 SUVmax는 p53 양성인 경우가 음성인 경우보다 의미 있게 높았다($6.0{\pm}2.8$ vs. $4.4{\pm}3.0$, p=0.035). 그 외 림프절 전이 유무, 종양 분화, Ki-67 지수, EGFR, Cathepsin D, c-erb-B2 그리고 COX-2 같은 다른 지표들은 원발성 위암의 SUVmax와 의미 있는 상관 관계가 없었다. 결론: 원발성 위암의 침범 깊이(T기)는 FDG PET/CT 스캔에서의 위암 발견율에 영향을 주었다. 위암이 PET/CT스캔에서 인지 가능한 FDG 섭취를 보일 경우 T기, 종양의 크기, Lauren의 분류에 따른 조직형, 그리고 p53의 발현 정도는 원발성 위암의 FDG 섭취와 유의한 상관 관계가 있었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.9661-9666
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• 2014

Background: A number of studies have identified a shared susceptibility locus in phospholipase C epsilon 1 (PLCE1) for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and gastric cardia adenocarcinomas (GCA). However, the results of PLCE1 expression in esophageal and gastric cancer remain inconsistent and controversial. Moreover, the effects on clinicopathological features remain undetermined. This study aimed to provide a precise quantification of the association between PLCE1 expression and the risk of ESCC and GCA through meta-analysis. Materials and Methods: Eligible studies were identified from PubMed, Wanfang Data, ISI Web of Science, and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure databases. Using RevMan5.2 software, pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were employed to assess the association of PLCE1 expression with clinicopathological features relative to ESCC or GCA. Results: Seven articles were identified, including 761 esophageal and gastric cancer cases and 457 controls. Overall, we determined that PLCE1 expression was associated with tumor progression in both esophageal cancers (pooled OR=5.93; 95%CI=3.86 to 9.11) and gastric cancers (pooled OR=9.73; 95%CI=6.46 to 14.7). Moreover, invasion depth (pooled OR=3.62; 95%CI=2.30 to 5.70) and lymph node metastasis (pooled OR=4.21; 95%CI=2.69 to 6.59) were linked with PLCE1 expression in gastric cancer. However, no significant associations were determined between PLCE1 overexpression and the histologic grade, invasion depth, and lymph node metastasis in esophageal cancer. Conclusions: Our metaanalysis results indicated that upregulated PLCE1 is significantly associated with an increased risk of tumor progression in ESCC and GCA. Therefore, PLCE1 expression can be appropriately regarded as a promising biomarker for ESCC and GCA patients.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2008

양성자치료는 양성자의 물리적 특성으로 인해 인체 내의 특정범위에 모든 에너지를 전달하고 감쇠되어 타겟조직 뒤에 존재하는 정상조직에는 방사선이 조사되지 않는 큰 장점을 가진 치료법이다. 이 방법은 인체 내의 암 조직을 타겟으로 했을 때, 빔 방향에서의 타겟의 2차원적인 모양은 황동으로 제작된 블럭을 통해 정상조직에 들어가는 방사선을 차폐하고 마진을 주어서 GTV (eross Tumor Volume)에 90% 이상의 선량이 전달되도록 조절한다. 그리고, 양성자 빔의 날줄방향 (longitudinal)에서의 타겟의 3차원적인 모양을 고려하여 PMMA로 이루어진 보상체(compensator)를 밀링머신으로 조각하여 타겟에 방사선이 정확하게 분포되도록 한다. 이러한 보상체의 정확한 정도 관리를 위해 현재 사용되는 수동적인 방법을 보완하여 X선 영상으로 해당하는 보상체의 영상을 획득하여 이 영상을 기반으로 정도관리를 할 수 있는 방법을 제안하였고, 제안한 방법으로 보상체의 각각의 깎여진 평면의 모양과 두께를 정성적으로 비교 및 평가할 수 있었으며 두 영상의 차이가 80% 이상 맞는 것으로 확인되었다. 이를 바탕으로 영상을 이용한 정도관리 프로그램을 보완하여 추후 실제 양성자치료 정도관리에 사용될 예정이다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2002

Purpose: Perforated gastric cancer (PGC) is rare and occurs in $1\∼4\%$ of all gastric cancers. Possible dissemination of tumor cells at the time of perforation of the gastric carcinoma has been a matter of concern. The intraoperative determination of what kind of operation should be done and how extensive the lymphnode dissection should be still remains controversial. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the factors influencing the survival and to determine the optimal treatment for PGC. Materials and Methods: A total of 42 patients were operated on for a perforated gastric carcinoma at Soonchunhyang University Chunan Hospital from 1983 to 2000. the age and the sexes of the patients, the location of perforation, the diameter of perforation, the histologic type of the tumor, the depth of wall invasion, the absence or presence of lymph node metastasis / distant metastasis, the stage of disease, the type of operation, and the outcomes were examined. Statistically significant differences were analyzed by using Fisher's exact test. Results: The stage distributions according to the UICC classification were 1 case of stage I, 6 cases of stage II, 17 cases of stage III, and 11 cases of stage IV. An emergency gastrectomy was done in 26 patients ($61.9\%$), with a 5-yr survival rate of $44\%$. The survival of patients was significantly influenced by the depth of wall invasion, the lymphnode metastasis, distant metastasis, the stage of disease, and the type of operation. Conclusions: an emergency gastrectomy is the treatment of choice for most patients with resectable PGC. Choosing more a optimistic surgical approach for potentially curative cases of PGC should be one way to increase the patient's survival rate.