• Applied Microscopy
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.86-107
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• 1991

An experimental study was performed to observe the early effects of monocrotaline on pulmonary vascular system by means of light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, attempting to expore the mechanism behind the process of pulmonary hypertension. Experimental animal(Sprague-Dawley male rats ; 150-200g B. W.) were intra-peritoneal administered with 100mg/kg B. W. monocrotaline. Authors observed light microscopically various gradational increase of wall thickness in pulmonary muscular and non-muscular arteries in duration from 2 weeks to 5 weeks after monocrotaline administration and the changes were more sever in the latter than the former. The scanning electron microscopy shows severe and diffuse endothelical cell swelling, microvilli and microbleb formation since 1 hour after monocrotaline administration and during the course, after 5 hours the severity of endothelial cell damage was prominent with presence of fibrin, webs, platelet thrombi and white cell adherence. It was concluded that the monocrotaline primarily induced severe and diffuse endothelial cell damage of pulmonary arteries and laterly added the participation of platelets, which attributed to the pathogenesis of monocrotaline induced pulmonary vascular lesions in relation to pulmonary hypertension.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.362-367
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• 1983

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is a congenital malformation resulting from errant capillary development, with incomplete formation or disintegration of the vascular septa that normally divide the primitive connections between the venous and arterial plexuses. It generally occurs as part of the disorder known as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia [Rendu-Osler-Weber disease]. The hereditary lesion is transmitted as a simple non-sex-linked dominant trait. It may be single or multiple, too small to see on plain chest films or large and easily recognized. One third of the lesions are multiple on plain chest film. The pathogenesis of its symptoms is that unoxygenated, desaturated arterial blood enters into the pulmonary venous system, directly. Recently we have experienced a case of the pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in 26 years old male soldier, which was confirmed by pulmonary angiography preoperatively. 2 thumb-tip sized, well circumscribed cystic masses filled with bright red colored blood were seen in subpleural and anterolateral portion of the right upper lobe. Right upper Iobectomy was performed due to close approximation of the fistula with pulmonary vein. Microscopically, it shows angiomatous dilatation of the abnormal vessels embedding in the parenchyma. Postoperative physiologic studies show nearly normal arterial oxygen saturation, hemoglobin and RBC count. There was good, uneventful postoperative course.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 1986

Using an experimental model of pulmonary hypertension, the effects of anticonstrictive drugs on the development of pulmonary vascular remodeling and right ventricular hypertrophy were studied. Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 200~250 gm were used. For the experimental model of pulmonary hypertension, a group of animal was given by a subcutaneous injection of monocrotaline on a dose of 20mg, 40mg, or 60mg per kg of body weight. After 4 weeks of injection, all animals were sacrificed. Another group of animal was given by a subcutaneous injection of monocrotaline in a dose of 40 mg per kg of body weight. The animals were sacrificed, in which they were kept alive for 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks, respectively. For the effects of anticonstrictive drugs on the development of pulmonary vascular remodeling and right ventricular hypertrophy, the animals treated with monocrotaline were given daily by an intraperitoneal injection of phenoxybenzamine in a dose of 1.3mg/kg of body weight, and were given propranolol via their drinking water at a concentration of 400mg/liter. The animals were sacrificed after 4 weeks of administration. The hearts and lungs were examined histopathologically and morphometrically. The results obtained were summarized as follows: 1. The rats treated with monocrotaline showed an interstitial pneumonitis, medial thickening of the pulmonary small arteries and hypertrophy of the right ventricular wall. 2. The medial thickening of the pulmonary arteries in rats treated with monocrotaline was due to muscular hypertrophy and hyperplasia, and the right ventricular hypertrophy was due to hypertrophy of cardiac muscles. Both medial thickening of the pulmonary arteries and hypertrophy of right ventricular wall were more marked with time and with dose. 3. The daily intraperitoneal injection of phenoxybenzamine suppressed significantly the percentage medial thickness of pulmonary small arteries and the index of right ventricular hypertrophy in rats given a single subcutaneous injection of monocrotaline, but propranolol has shown no protective effect on the development of medial thickening of pulmonary arteries and right ventricular hypertrophy in treated with monocrotaline. The results described above suggested that monocrotaline is an alkaloid selectively inducing pulmonary hypertension and that a-adrenergic receptor is responsible for the pathogenesis of monocrotaline induced pulmonary hypertension in rat.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.308-314
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• 1989

Pulmonary sequestration is a congenital malformation characterized by an area of embryonic lung tissue that derives its blood supply from an anomalous systemic artery. Two forms recognized: extralobar and intralobar. Extralobar form is a very rare congenital malformation, usually located in the lower chest, and may be found in newborn infants at the time a congenital diaphragmatic hernia is repaired. Large sequestrated segments may be cause acute respiratory distress in the neonate. The condition is asymptomatic in 15 per cent of patients. This report presents two cases of pulmonary sequestration which misdiagnosed a superior mediastinal tumor and a benign lung tumor. First case was 30-year-old male patient and chief complaints were dyspnea, dry cough and right chest pain. Chest X-ray showed a homogenous increased density of smooth margin at the right superior mediastinal area and suggested a benign mediastinal tumor. And so explothoracotomy was made without other special studies. Second case was 28-year-old male patient. One month ago, he had tracheostomy and right closed thoracostomy due to massive hemoptysis and spontaneous hemothorax. Chest X-ray showed a benign cystic lesion at RLL area. At the time of operation, in first case, a mass of adult fist size was placed medial to the right upper lobe and densely adhesive to trachea, SVC and esophagus. Blood supply of the mass was bronchial arteries of trachea and RUL bronchus and drained to SVC and azygos vein through anomalous systemic veins. There was no bronchial communication on Frozen biopsy. In 2nd case, large cystic lesion contained old blood hematoma was located in RLL and anomalous blood vessel from thoracic aorta was drained to posterior segment of RLL. In operation field, intralobar pulmonary sequestration was diagnosed, and RLL lobectomy was carried out.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.725-729
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• 1993

환자는 9개월간의 적절한 화학 요법에도 불구하고 지속적으로 균양성인 개방성 공동을 가진 26세의 남자로 좌측 상폐야에 국한된 직격 $4{\times}5cm$ 크기의 공동을 가지고 있었다. 저자들은 난치성 폐결핵으로 판단 후 화학요법과 함께 인공 기흉을 시도하였는데 pneumothorax apparatus Erka를 사용하여 1회당 약 400~500ml씩 10~14일 간격으로 주기적으로 시행하였다. 시행 4개월 후 객담 항산균 도말검사가 음전되고 11개월 후에 결핵균 배양 검사가 음전되었으며, 13개월 후에는 방사선 검사상 공동이 완전히 허탈되었다. 이 시술로 인한 합병증은 관찰되지 않았으며 현재 완치 상태로 추구 관찰 중이다. 인공 기흉법은 과거 화학 요법이 일반화 되기 이전 20세기 초반에 시행되어지던 폐결핵 치료의 고전적인 방법으로 허탈 요법의 일종이다. 이 방법은 효과면에서 화학요법을 능가하지 못하고, 부작용 또한 문제가 되어 이제는 거의 시행되어지지 않게 되었다. 그러나 강력한 화학요법에도 불구하고 개방성 공동이 잔존하는 경우가 있으며, 이럴 때 수술이 여의치 않는 경우 적응증이 된다면 인공 기흉을 화학 요법과 병행하여 치유에 도움을 줄 수 있다고 생각하고 이에 한 예를 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제77권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2014

We report a case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis invading the mediastinum and the left atrium. A 70-year-old woman was hospitalized for dyspnea. She had been well controlled for her diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The chest X-ray disclosed mediastinal widening, and the computed tomography scan of the chest showed that there was a large mediastinal mass and this lesion extended into the left atrium and right bronchus. The cardiac echocardiography showed that a huge mediastinal cystic mass compressed in the right atrium and a hyperechoic polypoid lesion in the left. The pathology from the bronchoscopic biopsy observed abundant fungal hyphae which was stained with periodic acid-Schiff and Gomori's methenamine silver. Despite the treatment with antifungal agents, she died from cardiac tamponade after three months. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, which involves the mediastinum and the heart, is very rare in immunocompetent patients.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.720-727
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• 1996

연구배경: 최근에 $^{201}TI$, $^{99m}Tc$ - MIBI, $^{99m}Tc$(V) - DMSA 등의 새로운 핵종들을 이용한 단일광자 전산화단층촬영 (SPECT)이 폐종괴성 질환에서 폐암과 양성질환의 감별에 유용하다는 보고가 되고 있다. 저자들은 폐종괴 소견을 보이는 같은 환자에서 세가지 방사성핵종을 이용한 SPECT를 모두 시행하여, 폐암에 대한 이들 핵종들의 예민도 및 특이도 비교와 함께 임상적 유용성을 알아보았다. 방법: 흉부사진상 종괴소견으로 내원하여 폐암으로 확진된 27예와 활동성 폐결핵 6예를 포함한 양성질환 10예로 총 37예를 대상으로 하였으며, 이들 환자에서 치료전에 세가지 핵종에 대한 SPECT를 임의순으로 1주일내에 모두 시행하였다. 주위정상폐조직에 비해 병소부위의 섭취가 뚜렷할때 양성으로 판정하고 이 경우에 병소부의 평균 방사능 섭취비(병소의 방사능/반대측 정상폐의 방사능)를 측정하였다. $^{201}TI$을 이용한 SPECT에서는 방사성핵종 주입후 10분의 초기섭취비와 3시간때의 자연섭취비를 각각 계산하였고, 또한 이들로부터 $^{201}TI$의 정체지수를 구하였다. 결과: 세가지 핵종 $^{201}TI$, $^{99m}Tc$ - MIBI 및 $^{99m}Tc$(V) - DMSA의 폐암에 대한 예민도는 각각 100%, 96%, 73%였고, 특이도는 40%, 70%, 70%로서 $^{201}TI$를 이용한 SPECT에서 예민도가 가장 높았으나 특이도는 가장 낮았다. 양성질환의 활동성 폐결핵 등에서 세가지 핵종에 섭취증가를 보이는 예도 있었으며, 섭취증가된 폐암과 활동성 폐결핵간의 섭취비 및 정체지수 비교에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 그리고 폐암의 세포조직형에 따른 모든 섭취비와 정체지수 비교에서도 뚜렷한 차이가 없었다. 결론: $^{201}TI$, $^{99m}Tc$ - MIBI, $^{99m}Tc$ - DMSA SPECT중 $^{201}TI$과 $^{99m}Tc$ - MIBI 을 이용한 경우가 폐암진단에 높은 예민도를 나타냈으나, 이들을 활동성 폐결핵의 유병율이 높은 지역에서 양성질환과의 감별진단에 사용하기에는 제한적인 것으로 생각된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.61-65
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• 2004

노카르디아증은 기회감염성질환의 일종이지만 쿠싱병 환자에서는 아주 드물게 보고되고 있다. 저자들은 쿠싱병을 가진 52세 여자환자에서 폐결절로 발현하고, 이후 경피적 폐생검후 농흉 및 유방 농양이 발생한 노카르디아증 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.143-150
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• 1998

목적: T1-201 SPECT는 악성과 양성폐질환을 감별하는데 비교적 높은 예민도를 가지는 정확한 검사법으로 보고되고 있으나, 이 검사법의 특이도 및 예측도는 대상환자군의 양성질환의 종류와 빈도에 의해 많은 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있다. 한국에서는 결핵에 의한 양성 폐결절이 많아 T1-201 SPECT의 악양성 감별능이 외국에서 보고되는 결과와는 많은 차이가 있을 것으로 생각되고 있다. 본 연구는 폐결절 환자를 대상으로 하여 T1-201 SPECT의 악양성감별능을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 경북대학교 병원 호흡기 내과, 종양내과에서 컴퓨터 단층촬영상 단일폐결절을 가진 환자 133명을 대상으로 하였다. 이들 중 89명은 악성폐종양으로 조직학적으로 진단되었고, 44명은 양성폐결절로 확인되었다. 영상촬영은T1-201 111 MBq를 투여한 후 15분과 3시간에 영상을 촬영하였고, 판독은 2명의 핵의학과 전문의가 육안적으로 이상집적이 보인 경우를 양성으로 판독하였다, 양성으로 판독된 병변의 단위 voxel당 계수를 반대측 정상폐의 계수와 비교하여 T1-201 섭취비를 구하고, 초기영상과 지연영상의 섭취비를 이용하여 T1-201 정체율를 구하였다. 결과, 1) T1-201을 투여후 15분에 실시한 초기 T1-201 SPECT의 악성 폐질환의 진단의 예민도는 92%이고 3시간에 실시한 지연 T1-201 SPECT의 악성 폐질환의 진단율은 93%로 높았으나, 각각의 특이도는 39%와 41%로 낮았다. 2) 악성과 양성질환의 T1-201의 섭취비는 초기 및 지연영상 모두에서 악성폐질환의 섭취비가 유의하게 높았다(p=0.028, p=0.014). 그러나 중복되는 부분이 많았다. 3) T1-201 정체율은 악성질환에서 높은 경향을 보였으나, 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결론: 한국과 같이 활동성 염증성병변의 발생빈도가 높은 집단에서는 단일 폐결절환자를 대상으로한 T1-201 SPECT의 악성병변의 진단에 대한 예민도는 높으나 특이도가 낮고, T1-201 섭취비도 겹치는 부분이 많아 임상적으로 제한적인 가치를 가진다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.404-410
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• 1987

An 18-day-old male neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome underwent surgical intervention by modification of the Norwood procedure on September 23, 1986. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a serious congenital cardiac anomaly that has a fatal outlook if left untreated. Included in this anomaly are [1] aortic valve atresia, and hypoplasia of the ascending aorta and aortic arch, [1] mitral valve atresia or hypoplasia, and [3] diminutive or absent left ventricle. Patent ductus arteriosus is essential for any survival, and there is usually a patent foramen ovale. Coarctation of the aorta is frequently associated with the lesion.z With a limited period of cardiopulmonary bypass, deep hypothermia, and circulatory arrest, the ductus arteriosus was excised. The main pulmonary artery was divided immediately below its branches, and the distal stump of the divided pulmonary artery was closed with a pericardial patch. The aortic arch was incised, and a 1 5mm tubular Dacron prosthesis was inserted between the main pulmonary artery and the aortic arch. A 4mm shunt of polytetrafluoroethylene graft was established between the new ascending aorta and the right pulmonary artery to provide controlled pulmonary blood flow. Following rewarming, the heart started to beat regularly, but the patient could not be weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass. At autopsy, the patient was found to have hypoplasia of the aortic tract complex with mitral atresia and aortic atresia. A secundum atrial septal defect was noted. Right atrial and ventricular hypertrophy was present, and the left ventricle was entirely absent. Although unsuccessful in this case report, continuing experience with hypoplastic left heart syndrome will lead to an improvement in result.