• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권sup1호
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• pp.113-115
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• 2008

Clinical experience on FDG PET in urothelial tumors, vulva and vaginal carcinoma is still limited. The main interest of this review is to study a bibliographic review and applications of PET for urothelial tumors, vulva and vaginal carcinoma. The role of positron emission tomography (PET) is still evolving but is likely to be most important in determining early spread of disease in patients with aggressive tumors and for monitoring response to therapy. More extensive clinical investigations are necessary to support this indications.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.80-84
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• 2017

Defects involving specialised areas with characteristic anatomical features, such as the nipple, upper eyelid, and lip, benefit greatly from the use of sharing procedures. The vulva, a complex 3-dimensional structure, can also be reconstructed through a sharing procedure drawing upon the contralateral vulva. In this report, we present the interesting case of a patient with chronic, massive, localised lymphedema of her left labia majora that was resected in 2011. Five years later, she presented with squamous cell carcinoma over the left vulva region, which is rarely associated with chronic lymphedema. To the best of our knowledge, our management of the radical vulvectomy defect with a labia majora sharing procedure is novel and has not been previously described. The labia major flap presented in this report is a shared flap; that is, a transposition flap based on the dorsal clitoral artery, which has consistent vascular anatomy, making this flap durable and reliable. This procedure epitomises the principle of replacing like with like, does not interfere with leg movement or patient positioning, has minimal donor site morbidity, and preserves other locoregional flap options for future reconstruction. One limitation is the need for a lax contralateral vulva. This labia majora sharing procedure is a viable option in carefully selected patients.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.724-728
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• 2022

Various flaps are used to reconstruct skin and soft tissue defects of the vulva following resection of malignancies. Whenever possible, reconstruction using local flaps is the standard treatment. Here, we describe vulvar defect reconstruction using keystone flaps. Standard keystone flaps are based on randomly located vascular perforators. However, we designed a keystone flap that includes perforators of three named arteries (the anterior labial artery of the external pudendal artery, cutaneous branches of the obturator artery, and posterior labial artery of the internal pudendal artery) and the pudendal nerve, which accompanies the internal pudendal artery. Four patients with squamous cell carcinoma and extramammary Paget's disease of the vulva underwent radical vulvectomy and keystone flaps including perforators of three arteries. Depending on the morphology of the defects, keystone flaps were used with different designs. For elliptical and unilateral vulvar defects, a standard keystone flap was designed, and for defects on both sides of the vulva, a double opposing keystone flap was used. For oval defects, the omega variant keystone flap was designed, and when the morphology of the defect needed rotation of the flap, a rotational keystone flap was designed. All the patients showed good function and sensation, with an acceptable cosmetic appearance.

• Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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• 제61권11호
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• pp.611-614
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• 2018

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma exhibits immunohistochemically similar features to lymphoepithelioma and commonly occurs in the skin, salivary gland, breast, lung, gastrointestinal tract, liver, urinary tract, prostate, vulva and vagina. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma from the thyroid gland is extremely rare. We recently experienced a case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of thyroid gland in a 28-year-old female, who presented a thyroid nodule that was suspicious of papillary carcinoma. We report this unusual case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of thyroid gland with a brief review of literature.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.379-386
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• 2014

Background Vulvar defects result chiefly from oncologic resection of vulvar tumors. Reconstruction of vulvar defects restores form and function for the purpose of coitus, micturition, and defecation. Many surgical options exist for vulvar reconstruction. The purpose of this article is to present our experience with vulvar reconstruction. Methods From 2007 to 2013, 43 women presented to us with vulvar defects for reconstruction. Their mean age at the time of reconstruction was 61.1 years. The most common cause of vulvar defect was from resection of vulvar carcinoma and extramammary Paget's disease of the vulva. Method s of reconstruction ranged from primary closure to skin grafting to the use of pedicled flaps. Results The main complications were that of long term hypertrophic and/or unaesthetic scarring of the donor site in 4 patients. Twenty-two patients (51%) were able to resume sexual intercourse. There were no complications of flap loss, wound dehiscence, and urethral stenosis. Conclusions We present a subunit algorithmic approach to vulvar reconstruction based on defect location within the vulva, dimension of the defect, and patient age and comorbidity. The gracilis and gluteal fold flaps are particularly versatile and aesthetically suited for reconstruction of a variety of vulvar defects. From an aesthetic viewpoint the gluteal fold flap was superior because of the well-concealed donor scar. We advocate the routine use of these 2 flaps for vulvar reconstruction.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 1985

외음부에서 발생하는 악성종양은 부인과 영역의 악성종양 중에서는 드물게 발생하는 것으로 알려져 있으며 치료에 있어서도 수술 또는 방사선치료 단독의 경우보다는 수술 후 보조적으로 방사선 치료를 시행하는 것이 더 효과적이고 치료율도 높은 것으로 알려져 있다. 이에 1971년 1월부터 1985년 4월 사이에 연세대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과에서 외음부 악성 종양으로 진단되어 방사선 치료를 받았던 15예에 대하여 후향성 분석을 시행한 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다. 1. 15예의 외음부 종양 환자 중 4예는 수술요법 시행 후 보조적요법의 방사선 치료를 받았으며, 1예는 수술전 방사선 치료를 받았고, 나머지 10예는 근치적 목적의 방사선 치료를 받았다. 2. 방사선치료만을 시행한 군과 방사선치료 및 수술요법을 병행한 군과의 국소제어율을 비교하여 본 결과, 전 15예의 국소제어율은 $53\%(8/15)$였으며, 단지 방사선 치료만을 시행한 군에서는 $40\%$(4/10), 방사선 치료 및 수술요법을 병행한 군에서는 $80\%(4/5)$의 국소제어율을 보였다. 3. 치료 실패율은(국소적 잔존+국소재발 또는 원격전이) 단지 방사선 치료만을 시행한 군에서는 $70\%(7/10)$, 수술 후 방사선 치료를 시행한 군에서는$40\%(2/5)$의 성적을 보였으며, 치료실패 호발부위는 원발병소(외음부)였다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 1989

외음부의 Bartholin씨선에서 발생하는 악성종양은 지금까지 세계적으로 약 200예가 보고되고 있지만 아주 희귀한 종양이다. 일반적으로 처음 내원 당시에는 낭종이나 포는 염증성 농양으로 오진하기 쉬우며 조직병리학적으로 확진이 이루어져서 근치적 치료가 시도되기까지는 상당한 기간이 소모되는 경우가 많다. 아직까지는 이 악성종양에 대한 원인과 적절한 치료방침에 대하여 결정된 바 없이 논란이 많으나 다른 외음부악성종양과는 엄격히 다르게 구별지어야 할 것으로 생각된다. 이 악성종양에 대한 치료방법으로써 방사선치료는 랴듐삽입 또는 전자선을 이용한 치료 등이 다양하게 적용되어 왔지만 그 효과는 기대에 훨씬 못 미치고 치료성적과 생존율도 불량한 것으로 보고되고 있다. 최근에는 외과적으로 근치적 외음부절제술과 양측 서혜부 및 대퇴부 임파절절제술이 많이 시도되고 있으며 치료성적과 생존율도 괄목할 만큼 향상되었으나 수술 후 잔존하는 병변으로 인하여 재발이 문제시되고 있다. 본 저자들은 본원에서 경험한 1예와 다른 저자들의 문헌고찰을 통하여 분석하여 본 결과 앞으로 이 악성종양에 대하여 보다 세심한 임상적 관찰과 생물학적 특성에 대한 분석이 시급히 요청되며, 아울러 적절한 치료방침의 결정과 함께 예후인자에 대한분석을 통하여 생존율을 향상시키기 위한 다각적인 노력이 요망된다고 하겠다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.3773-3778
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• 2014

Background: The study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence and genotype distribution of HPV infection in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in northern Thailand and the clinicopathological difference with regard to HPV infection status. Materials and Methods: Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples of vulvar SCC diagnosed between January 2006 and December 2012 were collected. HPV infection was detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with primers MY09/11 and GP5+/6+. HPV genotyping was performed using the Linear Array Genotyping Test, followed by type-specific PCR targeting the E6/E7 region of HPV16/18/52 if the Linear Array test was negative. The histologic slides of vulvar lesions and the medical records were reviewed. Results: There were 47 cases of vulvar SCC included in the study (mean patient age $57.9{\pm}13.2$ years). HPV infection was detected in 29 cases (62%), all of which had single HPV infections. HPV16 accounted for 23 (49%). The patients with HPV-positive SCC had a significantly younger mean age than those with HPV-negative tumors (52.7 years vs 66.2 years, p<0.001). There was no significant difference in tumor stage distribution with regard to the status of HPV infection. The presence of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) of usual type (basaloid or warty) was significantly more frequent in HPV-positive cases compared with HPV-negative cases (62% vs 6%, p<0.001), whereas differentiated-type VIN was more common in HPV-negative cases (24% vs 0%, p=0.019). Conclusions: HPV infection was detected in 62% of vulvar SCC in northern Thailand. HPV16 was the predominant genotype similar to the data reported from other regions. HPV-positive SCC occurred in younger patients compared with HPV-negative SCC, and was associated with usual-type VIN. Vaccination against HPV16/18 may potentially prevent almost one half of vulvar SCC in northern Thailand.