Influence of primary tumor site on host anti-tumor immunity.

abstract：:To evaluate the usefulness of MR cisternography fourteen patients that had hemifacial spasm and 20 control patients underwent MR cisternography. All the patients with hemifacial spasm had a confirmed vascular compression after surgery. MR cisternography was performed using a 1.5-tesla superconducting MR magnet in whic...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee MS,Kim MS,Hong IS,Whang K,Han YP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A depressed level of natural killer (NK) activity is one of the various immunologic abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Interleukin-15 (IL-15), an immunotherapeutic candidate in HIV infection, increases NK activity and induces the excretion of CC-chemokines from divergent immune cells, but t...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chang KH,Kim JM,Yoo NC,Kim WH,Park JH,Choi IH,Kim HS,Lee KW,Song YG,Hong SK,Kim HY

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pharmacological inhibition of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) reduces R-2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) levels and restores cellular differentiation in vivo and in vitro. The IDH2 inhibitor enasidenib (AG-221) has been approved by the FDA as a first-in-class inhibitor for the treatment of relapsed or refractory...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim Y,Jeung HK,Cheong JW,Song J,Bae SH,Lee JI,Min YH

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine and compare the clinical characteristics, visual prognosis and treatment of hemorrhagic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (HPCV) with those of hemorrhagic choroidal neovascularization (HCNV) due to age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 44 consecut...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yoon JS,Lee J,Lee SC,Koh HJ,Kim SS,Kwon OW

更新日期：2007-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with chronic kidney disease frequently show cognitive dysfunction. The association of depression and cognitive function is not well known in maintenance dialysis patients. We evaluated cognitive impairment and depression, as well as their relationship in regards to methods of dialysis, maintenance hemo...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jung S,Lee YK,Choi SR,Hwang SH,Noh JW

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease affecting the central nervous system, spinal cysticercosis is rare. A rare form of spinal cysticercosis involving the whole spinal canal is presented. A 45-year-old Korean male had a history of intracranial cysticercosis and showed progressive paraparesis. Sp...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shin DA,Shin HC

更新日期：2009-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although there is no clinical evidence of nephrotoxicity with the volatile anesthetics currently used in general anesthesia, a better agent should be needed in terms of preserving postoperative renal function in living kidney donors who have only single remaining kidney. The purpose of the current retrospective...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim MS,Lee JR,Kim MS,Ham SY,Choi SH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the value of an interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) for the diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among sputum smear negative PTB suspects in an environment with intermediate burden of PTB and high Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectivel...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Park H,Shin JA,Kim HJ,Ahn CM,Chang YS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of low-dose oral methotrexate (MTX) as a treatment for patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) which was resistant to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The patients who had persistent or recrudescent fever after treatment with IVIG were subse...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee TJ,Kim KH,Chun JK,Kim DS

更新日期：2008-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated whether hormones and pain perception are associated with exam anxiety, and also whether exam anxiety is affected by seasonal differences in testosterone and cortisol levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty-six healthy males were recruited from a medical college. Anxiety was induced by havin...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choi JC,Lee JH,Choi E,Chung MI,Seo SM,Lim HK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allows to isolate the corticospinal tract (CST) area from adjacent structures. Using DTI, we investigated the characteristics of the CST areas according to the pontine level in the normal human brain. We recruited 33 healthy subjects and DTIs were acquired using a sensitivity-encoding he...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Seo JP,Jang SH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical results of treatment with a high dose of 3-dimensional conformal boost (3DCB) using a real-time tracking radiation therapy (RTRT) system in cervical cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between January 2001 and December 2004, 10 patients with cervical can...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Park HC,Shimizu S,Yonesaka A,Tsuchiya K,Ebina Y,Taguchi H,Katoh N,Kinoshita R,Ishikawa M,Sakuragi N,Shirato H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of estrogen receptors (ER)-alpha and -beta, as well as androgen receptor (AR), in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is thought to be correlated with prognosis, survival, and male prevalence of HCC. These hypotheses are based on investigations of European patients; however the expression patterns of these recep...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Wang AG,Lee KY,Kim SY,Choi JY,Lee KH,Kim WH,Wang HJ,Kim JM,Park MG,Yeom YI,Kim NS,Yu DY,Lee DS

更新日期：2006-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A weight-holding tremor is a rare type of hand tremor that occurs only when someone holds some weight. Here we report three cases of isolated weight-holding tremors, of which one patient was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) and the others as a variant of essential tremor (ET). A 68-year-old woman presented with...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yong SW,Park DG,Yoon JH,Baik JS

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strength training is one of the most common exercises practiced in the field of physical therapy or sports training. However, limited methodology is available to evaluate its effect on the target muscle. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that surface electromyographic (EMG) data from both isometric and isotonic ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shin HK,Cho SH,Lee YH,Kwon OY

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured plasma levels of fibrinogen degradation products (FgDP) with newly developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on monoclonal antibody to assess the fibrinogenolytic state in 52 patients with various liver diseases (27 patients with liver cirrhosis, 10 with chronic hepatitis, 7 with acute hepatitis, 6...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Song KS,Kim HS,Park KE,Kwon OH

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to find an optimal range of activated clotting time (ACT) during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) yielding ischemic protection without the risk of hemorrhagic complications in patients with recent exposure to dual antiplatelet therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three hundre...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Song Y,Song JW,Shim JK,Kwak YL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant Meckel's diverticulum is a very rare lesion and its association with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia has not been reported previously. We report a case of newborn with a giant Meckel's diverticulum and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. A large round atypical air-filled bowel segment was found by chest radiograp...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kang IS,Ahn SM,Han A,Oh JT,Han SJ,Choi SH,Hwang EH

更新日期：2004-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) is the protein component of telomerase and combined with an RNA molecule, telomerase RNA component, forms the telomerase enzyme responsible for telomere elongation. Telomerase is essential for maintaining telomere length from replicative attrition and thus contributes to the pre...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Sung YH,Ali M,Lee HW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinicopathological features of 9 cases of Kimura's disease and 5 cases of epithelioid hemangioma(EH) were reviewed. Patients with Kimura's disease presented with multiple or solitary large tumors occurring in the thigh, arms as well as parotid gland. Histologically, the lesions were characterized by numerous lymp...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ahn HJ,Lee KG

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate reliability of Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) (RTVue), time-domain OCT (Visante), and slit-lamp adapted ultrasonic pachymetry (SL-US) in the measurement of central corneal thickness (CCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty healthy volunteers visited our clinic 3 times and fifty eyes w...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Hong JP,Nam SM,Kim TI,Seo KY,Lee SY,Meduri A,Kim EK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Here, we compared the operative and perioperative outcomes between robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy (RALM) and abdominal myomectomy (AM) in patients with large (>10 cm) or heavy myomas (>250 g). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We included 278 patients who underwent multi-port RALM (n=126) or AM (n=151) for large o...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee SR,Lee ES,Lee YJ,Lee SW,Park JY,Kim DY,Kim SH,Kim YM,Suh DS,Kim YT

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The association between liver enzymes and death from external causes has not been examined. We investigated the association between serum aminotransferase levels and external-cause mortality in a large prospective cohort study. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 142,322 subjects of 35-59 years of age who complet...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Sohn J,Kang DR,Kim HC,Cho J,Choi YJ,Kim C,Suh I

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transhiatal gastric transposition was performed in a long gap esophageal atresia without tracheoesophageal fistula. The patient was a 12 months old female infant with previous stamm-type gastrostomy. The stomach was mobilized preserving the right gastric artery, the right gastroepiploic artery and spleen. The proximal...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Han SJ,Kim CB,Kim DI,Hwang EH

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered an independent risk factor for hypertension. However, it is still not clear which clinical factors are related with the presence of hypertension in OSA patients. We aimed to find different physical features and compare the sleep study results which are associated with...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Min HJ,Park AY,Kim DH,Lee JG,Park S,Cho HJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to assess the prevalence and correlates of disturbed eating attitudes and behaviors in South Korean students. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a cross-sectional survey, 2,226 fourth and seventh grade students filled out questionnaires on eating attitudes and behaviors (Eating Attitude Test -26,...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yang SJ,Kim JM,Yoon JS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different difficulties can be encountered during removal of an intramedullary femoral nail depending partly upon the design of the nail but mainly on bone ingrowth. This possibility is higher in younger patients and when nail removal is attempted long after initial insertion. We present a case of difficult nail remova...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Bombaci H,Gorgec M

更新日期：2003-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the masturbatory experiences and other sexual activities of young Korean males in military service. The actual status of masturbation and its relationship to sexual activity questionnaire. A total of 1,212 young males among military personnel in Korea were interviewed with sexuality questionnaires ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choi YJ,Lee WH,Rha KH,Xin ZC,Choi YD,Choi HK

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Imbalances between osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation leads to diseases such as osteoporosis. The aim of our study was to demonstrate the differences in extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation during both adipogenesis and osteogenesis of human bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs). ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jung HS,Kim YH,Lee JW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between associating factors of moderate to severe asthma with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and sixty-seven patients who visited the pulmonary and sleep clinic in Severance Hospital presenting with symptoms of sleep-disordered brea...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Byun MK,Park SC,Chang YS,Kim YS,Kim SK,Kim HJ,Chang J,Ahn CM,Park MS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00