Granular Cell Tumors on Unusual Anatomic Locations.

abstract：PURPOSE:Although follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) has a relatively fair prognosis, distant metastasis sometimes results in poor prognosis and survival. There is little understanding of the mechanisms contributing to the aggressiveness potential of thyroid cancer. We showed that hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) induc...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yang YJ,Na HJ,Suh MJ,Ban MJ,Byeon HK,Kim WS,Kim JW,Choi EC,Kwon HJ,Chang JW,Koh YW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin, a peptide hormone secreted by adipocytes in proportion of the amount of energy stored in fat, plays a central role in regulating human energy homeostasis. In addition, leptin plays a significant permissive role in the physiological regulation of several neuroendocrine axes, including the hypothalamic-pituitary...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Khan SM,Hamnvik OP,Brinkoetter M,Mantzoros CS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We undertook this study to assess the patterns of regional cerebral perfusion (RCP) with SPECT using Technetium- 99m-ethyl cysteinate dimer (Tc-99m-ECD) in children with Tourette's Syndrome (TS), and to compare these with the patterns in a group of normal controls. The study sample consisted of 38 children (7 to 14 ye...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Diler RS,Reyhanli M,Toros F,Kibar M,Avci A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicosis had been considered for decades as an illness with manifestations of lung fibrosis due to inhalation of overconcentrated SiO₂ dust. To the best of our knowledge, studies have yet to report SiO₂ deposits in any other tissues and organs. In the present case, while performing bilateral artificial total hip arth...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Xu M,Qing M,Peng D

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) is the most common congenital anomaly, and it occurs in one out of 700-1000 births. Current techniques such as amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling (CVS) require lengthy laboratory culture procedures and high costs. This study was undertaken to establish a rapid prenatal diagnosis of t...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yang YH,Nam MS,Yang ES

更新日期：2005-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The overall prognosis of gastric cancer has gradually improved over the past decades with growing awareness of potential carcinogens, surveillance programs and early diagnosis, as well as advances in surgical techniques and multimodality treatments. Nevertheless, the outcome of advanced stage disease still remains poo...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee JH,Kim KM,Cheong JH,Noh SH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the present, to determine growth hormone(GH) deficiency in patients with short stature, many provocative tests using various pharmacological agents such as glucagon, insulin, clonidine, arginine, growth hormone releasing factor, etc. should be done. These are not only complicated but are also misleading in some pa...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Park MS,Kim DH

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, is an extremely rare condition originally described by Hutchinson in 1886. Death results from cardiac complications in the majority of cases and usually occurs at an average age of fourteen years. We recently experienced a patient with progeria who died suddenly aft...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ha JW,Shim WH,Chung NS

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hypoxemia during one-lung ventilation (OLV) remains a serious problem, particularly in the supine position. We investigated the effects of alveolar recruitment (AR) and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on oxygenation during OLV in the supine position. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ninety-nine patients were rand...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choi YS,Bae MK,Kim SH,Park JE,Kim SY,Oh YJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of polymer-free drug-coated BioFreedom stent implantation in comparison to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) before major noncardiac surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a multicenter registry, 55 patients required revascularization before major noncar...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim K,Kim C,Kim BK,Jang JY,Her AY,Kim S,Hong SJ,Ahn CM,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Hong MK,Jang Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of the carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) due to space occupying lesions (SOL). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eleven patients and 12 cases that underwent surgery for CTS due to SOL were studied retrospectively. We excluded SOL caused by bony lesions, such as malunion of distal radius ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kang HJ,Jung SH,Yoon HK,Hahn SB,Kim SJ

更新日期：2009-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to determine the impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes prevalence in patients with essential hypertension (HT) and to compare the developed microvascular complications of these groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed on 338 essential hypertensive cas...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Tugrul A,Guldiken S,Ugur-Altun B,Arikan E

更新日期：2009-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory muscle training is one of the major methods for enhancing the vocal function. Singers who must use their voice most frequently are well aware of the importance of respiration. However, most of them do not know precisely how to exercise their abdominal respiration. Using a respiratory training device, singe...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Nam DH,Lim JY,Ahn CM,Choi HS

更新日期：2004-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat contact urticaria is very rare and it is characterized by the development of wheal limited to the areas of heat contact. We report a case of heat contact urticaria in a 65-year-old women. The wheal was induced by hot bathing, washing in hot water or leaning on hot radiators. Symptoms started within 5 minutes of e...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chung HS,Lee KH,Ro JY

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the therapeutic effect and possibility of the ultra-early surgery for poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (Hunt-Hess grades IV-V). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Nine cases with intracranial aneurysms, demonstrated by computed tomographic angiography (CTA), were treated by ultra-early surgery unde...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Pan JW,Zhan RY,Wen L,Tong Y,Wan S,Zhou YY

更新日期：2009-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Numerous studies have assessed the association of SP110 gene variants with tuberculosis (TB), but the results were inconsistent. Through a comprehensive review and meta-analysis, our study aimed to clarify the nature of genetic risks contributed by 11 polymorphisms for the development of TB. MATERIALS AND METH...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Zhang S,Wang XB,Han YD,Wang C,Zhou Y,Zheng F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In order to improve the likelihood of curative and safe gastric surgery, this study investigated the clinical features and surgical outcomes of gastric cancer with a synchronous cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The clinicopathological data of 10,090 gastric cancer patients at Samsung Medical Center from September ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ha TK,An JY,Youn HG,Noh JH,Sohn TS,Kim S

更新日期：2007-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary no-reflow is defined as inadequate myocardial perfusion of a given coronary segment without angiographic evidence of mechanical vessel obstruction. No-reflow is visualized angiographically as a reduction in thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade and is typically accompanied by chest pain, ele...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Son JW,Kim JS,Lee JM,Hong SJ,Jung MK,Kim DH,Kim JS,Choi D,Jang Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The external elastic lamina (EEL) serves as a barrier for cells and macromolecules between the media and adventitia in the vascular wall. We evaluated the morphological changes and quantitative assessments of the EEL architecture in the coronary circulation of pigs fed with a high cholesterol diet. Confocal microscopy...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kwon HM,Kang S,Hong BK,Kim D,Park HY,Shin MS,Byun KH

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a dystrophinopathy, and its associated gene is located on Xp21. Moreover, utrophin, a recently identified structural homologue of dystrophin is reported to be up-regulated in DMD. In order to investigate the association between utrophin and muscle regeneration in DMD, an immunohist...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shim JY,Kim TS

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Genetic factors are known to be important in the etiology of bipolar disorder (BD). The fragile sites (FSs) are a very interesting subject for the study of clinical disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate fragile sites seen in patients with bipolar disorder and find a correlation between some fragile s...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Demirhan O,Tastemir D,Sertdemir Y

更新日期：2009-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Augmentation rhinoplasty using alloplastic materials is a relatively common procedure among Asians. Silicon, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-tex®), and porous high density polyethylene (Medpor®) are most frequently used materials. This study was conducted to analyze revisional rhinoplasty cases with allo...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim HS,Park SS,Kim MH,Kim MS,Kim SK,Lee KC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the sonographic features of an intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast presenting as recurrent hemorrhagic cysts following trauma. A 56-year-old woman presented with palpable breast masses after a traumatic event; sonography showed multiple, well-defined, hemorrhagic cysts. Hemorrhagic fluid was evacua...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ko KH,Kim EK,Park BW

更新日期：2006-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal jugular phlebectasia (IJP) is a fusiform dilatation of the internal jugular vein (IJV), usually presented as a neck mass in children. Accurate diagnosis from carefully directed history, physical examination, and radiological study could result in lifesaving therapy. We performed our study to suggest possible ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jeon CW,Choo MJ,Bae IH,Shin SO,Choi YS,Lee DW,Sim KH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) infections vary widely, from local infections resulting from animal bites and scratches to general infections. As of yet, no vaccine against P. multocida has been developed, and the most effective way to prevent pathogenic transmission is to clean the host environment using disinfe...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jung IS,Kim HJ,Jung WY,Kim CW

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wounds on fetal skin can be repaired without leaving scars until the second trimester, but after this period, skin wounds leave scars as in adults. It's known that certain growth factors such as TGF-beta, and bFGF are present at a very low levels during wound repair in fetal skin. These low levels of growth factors mi...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Hwang EA,Lee HB,Tark KC

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:This study aimed to identify the association between gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA-A) receptor subunit beta3 (GABRB3) gene and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Korea. Fifty-eight children with ASD [47 boys (81.0%), 5.5 +/- 4.1 years old], 46 family trios, and 86 healthy control subjects [71 males (82.6%), 33.6 +/-...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yoo HK,Chung S,Hong JP,Kim BN,Cho SC

更新日期：2009-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the effectiveness of device closure and medical therapy in prevention of recurrent embolic event in the Korean population with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Consecutive 164 patients (men: 126 patients, mean age: 48.1 years, closure group: 72 patients, medic...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Moon J,Kang WC,Kim S,Oh PC,Park YM,Chung WJ,Choi DY,Lee JY,Lee YB,Hwang HY,Ahn T

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Techniques designed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in tumors have become important in modern pathology. Genefishing technique using the annealing control primer (ACP) system has recently been developed to screen for DEG transcripts. We tried to identify DEGs involved in papillary thyroid canc...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee KY,Huang SM,Li S,Kim JM

更新日期：2009-02-28 00:00:00