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Cardiology
Differential clinical manifestations and clinical outcome of cancer-related pulmonary embolism
Min Sun Kim, Haseong Chang, Su Yeon Lee, Sun Hye Shin, HyeYun Park, Sung-A Chang, Taek Kyu Park, Duk-Kyung Kim, Eun Kyoung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):360-368. Published online August 9, 2019
Background/Aims: Although acute pulmonary embolism (PE) adversely impacts survival and should be treated regardless of cancer, the treatment rate of cancer-related PE is relatively low. We aimed to compare clinical characteristics and long term prognosis of PE in patients with or without cancer.
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Risk factors for poor prognosis in nosocomial infective endocarditis
Ji-won Hwang, Seung Woo Park, Eun Jeong Cho, Ga Yeon Lee, Eun Kyoung Kim, Sung-A Chang, Sung-Ji Park, Sang-Chol Lee, Cheol-In Kang, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck, Jae-Hoon Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):102-112. Published online June 2, 2017
Background/Aims: The aim of our study was to compare the characteristics of nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) with community-acquired infective endocarditis (CIE) and to determine independent risk factors for in-hospital death.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 560 ..
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Followed by Hodgkin's Lymphoma
IK Soo Park, In Keun Park, Eun Kyoung Kim, Shin Kim, Sang Ryong Jeon, Joo Ryung Huh, Cheol Won Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(4):459-462. Published online November 27, 2012
A 22-year-old man was referred to our institution due to lower back pain and was diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the thoracic and lumbar spine. The patient achieved complete remission with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. One year later, right cervical lymphadenopathy was observed a..
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Angiosarcomas of the Bilateral Breast and Heart: Which One is the Primary Site?
Eun Kyoung Kim, Ik-Soo Park, Byeong Seok Sohn, Jeong Eun Kim, Dae Ho Lee, Sang-We Kim, Cheolwon Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(2):224-228. Published online May 31, 2012
A 29-year-old pregnant woman with recurrent pericardial effusion and a cardiac tumor, diagnosed as an angiosarcoma, was treated with surgical resection of the tumor followed by radiotherapy. Immediately after completion of radiotherapy, she developed bilateral breast masses, which were also confi..
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False-Positive Hypermetabolic Lesions on Post-Treatment PET-CT after Influenza Vaccination
Jeong-Eun Kim, Eun Kyoung Kim, Dae Ho Lee, Sang-We Kim, Cheolwon Suh, Jung-Shin Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(2):210-212. Published online June 1, 2011
We report a case of a 59-year-old man with testicular germ cell tumor who showed new hypermetabolic lesions at the left axillary lymph nodes on a post-treatment positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan. The hypermetabolic lesions were found to be caused by an influenza vacci..
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