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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Adenoma miss rate of polypectomy-referring hospitals is high in Korea
Ju Hyun Seo, Bo-In Lee, Kyungjin Lee, Jae Myung Park, Jin Soo Kim, Young-Seok Cho, Kang-Moon Lee, Sang Woo Kim, Hwang Choi, Myung-Gyu Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):881-888. Published online October 17, 2019
Background/Aims: We evaluated the miss rates of polyps, adenomas, and advanced neoplasia of polypectomy-referring hospitals and risk factors for missed adenomas.
Methods: We compared medical records and electronic images of initial colonoscopies from polypectomy-referring hospitals with those of corr..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Age at menarche and risk of colorectal adenoma
Nam Hee Kim, Jung Ho Park, Dong Il Park, Chong Il Sohn, Kyuyong Choi, Yoon Suk Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(5):998-1007. Published online May 31, 2018
Background/Aims: Limited data are available regarding the association between age at menarche and the risk of colorectal adenoma. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between reproductive factors including age at menarche and the risk of colorectal adenoma.
Methods: A cross-sectional st..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Clinicopathological features of colorectal polyps in 2002 and 2012
Yoon Jeong Nam, Kyeong Ok Kim, Chan Seo Park, Si Hyung Lee, Byung Ik Jang
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):65-71. Published online November 8, 2017
Background/Aims: There are few comparative studies on the historical changes in the clinicopathologic characteristics of colorectal polyps in Korea. This retrospective study compared the clinicopathologic characteristics of colorectal polyps treated at our institution in 2002 and 2012.
Methods: The..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Is height a risk factor for colorectal adenoma?
Jeung Hui Pyo, Sung Noh Hong, Byung-Hoon Min, Dong Kyung Chang, Hee Jung Son, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jae J. Kim, Young-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):653-659. Published online December 23, 2015
Background/Aims: Although it is generally known that the risk for all types of cancer increases with adult height, combined and for several common site-specific cancers (including colon and rectal), evidence is limited for adenomas, which are precursors to colorectal cancer. We evaluated the associa..
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Gastroenterology / Review
Diagnosis and management of gastric dysplasia
Jae Kyu Sung
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):201-209. Published online February 26, 2016
Gastric dysplasia is a neoplastic lesion and a precursor of gastric cancer. The Padova, Vienna, and World Health Organization classifications were developed to overcome the discrepancies between Western and Japanese pathologic diagnoses and to provide a universally accepted classification of gastric..
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Original Article
Endoscopic and Histopathologic Predictors of Recurrence of Colorectal Adenoma on Lowering the Miss Rate
Jeong-Seon Ji, Kyu-Yong Choi, Won-Chul Lee, Bo-In Lee, Soo-Heon Park, Hwang Choi, Byung-Wook Kim, Hiun-Suk Chae, Yong-Moon Park, Young-Jun Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(3):196-202. Published online August 26, 2009
Background/AimsAlthough colorectal adenoma is reported to recur frequently, this may result from missing it at baseline. However, few studies of recurrence have considered the miss rate. This study evaluated the recurrence rate prospectively and clinical predictors of recurren..
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Case Report
A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within Hepatocellular Adenoma in a Non-Cirrhotic Male
Dong Hwan Kim, Seung Up Kim, Dong Hyuk Nam, Yoon Jung Choi, Soo Mi Park, Chon Kyun Lee, Do Young Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(2):147-152. Published online June 8, 2009
Hepatocellular adenoma (HA) is a benign hepatic lesion that predominantly occurs in young women. Most hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) arise in a cirrhotic liver during the fifth or sixth decades. There have been several reported cases of HCC developing from HA in female patients. However, there a..
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Case Report
A Case of Cushing's Syndrome Presenting as Endometrial Hyperplasia
Sang Min Lee, Jong Ryeal Hahm, Tae Sik Jung, Jung Hwa Jung, Mi Yeon Kang, Sun Joo Kim, Soon Il Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):49-52. Published online March 20, 2008
We describe here the case of a 39-year-old woman with a cortisol-producing adrenal adenoma and she presented with endometrial hyperplasia and hypertension without the specific characteristics of Cushing's syndrome. The patient had consulted a gynecologist for menometrorrhagia 2 years prior to her..
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Case Report
Pulmonary Pleomorphic Adenoma : Report of a Rare Case
Heung-Yong Jin, Tae-Sun Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):122-124. Published online June 30, 2007
Primary pleomorphic adenoma of the lung is a type of pulmonary adenoma that is extremely rare, and it predominantly occurs in the proximal airway. We recently experienced a case of a peripheral solitary pulmonary nodule that was discovered on the CT scans. We performed wedge resection with video-..
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Original Article
Clinical Study of Adrenal Incidentaloma in Korea
Hee Young Kim, Sin Gon Kim, Kye Won Lee, Ji A Seo, Nan Hee Kim, Kyung Mook Choi, Sei Hyun Baik, Dong Seop Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(4):303-309. Published online December 31, 2005
BackgroundThis study was designed to evaluate the clinical, endocrinological and histological characteristics of adrenal incidentalomas. MethodsEighty patients (41, males; 38, females; age range 17-80 years) who were diagnosed with adrenal incid..
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Original Article
Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 and Bcl-2 in Human Gastric Adenomas
Jee Hyun Park, Kyung Hee Kang, Se Hwan Kim, Jong Hyup Lee, Chang Min Cho, Young Oh Kweon, Sung Kook Kim, Yong Hwan Choi, Han Ik Bae, Mi Sung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):198-204. Published online September 30, 2005
BackgroundCyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is the rate-limiting enzyme in prostaglandin synthesis. An increased expression has been implicated in the development and progression of human gastric cancers and colorectal adenomas and cancers. This study aimed to determine the involvement a..
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