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Gastroenterology
Synchronous second primary cancers in patients with squamous esophageal cancer: clinical features and survival outcome
Jin Seo Lee, Ji Yong Ahn, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Yong Hee Kim, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Jin-Sook Ryu, Sung-Bae Kim, Jong Hoon Kim, Seung-Il Park, Kyung-Ja Cho, Jin-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):253-259. Published online February 11, 2016
Background/Aims: Unexpected diagnosis of synchronous second primary cancers (SPC) complicates physicians’ decision-making because clinical details of squamous esophageal cancer (EC) patients with SPC have been limited. We evaluated clinical features and treatment outcomes of patients with synchron..
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Use of 18F-FDG PET to predict tumor progression and survival in patients with intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma treated by transarterial chemoembolization
Min Jin Kim, Young Seok Kim, Youn Hee Cho, Hee Yoon Jang, Jeong-Yeop Song, Sae Hwan Lee, Soung Won Jeong, Sang Gyune Kim, Jae Young Jang, Hong Su Kim, Boo Sung Kim, Won Hyung Lee, Jung Mi Park, Jae Myung Lee, Min Hee Lee, Deuk Lin Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):308-315. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) has been used to assess the biological behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we investigated the usefulness of 18F-FDG PET for predicting tumor progression and sur..
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Parvimonas micra chest wall abscess following transthoracic lung needle biopsy
Luis Gorospe, Isabel Bermudez-Coronel-Prats, Carol F. Gomez-Barbosa, Maria E. Olmedo-Garcia, Angel Ruedas-Lopez, Vicente Gomez del Olmo
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):834-837. Published online October 31, 2014
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Cardiology
The diagnostic utility of chest computed tomography scoring for the assessment of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity
In Sook Kang, Kyung Jin Kim, Yookyung Kim, Seong-Hoon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):746-753. Published online October 31, 2014
Background/Aims: Amiodarone is one of the most widely used antiarrhythmic agents; however, amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (APT) can be irreversible and sometimes fatal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of chest computed tomography (CT) as a diagnostic tool for APT and to ..
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Distant subcutaneous recurrence of a parathyroid carcinoma: abnormal uptakes in the 99mTc-sestamibi scan and 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging
Sang Soo Kim, Yun Kyung Jeon, Soo Hyung Lee, Bo Hyun Kim, Seong Jang Kim, Yong Ki Kim, In Ju Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(3):383-387. Published online April 29, 2014
We report a rare case of distant subcutaneous parathyroid carcinoma recurrence. A 50‑year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of sustained hypercalcemia despite surgical removal of a parathyroid carcinoma. A focal uptake in the upper mediastinal area was detected in a 99mTc-s..
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Nephrology
The dose of cyclophosphamide for treating paraquat-induced rat lung injury
Jae-Sung Choi, Sung-Shick Jou, Mee-Hye Oh, Young-Hee Kim, Min-Ju Park, Hyo-Wook Gil, Ho-Yeon Song, Sae-Yong Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(4):420-427. Published online July 1, 2013
Background/AimsCyclophosphamide (CP) is a promising treatment for severe cases of paraquat (PQ) poisoning. We investigated the effective dose of CP for mitigating PQ-induced lung injury. MethodsAdult male Sprague-Dawley rats were allocated into ..
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection diagnosed by intravascular ultrasound and followed up by cardiac computed tomography
Sang-Woong Choi, Chang-Wook Nam, Han-Jun Bae, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Seung-Ho Hur, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):370-373. Published online May 1, 2013
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Analysis of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography findings in patients with pituitary lesions
Hannah Seok, Eun Young Lee, Eun Yeong Choe, Woo In Yang, Joo Young Kim, Dong Yeob Shin, Ho Jin Cho, Tae Sung Kim, Mi Jin Yun, Jong Doo Lee, Eun Jig Lee, Sung-Kil Lim, Yumie Rhee
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):81-88. Published online December 28, 2012
Background/AimsAlthough magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a good visual modality for the evaluation of pituitary lesions, it has limited value in the diagnosis of mixed nodules and some cystic lesions. We evaluated the usefulness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron..
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The Role of Optical Coherence Tomography in Coronary Intervention
Mitsuyasu Terashima, Hideaki Kaneda, Takahiko Suzuki
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(1):1-12. Published online February 28, 2012
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an optical analog of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) that can be used to examine the coronary arteries and has 10-fold higher resolution than IVUS. Based on polarization properties, OCT can differentiate tissue characteristics (fibrous, calcified, or lipid-ri..
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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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Role of 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT in the Evaluation of Primary Pulmonary Carcinoids
Tarun Jindal, Arvind Kumar, Balasubramanian Venkitaraman, Roman Dutta, Rakesh Kumar
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(4):386-391. Published online November 27, 2010
Background/AimsAlthough carcinoid tumors usually have good prognosis, early and specific diagnosis is important. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging do not provide findings that are specific for carcinoids, and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy suffers from low..
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Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Immediately after CT-Guided Transthoracic Needle Aspiration Biopsy as a Predictor of Overt Pneumothorax
Tae June Noh, Chang Hoon Lee, Young Ae Kang, Sung-Youn Kwon, Ho-Il Yoon, Tae Jung Kim, Kyung Won Lee, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):343-349. Published online November 27, 2009
Background/AimsThis study examined the correlation between pneumothorax detected by immediate post-transthoracic needle aspiration-biopsy (TTNB) chest computed tomography (CT) and overt pneumothorax detected by chest PA, and investigated factors that might influence the correl..
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Marked Recovery From Paraquat-Induced Lung Injury During Long-Term Follow-up
Kwon-Hyun Lee, Hyo-Wook GIL, Young-Tong Kim, Jong-Oh Yang, Eun-Young Lee, Sae-Yong Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(2):95-100. Published online June 8, 2009
Background/AimsParaquat-induced lung injury has been considered a progressive and irreversible disease. The purpose of this study was to report the long-term evolution of lung lesions in eight survivors with significant paraquat-induced lung injuries who could be followed-up f..
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Mediastinal Single Nodal Relapse of a Nasal Nk/T cell Lymphoma
Kyoung Hoon Rhee, Seok Chan Hong, Jeong Min An, Jooryung Huh, Ryu Jin Sook, Jin Seong Lee, Cheolwon Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):201-205. Published online September 30, 2007
A nasal NK/T cell lymphoma is a very aggressive form of lymphoma. Patterns of relapse after treatment have not been systematically evaluated, and mediastinal nodal relapse at a primary site has never been documented. We describe here a 40-year old man who presented with a nasal obstruction caused..
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Left Ventricular Apical Necrosis and Aneurysm in a Young Man: FDG-PET Findings
Jong-Seon Park, Ihn-Ho Cho, Dong-Gu Shin, Young-Jo Kim, Gu-Ru Hong, Bong-Sup Shim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):28-31. Published online March 31, 2007
A 29-year old male was transferred to our hospital with an abnormal chest X-ray finding diagnosed as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with apical necrosis and aneurysm formation. Four years after the initial hospitalization, we confirmed the aneurysm and necrosis using both integrated positron emissio..
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