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Ryu DH, Sung RH, Kang MH, Choi JW. Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas mimicking malignant cystic tumor: report of a case. Korean J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2015; 19:129-32. [PMID: 26379736 PMCID: PMC4568600 DOI: 10.14701/kjhbps.2015.19.3.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lymphoepithelial cysts of the pancreas are a type of true cyst that can mimic pseudocysts and cystic neoplasms. They are very rare, non-malignant lesions that are unilocular or multilocular cystic lesions lined predominantly by mature squamous epithelium and surrounded by non-neoplastic lymphoid elements. We, herein, present a patient with a cystic pancreas tumor mimicking a malignant cystic neoplasm. The patient was admitted with upper abdominal discomfort. Computed tomography showed a 64×39 mm cystic mass in the pancreas tail. She underwent distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. In the fluid analysis of the pancreas cystic mass, the CEA and CA19-9 were 618 ng/ml and 3.9 U/ml, respectively. The resected pancreas specimen showed a 6.5 cm-sized cyst the pancreas tail. The cyst was well circumscribed and multilocular. The final pathology report of the resected pancreas specimen noted that the cyst was multilocular, and the cyst lining was showing stratified squamous epithelium covering the lymphoid tissue (containing lymphoid follicles), which was consistent with a lymphoepithelial cyst. The patient recovered uneventfully from surgery and has been doing well for the past 3 months. A differential diagnosis of cystic pancreatic lesions is important. We suggest that lymphoepithelial cysts, although very rare, may be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic pancreatic tumors.
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- Dong Hee Ryu
- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Chungbuk National University, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chungbuk National University, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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Choi HL, Sung RH, Kang MH, Jeon HJ, Yun HY, Jang LC, Choi JW, Song YJ, Ryu DH. Polyarteritis nodosa presented as a dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct. Ann Surg Treat Res 2014; 87:273-5. [PMID: 25368854 PMCID: PMC4217254 DOI: 10.4174/astr.2014.87.5.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis of small- and medium-sized arteries in multiorgan systems. PAN may affect the gastrointestinal tract in 14%-65% of patients, but rarely involves the biliary tract and liver. We describe a patient without underlying disease who was diagnosed with PAN during resection of the gallbladder and liver.
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- Han Lim Choi
- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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Jee MJ, Yoon SM, Kim EJ, Choi HJ, Kim JW, Sung RH, Han JH, Chae HB, Park SM, Youn SJ. A novel germline mutation in exon 10 of the SMAD4 gene in a familial juvenile polyposis. Gut Liver 2013; 7:747-51. [PMID: 24312718 PMCID: PMC3848546 DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2013.7.6.747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Familial juvenile polyposis (FJP) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disorder that is characterized by the development of multiple distinct juvenile polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and an increased risk of cancer. Recently, germline mutations, including mutations in the SMAD4, BMPR1A, PTEN and, possibly, ENG genes, have been found in patients with juvenile polyps. We herein report a family with juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) with a novel germline mutation in the SMAD4 gene. A 21-year-old man presented with rectal bleeding and was found to have multiple polyps in his stomach, small bowel, and colon. His mother had a history of gastrectomy for multiple gastric polyps with anemia and a history of colectomy for colon cancer. A review of the histology of the polyps revealed juvenile polyps in both patients. Subsequently, mutation screening in DNA samples from the patients revealed a germline mutation in the SMAD4 gene. The pair had a novel mutation in exon 10 (stop codon at tyrosine 413). To our knowledge, this mutation has not been previously described. Careful family history collection and genetic screening in JPS patients are needed to identify FJP, and regular surveillance is recommended.
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- Myung Jin Jee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea
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Choi HL, Shin YM, Lee KM, Choe KH, Jeon HJ, Sung RH, Shin KS, Shin YD, Yun HY, Song YJ, Choi JW, Ryu DH. Bowel infarction due to intestinal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient. J Korean Surg Soc 2012; 83:325-9. [PMID: 23166893 PMCID: PMC3491236 DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2012.83.5.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 08/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mucormycosis is a fatal opportunistic fungal infection that typically occurs in immunocompromised patients. The classical manifestation of mucormycosis is a rhinocerebral infection, and although primary gastrointestinal infection is uncommon, it has an extremely high mortality rate in immunocompromised patients. Furthermore, cases of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent host are rarely reported. Here, we describe our experience of a male patient, with no underlying disease, who succumbed to a bowel infarction caused by intestinal mucormycosis during mechanical ventilatory care for severe pneumonia and septic shock.
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- Han Lim Choi
- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
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Gastric syphilis has non-specific symptoms and various endoscopic and radiographic findings. Spirochetes are seen infrequently in biopsy specimens and the pathological findings are often non-specific. So it is very difficult to make a definitive diagnosis of gastric syphilis based on clinical symptoms and biopsy findings. We report the case of a gastric syphilis with neurosyphilis presented with epigastric pain. This case reminds us that gastric syphilis is one possibility in ulcerative gastric lesions.
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- H W Jeong
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
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Choi YL, Xuan YH, Shin YK, Chae SW, Kook MC, Sung RH, Youn SJ, Choi JW, Kim SH. An immunohistochemical study of the expression of adhesion molecules in gallbladder lesions. J Histochem Cytochem 2004; 52:591-601. [PMID: 15100237 DOI: 10.1177/002215540405200504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We investigated the expression of 10 adhesion molecules (alpha-catenin, beta-catenin, gamma-catenin, CD44, CD44v6, ICAM-1, CD56, CEA, E-cadherin, and CD99) in 46 gallbladder carcinomas, 14 adenomas, 15 low-grade dysplasias, nine intestinal metaplasias, and 20 samples of normal gallbladder epithelium by immunohistochemistry. The expression of adhesion molecules was altered in gallbladder carcinomas and adenomas. In gallbladder carcinomas, increased expression of ICAM-1, CEA, and CD44v6 was observed, together with decreased expression of alpha/beta/gamma-catenin and CD99. In adenomas, aberrant expression of CD44v6 and CD56, as well as reduced expression of alpha/beta/gamma- and E-cadherins, was noted. Expression of alpha/beta/gamma-catenin was reduced in low-grade dysplasia, whereas there was no change in the expression of these adhesion molecules in metaplasia. Expression of ICAM-1, CD99, E-cadherin, and CD56 was correlated with clinical stage. In addition a correlation was noted between expression of ICAM-1 and E-cadherin and lymph node metastasis (p<0.05). These results suggest that altered expression of these adhesion molecules is involved in the progression and metastasis of gallbladder carcinomas.
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- Yoon-La Choi
- Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Choi KW, Jeon WJ, Chae HB, Park SM, Youn SJ, Shin HM, Sung RH, Lee SJ. [A recurred case of a mature ovarian teratoma presenting as a rectal mass]. Korean J Gastroenterol 2003; 42:242-5. [PMID: 14532748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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Mature teratoma is the most common germ cell tumor of the ovary. The tumor is essentially a benign neoplasm and surgical resection of the tumor is the treatment of choice. Recurrence with colorectal involvement after surgical removal of the primary lesion is exceedingly rare and has not been reported in Korea. We present a 43-year-old patient with a rectal mass who had already undergone left oophorectomy due to mature cystic teratoma and right oophorectomy due to hemorrhagic corpus luteum. The rectal mass was composed of a mature teratoma tissue. We postulate that leakage of the tumor elements from the cyst wall led to peritoneal tumor implantation and invasion to the rectal wall.
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- Ki Won Choi
- Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Korea
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Kang GH, Lee CH, Seo JW, Sung RH, Chung YH, Lee SK, Suh YH, Chi JG. In-vivo study on the harmful effect of the extremely low frequency unipolar pulsating magnetic field in mice. J Korean Med Sci 1997; 12:128-34. [PMID: 9170018 PMCID: PMC3054248 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1997.12.2.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We studied the biological effect of a magnetic field on murine brain and kidney. Magnetic field we used was generated by Magno-DR apparatus (Hanil Co., Korea) which produced a high density unipolar square pulsating magnetic field, about 0.3 approximately 0.5 Tesla at 7 Hertz. Animals were placed in the chamber of the machine for various times from 4 hours to 24 hours. Histological sections of brain and kidney were made after perfusion fixation with paraformaldehyde. The light microscopic examination showed eosinophilic change of cytoplasm and positive immunohistochemical reaction to amyloid precursor protein in the neurons of the cerebral cortex. However, the thalamus and brain stem were less affected. The changes in the brain was seen in the mouse exposed more than 12 hours. The renal tubular epithelium showed degenerated tubules scattered in cortical area but little change was noted in glomeruli in the cortex and collecting tubules in the medulla. Immunohistochemistry of the kidney showed weakly positive reaction for the amyloid precursor protein in the distal tubular epithelium after 4 hours of exposure. These data suggest that strong pulsating magnetic fields could induce deleterious effect on the murine brain tissue and renal cortical tubules.
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- G H Kang
- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
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Though leiomyosarcoma usually occurs in the gastrointestinal tract and uterus, it rarely occurs in the wall of large veins and arteries. We present a case of primary leiomyosarcoma arising in the great saphenous vein of the left inner thigh and spreading for some extent along the vein in a 54 year old female. Diagnosis was confirmed by desmin stain and electron microscopy. Postoperative course was fine. This is the first report of this in Korean literature.
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- K Y Song
- Department of Pathology, College of medicine, Chung-Ang University, Dongjakku, Seoul, Korea
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Parasitic disease is still important subject in the field of infectious diseases in Korea considering it's number and morbidity. Recently there was conspicuous reduction of parasitic disease in terms of soil-transmitted nematodiasis, but parasitism affecting organs other than intestinal tract is still a considerable problem. This survey covers the parasitic diseases cross-sectioned at a pathology laboratory of a referral hospital, trying to elucidate the significance of its relative frequency and also to describe some histopathological changes made by different parasites. Entire pathological materials of parasitic diseases, that were referred, examined and confirmed at the Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital from 1968 to 1987, were used for the study. There was a total of 594 cases of tissue parasitic diseases. This number accounted for 0.33 per cent of total accessions of surgical pathology. There occurred average 30 cases of tissue parasitic disease each year at this Hospital. Protozoal diseases were constituted of 15 cases of amebiasis, 7 cases of leishmaniasis (imported) and 5 cases of Pneumocystis carinii infections. Among helminthic infections cysticercosis was the most common (425 cases), and was followed by paragonimiasis (35 cases), sparganosis (31 cases), clonorchiasis (32 cases) and ascariasis (16 cases). In addition there were 4 cases of anisakiasis, 2 cases of fascioliasis, 2 cases of echinococcosis (imported) and a case of strongyloidiasis and a case of metagonimiasis respectively. It is emphasized that imported parasitic diseases such as leishmaniasis and hydatid disease become steadily found nowadays. Schistosomiasis is another possible imported disease, but not found in this series. And certain cestodiasis particularly cysticercosis and sparganosis should be the subjects of epidemiologic re-evaluation in view of steady occurrence of their morbidity.
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- J G Chi
- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea
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Behçet disease is relatively rare in pediatric age group. And the bowel involvement is seen in only a small portion of Behçet disease. However, once the bowel is involved it is potentially life threatening event. We report a 15 year old boy with intestinal Behçet's disease who had a history of recurrent oral and genital ulcers for several years. He underwent right hemicolectomy under the impression of intestinal tumor. Pathologically the lesion was a large sharply delineated ulcer in the cecum. The ulcer was round and deep with elevating margin, and was associated with thickening of affected intestinal wall. Microscopically, the ulcer base consisted of granulation tissue with fissurings and underminings. Characteristic phlebitis and occlusive arterial lesion were seen in intestinal wall. The inflammatory lesion was most pronounced around the ulcer but could be recognizable throughout the resected specimen.
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- Y L Suh
- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Korea
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We report the first case of Menkes' disease in Korea, occurring in a 1 1/2 year old boy with characteristic clinical, arteriographic and pathologic features. Postmortem examination revealed widespread neuronal destruction and abnormally tortuous and elongated large arteries including cerebral, visceral and limb vessels. Microscopically, many of the hairs formed were twisted (pili torti), of varying caliber (monilethrix), and fractured (trichorrhexis nodosa). In the radioactivated analysis of scalp hair, copper elements was not found. The abnormal vessels were characterized by fragmentation and disruption of the internal elastic lamina with intimal proliferation. The neuronal destruction was widespread in the cerebral gray matter and in the cerebellum, and there was associated gliosis. The changes in the cerebellum were particularly severe, with neuronal loss in the internal granular cell layer. Many Purkinje cells were lost, and the remainder showed unusual dendritic sprouts from the cell body and grotesque proliferation of dendritic tree. In other organs, mild chronic peribronchitis, and scattered foci of immature glomeruli in renal cortex were noted.
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- H R Moon
- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Korea
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