Biomedical subjects

In-Suh Park

Publications and source records attributed to In-Suh Park.

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PubMed2005

Littoral cell angioma (LCA) associated with liver cirrhosis.

A littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare benign vascular tumor of the spleen. A 60-year-old man, with multiple nodules in imaging study and liver cirrhosis graded as Child-Pugh classification class A, was transferred for splenomegaly. A thrombocytopenia was found on hematological evaluation. Because there was no evidence of hematological and visceral malignancy, a splenectomy was performed for a definitive diagnosis. The histological and immunohistochemical features of the splenic specimens were consistent with a LCA. After the splenectomy, the thrombocytopenia recovered to the normal platelet count. There has been no previous report of a LCA combined with liver cirrhosis. Herein, the first case of a LCA in Korea, diagnosed and treated by a splenectomy, is reported.

Hemangioma↗

PubMed2005

Clustered localized pigmented villonodular synovitis.

The localized form of pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a rare pathologic entity characterized by limited involvement of the synovium. In the knee joint, which is the most commonly affected joint, the disorder generally presents as a single nodular lesion, or rarely as 2 or 3 multiple nodular lesions into the joint. We report 2 cases of localized PVNS in which multiple nodules were clustered in a limited patella fat pad area. Clustered, multiple nodular lesions in a limited area suggested to us to consider a variant of localized forms.

Adult↗

PubMed2004

Low grade gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma: treatment strategies based on 10 year follow-up.

AIM: To deduce strategic guidelines of gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALTOMA) by evaluating the long-term outcome of patients in respect to various treatment modalities. METHODS: A total of 55 patients with MALTOMA from May 1992 to August 2002 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: Complete remission was obtained in 24 (82.8%) of 29 patients treated with anti Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) regimen only. The duration to reach complete remission was 12 months (85 percentile, 2-33 months). Five patients showed complete remission with radiation therapy (26-86 months). Two of them were H pylori treatment failure cases. CONCLUSION: H pylori eradication is an effective primary treatment option for low grade MALTOMA and radiation therapy could be considered in patients with no evidence of H pylori infection or who do not respond to H pylori eradication therapy 12 months after successful eradication.

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