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Immunoscore can effectively predict prognosis in patients with colon cancer; however, its clinical application is limited. We modified the Immunoscore and created a tumor immune microenvironment (TIM) classification system for gastric carcinoma. Unlike previous studies that used small sample sizes or focused on particular immune-cell subtypes, our simplified system enables pathologists to classify gastric carcinomas intuitively using H&E-stained sections. Samples from 326 patients with advanced gastric carcinoma were reviewed and analyzed by pathologists using simple determination and digital image analysis. Comprehensive results of cancer-panel sequencing, Epstein-Barr‒virus (EBV) status, and PD-L1, HER2, ATM, PTEN, MET, FGFR2, and EGFR immunohistochemistry were evaluated with respect to the TIM class. The TIM was classified as “hot” (n = 22), “immunosuppressed” (n = 178), “excluded” (n = 83), or “cold” (n = 43). TIM category was significantly associated with numbers of frameshift mutations (P

Background: Lobectomy is the generally accepted standard treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, especially in elderly patients, it is often necessary to perform pneumonectomy in order to maximize the likelihood of curative treatment, although pneumonectomy is a challenging procedure. Methods: We analysed patients who were clinically diagnosed with stage I NSCLC and underwent pneumonectomy with curative intent from 2004 to 2011. The patients were divided into an elderly group (≥70 years) and a younger group (＜70 years). We retrospectively analysed the outcomes of these groups of patients in order to characterize the role of pneumonectomy as a treatment for elderly patients with clinical stage I NSCLC. Results: Thirty patients younger than 70 years of age (younger group) and fourteen patients 70 years of age or older (elderly group) who underwent pneumonectomy were enrolled in the present study. The median follow-up period was 35 months (range, 0 to 125 months). The perioperative mortality rate (within 90 days after the operation) was 7.1% in the elderly group and 6.7% in the younger group (p=0.73). No significant differences between the two groups were observed regarding the occurrence of pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, cardiac arrhythmia, bronchopleural fistula, and vocal cord paralysis. The overall five-year survival rate was 79.4% in the younger group and 35.7% in the elderly group, which was a significant difference (p=0.018). The five-year disease-free survival rate was 66.7% in the younger group and 35.7% in the elderly group, but this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.23). Conclusion: Although elderly patients with early stage lung cancer showed a worse long-term survival rate after pneumonectomy than younger patients, the outcomes of elderly patients were similar to those of younger patients in terms of perioperative mortality and postoperative complications. Patients should not be denied pneumonectomy solely due to old age.

Purpose: Pulmonary metastases occur in up to 10% of all patients who undergo a curative resection for colorectal cancer. Surgical resection is an important part in the treatment of pulmonary metastasis from colorectal cancer. We analyzed the treatment outcome and the prognostic factors affecting survival in this subset of patients. Methods: Between October 1994 and December 2004, 59 patients underwent a curative resection for pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer. Uncontrollable synchronous liver and lung metastasis or synchronous colorectal cancers with isolated lung metastasis were excluded from this study. A retrospective review of the patients’ characteristics and of factors influencing survival was performed. Survival was analyzed by using the Kaplan-Meier method. Comparisons between the groups were performed by using a log-rank analysis and the Cox proportional hazard model. Results: The 5-year overall survival rate of all patients who received a pulmonary resection was 50.3%. The number of pulmonary metastases was significantly related with survival (P=0.032). A pre-thoracotomy CEA level exceeding 5 ng/ml was related with poor survival (P=0.001). A disease- free interval of greater than 2 years did not correlate with survival after a thoracotomy (P=0.3). Conclusions: The pre-thoracotomy CEA level and the number of metastases were independent prognostic factors. Resection of a pulmonary metastasis from colorectal cancer may result in improved survival or even cure in selected patients. A pulmonary resection of colorectal cancer is regarded as a safe and effective treatment with low morbidity and mortality rates.

Background : Five year survival rate of postoperative stage I non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) reaches to 66%. In the remaining one third of patients, however, cancer recurs and the overall survival of NSCLC remains dismal. To evaluate clinical and pathologic characteristics of recurred NSCLC, the patterns and factors for postoperative recurrence in patients with staged I and II NSCLC were studied. Method : A retrospective analysis was performed in 234 patients who underwent radical resection for pathologic stage I and II NSCLC. All patients who were followed up for at least one year were included in this study. Results : 1) There were 177 men and 57 women The median age was 63. The median duration of the follow up period was 732 days (range 365~1,695 days). The overall recurrence rate was 26.5%, and the recurrence occurred days after operation. 2) The ages of recurred NSCLC patients were higher ( years) than those of non-recurred patients ( years)(p=0.043). The recurrence rate was higher in stage II (46.9%) than in stage I (18.8%) NSCLC p) than that of non-recurred NSCLC (, p

연구배경: 비소세포성 폐암 수술시 sleeve 폐엽절제술은 가능한한 폐실질을 보존하기 위한 수술방법으로, 폐기능이 감소되어 있는 환자에서도 폐절제술을 시행할 수 있다. 그러나 sleeve 폐엽절제술 후 폐기능이 기대했던 것 만큼 보존되는지에 대한 국내의 보고가 없어 sleeve 폐엽절제술 후 폐기능의 보존정도에 대해 연구 하였다. 방법: 1995년부터 1998년까지 삼성서울병원에서 sleeve 폐엽절제술을 받은 폐암 환자중 수술 후 3개월 이후에 기관지내시경 검사, 폐기능검사를 시행받은 15명의 환자를 대상으로 수술 전 예상 $FEV_1$ 과 수술 후 실제 $FEV_1$ 과의 차이를 비교 분석하였다. 수술 전 예상 $FEV_1$ 은 수술 전 $FEV_1$ 에 수술 후 잔류폐엽의 폐관류 정도(%)를 곱한 값으로 계산하였다. 결과: 15명 환자의 연령의 중앙값은 58세(44세-70세)였고, 남녀비는 14:1이었다. 모두 비소세포성폐암이었으며 상피세포암이 13명, 선암이 2 명이었다. 우측 상엽 sleeve 폐업절제술이 8명, 우측 중엽과 하엽을 동시에 제거하는 양엽 sleeve 폐엽절제술이 3명, 좌측 상엽 sleeve 폐엽절제술이 4명이었다. 환자들의 수술 전 평균 $FEV_1$ 은 $2417{\pm}694mL$ 였고, sleeve 폐엽절제술을 받을 경우 예상 $FEV_1$ 용 $2180{\pm}570mL$ 였다. Sleeve 폐엽절제술 후 실제 $FEV_1$ 은 $2293{\pm}499mL$ 로 수술 전 예상 $FEV_1$ 과 의미있는 상관관계을 보여 (r = 0.67, P $FEV_1$ 과 수술 후 실제 $FEV_1$ 을 비교해 보았을 때 수술 전 $FEV_1$ 이 적었던 ( $FEV_1$ 이 증가하였다. 결론: 폐암의 수술에 있어 sleeve 폐업절제술은 예상했던 것 만큼 폐기능이 잘 보존되었고, 특히 수술 전 폐기능이 저하되어 있는 환자에서 유용한 수술수기로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각 되었다. 【Background: Sleeve lobectomy of the main bronchus has been proposed to spare lung tissue in patients who cannot tolerate pneumonectomy because of impaired lung function. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether sleeve lobectomy can preserve lung function as expected from preoperative evaluation of lung function in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Method: Between January 1995 and March 1998, 15 patients with non-small cell lung cancer who underwent sleeve resection were evaluated. Preoperative evaluations included spirometry and quantitative lung perfusion scan, from which predicted postoperative $FEV_1$ was calculated. At least 3 months after operation follow up spirometry and bronchoscopy were performed. Predicted FEVj was compared with measured postoperative $FEV_1$ . Result: Fourteen men and one woman, with median age of 58 years, were reviewed. The diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma in 13 patients and adenocarcinoma of lung in 2 patients. Our results showed a excellent preservation of pulmonary function after sleeve lobectomy. Correlation between the predicted (mean, $2180{\pm}570mL$ ) and measured $FEV_1$ (mean, $2293{\pm}499mL$ ) was good(r=0.67, P $FEV_1$ (】

Background: Chemical pleurodesis is a widely used method for the control of symptomatic and recurrent malignant pleural effusions. Talc has been accepted to be the most effective sclerosing agent for chemical pleurodesis. This study was undertaken to evaluate the usefulness of talc pleurodesis via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in treatment of malignant pleural effusions. Methods : A retrospective analysis of the medical records and radiographic findings was performed. The success of the procedure was defined as daily pleural fluid drainage below 100ml within 1 week after pleurodesis and complete expansion of the lung on simple chest radiograph. Recurrence was defined as reaccumulation of pleural fluid on follow-up chest radiographs, and complete response as no fluid accumulation on follow-up chest radiographs. Results: Between October 1994 and August 1996, talc pleurodesis via VATS was performed in 35 patients. Duration of follow-up ranged from 5 days to 828 days(median 79days). The initial success rate of procedure was 88.6%(31 of 35 cases). Complete responses were observed in 92.8% at 30 days, 75.7% at 90 days and 64.9% at 180 days. Postoperative complications were fever (54.3%), subcutaneous emphysema(11.4%), reexpansion pulmonary edema(2.9%) and respiratory failure(5.7%). But procedure related mortality or respiratory failure was not found. Conclusion: Talc pleurodesis via VATS is a safe and effective method for the control of symptomatic malignant pleural effusions.

Background: Recent advance in video technology, endoscopic equipments, and surgical techniques have expanded the use of thoracoscopy from diagnosis of the pleural diseases to treatment of the various intrathoracic diseases. Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery(VATS) is a pretty new and fascinating thoracic surgical modality, and so we present our early VATS resuls. Methods: Using Video Thoracoscopic techniques in 30 patients for 10 months from July 1992 to April 1993, we had performed a variety of procedures. These incuded (1) bleb resections in 18 patients (19 cases), (2) mediastinal tumor excision in 4, (3) lung biopsies for parenchymal pulmonary disease in 3, (4) pleural biopasies in 3, (5) pleural tumor excision in 1, (6) and pleuropericardial window in 1. Results: There were no mortality associated with the procedures. We had minor 8 complications; prolonged air leak in 3 patients, prolonged serous drainage in 2, recurrence of pneumothorax in 1, Honer's syndrome in 1, and hoarseness in 1 patient. None of the 30 patients had reverted to the conventional full thoracotomies. Mean postoperative hospital stay of non-complicated pneumothoraces was about 5 days, which was a little shorter than conventional thoracotomy group. Conclusion: Though we had somewhat higher postoperative complication rate due to lack of experiences in the begining, we were able to convince that VATS had benifical value for patients; lesser postoperative pain, shorter hospitalization, quicker recovery time, and cosmetically superior scar. The role of VATS can be expanded to the diagnosis and treatment of various thoracic diseases, even to the cardiovascular diseases, with satisfactory outcome and less postoperative morbidity.