An Anatomical Study of Nasal Tip Supporting Structures

Although there has not yet been a clear determination of the structures responsible for nasal tip support, it is generally agreed that for Caucasians the components of nasal tip support include the attachment between the upper and lower lateral cartilage, the attachment between the lateral crus and the pyriform aperture, the attachment between the paired domes of the lower lateral cartilages, and the medial crural attachments of the caudal septum. To our knowledge, there has been no anatomical study of the nasal tip supporting structures for Asian patients. The purpose of this study is to determine these structures and how they differ from those of Caucasian patients. Ten noses of fresh cadavers were investigated. Dissection was performed and the above-mentioned nasal tip supporting structures were observed and excised. Histological examination was done with hematoxylin and eosin stains and Van Gieson elastin stains. Based on our results, we propose that the structures between upper and lower lateral cartilages, between lateral crus and pyriform aperture, between the paired domes of lower lateral cartilages should referred to as an intercartilaginous ligament, sesamoid fibromuscular tissure, and interdomal loose connective tissue, respectively. There is no identified specific tissue between medial crus and caudal septum. We consider that the loose connection between the domes of the middle crura and the lack of a specific structure between the medial crus and caudal septum might be the reasons why the nasal tips of Asian patients tend to be broad and unprojected with a wide base.

Influence of Nuclear Grade on Prognosis in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated by Radical Nephrectomy / 대한비뇨기과학회지

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine the prognostic factors influencing the survival rate in patients with renal cell carcinomas treated by radical nephrectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 90 patients, with a renal cell carcinoma, who underwent a radical nephrectomy between January 1992 and December 2001, were retrospectively reviewed. The survival rate according to the prognostic factors, such as the 1997 TNM stage, tumor size, cell type and nuclear grade of the tumor, age and gender, tumor location and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. A univariate analysis, using log rank tests, was performed to evaluate the prognostic factors. A multivariate analysis was performed to determine which factors had an independent impact on the survival of patients with a renal cell carcinoma. RESULTS: The overall 1- and 5-year cancer survival rates were 93.6 and 74.7%, respectively. The 1- and 5-year cancer survival rates by stage were 100 and 93.8% in stage I, 100 and 80.0% in stage II, 87.4 and 57.4% in stage III and 66.7 and 27.8% in stage IV (p<0.0001). The univariate analysis showed significant differences in the TNM stage and nuclear grade and the tumor size and the ESR. The multivariate analysis revealed that the TNM stage and nuclear grade of the tumor were the best prognostic indicators for a renal cell carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: The TNM stage, nuclear grade, size of tumor and enhanced ESR are important prognostic factors in renal cell carcinomas. The TNM stage and nuclear grade of the tumor are independent prognostic factors.

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Comparison of Maximal Removal Rate of Indocyanine Green and Monoethylglycinexylidide Test in Quantitative Assessment of Hepatic Function / 대한임상병리학회지

BACKGROUND: The maximal removal rate of indocyanine green (ICG Rmax), which has been used as a useful indicator of quantitative assessment of the hepatic function, has some disadvantages such as high cost, requirement of multiple sampling, and long turn-around time. This study was designed to clarify that the measurement of the lidocaine metabolite, monoethylglycinekylidide (MEGX) test, can replace the ICG Rmax. And in healthy adults, MEGX forma pion was measured and compared according to methods of measurement and serf. METHOD: In 18 patients to whom ICG Rmax test was requested, ICG Rmax test was carried out at two doses of 0.5 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg and MEGX formation after 15 minute of 1 mg/kg lidocaine Injection was measured by fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) method. The correlation between them was analyzed, To 25 healthy volunteers included in this study as normal control, lidocaine was given intravenously at, a dose of 1 mg/kg and MEGX forma pion was measured IS and 30 minute later (MEGX15, MEGX30) using both high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and FPIA methods. RESULT: Patient group resealed significant correlation between ICG Rmax and MEGX15 (r=0.7674, p<0.001) and also between ICG Rl5 and MEGX15 (r=0.5612, p=0.008). There was significant difference between MEGX15 of 9 patients with chronic liver diseases and those of normal controls (22.24+/- 13.18 and 35.40+/- 14.43 ng/mL, respectively) (p=0.01). In normal controls, the correlation between methods was significant (p=0.001) and the values measured by FPIA method was significantly higher than that by HPLG (p(0.001). Of the normal controls, male group had higher MEGX15 values than female group in both methods (in HPLC method 33.89+/-15.95 and 22.53+/- 8.36, and in FPIA method 41.48+/-16.61 and 28.81+/-7.88 ng/mL, respectively), and in female group MEGX30 values was significantly elevated compared to MEGX15 (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Inferred from the fact that the correlation between ICG Rmax and MEGX was good, MEGX test can be considered a replacement for ICG Rmax. In healthy adults, it is considered that there is serf-related difference In the rate of lidocaine metabolism so we should pay attention to it in interpreting the MEGX results.