Publications by authors named "Yung Jee Kang"
Objectives: Research on detected distant metastasis or anaplastic transformation in recurrent/persistent differentiated thyroid cancer is limited. We analyzed the clinical factors associated with detected distant metastasis or anaplastic transformation following reoperation for differentiated thyroid cancer.
Methods: This retrospective review included 336 patients who underwent reoperation for differentiated thyroid cancer with detection of distant metastasis or anaplastic transformation following reoperation.
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- Dysphonia, which is a voice disorder, impacts social interaction and overall quality of life, and the study sought to explore how dietary and habitual factors relate to this condition using data from the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey.
- The research involved a large group of adults who underwent exams for dysphonia and provided information about their diets and habits, identifying risk factors for both dysphonia and laryngeal mucosal diseases.
- Findings revealed that age, body weight, and female sex were key factors associated with dysphonia, while smoking and niacin intake were significant for laryngeal mucosal diseases; diet-related factors like specific nutrient intakes did not show strong correlations.
Objectives: Hearing loss (HL) (receptive communication impairment) is a known risk factor for depression. However, dysphonia (expressive communication impairment), has received little study. We study HL, self-reported voice disorder, and combined impairment as risk factors for depression in a large national cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLaryngeal keel insertion, mucosal suture, application of mitomycin-C (MMC), and staged operations are approaches to prevent the anterior glottic web, but there are limitations. Our study suggests a modified approach to prevent the formation of an anterior glottic web. This retrospective single-institution tertiary center study (N = 23) involved the simultaneous removal of bilateral vocal fold lesions with topical MMC application.
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- The study investigates how extra-capsular spread (ECS) of lymph node metastasis (LNM) relates to tumor characteristics in head and neck cancer (HNC), highlighting its association with aggressive cancer types.
- It involves a retrospective analysis of various types of oral and throat cancers, examining tumor dimensions and LNM variables using statistical modeling.
- The findings indicate that LNM variables significantly influence ECS in most cancer subsites, with tumor dimensions playing a crucial role in oral tongue cancer while showing varied effects in oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers.
Topography and probability diagram of cervical and intra-parotid lymph node metastasis in parotid gland cancer.
Clin Exp Metastasis
February 2024
In parotid gland cancer (PGC), cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) and intra-parotid LNM are known as significant indicators of poor prognosis. However, the topography of LNM in the affected parotid gland and the lymphatic progression of PGC has never been explored in detail. This was a retrospective analysis of data from 423 patients with previously untreated primary PGC (2005 to 2020), excluding patients with squamous cell carcinoma, lymphoma or metastatic disease in the parotid gland.
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- This study looked at patients with a type of mouth cancer called OSCC and how the edges of their tumor removals (called resection margins) affected their chances of surviving.
- They found four types of margins: negative (no cancer cells), close (nearby), positive (some cancer cells left), and dysplastic (precancerous changes).
- It turned out that having severe dysplastic margins meant a higher chance of cancer coming back, but dysplastic margins overall didn't affect survival rates that much.
Influence of Lingual Tonsillar Volume in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Life (Basel)
November 2022
This study aimed to evaluate the influence of lingual tonsil (LT) volume measured using a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction volume rendering program on clinical parameters and polysomnography (PSG) results. A total of 100 patients who underwent PSG, computed tomography (CT), and allergy test from April 2016 to April 2020 were randomly selected. LT volume was measured using an imaging software program that enables 3D reconstruction of CT images.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMucosal melanoma originating from the eustachian tube is very rare, and only 15 cases were reported so far. In this study, we report a case of mucosal melanoma from the eustachian tube which was surgically managed, followed by chemoradiotherapy. A 53-year-old man presented with a history of recurrent idiopathic hemotympanum and a dark red mass in the nasopharynx protruding from the eustachian tube orifice.
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