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Original Article
Prognostic factors in children with extracranial germ cell tumors treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy
Jinsup Kim, Na Hee Lee, Soo Hyun Lee, Keon Hee Yoo, Ki Woong Sung, Hong Hoe Koo, Jeong-Meen Seo, Suk-Koo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(10):386-391.   Published online October 21, 2015
Purpose

To evaluate the outcomes and prognostic factors in children with extracranial germ cell tumors (GCTs) treated at a single institution.

Methods

Sixty-six children diagnosed with extracranial GCTs between 1996 and 2012 were included in the study. Primary treatment was surgical excision, followed by six cycles of cisplatin-based chemotherapy. The survival rates were compared according to the International Germ Cell Cancer Cooperative Group...

Case Report
Decreased heart sound in a healthy newborn: Spontaneous multiseptated cystic pneumomediastinum with delayed respiratory distress
Young June Choe, Eun eun Kim, Ee-Kyung Kim, Han-Suk Kim, Jung-Eun Chun, Woo Sun Kim, In-One Kim, Jung-Hwan Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(2):244-247.   Published online February 15, 2010
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in the absence of predisposing risk factors has been rarely observed in full-term neonates. A 3-day-old neonate, delivered vaginally at term without any perinatal complications or signs of respiratory difficulty, was referred to the Seoul National University Children’s Hospital because of reduced heart sound detected during routine neonatal examination. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed air collection in the...
Original Article
Epidemic acute interstitial pneumonia in children occurred during the early 2006s
Chong Kun Cheon, Hyun-Seung Jin, Eun Kyeong Kang, Hyo Bin Kim, Byoung-Joo Kim, Jinho Yu, Seong Jong Park, Soo-Jong Hong, June Dong Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(4):383-390.   Published online April 15, 2008
Purpose : This study was aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with acute interstitial pneumonia who had presented similar clinical patterns from March to June, 2006 and to describe our experience of treatment and to identify risk factors associated with prognosis. Methods : The clinical characteristics, radiologic and histopathologic findings and response to steroids of 15 patients (non-survival...
Case Report
A Case of Disseminated Lymphangiomatosis Involving Mediastinum, Bone, Spleen and Retroperitoneum in an Asymptomatic Healthy Child
Kyung Hee Yoon, Seung Ju Ha, In Sook Park, Hyun Woo Goo, Jong Hyun Yoon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(11):1326-1329.   Published online November 15, 2001
Lymphangiomatosis, a benign tumor consisting of a cluster of dilated lymphatic channels, is very unusual. Most lymphangiomatoses are found in the neck and head area. Less than 5% are diagnosed intraabdominally and they are very infrequently encountered in the retroperitoneal area. Herein, we report a rare case of asymptomatic lymphangiomatosis of a 13 year-old boy during a routine chest...
A Case of Cavernous Lymphangioma in Mediastinum
Jin Kee Jung, Sang Du Lee, Kee Yong Park, Dock Yong Chung, Mi Sun Lee, Jong Gun Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(3):417-422.   Published online March 15, 1993
Cavernous lymphangioma in mediastinum is a rare congenital malformation of lymphatic system and is caused by lack of adequate drainage from the sequestrated lymphatic vessels to the venous system due to insufficiency or atresia of the efferent lymphatic channels The authors experienced 10 month-old male patient with cavernous lymphangioma in mediastinum documented by chest CT and open biopsy. The review of the...
Original Article
A Case of Neonatal Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum.
Kee Hwan Yoo, Ho Chan Na, Min Shik Kim, Hyun Kum Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(4):427-430.   Published online April 30, 1987
Neonatal spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare phenomenon which is observed in case of respiratory distressed, meconium stained and meconium aspirated neonate. In certain state, air can leak from the ruptured alveoli into the pulmonary interstitium and movement of this air along the vascular structures may result in pneumomediastinum. We experienced a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum, in a 3 day-old male infant (43+5 wks gestational...
Case Report
A Case of Neuroblastoma Originated from Mediastinum.
Suh Hong Ha, Won Kyung Kim, Kyung Tae Kim, Jung Hee Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1985;28(7):714-719.   Published online July 31, 1985
Neuroblastoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in infants and children, which arises from sympathetic nervous system. We had experienced a case of neuroblastoma originated from mediastinum and metastized to bone & lymph node.
Original Article
Peumomediastinum in the Newborn.
Dong Gwan Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1985;28(3):217-224.   Published online March 31, 1985
A retrospective review was performed of 15 medical records to study the pneumomedia- stinum in the newborn during last 4 years from Jan. 1980 through Dec. 1983 at Severance Hospital of Yonsei University. Tne results were as follows： 1) The incidence was 0.14% (15 of 8,737 live-births) during the neonatal period. Of those cases spontaneous pneumomediastinum was 66.7%(10 cases) and secondary pneumomedia- stinum 33.3%(5 cases). Males were...
Secondary Pneumothorax in the newborn.
Dong Gwan Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1985;28(2):123-130.   Published online February 28, 1985
Clinical records of 25 neonates with secondary pneumothorax were reviewed retrospectively during last 6 years from Jan. 1978 through Dec. 1983 at Pediatric Department of Yonsei University Hospital. The following results were obtained; 1)The incidence of secondary pneumothorax was 0.16% (21 out of 12,864 live-birth) during the neonatal period. The incidence tended to increase since we had set up the neonatal,...
Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Newborn.
Dong Gwan Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1985;28(1):16-24.   Published online January 31, 1985
A retrospective 13 medical records of symptomatic and spontaneous pneumothorax of newborn has been reviewed, which occurred during last 13 years from Jan. 1971 through Dec. 1983 at Pediatric Department of Yonsei Medical School. Spontaneous pneumothorax was defined one with pneumothorax which was not given positive pressure or intubation. And following results W6re obtained; 1)The incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax in...
Case Report
3 Cases of Acute Death dueto Pneumomediastinum, Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema as a Complication of Miliary Tuberculosis.
Hyang Suk Yun, Hyun Ju Oh, Hyung Suk Byun, Kyung Ryong Huh, Chull Sohn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(9):891-896.   Published online September 15, 1981
Pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema are uncommon in pediatric practice, but they may be rarely ocured in association with respiratory distress and excessive ressusciation in the neonatal period, and as a complication of bronchial asthma, measles in childhood. And also, there was a report of a few cases that developed to pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema caused by vomiting in patient...
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