세침 흡인 세포술로 진단된 폐과오종 3예

명나혜,조경자,장자준 대한병리학회 1989 Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine Vol.23 No.3

전이성 편평 세포암종의 체액 세포학적 소견

명나혜,고재수,하창원,조경자,장자준,Myong, Na-Hye,Ko, Jae-Soo,Ha, Chang-Won,Cho, Kyung-Ja,Jang, Ja-June 대한세포병리학회 1992 대한세포병리학회지 Vol.3 No.1

It is very rare to diagnose a squamous cell carcinoma when the carcinoma cells are observed in various body fluids. The effusion cytology of squamous cell carcinoma has not been sufficiently studied till now. We examined 10 cases of body fluid cytologic specimen diagnosed as metastatic squamous ceil carcinoma, which were selected among 2,100 body fluid cytology cases collected from 1986 to 1991. The patients had been confirmed to have primary squamous ceil carcinomas. The backgrounds of cellular aspirates were necrotic in most and the cells appeared in clusters or individually. The cell clusters showed round and smooth margins, mimicking adenocarcinoma, but in flat sheets rather than three-dimensional bails. the individual cells were most frequently Graham's 3rd-type cells, found in all cases, which were described as 1.5 times large as the parabasal cells and having small cytoplasmic rims. Other malignant squamous cells were undifferentiated cells, polygonal cells, fiber cells, and tadpole cells with decreasing order of frequency. The recognition of various features of malignant squamous cells would be helpful for the diagnosis of squamous ceil carcinoma found in effusion cytology.

세포성 청색모반 1예

명나혜,지제근,조병규,송계용 대한병리학회 1993 Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine Vol.27 No.5

Loss of E-cadherin and Acquisition of Vimentin in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition are Noble Indicators of Uterine Cervix Cancer Progression

명나혜 대한병리학회 2012 Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine Vol.46 No.4

Background: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been known to play a key role in the stromal invasion of carcinoma in situ (CIS) lesion. Loss of E-cadherin and acquisition of vimentin are two critical steps in EMT, that are induced by Snail-1 upregulation associated with overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). However, roles of EMT-related proteins in human cervical tissues have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the immunoexpressions of EMT-related proteins in CIS, microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and invasive SCC to demonstrate their key roles in tumor progression. Methods: Eighty one CIS, 17 microinvasive, and 21 invasive SCC cases were immunostained with primary antibodies for Snail-1, EGFR, E-cadherin, and vimentin on paraffin-embedded tissue microarray blocks. Results: EGFR and Snail-1 proteins were highly expressed but the levels were not significantly different between the three groups. However, loss of E-cadherin and acquisition of vimentin were proven to occur significantly higher in microinvasive and invasive SCC cases than in CIS. Conclusions: E-cadherin and vimentin were found to be two useful indicators of EMT in evaluating stromal invasion of CIS. However, it was not demonstrated for Snail-1 and EGFR proteins to play any key role in the progression of cervix cancer.

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma with Prominent Hyaline Degeneration - A Case Report -

명나혜,한강민,김동훈 대한병리학회 2010 Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine Vol.44 No.5

Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH) is a rare vascular tumor of low to intermediate malignant potential, and PEH can mimic other more common tumor entities pathologically as well as clinically. Compared to its well-recognized histological features, its cytological findings have been reported rarely to be plasmacytoid or epithelioid cells with abundant dense or finely granular cytoplasm, cytoplasmic vacuoles, round nuclei and prominent nucleoli. We report here on the fine needle aspiration cytologic findings of a 38-year-old woman with EH of the lung, that showed in addition to its classical cytomorphology, a somewhat peculiar cytologic finding such as big twig-like rosettoid structures with prominent hyalinized stroma. This tumor was histologically and immunohistochemically proven to be PEH by primary antibodies for CD31, CD34 and vimentin. We emphasize that the accuracy of making a cytologic diagnosis of this rare tumor can be increased by recognizing the peculiar cytologic finding that we report on here.

골 거대세포종의 2예 세침 천자 세포학적 소견

명나혜,하창원,조경자,장자준,백구현,이수용,Myong, Na-Hye,Ha, Chang-Won,Cho, Kyung-Ja,Jang, Ja-June,Baek, Goo-Hyun,Lee, Soo-Yong 대한세포병리학회 1990 대한세포병리학회지 Vol.1 No.1

Two cases of giant cell tumor of bone diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology are described. Case 1 was a 28-year-old male who had pain sense for one year at the right distal thigh. His radiologic finding revealed a destructive cortical lesion with soft tissue extension at medial side of epiphysis of the distal femur. Case 2 was a 21-year-old female complaining pain at left distal forearm for eight months and showed a well-demarcated expansile osteolytic lesion with multiseptation, and cortical destruction at epiphysis and metaphysis of the left distal radius on the X-ray. Fine needle aspiration of each lesion was performed. The aspirate of the case 1 revealed moderate cellularity, which was composed of scattered giant cells of osteoclastic type and small round to oval monotonous stromal cells in large areas. Giant cells were evenly distributed in single or small groups and had irregular but abundant cytoplasms with 10 to 20 nuclei in the center. The nuclei showed ovoid shape, fine granular chromatin, and a small but conspicuous nucleolus. Stromal cells were dispersed in isolated pattern or sometimes aggregated in clusters and showed the same nuclei as those of giant cells and scanty cytoplasms. Comparing to case 1, case 2 had a more translucent abundant cytoplasm in the giant cells and more spindled stromal cells. All two cases revealed neither nuclear atypism nor increased abnormal mitoses In both giant and stromal cells, suggesting no evidence of malignancy. Thereafter the lesions were treated with excision and curettage, and histologically confirmed as giant cell tumors of the bone.

Functional Inactivation of pRb Associated with Cyclin D1- and Cyclin-dependent Kinase 4 Overexpression Plays A Key Role in Human Pituitary Tumorigenesis

명나혜 대한병리학회 2009 Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine Vol.43 No.1

Background : Human pituitary adenoma (PA) is a common intracranial tumor, but the mechanism underlying tumorigenesis has not been established. Functional inactivation of retinoblastoma protein (pRb) following cyclin D1- and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4-dependent hyperphosphorylation is one of the most important mechanisms in tumor cell proliferation. We evaluated immunohistochemical expressions of cyclin D1, CDK4 and phosphorylated pRb (p-pRb) in 50 PAs to investigate a role for functional inactivation of pRb associated with cyclin D1/CDK4 overexpression in pituitary tumorigenesis and to correlate it with clinicopathologic variables. Methods : Fifty human PAs were immunohistochemically stained for cyclin D1, CDK4 and p-pRb (Thr 356). Correlations between their expression and the clinicopathologic characteristics were statistically analyzed. Results : Cyclin D1 and CDK4 were overexpressed in 56% and 64%, respectively; pRb was hyperphosphorylated in 64%. Forty one cases (82%) showed one or more of these altered expressions. Overexpressions of cyclin D1 and CDK4 were correlated with functional pRb inactivation. Cyclin D1 overexpression was associated with apoplexy and growth hormone production. Conclusions : Functional inactivation of pRb associated with the cyclin D1/CDK4 overexpression might play a key role in human pituitary tumorigenesis. CDK4 worked in concert with cyclin D1 to hyperphosphorylate pRb. Pituitary apoplexy appeared to be associated with cyclin D1 overexpression. Background : Human pituitary adenoma (PA) is a common intracranial tumor, but the mechanism underlying tumorigenesis has not been established. Functional inactivation of retinoblastoma protein (pRb) following cyclin D1- and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4-dependent hyperphosphorylation is one of the most important mechanisms in tumor cell proliferation. We evaluated immunohistochemical expressions of cyclin D1, CDK4 and phosphorylated pRb (p-pRb) in 50 PAs to investigate a role for functional inactivation of pRb associated with cyclin D1/CDK4 overexpression in pituitary tumorigenesis and to correlate it with clinicopathologic variables. Methods : Fifty human PAs were immunohistochemically stained for cyclin D1, CDK4 and p-pRb (Thr 356). Correlations between their expression and the clinicopathologic characteristics were statistically analyzed. Results : Cyclin D1 and CDK4 were overexpressed in 56% and 64%, respectively; pRb was hyperphosphorylated in 64%. Forty one cases (82%) showed one or more of these altered expressions. Overexpressions of cyclin D1 and CDK4 were correlated with functional pRb inactivation. Cyclin D1 overexpression was associated with apoplexy and growth hormone production. Conclusions : Functional inactivation of pRb associated with the cyclin D1/CDK4 overexpression might play a key role in human pituitary tumorigenesis. CDK4 worked in concert with cyclin D1 to hyperphosphorylate pRb. Pituitary apoplexy appeared to be associated with cyclin D1 overexpression.

Cyclin D1 Overexpression, p16 Loss, and pRb Inactivation Play a Key Role in Pulmonary Carcinogenesis and have a Prognostic Implication for the Long-term Survival in Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients

명나혜 대한암학회 2008 Cancer Research and Treatment Vol.40 No.2

Purpose: We investigated the immunoexpressions of cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16 and phosphorylated retinoblastoma (p-pRb) proteins in nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) to demonstrate their key roles in tumorigenesis, their relationship with the clinicopathologic factors, and their prognostic influences on the long-term survival. Materials and Methods: 115 surgically resected NSCLCs were immunohistochemically stained for the G1/S cell cycle proteins, with using a tissue microarray. The correlation between their immunoexpressions and the clinicopathologic prognostic factors, their inter-relationships and their single or combined effects on the long-term survival (over 5 years) were statistically analyzed by SPSS15.0. Results: Loss of p16 was found in 75% of the cases and cyclin D1 overexpression and phosphorylated pRb (p-pRb) were found in 64% and 46%, respectively. Cyclin D1 overexpression was correlated with the p16 loss and pRb inactivation by phosphorylation. The p16 loss was tightly associated with p-pRb. The Kaplan-Meier survival curves disclosed that the cyclin D1-positive group and the p16-negative group showed a rapid decline of survival at the point of about 5 years after surgery and thereafter. The combined actions of cyclin D1 overexpression, loss of p16 and pRb inactivation tended to have an adverse influence on the prolonged survival. Conclusions: The observation that cyclin D1 overexpression, p16 loss and pRb inactivation were largely found in NSCLCs suggests that they play an important role in pulmonary carcinogenesis. Also, their inverse or positive correlations indicate that the G₁/S cell cycle proteins may act alternatively or synergistically on the mechanisms by which tumor cells escape the G₁ restriction point. Finally, their solitary or combined actions might have a long-term effect on the survival.

점액양 연골 육종 1례의 세침 흡인 세포학적 소견

명나혜,조경자,장자준,조재일,심영목,Myong, Na-Hye,Cho, Kyung-Ja,Jang, Ja-June,Zo, Jae-Il,Shim, Young-Mog The Korean Society for Cytopathology 1990 대한세포병리학회지 Vol.1 No.2

70세 여자의 늑막에 발생한 점액양 연골육종의 세침흡인세포학적 소견을 기술하였다. 환자는 4개월간의 좌측 흉통과 2개월간의 호흡곤란을 호소하였고 흉부 X-선 및 전산화 단층촬영상 좌측 늑막강에 위치하여 흉벽을 침범하는 커다란 분엽상 저음영성 종괴와 늑막 삼출액이 관찰되었다. 종괴의 세침 흡인 도말은 세포 밀도가 매우 높았고, 세포질이 풍부한 나원형 세포들이 점액성 물질내에 산재되거나 간혹 뭉쳐 있었다. 풍부한 세포질은 불투명한 청색으로 소포를 함유하기도 하였으며 그 경계는 흩어진 세포에서는 비교적 분명했으나 세포집단에서는 불분명하였다. 핵들은 한쪽으로 치우쳐져 둥글거나 난원형을 보였고 염색질은 미세하였으며 다수의 작은 핵소체를 갖고 있었다. 세포들간의 다형성이나 유사분열은 잘 관찰되지 않았다. 이상의 소견은 연공육종의 세포학적 특징과 유사했으나 연골 성분이 관찰되지 않았고 점액성 물질이 매우 풍부하여 확진을 위한 생검이 시행되었고 조직학적으로 점액양 연골육종임이 확인되었다. A 70-year-old female who was diagnosed as myxoid chondrosarcoma by fine needle aspiration of a pleural mass is described. She presented with left chest discomfort of 4 months' duration and aggravating dyspnea and chest pain for 2 months. Chest X-ray and CT scan revealed a large lobulated low density mass invading chest wall at the left pleural cavity and massive pleural fluid. Fine needle aspiration was done under the impression of mesothelioma or metastatic cancer. The aspirates from the mass were very cellular and composed of isolated or clustered forms of large plump cells. Abundant cytoplasm was blulsh opaque and the margin was rounded in the isolated cells, whereas clustered cells show ill-defined ceil borders and aggregating tendency. The nuclei were eccentric, round to ovoid, and had fine chromatin pattern and multiple small nucleoli. Cellular pleomorphism or mitotic figure was not definite. These findings were consistent with cytologic features of chondrosarcoma. Final diagnosis was confirmed as myxoid chondrosarcoma by mediastinoscopic biopsy and the tumor showed strong positivity for S-100 protein.

위샘종과 조기 위암에서 p27Kip1 단백 발현에 관한 면역조직화학적 연구 - 65증례의 분석 -

명나혜 대한병리학회 2003 Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine Vol.37 No.5

Background : Recent studies have suggested that loss of p27Kip1 expression correlates with poor prognosis in gastric carcinomas, although the published data is still controversial. However, there are very few reports on the immunohistochemical expression of p27Kip1 in gastric adenomas and its significance in the progression of gastric adenomas to early gastric carcinomas (EGCs) is unclear. We therefore performed an immunohistochemical study for p27Kip1 expression in gastric adenomas with low- and high-grade dysplasia and EGCs to investigate the role of p27Kip1 expression in gastric carcinogenesis. Methods : We collected 45 cases of endoscopic mucosal resection specimens which were diagnosed as gastric adenomas and 20 cases of gastrectomy specimens showing EGCs. Using a monoclonal antibody against p27Kip1, the immunohistochemistry was performed on paraffin-embedded specimens. Results : The loss of p27Kip1 immunoreactivity (<5% of the tumor cells) tended to be observed more frequently in highgrade adenomas than in the low-grade. The loss was found significantly higher in the EGCs than in both high-grade and low-grade adenomas (p=0.000). Gastric adenomas with villous component showed significant loss of p27Kip1 expression (p=0.057). Conclusion : These results suggest that loss of p27Kip1 expression can play a role in the progression of gastric adenomas into adenocarcinomas and the villous component allows reliable estimation of the possibility for malignant transformation.