Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine

Ok Jun Lee

11 Articles

CellprepPlus(R) Liquid-based Smear in Sono-guided Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Comparison of Conventional Method and CellprepPlus(R) Liquid-based Cytology.: Ji Hae Koo, Seung Young Lee, Ho chang Lee, Jin Woo Park, Sung Soo Koong, Tae Keun Oh, Hyun Jeong Jeon, Eun Joong Kim, Ok Jun Lee; Korean J Pathol. 2011;45(2):182-187.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2011.45.2.182

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BACKGROUND
Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the thyroid is a useful tool for the evaluation of benign or malignant thyroid nodules. The improvements in the quality of cytological preparations using the liquid-based cytology (LBC) method have been well-documented. The principal objective of this study was designed to evaluate the diagnostic adequacy, sensitivity, and specificity of the thyroid FNA comparing a conventional smear with the LBC adapted with the filtration method described herein.
METHODS
One hundred ninety eight cases of FNA samples obtained from May 2009 to September 2009 were included in this study. All patients were subjected to ultrasound-guided aspiration twice at a target lesion by a radiologist and two types of slides were prepared using conventional smear and LBC.
RESULTS
When compared with conventional method, the cellularity was reduced in LBC. However, the malignant tumor cells evidenced the larger and more vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and distinct nuclear membranes in LBC. Thirty two cases (16.16%) of conventional smear were inadequate, but 96 cases (48.49%) of LBC were inadequate.
CONCLUSIONS
Most of the slides using CellprepPlus(R) LBC evidenced lower cellularity and clearer background. However, the conventional smears were found to generate much more applicable samples than CellprepPlus(R) LBC.

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Comparison of Liquid-Based Preparations with Conventional Smears in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspirates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Yun Jin Kang, Hyeon Woo Lee, Gulnaz Stybayeva, Se Hwan Hwang
Cancers.2024; 16(4): 751. CrossRef
The efficacy of pancreatic juice cytology with liquid-based cytology for evaluating malignancy in patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
Kazuya Miyamoto, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Hironari Kato, Ryuichi Yoshida, Yuzo Umeda, Hirohumi Inoue, Takehiro Tanaka, Akihiro Matsumi, Yosuke Saragai, Yuki Fujii, Tatsuhiro Yamazaki, Daisuke Uchida, Takeshi Tomoda, Shigeru Horiguchi, Takahito Yagi, Hiroyuki O
BMC Gastroenterology.2020;[Epub] CrossRef
Comparison of liquid-based cytology (CellPrepPlus) and conventional smears in pancreaticobiliary disease
Myeong Ho Yeon, Hee Seok Jeong, Hee Seung Lee, Jong Soon Jang, Seungho Lee, Soon Man Yoon, Hee Bok Chae, Seon Mee Park, Sei Jin Youn, Joung-Ho Han, Hye-Suk Han, Ho Chang Lee
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2018; 33(5): 883. CrossRef
Comparison of EASYPREP® and SurePath® in thyroid fine‐needle aspiration
Yosep Chong, Ki Hyun Baek, Jee Young Kim, Tae‐Jung Kim, Eun Jung Lee, Chang Suk Kang
Diagnostic Cytopathology.2016; 44(4): 283. CrossRef
Conventional smears versus liquid-based preparations for thyroid fine-needle aspirates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Neeraja Nagarajan, Alireza Najafian, Eric B. Schneider, Martha A. Zeiger, Matthew T. Olson
Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology.2015; 4(5): 253. CrossRef
Evaluation of Urine Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Patients: A Comparison of CellprepPlus® Liquid-Based Cytology and Conventional Smear
Seung-Myoung Son, Ji Hae Koo, Song-Yi Choi, Ho-Chang Lee, Yong-Moon Lee, Hyung Geun Song, Hae-Kyung Hwang, Hye-Suk Han, Seok-Joong Yun, Wun-Jae Kim, Eun-Joong Kim, Ok-Jun Lee
Korean Journal of Pathology.2012; 46(1): 68. CrossRef

Urothelial (Transitional Cell) Carcinoma Arising in Mature Cystic Teratoma: A Case Report.: Ok Jun Lee, Ho chang Lee; Korean J Pathol. 2010;44(6):666-669.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2010.44.6.666

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Mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is one of the most common benign ovarian tumors, but 1-2% of MCTs are transformed to a malignant neoplasm. Urothelial carcinoma (UC) or transitional cell carcinoma is the most common cancer in the urinary tract. However, UC is a very rare component of transformed malignancy of MCT. Here we report a case of UC arising in an MCT in a 52-year-old woman. Grossly, the ovary was partly cystic and partly solid. Microscopically, the cyst revealed the classic features of MCT and the solid area was papillary UC. By immunohistochemistry using cytokeratins and thrombomodulin, the UC showed a similar expression to that of UC arising in the urinary tract, rather than resembling a primary transitional cell carcinoma of the ovary. When UC is found in a component of MCT, the origin of the carcinoma should be evaluated and urinary tract examinations are required to rule out metastasis.

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A Rare Urothelial Malignant Transformation in a Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary
Moito Iijima, Iori Kisu, Tetsuro Shiraishi, Rie Irie, Nobumaru Hirao
Cureus.2021;[Epub] CrossRef
Transitional Cell Carcinoma arising in Ovarian Cystic Teratoma: A Rare Case Report
Abhay V. Deshmukh, Vitaladevuni B. Shivkumar, Neha V. Fulzele, Nitin M. Gangane
Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology.2020;[Epub] CrossRef
A Rare Malignant Transformation of an Ovarian Cystic Teratoma: A Case Report
Manju Rachel Mathew, Anita Ramdas, Susy S. Kurian, Linu Kuruvilla, Neelima Singh
Case Reports in Pathology.2018; 2018: 1. CrossRef
Urothelial carcinoma arising from an ovarian mature cystic teratoma
Hui-Yu Chuang, Yi-Ting Chen, Tak-Loi Mac, Yu-Chieh Chen, Hung-Sheng Chen, Wan-Shan Wang, Eing-Mei Tsai
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.2015; 54(4): 442. CrossRef

Comparison of Cytologic Evaluation between Conventional Method and CellprepPlus(R) Liquid-Based Cytology in Body Fluid.: Ji Hae Koo, Ho Chang Lee, Hyung Geun Song, Hye Suk Han, Ki Hyeong Lee, Kang Hyeon Choe, Ki Man Lee, Ok Jun Lee; Korean J Pathol. 2009;43(5):448-452.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2009.43.5.448

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BACKGROUND
Assessment of body fluid cytology is a useful means of evaluating a metastatic tumor. Liquid-based cytology (LBC) has been developed as a replacement for the conventional Papanicolaou (CP) test. This study was performed to compare CellprepPlus(R) LBC with CP in cytologic diagnosis. METHODS: Body fluid samples (n=188, including 72 peritoneal fluid and 116 pleural fluid samples) were divided equally and analyzed by both CellprepPlus(R) and CP.
RESULTS
CellprepPlus(R) revealed distributed thin layers of non-overlapping cells. All CellprepPlus(R) preparations were adequate, while 18 (9.57%) CP preparations were inadequate. The respective diagnostic rates of CellprepPlus(R) and CP were 75.0% and 76.1% negative, 10.6% and 6.38% atypical, 5.85% and 2.66% suspicious, and 8.51% and 5.32% malignant. Of the 58 confirmed cases, the sensitivity of CellprepPlus(R) and CP was 94.4% and 73.3%, respectively, and the negative predictive value was 97.2% and 87.9%, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
CellprepPlus(R) LBC has better sensitivity and negative predictive value, and produces higher quality slide preparations than than CP, making it suitable as in screening of body fluid as a cytologic diagnostic tool.

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CYTOLOGIC EVALUATION BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL METHOD & LIQUID BASED CYTOLOGY IN PLEURAL, PERICARDIAL & PERITONEAL FLUIDS
R. P. Siddiqui, Mohd. Jafar Memon, Shraddha Sahu
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.2020; : 1. CrossRef
Comparison of liquid-based cytology (CellPrepPlus) and conventional smears in pancreaticobiliary disease
Myeong Ho Yeon, Hee Seok Jeong, Hee Seung Lee, Jong Soon Jang, Seungho Lee, Soon Man Yoon, Hee Bok Chae, Seon Mee Park, Sei Jin Youn, Joung-Ho Han, Hye-Suk Han, Ho Chang Lee
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2018; 33(5): 883. CrossRef
Comparison of diagnostic accuracy between CellprepPlus® and ThinPrep® liquid‐based preparations in effusion cytology
Yong‐Moon Lee, Ji‐Yong Hwang, Seung‐Myoung Son, Song‐Yi Choi, Ho‐Chang Lee, Eun‐Joong Kim, Hye‐Suk Han, Jin young An, Joung‐Ho Han, Ok‐Jun Lee
Diagnostic Cytopathology.2014; 42(5): 384. CrossRef
Evaluation of Urine Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Patients: A Comparison of CellprepPlus® Liquid-Based Cytology and Conventional Smear
Seung-Myoung Son, Ji Hae Koo, Song-Yi Choi, Ho-Chang Lee, Yong-Moon Lee, Hyung Geun Song, Hae-Kyung Hwang, Hye-Suk Han, Seok-Joong Yun, Wun-Jae Kim, Eun-Joong Kim, Ok-Jun Lee
Korean Journal of Pathology.2012; 46(1): 68. CrossRef
CellprepPlus® Liquid-based Smear in Sono-guided Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Comparison of Conventional Method and CellprepPlus® Liquid-based Cytology
Ji Hae Koo, Seung Young Lee, Ho-chang Lee, Jin-Woo Park, Sung Soo Koong, Tae Keun Oh, Hyun Jeong Jeon, Eun-Joong Kim, Ok-Jun Lee
The Korean Journal of Pathology.2011; 45(2): 182. CrossRef

The Cytologic Features of Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor with Intranuclear Inclusions : A Case Report .: Ho Chang Lee, Hye Suk Han, Ok Jun Lee; Korean J Pathol. 2009;43(3):279-284.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2009.43.3.279

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Abstract PDF: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare neoplasm of young adults and it is characterized by polyphenotypic differentiation. We experienced a case of abdominal DSRCT that occurred in a 19-year-old female who presented with painful swelling of her right forearm. The tumor was cytokeratin-negative and it exhibited some tumor cells with intranuclear inclusions. Molecular demonstration of EWS-WT1 fusion transcripts is particularly useful to confirm the diagnosis of DSRCT without epithelial differentiation. We report here on a case of cytokeratin-negative DSRCT that showed an unusual feature of intranuclear inclusions.

The Expression of G1-S Cell Cycle Inhibitors in Normal Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases.: Yan Hua Xuan, Kyung Hee Kim, Yoon La Choi, Geung hwan Ahn, Seoung Wan Chae, Ho chang Lee, Ok Jun Lee, Seok Hyung Kim; Korean J Pathol. 2008;42(2):67-74.

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The objective of this study is to determine the expression pattern of G1-S inhibitor molecules in normal trophoblasts and gestational trophoblastic diseases, including hydatidiform moles and choriocarcinoma.
METHODS
A total of 157 cases comprising 47 normal placentas and 110 gestational trophoblastic diseases such as choriocarcinoma (19 cases) and hydatidiform moles (91 cases of which 58 were complete, 12 were partial and 21 were invasive mole) were immunohistochemically analyzed on paraffin blocks using anti-p21, antip27, anti-p16, anti-p53, anti-pRb antibodies.
RESULTS
The results revealed that in the normal placenta, all the G1-S cell cycle inhibitors were maximally expressed by the first-trimester trophoblasts and these levels decreased with gestational age. The expression of p21 and p53 was greatly enhanced in the gestational trophoblastic diseases, particularly in invasive mole and choriocarcinoma, whereas the p27 expression was significantly downregulated in choriocarcinoma. Especially, Rb expression was typically enhanced in the invasive mole, but not in choriocarcinoma. The expression level of p16 was low in all the cases, and particularly in choriocarcinoma.
CONCLUSIONS
In conclusion, we demonstrated that the expression of G1/S cell cycle inhibitors correlates well with normal trophoblast differentiation, and these expressions are considerably altered in the gestational trophoblastic diseases, including complete/partial/ invasive hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma.

Cytologic Features of Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma Occurring in External Auditory Canal: A Case Report.: Ho chang Lee, Hyung Geun Song, Young Seok Choi, Ok Jun Lee; Korean J Cytopathol. 2008;19(1):52-56.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3338/kjc.2008.19.1.52

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Abstract PDF: Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is a low grade malignant neoplasm that commonly occurs in the parotid gland. Recently, we investigated a case of EMC that occurred in the external auditory canal (EAC) in a 35-year-old male, and this tumor was initially diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma. The difficulty associated with diagnosing EMC by aspiration cytology arises from both the rare incidence of this tumor and the overlapping spectrum of cytological features found in various salivary gland tumors, such as pleomorphic adenoma, basal cell adenoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Epithelioid Myofibroblastoma of Mammary-type in Chest Wall: A Case Report.: Hyun Jung Kim, Hunkyung Lee, Ok Jun Lee, Kyung Ja Cho, Jae Y Ro; Korean J Pathol. 2005;39(2):130-133.

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Abstract PDF: Mammary-type myofibroblastoma of the soft tissue is a benign mesenchymal tumor, and it is a recently established clinical entity. We report a case of myofibroblastoma of the chest wall with a prominent epithelioid feature, that occurred in a 12-year old female. Although the lesion occurred in the breast area, there was no breast parenchyma in or around the mass, which favored soft tissue of the chest wall origin. The tumor was immunohistochemically identical to the mammary-type myofibroblastoma with diffuse and strong positivity against CD34 and desmin. The myoepithelial differentiation of the tumor was further supported by the electron microscopic analysis. This case indicates that mammary-type myofibroblastoma can occur in a young girl. The mammary-type myofibroblastoma should be considered a differential diagnosis, among epithelioid soft tissue neoplasms in the chest wall when the proper immunohistochemical work-up is done.

Mixed Ductal-Endocrine Carcinoma of the Pancreas: A Case Report.: Ok Jun Lee, Yong Mee Cho, Hyang Im Lee, Duck Jong Han, Jae Y Ro; Korean J Pathol. 2004;38(5):353-356.

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Abstract PDF: Mixed ductal-endocrine carcinoma of the pancreas is composed of ductal and endocrine carcinoma components and each component makes up a significant proportion in the primary tumor as well as in the tumor of metastatic sites. Mixed ductal-endocrine pancreatic carcinoma is exceptionally rare and, to our knowledge, only five cases have been reported in the literature. Recently we experienced a case of mixed ductal-endocrine pancreatic carcinoma with regional lymph node and hepatic metastases in a 63-year-old woman. Here, we report a case of mixed ductal-endocrine pancreatic carcinoma with a review of the literature.

Radiation-Induced Epithelial Proliferation Mimicking Invasive Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder: A Report of 2 Cases.: Ok Jun Lee, Kyu Rae Kim, Dae Woon Eom, Hyun Jung Kim, Na Hye Myong, Jae Y Ro; Korean J Pathol. 2004;38(5):341-344.

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Abstract PDF: Radiation-induced epithelial proliferation in the urinary bladder mimicking urothelial carcinoma has received only a little attention in the literature. Herein, we describe two cases of radiation-induced epithelial proliferative changes, which mimicked invasive urothelial carcinoma. Cystoscopy revealed bullous or edematous mucosal changes with multiple hemorrhagic foci. Microscopically, we observed inverted epithelial proliferation, forming nests and cords extending into the lamina propria. The epithelial cells in these nests and cords exhibited enlarged, hyperchromatic and pleomorphic nuclei, closely mimicking the infiltrative growth of urothelial carcinoma. However, the presence of radiation-induced changes was validated by the observation of abundant vacuolated cytoplasm, normal or slightly increased nuclear to cytoplasmic ratios, the absence of mitotic activity, dilated blood vessels containing frequent fibrin thrombi, scattered atypical fibroblasts, and the patients' previous history of radiation treatment. Radiation-induced changes should be always included in differential diagnoses of proliferative epithelial lesions in the urinary bladder and a pertinent clinical history of radiotherapy should be searched.

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report.: Ok Jun Lee, David Y Pi, Daniel H Jo, Kyung Ja Cho, Sang Yoon Kim, Jae Y Ro; Korean J Pathol. 2004;38(4):276-279.

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Abstract PDF: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) typically presents during the early or mid-adult life, and the most common site of origin is the skin on the trunk and proximal extremities. DFSP of the parotid gland is extremely rare and only one case has been reported in the literature. We present here a case of a 30-year-old woman with DFSP occurring in the parotid gland, and we discuss the differential diagnosis. The patient is alive and doing well one year after her operation.

Diffuse Leiomyomatosis of the Esophagus: A case report.: Ok Jun Lee, Hwa Sook Jeong, Jong Myeon Hong, Ro Hyun Sung; Korean J Pathol. 1996;30(12):1159-1162.

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Abstract PDF: Diffuse leiomyomatosis of the esophagus is a rare condition and usually extends from the mid-esophagus to the proximal third of the stomach. Macroscopically, there is a marked diffuse thickening of the esophageal wall, with or without nodularity, predominantly affecting the circular muscle coat. Microscopically, the disorder is characterized by the loss of the normal orientation of the smooth muscle fibers of all three layers. We report a case in a 37-year-old woman which was incidentally discovered at exploratory thoracotomy.

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