Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Horseshoe Kidney and Preoperative Superselective Renal Artery Embolization: A Case Report

Only rarely is renal cell carcinoma encountered in a horseshoe kidney. This is a case report on renal cell carcinoma in a horseshoe kidney, in which superselective renal artery embolization was performed preoperatively. CT and digital subtraction angiography revealed a horseshoe kidney with a 3-cm tumor in the left side. Superselective renal artery embolization of the tumor was performed as a prerequisite procedure for the organ-preserving surgery of simple enucleation. Preoperative superselective renal artery embolization can be an effective tool to facilitate organ-preserving surgery in a horseshoe kidney.     

Evaluating the impact of human papillomavirus vaccines

While two prophylactic HPV vaccines have been proven notably efficacious in clinical trials, the effectiveness of these vaccines at the population level remains to be evaluated. To lay the foundation for understanding the strengths and limitations of different endpoints for future effectiveness research, we present a comprehensive review of HPV-related clinical outcomes, including: (i) HPV type-specific positivity and persistence, (ii) Pap diagnoses (ASC-US, LSIL, and HSIL), (iii) histologic cervical cancer precursor lesions (i.e., CIN1, CIN2, and CIN3), (iv) invasive cervical cancer (ICC), (v) anogenital warts, (vi) recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), and (vii) other HPV-associated cancers (vulvar, vaginal, anal, penile, and oropharyngeal). While research on the vaccines’ effects on these HPV clinical outcomes in the general population is presently limited, numerous large trials will soon be completed, making a priori discussion of these potential outcomes especially urgent. Furthermore, population level systems to track HPV-associated clinical outcomes may need to be developed for HPV vaccine effectiveness evaluation.     

颅盖畸形形成机制的研究进展

目的为深入了解颅盖畸形目前在国内外研究中的进展情况,探讨颅缝早闭过程中相关生长因子的作用,为今后的研究工作奠定基础。方法应用计算机检索PubMed数据库,检索英文相关文章,同时检索中国期刊全文数据库的相关中文文章,并查阅相关书籍。对资料进行初审,并查看文献后的引文。纳入与颅盖畸形形成机制有关的内容,排除不相关及重复文章。结果经对收集文章的整理,共纳入23篇文献。对纳入的颅盖畸形形成机制的文献,结合目前国内外研究状况进行综述。结论进一步研究颅缝过早闭合及相关生长因子的作用,将有助于阐明颅盖畸形形成机制,并更好地指导临床治疗。     

Adenocarcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater: T-Stage,Chromosome 17p Allelic Loss,and Extended Pancreaticoduodenectomy are Relevant Prognostic Factors

Objective To evaluate the prognostic significance of different clinico-pathological and molecular factors, and to compare survival after standard and extended pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) in ampulla of Vater adenocarcinoma (AVAC). Summary Background Data There are discordant data on factors affecting prognosis, and hence therapeutic choices, in AVAC. Patients and Methods Clinical-pathological factors were evaluated in 59 patients, subjected to PD for AVAC; in 42 subjects information on chromosome 17p and 18q allelic losses (LOH) and microsatellite instability (MSI) was also available. The association between survival and type of PD was investigated in the 25 patients operated between 1990 and 2001 (16 standard and nine extended). Results The overall 5- and 10-year tumor-related survival rates were 46% and 33%, respectively. Sixteen patients had T-stages 1–2, 14 T-stage 3, and 29 T-stage 4 cancers. Chromosome 17p and 18q LOH were detected in 23 (55%) and 15 cases (36%), respectively, and in 12 cases (29%) coexisted. Five cases were MSI-positive (12%). At univariate analysis, poor survival was associated with cancer ulceration (P = 0.051), poor differentiation (P = 0.008), T-stage 4 (P < 0.001), nodal metastases (P = 0.004), chromosome 17p (P < 0.001) and 18q LOH (P = 0.002), and absence of MSI (P = 0.009). At multivariate analysis, only T-stage (P = 0.002) and 17p LOH (P = 0.001) were independent predictors of survival. All patients with MSI-positive cancers were long-survivors (>12 yrs), whereas only 30% of MSI-negative cancer patients survived at 5 years. Extended pancreaticoduodenectomy was associated with a 3-year disease-related survival higher than standard resection (83% vs 31%; P = 0.018). Conclusion MSI and chromosome 17p status allow to better define prognosis within ampullary cancers at the same stage. Surgery alone resulted curative in MSI-positive cancer patients, whereas it was inadequate in patients showing allelic losses, who might benefit from adjuvant therapy. In this observational study, extended PD was associated with increased survival compared to standard procedures. Presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Miami Beach, Florida, March 9–12, 2006     

中国汉族人群腓骨肌萎缩症Cx32基因突变分析

Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT)diseaseisthemostcommoninheritedperipheralneuropathywithapreva lenceof 1in 2 5 0 0 .Distalmuscleweaknessandatro phy ,sensorylossandreducedorabsenttendonreflex es ,pescavus ,hammertoes ,steppagegaitareamongthemainsymptoms .Thereares…     

无精子症和严重少精子症134例遗传学分析

目的：研究无精子症和严重少精子症患者染色体畸变及Y染色体(Yql1区)无精子症因子(azoospermic factor，AZF)缺失情况，建立Y染色体微缺失的临床筛查方法。方法：对134例患者(无精子症97例，严重少精子症37例)经染色体核型分析及AZF、区三个位点8对引物PCR扩增，检测染色体畸变和Y染色体微缺失率。结果：134例中染色体核型异常9例，占6．72％。AZF缺失18例，缺失率为13．43％。无精子症和严重少精子症AZF、缺失率分别为14．43％、10．81％。结论：染色体畸变和Y染色体微缺失是导致无精子症和严重少精子症的主要原因之一。无精子症缺失率高于严重少精子症患者。AZF区三个位点8对引物PCR扩增可作为Y染色体微缺失的临床筛查方法。     

Mr imaging of hepatic nodular regenerative hyperplasia

Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH), a rare condition that is commonly associated with noncirrhotic portal hypertension, is not well described in the MR literature. Three patients at two institutions were identified who had both abdominal MR imaging and pathologic evidence of NRH. All examinations were performed at 1.5 T and included axial T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo (SE) images. The MR studies were reviewed by two radiologists in consensus. Two patients had multiple liver lesions that had high signal components on T1-weighted images and were predominantly isointense with liver on the T2-weighted images. One patient had no focal lesions identified. NRH, when visualized on MR images, appears as multifocal masses with shortened Tl and T2 similar to liver. NRH should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hepatocellular tumors, especially in patients with a predisposing condition.     

染色体图象微机处理系统的应用

染色体图象处理系统具有7组67个功能，基本功能有视频处理、图象预处理、染色体配对和排序、图形功能、标注和批处理功能。把该系统应用于苯中毒工人遗传学生物标记研究、兰索拉唑对中国仓鼠肺细胞染色体畸变的影响研究、妇产科病人标本及猴外周血淋巴细胞标本的观察和分析的结果表明，该系统实用性强，并具有先进性、稳定性、灵活性和可拓展性等特点。     

Distribution of normal and abnormal fluid collections in the glenohumeral joint: Implications for MR arthrography

Although magnetic resonance (MR) images of the glenohumeral joint frequently demonstrate intraarticular fluid, no specific criteria have, to the authors' knowledge, been published that allow accurate assessment of the amount of fluid present. Also, despite the increasing use of MR arthrography of the shoulder, the optimal amount of intra-articular fluid that should be used with this technique has not been determined. The authors progressively distended the glenohumeral joint in six cadaveric shoulder specimens with a dilute gadopentetate dimeglumine solution and obtained MR images after injection of 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20 mL of the solution. The pattern of fluid distribution was evaluated, and these results were then used to estimate the amount of fluid that was present in the glenohumeral joint on MR images of 20 shoulders obtained in 12 asymptomatic volunteers. In 14 of these shoulders, intraarticular fluid was present; however, in none was more than 2 mL evident. Results of the cadaveric study also indicated that 15 mL of intraarticular fluid appears to be the optimal amount for MR arthrography.