Application of technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime single-photon emission tomography to neurologic prognosis in patients undergoing urgent carotid surgery

In this study we aimed to work out a quantitative prognostic index for preoperative assessment of brain technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) single-photon emission tomography (SPET) in patients referred for urgent carotid endarterectomy due to acute obstructive disease of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and neurological deficit. To this end we compared data from preoperative SPET studies with the postinterventional changes in neurological status in 20 patients (17 males, three females; mean age 53 years, SD 4 years) with acute ischaemic cerebral disorders induced by obstruction of the ICA. Carotid obstruction was diagnosed by ultrasound B-mode study. All patients underwent urgent carotid endarterectomy from the ICA. Patients were divided into two groups in accordance with the results of postoperative follow-up: group A comprised patients with significant (more than 3 points) postoperative improvement in neurological condition as quantified by the Canadian Neurological Scale (11 patients); group B consisted of patients with minimal improvement or deterioration (nine, three of whom died). All patients were studied preoperatively by^99mTc-HMPAO SPET. The volume of nonperfused tissue (VS, cm³) was quantified using the Mountz technique. Hypoperfused volume (V _hypoperf, cm³) in the affected hemisphere was calculated as the total volume of voxels with^99mTc-HMPAO uptake <90% of the contralateral symmetric voxels. Discriminant prognostic function was calculated by discriminant analysis as:PF = 0.072×VS + 29.46×(VS/V _hypoperf). Patients with preoperativePF values <8.20 demonstrated postoperative improvement in neurological status, while the group withPF>8.90 comprised patients who demonstrated minimal improvement or deterioration. PF values in the range 8.20–8.90 carried an indefinite prognosis. We conclude that the preoperative^99mTc-HMPAO SPET can be used for the selection of patients in whom improvement in neurological status may be expected after urgent surgical correction of acute extracranial obstruction of the ICA.     

P-glycoprotein expression in soft-tissue sarcomas

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is an important problem in chemotheraphy for neoplastic disease. In humans, MDR is mainly mediated by P-glycoprotein (P-gp), a product of theMDR1 gene, which acts as a transmembrane protein pump and eliminates chemotherapeutic agents from the cells. Expression of P-gp was immunohistochemically studied by using two monoclonal antibodies, JSB-1 and C-219, on paraffin-embedded sections from 55 patients with soft-tissue sarcoma. The histological diagnosis of tumors was malignant fibrous histiocytoma in 24 cases, liposarcoma in 9, synovial sarcoma in 7, malignant neurogenic tumors in 6, leiomyosarcoma in 5, others in 4. The histological grade was determined on the basis of criteria previously proposed by us. Out of 55 cases, 34 (62%) were positive for P-gp expression. There was a significant difference in P-gp expression between high-grade (90%) and intermediate and low-grade tumors (46%) (P<0.005). Tumors expressing P-gp had a less favorable prognosis than P-gp-negative tumors in the high- and intermediate-grade tumors. The current study demonstrated that the estimation of P-gp expression could be used to select appropriate therapeutic modalities.Abbreviations MDR multidrug resistance - P-gp P-glyco-protein     

Skip mediastinal nodal metastases in non-small cell lung cancer

Objective: To reveal the incidence and clinical significance of mediastinal nodal metastases without N1-station nodal metastases (‘skip-N2 metastases’) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: A total of 450 NSCLC patients who underwent tumor resection with a systemic mediastinal nodal dissection were retrospectively reviewed. p53 status and proliferative activity represented as proliferative index (PI) were also examined immunohistochemically. Results: Skip-N2 metastases were documented in 49 (13%) patients of all 450 patients; among 334 patients without N1-nodal involvement, 18% patients had skip-N2 metastases. The postoperative survival of skip-N2 patients was almost same as that for patients with metastases to both N1 and N2 nodes. Skip-N2 metastases were significantly more frequent in male patients and squamous cell carcinoma patients. In addition, the mean PI for tumor with skip-N2 metastases was significantly higher than that for any other pathologic nodal (pN)-status diseases. Combined with histologic type and PI, the incidences of skip-N2 metastases for adenocarcinoma showing lower PI were only 5% (7/137) of all patients and 7% (7/94) of patients without N1-nodal involvement. Conclusions: N1 nodal status is not a useful predictor of N2 nodal status in NSCLC, because skip-N2 metastases were documented in 18% patients showing no N1-nodal involvement. However, N1 node-guided dissection might be performed in patients with adenocarcinoma showing lower PI, because the incidence of skip-N2 metastases was extremely low.     

Survivin转录变异体在胃癌组织中的表达及其与预后的关系

目的研究survivin各转录变异体在胃癌组织中的表达情况及与其预后的关系。方法采用实时荧光定量RT-PCR技术,对77例胃恶性肿瘤患者的肿瘤组织、正常胃黏膜的成对标本进行mRNA定量检测。结果在检测患者肿瘤组织中野生型survivin、survivin-2B与survivin-△Ex3的表达量均显著高于其对应正常胃黏膜组织中的表达量(P<0.01)。在胃癌组织中,survivin的表达率为100%(77/77),survivin-2B的表达率为79.8%(61/77),survivin-△Ex3的表达率为64.9%(50/77)。survivin高表达组患者的生存率明显低于低表达组(P<0.01)。结论Survivin的3个转录变异体中,野生型survivin对胃癌患者预后具有重要的评估价值。     

高龄急性脑梗死患者阿替普酶静脉溶栓有效性、安全性及预后影响因素分析

目的 探讨高龄急性脑梗死患者接受阿替普酶静脉溶栓治疗有效性、安全性和临床预后的影响
因素。
方法 前瞻性连续纳入江苏省苏北人民医院2016年9月-2018年9月收治入院进行阿替普酶静脉溶
栓治疗的急性脑梗死患者，按照年龄将患者分为年龄≥80岁组和年龄＜80岁组。比较两组患者入院
时、溶栓24 h NIHSS评分，6个月mRS评分及死亡率，观察两组溶栓相关出血转化、症状性颅内出血及
肺部感染的发生情况。应用多因素Logistic回归分析观察所有患者静脉溶栓预后的独立影响因素。
结果 最终共纳入患者119例，男性69例（58.0%），年龄范围46～94岁，平均70.12±10.55岁，入院
NIHSS评分4～38分。其中年龄≥80岁患者29例，年龄＜80岁患者90例。静脉溶栓后，两组患者溶栓
24 h NIHSS评分较入院时均明显降低（均P＜0.05），两组治疗24 h NIHSS评分比较差异无统计学意义；
两组的出血转化、症状性颅内出血、肺部感染、6个月预后良好及死亡率比较，差异均无统计学意义。
多因素Logistic回归分析显示，入院到静脉溶栓时间、入院时NIHSS评分及肺部感染是脑梗死静脉溶
栓6个月预后的独立危险因素（P＜0.05），高龄不是影响预后的因素（P＞0.05）。
结论 高龄急性脑梗死患者静脉溶栓治疗安全有效，未增加颅内出血转化风险、死亡率及不良预
后。入院到静脉溶栓时间、入院时NIHSS评分及肺部感染是急性脑梗死患者静脉溶栓6个月预后不良
的独立危险因素。     

乳腺癌淋巴管生成与血管内皮生长因子-C、环氧化酶-2表达的关系

目的探讨血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）-C、环氧化酶（COX）-2在乳腺癌组织中的相互表达关系及与淋巴管生成和预后的关系。方法应用免疫组织化学法检测70例乳腺癌组织COX-2与VEGF-C蛋白的表达，并用淋巴管内皮细胞特异性抗体D2-40标记淋巴管，计数肿瘤淋巴管密度（LVD），结合临床病理特征和随访资料进行分析。结果（1）乳腺癌组织COX-2、VEGF-C高表达率分别为65．7％（46／70）和42．8％（30／70）。COX-2与VEGF-C蛋白表达之间存在显著相关（r=0．529，P〈0．01）。（2）COX-2蛋白的高表达与淋巴结转移、LVD和淋巴管浸润呈正相关（P〈0．05），与雌激素受体状态、无病生存率和总生存率呈负相关（P〈0．05）。VEGF-C蛋白的高表达与淋巴结转移、LVD、淋巴管浸润呈正相关（P〈0．05），与组织学分化、无病生存率和总生存率呈负相关（P〈0．05）。结论COX-2可能通过上调VEGF-C表达来促进乳腺癌淋巴管生成，从而导致淋巴结转移的发生。COX-2和VEGF-C的高表达提示乳腺癌患者容易出现淋巴结转移和预后不良。     

Ⅳ期胃癌的外科治疗评价

目的 评价外科治疗对Ⅳ期胃癌的临床意义。方法 回顾性分析1993年4月至2004年12月外科治疗Ⅳ期胃癌患者200例，手术后随访时间为4-116个月，随访率为93．5％，用Kaplan-Meier进行生存曲线分析，LogRank进行生存曲线显著性检验。结果 本组手术切除率为80％，根治性切除105例，姑息性切除55例。淋巴结清扫范围D12例，D278例，D3及D3^＋26例。Ⅳ期胃癌患者的中位生存时间为（21．5±2．3）个月。根治性切除与姑息性切除者较仅行手术探查者的生存率明显提高。扩大淋巴结清扫范围可以提高术后生存率。局部因素P1H0T1-3N0-2,P0H1N0-2T1-3、T4N2-3、T1-3N3患者的生存时间明显长于全身因素P2-3、H2-3、P1-3，H1-3、TnNnM1的胃癌患者。对于P1H0T1-3N0-2、P0H1N0-2T1-3和T4N2-3,T1-3N3病例的根治性切除和联合脏器切除和D3淋巴结清扫，术后患者的生存时间明显长于行姑息性切除及手术探查、单纯切除以及D2淋巴结清扫的患者。结论对可以达到根治性切除的Ⅳ期胃癌进行根治性切除、D2以上淋巴结清扫和联合脏器切除可提高患者术后的生存率。     

原发性肝癌凝血功能变化的临床价值

目的 :探讨原发性肝癌患者凝血功能变化情况及其临床价值。方法 :对原发性肝癌 6 0例进行凝血酶原时间 (PT)、活化部分凝血酶原时间 (APTT)、纤维蛋白原 (FIB)、凝血酶时间 (TT) 4项凝血指标进行检测和对比分析。结果 :原发性肝癌组与对照组相比 ,PT、APTT、TT均显著延长 P<0 .0 1,FIB明显降低 P<0 .0 5 ,肝癌并发症组与无并发症组相比 ,PT、APTT均显著延长 P<0 .0 1,P<0 .0 5 ,FIB显著降低 P<0 .0 1;原发性肝癌转移组与无转移组相比 ,PT、APTT明显延长 P<0 .0 5 ,FIB显著降低 P<0 .0 5。不同肝功能分级检测结果显示 PT、APTT和 FIB有显著差别。结论 :原发性肝癌患者可出现凝血功能障碍 ,而凝血功能变化情况对评估肝癌肝损害的程度、监测病情变化 ,指导临床治疗及其预后具有一定的应用价值。     

多发性骨髓瘤合并肾功能不全38例临床和预后分析

目的研究多发性骨髓瘤合并肾功能不全的临床特点及肾功能可逆性的相关因素和生存相关因素。方法回顾性分析1999-01~2003-12北京协和医院收治的91例初治多发性骨髓瘤及其中38例多发性骨髓瘤合并肾功能不全患者的临床资料。结果91例初治多发性骨髓瘤中有38例(41·8%)合并肾功能不全。合并肾功能不全的患者病程进展更快,贫血更严重,血乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)和β2-微球蛋白(β2-MG)质量浓度更高,以及尿蛋白量更多,同时对化疗的反应更差及生存时间更短。其中34·2%的患者肾功能不全是可逆的,血肌酐和LDH是肾功能可逆的独立预测因素。肾功能可逆患者的生存时间与肾功能正常患者的生存时间比较差异无显著性意义。Cox生存多因素分析发现肾功能可逆性(B=1·294,EXP(B)=3·647,P=0·001)是与生存惟一相关的因素。结论肾功能不全是多发性骨髓瘤常见并发症,相当一部分患者的肾功能可以恢复正常,血肌酐水平和LDH水平是肾功能可逆的重要因素,肾功能可逆性是独立的生存预后因素。