Pediatric cranial osteoblastoma: Technical note of surgical treatment and review of the literature

Osteoblastoma of the skull is a rare entity, and they account only for 2-4% of all the cases of osteoblastoma. We perform a comprehensive review of the pertinent literature on the subject and we report a case of a 3-year-old girl presenting with a 6-month history of a supraorbital mass and exophthalmos due to an osteoblastoma of the frontal and ethmoid bones involving the orbit and anterior skull base. A 3D printed model of the patient's skull was used for the preoperative planning and reconstruction strategy. Total en-bloc resection of the tumor followed by immediate reconstruction was achieved. No recurrence was detected 3 years after the surgery. Gross total resection is strongly advised with skull osteoblastoma, especially in young age, because of the risk of the recurrence and malignant transformation. 3D printing is proven to be a valuable tool to enhance surgical performance by avoiding complications while achieving total resection with accurate reconstruction. Long-term follow-up is important to detect recurrences and improve the management of these young patients.     

Takayasu’s arteritis occurring under TNF blockers in a patient with spondyloarthritis: is it an association or a paradoxical effect?

Coexistence of spondyloarthritis (SpA) and Takayasu’s arteritis is not a common finding, but such cases have been discussed, particularly in the context of choice of therapy. Inhibition of inflammation by tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) is a key aspect of the treatment of SpA and also positive effects of such treatment in concomitant large vessel vasculitis have been reported. However, TNFi is also associated with the possibility of initiating vasculitis.The present article based on a case study and the available literature is an attempt to discuss coexistence of these two diseases and the impact of treatment with biological drugs from the anti-TNF group in the course of SpA with Takayasu’s arteritis.     

早中期结直肠癌根治术后中西结合心理康复干预指南解读及典型病例

我国癌症患者普遍存在着心理康复需求,中医药对其有良好的干预效果。目前已有肿瘤相关西医心理指南及标准治疗方案发表,然而中西医结合及中医干预方案仍有待规范。结直肠癌作为中国高发病率、长生存期的肿瘤,其根治术后的时期作为中西医结合心理康复的良好切入点,前期已有一定基础的研究发表。为规范该类疾病的诊疗及随访,提高中西医结合治疗早中期结直肠癌根治术后心理问题的效果,2022年中华中医药学会发布《早中期结直肠癌根治术后中西医结合心理康复干预指南》,包含12条推荐意见。该指南为结直肠癌领域首个中西医结合心理干预指南,但受限于相关研究的数量与质量,未来尚需要更多高质量研究结果的发表以促进其更新完善。     

古草生机汤对H22荷瘤小鼠体内抑瘤及免疫调节作用的初步研究

目的：探究古草生机汤对H22荷瘤小鼠体内实体瘤的抑瘤功效和对机体的免疫调节作用机制。方法：本研究采用H22实体瘤动物模型,随机分为空白组、模型组、阳性药组、古草生机汤低、高剂量组,灌胃给药7 d,计算各组小鼠的体质量增长率、肿瘤抑制率、胸腺及脾指数,小鼠实体瘤病理切片苏木精-伊红（HE）染色观察瘤体组织和细胞形态,酶联免疫吸附试验法检测小鼠血清中γ干扰素（IFN-γ）、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、白细胞介素-2（IL-2）、Fas、Fas配体、天门冬氨酸氨基转移酶（AST）、丙氨酸氨基转移酶（ALT）的含量,实时荧光定量PCR测量小鼠瘤组织中Bax和Bcl-2mRNA的相对表达量。结果：古草生机汤有促进H22荷瘤小鼠体质量增长、抑制体内实体瘤增长和促进肿瘤凋亡坏死的作用,可提高小鼠的胸腺指数同时降低脾脏指数,可显著提高小鼠血清中IFN-γ、TNF-α、IL-2的含量并降低Fas、Fas配体、AST、ALT的含量（均P<0.01）,能够上调小鼠瘤组织中Bax mRNA的表达并下调Bcl-2mRNA的表达。结论：古草生机汤具有明显的体内抗肝肿瘤药效,在抑制肿瘤生长、促进肿瘤细胞凋亡、调节机体免疫方面有一定作用。     

黄芪甲苷抗肿瘤作用机制研究进展

黄芪甲苷是从黄芪Astragali Radix中提取得到的皂苷类化合物,是黄芪的主要有效成分之一,具有抗炎、抗氧化、免疫调节、调节代谢及抗肿瘤等药理作用,近年来在抗肿瘤领域备受关注。研究发现黄芪甲苷能抑制肿瘤细胞增殖,进一步抑制肺癌、结直肠癌、肝癌、宫颈癌、卵巢癌等癌症进展。其抗肿瘤作用机制主要有抑制肿瘤细胞增殖、促进肿瘤细胞凋亡、阻滞细胞周期进程、抑制肿瘤细胞侵袭等,此外还发现黄芪甲苷能在一定程度上增强抗肿瘤药物敏感性和提高机体免疫力。黄芪甲苷可通过多种途径发挥抗肿瘤作用,在抗肿瘤治疗领域有广阔的应用前景。对其抗肿瘤作用及机制进行综述,以期为临床的肿瘤治疗提供新的理论支持与借鉴。     

An update on atypical large glandular proliferations of the prostate

The differential diagnosis of prostatic atypical large gland proliferations includes several benign and malignant entities. This review focusses on issues relevant to the practising pathologist, particularly around areas of controversy such as high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) and intraductal carcinoma of the prostate (IDCP). HGPIN is a putative precursor of prostate cancer, but its clinical relevance is as a surrogate marker of unsampled prostate cancer, thereby identifying patients who would benefit from a prompt repeat biopsy. The incidence of missed prostate cancer is much lower in contemporary practice due to pre-biopsy MRI and extended sampling protocols so HGPIN is currently less important. It is however important to distinguish HGPIN from PIN-like carcinoma and IDCP. PIN-like carcinoma is considered a histological subtype/variant of acinar prostate carcinoma and should be graded as Gleason pattern 3. A diagnosis of cribriform HGPIN should not be made in needle biopsies as such a proliferation may represent IDCP. This review discusses controversies related to the diagnosis, reporting and management of IDCP. A personalized approach to management of patients with isolated IDCP in needle biopsies that is based on the histological and radiological features of an individual case is outlined.     

急诊内镜诊疗在结直肠癌根治术后吻合口出血中的应用

目的探讨结直肠癌根治术后吻合口出血病人使用急诊内镜检查及止血的安全性和有效性。方法回顾性分析华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院2014年1月至2019年11月结直肠癌根治术后吻合口出血行急诊内镜检查以及内镜下治疗的28例病人资料。结果28例病人包括直肠癌术后15例、左半结肠癌术后3例及右半结肠癌术后10例。上述病例均完成急诊内镜检查并接受内镜下止血治疗。仅1例直肠癌术后吻合口出血病人因合并吻合口漏经内镜下止血效果不佳,最终接受外科手术治疗;其余27例吻合口出血病人均经过内镜止血成功。所有病例住院期间无再发出血,内镜诊疗并未导致术后吻合口漏及穿孔。结论结直肠癌根治术后吻合口出血急诊内镜检查及止血的方案,不增加吻合口出血、穿孔及漏等风险。术后急诊内镜下止血是安全有效的治疗手段,能明显提高止血成功率,降低再手术率。在病人出血后8 h内行急诊内镜是非常关键的诊治措施。     

肝细胞癌合并胆管癌栓多学科诊治中国专家共识（2020版）

肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC;以下简称肝癌)发病率位居全世界常见恶性肿瘤第六位,每年新发病例约74万,近一半在中国。在我国,肝癌相关死亡率仅次于肺癌和胃癌,高居第三位[1-2]。临床上,肝癌多侵犯血管形成血管癌栓,亦可侵犯胆管形成胆管癌栓(bile ducttumor thrombus,BDTT)。文献[3-5]报道,BDTT发生率为0.5%~2.5%。BDTT可沿肝内胆管向肝门部胆管延伸,甚至阻塞胆总管导致黄疸、胆道出血等。其自然病程约为1~3个月[6-7]。     

甲状腺癌术后复发再手术难点与对策

分化型甲状腺癌预后良好。甲状腺癌复发需行以再次手术为主的综合治疗。与初次手术相比,再次手术风险明显增大,并发症发生率和严重程度均升高。因此,再次手术前应进行充分的检查评估,并做好充分的知情同意。中央区的再次手术,难点在于把握手术指征、术中复发淋巴结的定位、术中喉返神经和甲状旁腺的保护以及周围器官结构受侵的处理。术前超声引导下纳米炭注射能够可靠帮助术中定位。术中神经监测技术可以帮助喉返神经的辨认。如需要切除喉返神经,尽可能同期修复。术中对于上位甲状旁腺区减少扰动、仔细在标本中辨认寻找甲状旁腺、必要时甲状旁腺自体移植可以尽量保护甲状旁腺。而侵犯气管、喉、食管时,则需要部分喉切除、气管切除和重建等技术。颈侧区的再次手术,难点在于颈淋巴结清扫容易遗漏部位的再次切除、咽旁等少见复发位置的处理,以及神经和大血管受侵的处理。颈侧区复发的转移淋巴结仍以规范的区域淋巴结清扫为主要治疗方法。对于少见部位的复发应熟悉局部解剖,减少副损伤。神经受侵时,尽量保留有功能的神经。必要时可以切除颈内静脉。上纵隔位置的复发主要通过上纵隔淋巴结清扫完成。胸骨劈开的开放入路显露较好,可切除范围较大,相对比较安全,但创伤较大。腔镜辅助的上纵隔淋巴结清扫创伤较小,需要一定技术储备。复发甲状腺癌经积极治疗预后较好。再次手术建议由经验丰富的专科医师来完成。术后辅助多学科综合治疗能提高再次手术的疗效。     

基于术前MRI影像组学特征预测肝癌经肝动脉化疗栓塞治疗的反应性

目的 探索术前MRI影像组学特征预测肝细胞癌（hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC）对经肝动脉化疗栓塞（transcatheter arterial chemoembolization,TACE）治疗反应性的可行性。方法 回顾性收集2016年3月至2018年4月经临床或病理确诊、并在温州医科大学附属第五医院接受TACE治疗的中晚期HCC患者86例,采用随机数字表法分为训练组（n=59）及验证组（n=27）,基于ITK-SNAP软件在术前T2WI图像勾画肿瘤感兴趣区,使用GE AI-Kit软件提取影像特征;经最小绝对收缩与选择算子（LASSO）回归筛选最优的特征子集,并构建TACE反应性预测模型;利用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线、校准曲线及决策曲线分析评价模型的诊断效能和临床应用价值。结果 共筛选出8个影像学特征与TACE反应性相关,并成功构建预测模型。训练组中,该模型的ROC曲线下面积（AUC）为0.838（95%CI 0.737～0.939）,灵敏度为74.1%,特异度为84.4%;在验证组中,AUC为0.794（95%CI 0.604～0.985）,灵敏度为75.0%,特异度为80.0%。校准曲线显示该模型在训练组和验证组的预测概率与实际概率拟合较好;决策曲线分析显示该模型在0.1～1.0的阈值范围内具有较高的净收益。结论 术前MRI T2WI图像影像组学特征可用于预测HCC的TACE 反应性,基于MRI T2WI图像影像特征的预测模型特异度和灵敏度较高。