唤醒状态联合中央沟定位切除脑运动区胶质瘤对患者运动功能保护作用探讨

目的 探究唤醒状态联合中央沟定位对脑运动区胶质瘤切除术患者运动功能的保护作用。方法 选取本院2016年12月—2017年10月期间收治的脑运动区胶质瘤患者70例。所有患者均行唤醒状态联合中央沟定位运动区胶质瘤切除术。观察患者术后复发情况及术后第6、12个月的Kamofsky评分,并记录并发症发生情况。结果 所有患者均成功完成手术,未出现术中大出血、死亡等严重并发症。70例患者中,有40例全切除,26例次全切除,4例大部分切除。术后,感觉减退者有6例,肌力下降者有5例,肌力下降伴感觉减退者有2例,并发症发生率为18.57%(13/70)。6个月后,应用增强MRI显示有4例患者肿瘤灶周围明显强化,进一步使用正电子发射断层显像发现有1例患者肿瘤复发。术前及术后第6、12个月的Kamofsky评分分别为(89.62±11.88)及(80.73±9.91)、(65.82±12.36)。结论 唤醒状态联合中央沟定位能最大限度切除脑运动区胶质瘤,提高患者预后效果。     

彩色多普勒超声在诊断致密型乳腺癌患者术后对侧乳腺癌中的价值

目的:探讨彩色多普勒超声检查在提高致密型乳腺癌患者术后对侧乳腺癌(contralateral breast cancer,CBC)检出率中的应用价值。方法:对我院乳腺癌患者行术后常规乳腺超声及钼靶检查，229名患者考虑对侧乳腺病变，根据腺体含量对其进行分型，并应用BI-RADS分级对病变进行评估。结果:超声诊断CBC的特异性、准确率与阳性预测值均明显好于钼靶检查，致密型乳腺钼靶CBC检出率明显下降，超声检查CBC检出率明显增高，BI-RADS 4A与4B分级中脂肪型及少量腺体型乳腺钼靶CBC的检出率明显高于超声检查，BI-RADS 4C与5分级中，乳腺分型对超声及钼靶筛查CBC的结果影响不大。结论:超声及钼靶的联合检查在CBC的检出中发挥重要作用，而乳腺分型与BI-RADS分类诊断对乳腺肿瘤的临床诊断效能和应用价值意义重大。     

Intratumoral heterogeneity of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its clinical significance

Recent studies have shown that intratumoral heterogeneity is prevalent in esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) based on DNA sequencing and chromosome analysis in multiple regions from the same tumor. This study aimed to investigate the expression of ZNF750, EP300, MTOR and KMT2D and their intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) in patients with ESCC. A total of 106 cases, who underwent esophagectomy from 2008 to 2010, with two foci from each case, were tested by immunohistochemistry(IHC) as well as 12 cases were tested by RNAscope in this study.We found that 58/106 (54.72%), 66/106 (62.26%), 75/106 (70.75%%) of ESCC showed high expression of ZNF750, EP300, MTOR, respectively by IHC, and 8/12 (66.67%), 10/12 (83.33%), 4/12 (33.33%) and 6/12 (50%) showed high expression of ZNF750, EP300, MTOR and KMT2D, respectively by RNAscope. Multivariate analysis showed that MTOR expression was an independent infavorable prognostic factor of overall survival (OS) (HR?=?1.921; P?=?0.000). This study also found that 44/106(4151%), 37/106 (34.91%), 39/106(36.79%) of ESCC showed heterogeneous expression of ZNF750, EP300 and MTOR respectively by IHC, 8/12(66.67%), 8/12(66.67%), 4/12(33.33%), 4/12(33.33%) of ZNF750, EP300, MTOR and KMT2D respectively by RNAscope, IHC and RNAscope could successfully detect a high prevalence of ITH. In conclusion, findings of this study showed that ZNF750, EP300, MTOR and KMT2D heterogeneously expressed in ESCC. High expression of ZNF750 related to a better outcome, while EP300 and MTOR related to a poor prognosis.     

Coinheritance of generalized pustular psoriasis and familial Behçet‐like autoinflammatory syndrome with variants in IL36RN and TNFAIP3 in the heterozygous state

Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is now known to be caused by biallelic variants in IL36RN and monoallelic variants in CARD14 and AP1S3. The presence of a modifier locus or oligogenic inheritance have been hypothesized. We report on a patient with a unique coinheritance of pathogenic variants in IL36RN (c.115+6T>C) and TNFAIP3 (c.547C>T, p.R183 * ) causing the genetic entities GPP and familial Behçet‐like autoinflammatory syndrome (AISBL). The heterozygous variant in IL36RN identified by Sanger sequencing was inherited from his unaffected father, while the heterozygous variant in TNFAIP3 was detected by whole‐exome sequencing and was also identified in the patient's AISBL‐affected maternal relatives. Further functional studies are required to research whether the variant of TNFAIP3 plays a part in the development of GPP or simply causes the Behçet's disease phenotype. However, our data suggest that whole‐exome sequencing for the heterozygous carrier of the IL36RN gene in GPP be used to find the potential second genetic locus.     

The Chinese National Twin Registry: a ‘gold mine’ for scientific research

The Chinese National Twin Registry (CNTR) currently includes data from 61 566 twin pair from 11 provinces or cities in China. Of these, 31 705, 15 060 and 13 531 pairs are monozygotic, same‐sex dizygotic and opposite‐sex dizygotic pairs, respectively, determined by opposite sex or intrapair similarity. Since its establishment in 2001, the CNTR has provided an important resource for analysing genetic and environmental influences on chronic diseases especially cardiovascular diseases. Recently, the CNTR has focused on collecting biologic specimens from disease‐concordant or disease‐discordant twin pairs or from twin pairs reared apart. More than 8000 pairs of these twins have been registered, and blood samples have been collected from more than 1500 pairs. In this review, we summarize the main findings from univariate and multivariate genetic effects analyses, gene–environment interaction studies, omics studies exploring DNA methylation and metabolomic markers associated with phenotypes. There remains further scope for CNTR research and data mining. The plan for future development of the CNTR is described. The CNTR welcomes worldwide collaboration.     

Dexmedetomidine enhances ropivacaine-induced sciatic nerve injury in diabetic rats

Background

Previous studies suggest that dexmedetomidine has a protective effect against local anaesthetic-induced nerve injury in regional nerve blocks. Whether this potentially protective effect exists in the context of diabetes mellitus is unknown.

Cardiac Denervation for Arrhythmia Treatment with Transesophageal Ultrasonic Strategy in Canine Models

Stellate ganglion (SG) modification has been investigated for arrhythmia treatment. In this study, transesophageal SG imaging and intervention were explored using a homemade 30F integrated focused ultrasonic catheter in healthy mongrel canines in vivo. Anatomic details of SGs were ultrasonically imaged and evaluated. SG had a heterogeneous echoic structure and characteristic profiles sketched by hyper-echoic outlines in an ultrasonogram. Left SGs in the experimental group were successfully ablated through the esophagus under ultrasonic guidance provided by the catheter itself. Two weeks after the ablation, the QT and QTc of the experimental group decreased compared with those of the sham group and at baseline (both p values < 0.001). Histologic examination revealed that left SGs were destroyed. No major complications were observed. This approach may be further explored as a method for ganglia remodeling evaluation and as a strategy of ganglia modification for arrhythmia and for other diseases.     

Patient preferences on the use of technology in cancer surveillance after curative surgery: A cross-sectional analysis

Background

Advances in communication technology have enabled new methods of delivering test results to cancer survivors. We sought to determine patient preferences regarding the use of newer technology in delivering test results during cancer surveillance.

Presence of varicella zoster virus in zosteriform leukaemia cutis

Leukaemia cutis is a relatively rare manifestation in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, characterized by a diverse morphology of skin lesions. We report two patients who developed zosteriform skin symptoms; however, the histological analysis revealed leukaemia infiltration as the cause of their symptoms. Contrary to previous reports, varicella zoster virus DNA was detectable in the lesions. These findings suggest that varicella zoster virus plays an active role in the development of zosteriform leukaemia cutis.