Clinical presentation,management, screening and surveillance for colorectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

Management of colorectal cancer (CRC) was severely affected by the changes implemented during the pandemic, and this resulted in delayed elective presentation, increased emergency presentation, reduced screening and delayed definitive therapy. This review was conducted to analyze the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on management of CRC and to identify the changes made in order to adapt to the pandemic. We performed a literature search in PubMed, Medline, Index Medicus, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Reference Citation Analysis (https://www.referencecitationanalysis.com/) and Google Scholar using the following keywords in various combinations: Colorectal cancer, elective surgery, emergency surgery, stage upgrading, screening, surveillance and the COVID-19 pandemic. Only studies published in English were included. To curtail the spread of COVID-19 infection, there were modifications made in the management of CRC. Screening was limited to high risk individuals, and the screening tests of choice during the pandemic were fecal occult blood test, fecal immunochemical test and stool DNA testing. The use of capsule colonoscopy and open access colonoscopy was also encouraged. Blood-based tests like serum methylated septin 9 were also encouraged for screening of CRC during the pandemic. The presentation of CRC was also affected by the pandemic with more patients presenting with emergencies like obstruction and perforation. Stage migration was also observed during the pandemic with more patients presenting with more advanced tumors. The operative therapy of CRC was altered by the pandemic as more emergencies surgeries were done, which may require exteriorization by stoma. This was to reduce the morbidity associated with anastomosis and encourage early discharge from the hospital. There was also an initial reduction in laparoscopic surgical procedures due to the fear of aerosols and COVID-19 infection. As we gradually come out of the pandemic, we should remember the lessons learned and continue to apply them even after the pandemic passes.     

肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤的临床病理特征分析

目的探讨肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤(PCC)的临床病理特征。方法收集22例PCC患者的临床病历资料,分析临床表现、病理特征、免疫组织化学特征、鉴别诊断、治疗和预后。结果患者中位年龄46岁(23~67岁);男性13例、女性9例;临床常见症状包括高血压、腹胀腹痛;Ⅰ期10例、Ⅱ期12例;中位随访时间为72.5个月(14.9~117.7个月),其中1例复发、1例转移,其余患者均未发生复发及转移;CgA、Syn和CD56阳性表达率分别为95.2%、95.2%、100.0%,CK、Melan-A阴性表达率分别为90.5%和100.0%,Ki-67增殖指数低于10%,S100阳性表达率为76.2%。结论肾上腺PCC发病率低,但有转移和复发的可能,需要定期随访。     

抚触护理在病理性黄疸患儿中的应用效果

目的:观察抚触护理在病理性黄疸患儿中的应用效果。方法:选取114例病理性黄疸患儿作为研究对象,按照随机数字表法分为观察组与对照组各57例。对照组实施常规护理,观察组在对照组的基础上实施抚触护理,比较两组黄疸消退时间、护理前后血清总胆红素(TSB)水平、护理总有效率和患儿家长护理满意度。结果:观察组黄疸消退时间为(7.85±1.36)d,明显短于对照组的(9.56±2.85)d,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);护理后,观察组血清TSB水平低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组护理总有效率为96.5%,明显高于对照组的73.7%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组患儿家长满意度为98.2%,明显高于对照组的82.4%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:在常规护理基础上采用抚触护理可缩短病理性黄疸患儿黄疸消退时间,降低血清TSB水平,提高护理总有效率和患儿家长护理满意度,其效果优于单纯常规护理。     

超声引导下空芯针穿刺活检诊断的乳腺导管原位癌病理学低估的危险因素分析

背景与目的：由于存在病理学低估，乳腺导管原位癌（ductal carcinoma in situ，DCIS）是否需要行腋窝前哨淋巴结活检（sentinel lymph node biopsy，SLNB）仍有争议。通过回顾性分析，探索超声引导下空芯针穿刺活检（core needle biopsy，CNB）诊断的DCIS出现病理学低估的危险因素，探讨穿刺病理学诊断为单纯DCIS的患者免除腋窝SLNB的可能性。方法：选取2005年3月—2014年10月北京大学肿瘤医院暨北京市肿瘤防治研究所乳腺癌预防治疗中心收治的符合以下条件的乳腺癌病例纳入研究：女性；超声引导下CNB诊断为乳腺DCIS（含微浸润）；腋窝淋巴结临床阴性；接受规范的手术、放疗或全身系统性治疗。统计患者的临床病理学特征，采用χ ² 检验或Fisher精确概率法进行临床病理学特征与病理学低估比例的相关性分析，采用logistic回归探索病理学低估可能的危险因素。结果：研究纳入单纯DCIS、DCIS伴微浸润和DCIS可疑微浸润分别360、63和31例。单纯DCIS术后病理未升级占56.4%，升级为微浸润癌和浸润癌分别为21.7%和21.9%；后两组术后病理学诊断为微浸润癌的比例为30.2%和35.5%，浸润癌的比例为66.7%和61.3%，组间差异有统计学意义（P<0.001）。肿瘤＞3 cm和核分级高发生病理学低估的风险，分别是肿瘤≤3 cm和核分级中低的1.97倍（95% CI：1.17~3.32，P=0.011）和2.30倍（95% CI：1.34~3.98，P=0.003），而人表皮生长因子受体2（human epidemal growth factor receptor 2，HER2）不确定（OR=0.37，95% CI：0.19~0.72，P=0.003）和阳性（OR=0.38，95% CI：0.20~0.73，P=0.004）发生病理学低估的风险低于HER2阴性，差异有统计学意义。肿瘤>3 cm、核分级高、HER2阳性的CNB单纯原位癌的病理学低估比例最高，为73.1%；肿瘤>3 cm、核分级高、HER2不确定的病理学低估比例最低，为11.9%。结论：超声引导下CNB诊断的DCIS伴微浸润或DCIS可疑微浸润病理学低估的比例远高于单纯DCIS，二者不能免除SLNB。肿瘤＞3 cm、核分级高和HER2阴性是术前单纯DCIS出现病理学低估可能的危险因素，单纯DCIS仍需行腋窝SLNB。     

Improved Prognostication for the Updated AJCC Breast Cancer Pathological Prognostic Staging Varied in Higher-Stage Groups

BackgroundIn addition to TNM-based anatomical staging (AS), a novel pathological prognostic staging (PPS) has been proposed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC). PPS demonstrated better prognostication, but its superiority in breast cancer subtypes and related to staging discrepancies between AS and PPS are not clear.MethodsA cohort of 1729 patients with breast cancer was staged into AS and PPS according to the latest AJCC staging. Patient characteristic and restaging outcomes were compared.ResultsCompared with AS, 799 and 135 cases were upstaged and downstaged respectively in PPS, mostly involved stage I cases. For the overall cohort, PPS demonstrated superior prognostic power over AS in both disease-free survival (DFS) and breast cancer–specific survival. However, such superiority was found mainly in estrogen receptor (ER)/progesterone receptor (PR)+ but not ER−PR− cancers. Comparing the restaged cases within the same PPS, PPS 1A cases showed similar survival irrespective of the original AS. Interestingly, in other PPS groups (PPS 1B and higher), there was a difference in outcome among patients with same PPS but different AS. Within PPS 1B patients, downstaged cases from higher AS showed worse DFS (3A>1B vs. 2A>1B: χ² = 4.732, P = .030).ConclusionsPPS may provide a more accurate prognostication, mostly among ER/PR+ cancers and with PPS 1A patients. Patients restaged to higher PPS stages showed significant differential survival even within the same PPS. Also, only limited improvement was observed for ER–PR– cancers. Caution needs to be exercised in using PPS for patient prognostication, as in some cases the outcome can be variable with the same PPS.     

强化规培医师思维能力的方法研究初探

目的探究规培医师思维能力的强化对策,完善院内规培医生的培训对策。方法依据青岛大学附属医院2017年1月—2018年12月所收集的规培医师数据,2017年1月—2017年12月期间未进行思维能力强化培养,设为对照组;2018年1月—2018年12月期间进行思维能力强化培养,设为强化组,两组均为62人。比较两阶段患者就诊满意度和工作评价合格率。结果对照组患者满意度为96.8%,强化组治疗满意度为87.1%,比较两个时间段患者就诊满意度,强化组明显好于对照组,有统计学意义,P<0.05。对照组合格率为74.2%;强化组合格率为91.9%,比较两个时间段医生工作情况,强化组明显好于对照组,有统计学意义,P<0.05。结论规培医生是世界医生行业未来的发展趋势和方向,完善规培医生思维能力的培养对策有利于提升院内的治疗质量和服务质量,定向的、科学的、优质的规培医师思维能力培养有助于提升规培医师的思维能力、改善医患关系、提升治疗效果,应着重强化培养。     

Deep learning with biopsy whole slide images for pretreatment prediction of pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer：A multicenter study

IntroductionPredicting pathological complete response (pCR) for patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is crucial in establishing individualized treatment. Whole-slide images (WSIs) of tumor tissues reflect the histopathologic information of the tumor, which is important for therapeutic response effectiveness. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether predictive information for pCR could be detected from WSIs.Materials and methodsWe retrospectively collected data from four cohorts of 874 patients diagnosed with biopsy-proven breast cancer. A deep learning pathological model (DLPM) was constructed to predict pCR using biopsy WSIs in the primary cohort, and it was then validated in three external cohorts. The DLPM could generate a deep learning pathological score (DLPs) for each patient; stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) were selected for comparison with DLPs.ResultsThe WSI feature-based DLPM showed good predictive performance with the highest area under the curve (AUC) of 0.72 among the cohorts. Alternatively, the combination of the DLPM and clinical characteristics offered a better prediction performance (AUC >0.70) in all cohorts. We also evaluated the performance of DLPM in three different breast subtypes with the best prediction for the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) subtype (AUC: 0.73). Moreover, DLPM combined with clinical characteristics and stromal TILs achieved the highest AUC in the primary cohort (AUC: 0.82) and validation cohort 1 (AUC: 0.80).ConclusionOur study suggested that WSIs integrated with deep learning could potentially predict pCR to NAC in breast cancer. The predictive performance will be improved by combining clinical characteristics. DLPs from DLPM can provide more information compared to stromal TILs for pCR prediction.     

Adolescent cardiometabolic risk scores: A scoping review

AimsClustering of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) indicates cardiometabolic risk (CMR), a key driver of cardiovascular disease. Early detection and treatment of CMR are important to decrease this risk. To facilitate the identification of individuals at risk, CMRFs are commonly combined into a CMR Score. This scoping review aims to identify CMRFs and methods used to calculate adolescent CMR Scores.Data synthesisSystematic searches were executed in Child Development and Adolescent Studies, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, Ovid PsycINFO, EBSCO CINAHL, Scopus Elsevier, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Nursing and Allied Health. No limits were placed on publication date or geographic location. Studies were included if participants were 10–19 years and the study reported CMRFs in a composite score. Key extracted information included participant characteristics, CMRFs comprising the scores, and methods of score calculation. CMRFs were categorized and data were reported as frequencies. This study identified 170 studies representing 189 CMR Scores. The most common CMRF categories were related to lipids, blood pressure, and adiposity. The most frequent CMRFs were triglyceride z-score, systolic blood pressure z-score, and inverse high-density lipoproteins z-score. Scores were mostly calculated by summing CMRF z-scores without weighting.ConclusionsThe range of CMRFs and Scores identified in adolescent CMR literature limits their use and interpretation. Published CMR Scores commonly contain two main limitations: (a) use of an internal cohort as the z-score reference population, and (b) Scores relying on adiposity measures. We highlight the need for a standard set of CMRFs and a consensus for a CMR Score for adolescents.     

H型高血压患者血压变异性与冠脉病变程度的关系

目的探讨H型高血压患者血压变异性与冠脉病变程度的关系。方法选择锦州市中心医院2017年1月-2018年12月收治的H型高血压患者349例,分为对照组(单纯H型高血压)186例和观察组(H型高血压+冠心病)163例。比较两组患者的日间收缩压(dSBP)、夜间收缩压(nSBP)及SCV;比较两组患者的日间舒张压(dSBP)、夜间舒张压(nSBP)及DCV,并对血压变异性与冠脉病变程度的关系进行探讨。结果两组dSBP.nSBP.SCV和dDBP.nDBP.DCV差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05).Gensini评分=2.231+3.414×SCV+2.917×SCV。结论H型高血压患者血压变异性与患者冠脉病变程度密切相关,SCV和DCV是其独立危险因素。