Laparoscopic Local Resection Based on Sentinel Node Evaluation for Early Gastric Cancer: A Preliminary Report

We previously reported that lymphatic mapping using isosulfan blue can be used to identify sentinel nodes (SNs). This study was undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of using the SN technique in treating early gastric cancer and to explore its usefulness for minimal invasive surgery. Twenty-three patients with early gastric cancer who underwent SN biopsy were retrospectively evaluated. Based on SN evaluation, individualized surgery was performed in five patients with T1N0M0 gastric cancer. When pathological examination of frozen sections revealed metastasis in SNs, we performed a standard D2 gastrectomy. Laparoscopic local resection was applied when the SN biopsy was negative. Our results showed that the success rate with SN biopsy in early gastric cancer was 100%, as were the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. All five patients with early gastric cancer had SNs negative for metastases both by frozen section and by postoperative pathology. Thus, all these patients underwent laparoscopic local resection without extended lymphadenectomy. We conclude that SN biopsy is a useful tool to individualize the operative procedure, and laparoscopic local resection can be safely performed using SN guidance in selected patients with early gastric cancer.     

Primary tuberculous nasal polypi—A case report

Primary tuberculous pathology in nasolpolypi is a rare condition. A case of bilateral ethmoidal polypi with tubercular lesion diagnosed on histopathologlcal examination is being reported and the available relevant literature has been reviewed.     

青蒿琥酯皮肤擦剂在小鼠和兔体内的药代动力学研究

将青蒿琥酯溶于苯二甲酸二甲酯,加适量氨酮制成皮肤擦剂。给兔脱毛后,皮肤涂抹此擦剂25mg/kg后,血药浓度达峰时间平均为2 h,峰浓度平均为1.80μg/ml。药物在兔体内平均驻留时间为3.54 h,清除半衰期约为2.46 h。给小鼠脱毛皮肤涂抹擦剂6.7,31.3和71.4 mg/kg,血药浓度在给药后0.5～4 h达高峰,峰浓度分别为0.82,2.05和7.11μg/ml,体内药物平均驻留时间为3.39,2.79及3.54 h,清除半衰期为2.35,1.93及2.45 h。可见,给兔及小鼠皮肤擦剂后,青蒿琥酯吸收良好,血药浓度维持时间较长。     

A Dose-Response Analysis of Methoxychlor-Induced Alterations of Reproductive Development and Function in the Rat

A Dose-Response Analysis of Methoxychlor-Induced Alterationsof Reproductive Development and Function in the Rat. GRAY, L.E., JR., OSTBY, J., FERRELL, J., REHNBERG, G., LINDER, R., COOPER,R., GOLDMAN, J., SLOTT, V., AND LASKEY, J. (1989). Fundam. Appl.Toxicol12, 92–108. In the present study rats were dosed fromweaning, through puberty and gestation, to Day 15 of lactationwith methoxychlor at 25, 50, 100, or 200 mg/kg/day. Morphologicallandmarks of puberty were measured, including the ages at vaginalopening, first estrus, and first estrous cycle in females andat preputial separation in males. In the female, estrous cyclicity,fertility, litter size, number of implantation sites, organweights, and ovarian and uterine histology were also measured.The viability of the offspring (F1) and their fertility wereevaluated using a continuous breeding protocol. Males were necropsiedafter breeding, the reproductive organs were weighed, and thecauda epididymal sperm counts were determined. One testis wasused for histopathology, while the other was used to quantifyinterstitial fluid (IF) content, IF testosterone concentration,and testicular sperm production. Testosterone and an drogen-bindingprotein were measured in the caput epididymis, and sperm motilityand morphology were evaluated from a caudal sample. The serumand pituitary were saved for hormonal determinations. Methoxychloraccelerated the age at vaginal opening and first estrus, andthe vaginal smears were cornified. Growth was retarded at 100and 200 mg/kg/day and fertility was reduced when the femaleswere bred with untreated or similarly treated males. In thehighest- dose group, the mated females went from constant estrusinto pseudopregnancy following mating, but they had no implants.In males, methoxychlor treatment markedly reduced growth, seminalvesicle weight, cauda epididymal weight, caudal sperm content,and pituitary weight. Puberty was delayed in the two highest-dosagegroups. Testicular sperm measures were much less affected thancaudal measures. Testis weight and histology were slightly affected,and testicular sperm production, sperm morphology, and motilitywere unaffected. Endocrine function of the testes and pituitarywas altered by methoxychlor administration. Leydig cell testosteroneproduction, in response to human chorionic gonadotropin challenge,was reduced and pituitary levels of prolactin, thyroid-stimulatinghormone (TSH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were altered.In contrast, serum levels of prolactin, FSH, and luteinizinghormone were unaffected. Serum TSH was reduced by 50% of controlat 100 and 200 mg/kg/day, while pituitary levels were increased.Gonadotropin-releasing hormone concentration in the mediobasalhypothalamus was also elevated. In spite of the many reproductivealterations, the fertility of treated males was not reducedwhen they were mated with untreated females. Growth and viabilityof the offspring (F1) from the 50 mg/kg/day treatment groupwere normal, but in the females, vaginal opening was accelerated,estrous cyclicity was abnormal in the rats during middle age,and fecundity was reduced.     

AMACR(P504S)、P63、34βE12联合检测在前列腺癌早期诊断中的应用

目的:探讨AMACR(P504S)、P63、34βE12联合检测在前列腺癌(PCa)早期诊断中的临床应用价值。方法:应用即用型组合式单克隆抗体和双酶标记的免疫组化MaxvisionTM一步法检测42例PCa、12例高级别前列腺上皮内瘤变(HGPIN)和30例良性前列腺增生(BPH)穿刺活检标本中AMACR、P63、34βE12的表达情况。比较Glea-son评分各组中AMACR阳性表达情况。结果:AMACR、P63、34βE12抗原在PCa和BPH穿刺标本中的表达差异均有极显著性(P<0.01),PCa组织中AMACR阳性表达率为100%,无P63和34βE12表达;BPH组织中均无AM-ACR表达,P63和34βE12均高表达。HGPIN中AMACR的阳性表达率(91.67%)与BPH差异有极显著性(P<0.01),与PCa差异无显著性(P>0.05);P63和34βE12阳性表达率HGPIN(100%)与PCa差异有极显著性(P<0.01),而与BPH差异无显著性(P>0.05)。AMACR表达强弱与PCa的Gleason评分无关(P>0.05)。结论:AMACR是PCa高度敏感和特异的标志物,P63和34βE12联合标记基底细胞的特异性高,3者联合检测能增加前列腺穿刺活检标本诊断的准确性,在PCa早期诊断中具有重要的临床应用价值。     

Inhibition and reversal of platelet-rich arterial thrombus in vivo: direct vs. indirect factor Xa inhibition

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The efficacy of a direct factor (F)Xa inhibitor, ZK-807834, was compared with indirect inhibition by enoxaparin for inhibition and deaggregation of acute platelet-rich thrombi in a well-characterized porcine carotid injury model. METHODS: A crush injury was performed on a randomly chosen carotid artery and the thrombus allowed to propagate for 30 min. Pigs then received intravenous drug for 35 min: ZK-807834-Dose 1 (40 microg kg(-1) bolus + 1.5 microg kg(-1) min(-1) infusion, n=6); ZK-807834-Dose 2 (20 microg kg(-1) bolus + 0.75 microg kg(-1) min(-1) infusion; n=6); enoxaparin (1 mg kg(-1) bolus; n=6); or saline (n=6). Five minutes after drug initiation, the contralateral artery was injured. Thrombus size was monitored by scintillation detection of autologous 111In-platelets. RESULTS: The prothrombin time ratio was 2.2 +/- 0.1; 1.4 +/- 0.3; 1.2 +/- 0.9 and 1.1 +/- 0.2, respectively. ZK-807834-Dose 1 significantly inhibited carotid platelet deposition (525 +/- 226 x 10(6) cm(-2); P = 0.008), whereas ZK-807834-Dose 2 (2325 +/- 768) and enoxaparin (1236 +/- 383) were not different from saline (2776 +/- 642). Thrombus deaggregation was greatest for animals receiving ZK-807834-Dose 1 (473 +/- 185). Neither ZK-807834-Dose 2 (1588 +/- 480) nor enoxaparin (1618 +/- 686) was different from saline control (2222 +/- 598). CONCLUSIONS: Direct FXa inhibition with ZK-807834, at a prothrombin time ratio of 2.2, effectively inhibits thrombosis and promptly deaggregates thrombi induced by arterial injury. In contrast, indirect FXa inhibition with enoxaparin was ineffective.     

Performance and comparison of the Cockcroft-Gault and simplified Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formulae in estimating glomerular filtration rate in a Chinese Type 2 diabetic population.

AIMS: Our aim was to assess performances of the Cockcroft-Gault and simplified Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formulae in estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in Chinese diabetic populations and their association with vascular risks. METHODS: A total of 1009 patients with Type 2 diabetes were categorized into low estimated GFR groups (GFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m(2)) and control groups by the two equations. The performances of these formulae were assessed at different stages of kidney function. Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy or albuminuria were compared among the groups. The ability of these formulae to identify established vascular risk markers using sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were also compared. RESULTS: The prevalence of low estimated GFR was 32.7% with the Cockcroft-Gault formula and 5.2% with the MDRD formula, respectively. In low estimated GFR subjects by the MDRD formula, IMT was significantly thicker than those by the Cockcroft-Gault formula (1.2 mm vs. 1.0 mm; P < 0.05), with a higher prevalence of albuminuria (78.4 vs. 52.8%, P < 0.05) and diabetic retinopathy (46.5 vs. 30.5%; P < 0.05). The Cockcroft-Gault formula gave a specificity of 71.7% and a sensitivity of 37.0%, and the MDRD formula gave a specificity of 96.6% and a sensitivity of 7.9% in estimating low GFR relevant for established vascular risks. CONCLUSIONS: These formulae performed differently in Chinese diabetic populations. The simplified MDRD formula is minimally superior to the Cockcroft-Gault formula for its high specificity and positive predictive values in estimating low GFR relevant for vascular risks.     

乳腺非典型增生病与血管生成关系的实验研究

目的：建立乳腺非典型增生病动物模型，探讨非典型增生与血管生成的关系。方法：采用灌服二甲基苯蒽＋颈部枷具方法复制大鼠肝郁血瘀型乳腺非典型增生动物模型，并给予中药乳复汤治疗。常规染色观察大鼠乳腺组织病理组织形态．免疫组化方法检测MVD、VEGF和bFGF的表达。结果：病证模型组乳腺非典型增生率90％．较单纯造模组高．P=0．0415；中药乳复汤治疗组非典型增生率较病证模型组低．P=0．0459；随着一般增生到非典型增生程度加重，MVD计数增多，VEGF、bFGF的表达升高，P〈0．05。结论：病证结合造模更适合中医动物实验要求，中药乳复汤具有抑制血管生成作用。     

某儿童医院10年临床报告细菌性痢疾的流行病学特征

目的探讨细菌性痢疾(以下简称菌痢)近10年流行特点。方法对10年来收集的全院各科上报的菌痢进行回顾性分析。结果1993-2002年报告菌痢10861例,占传染病报告总数的62.92%,传染科门诊量占全院门诊百分比的年变化为8.54%～4.33%;菌痢发病占传染科门诊的年比率变化为1.05%～3.45%;<1岁、1～3岁、4～6岁、7～9岁、≥10岁5个年龄组,各组之间菌痢检出率差异有统计学意义,1～3岁组检出率最高;细菌性痢疾每年4月检出率开始上升,8月达最高,11月检出率恢复到上升前水平;不同性别的儿童检出率差异有统计学意义,男童明显高于女童。结论细菌性痢疾检出年龄特点为婴幼儿最高,随年龄增长,发病逐渐减少;发病高峰季节向春秋季扩展。     

Investigation of the Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Stage Ⅱ Breast Cancer

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in treatment of Stage Ⅱ breast cancer. METHODS The data from 113 patients with breast cancer of the same pathologic type in Stage Ⅱ,during the period of 1995 to 2001,were analyzed retrospectively.Among the patients,47 were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy,and 66 received no adjuvant therapy before surgery（control group）.After the patients of the neoadjuvant chemotherapy group had received 2 courses of chemotherapy with the CMF regimen,the surgical procedure was conducted. RESULTS Complete remission（CR）was attained in 9 of the 47 cases receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy and partial remission（PR）was reached for 22 cases.The rate of breast-conserving surgery was enhanced from 22.73%to 46.81%（P〈0.05）in the neoadjuvant treatment group. There was no difference in the 5-year overall survival（OS）and disease-free survival（DFS）rate between the two groups（P〉0.05）,but the 5-year OS and DFS of the cases with clinical tumor remission was higher compared to the control group（P〈0.05）. CONCLUSION Neoadjuvant chemotherapy can enhance the rate of breast conservation for Stage Ⅱ breast cancer and may improve the prognosis of the cases with clinical remission.