Diagnosis and treatment of hepatic angiomyolipoma

Background

Hepatic angiomyolipoma (HAML) is a rare liver tumor. This paper summarized the clinical, radiological and pathological features of HAML.

Methods

Seventeen cases of HAML were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were subjected to surgical resection of tumor, one of which was performed emergency surgery because of hemorrhage of tumor.

Results

There are 13 females and 4 males, most of whom were asymptotic except 4 had minimal abdominal discomfort. US, CT and/or MRI were taken and corresponding data was comprehensively analyzed with other clinical signs and symptoms. Correct preoperative diagnosis was able to be achieved in 9 patients. Pathological analysis and immunohistochemistry of HMB-45 was used as final diagnosis. All patients were followed up and survived without recurrence.

Conclusions

Preoperative diagnosis of HAML can be benefited from comprehensive analysis of clinical manifestations. The malignant potential and fast growth of tumor suggested surgical removal of tumor while it was diagnosed.Key Words: Hepatic tumor, angiomyolipoma, diagnosis, surgery     

老年高血压患者血压昼夜节律对左室肥厚的影响

【摘要】 目的 研究老年高血压患者的血压昼夜节律变化对左室肥厚的影响。方法 选取我院126例高血压患者,根据心脏彩超提示左室肥厚情况分为肥厚组（n=52例）和非肥厚组（n=74例）。比较两组动态血压指标及血压变异性,进行多因素分析探讨血压变异性对左室肥厚的影响。 结果 高血压肥厚组24h平均收缩压（24hSBP）、白天平均收缩压（dSBP）、夜间平均收缩压（nSBP）、24h收缩压标准差（24hSSD）、24h舒张压标准差（24hDSD）、白天收缩压标准差（dSSD）、夜间收缩压标准差（nSSD）均高于非肥厚组,差异有统计学意义（P＜005）。Logistic回归分析显示,24h SBP 与dSSD、nSSD为左室肥厚的独立危险因素（P＜005）。结论 老年高血压患者的24h SBP 与dSSD、nSSD是影响左室肥厚的独立危险因素,平稳控制血压对防止左室肥厚的发生有一定影响。     

子宫体、乳腺双原发癌的临床病理特征

目的 探讨子宫体、乳腺双原发癌的临床病理特征。方法 回顾性分析首都医科大学附属北京朝阳医院2004年1月至2015年1月收治子宫体、乳腺双原发癌患者（双癌组）29例和子宫体恶性肿瘤患者（单癌组）319例的临床病理资料。结果 双癌组合并糖尿病（χ²=8.02,P=0.007）、肿瘤家族史（χ²=31.76,P<0.001）及其他部位恶性肿瘤（χ²=31.76,P<0.001）的比例显著高于单癌组,双癌组Ⅱ型子宫体恶性肿瘤（χ²=5.52,P=0.030）及低分化癌（χ²=8.39,P=0.020）的构成比明显高于单癌组。单癌组的总生存率（overall survival,OS）明显优于双癌组（Log-rank=6.75,P=0.011）。分层分析显示,在双癌组中,首发子宫体癌的双癌患者Ⅱ型子宫内膜癌的构成比明显高于首发乳腺癌组（58.33%vs 11.76%,χ²=6.882,P=0.014）。首发子宫体癌与首发乳腺癌的两癌发病间隔时间显著不同,前者的间隔时间明显缩短（t=2.23,P=0.028）。两组双原发癌间隔时间的分布差异有统计学意义（χ²=9.60,P=0.010）。结论 合并乳腺癌的子宫体恶性肿瘤与子宫体恶性肿瘤的临床、病理特征不同。乳腺癌后子宫体恶性肿瘤与子宫体恶性肿瘤术后发生乳腺癌的临床、病理特征不同。     

Stent Compression in Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome Associated with Acute Ilio-Femoral Deep Vein Thrombosis

ObjectiveThis study was conducted to evaluate stent compression in iliac vein compression syndrome (IVCS) and to identify its association with stent patency.ResultsAll of the stents used were laser-cut nitinol stents. The proportion of limbs showing significant stent compression was 33%. Fifty-six percent of limbs in the significant stent compression group developed stent occlusion. On the other hand, only 9% of limbs in the insignificant stent compression group developed stent occlusion. Significant stent compression was inversely correlated with stent patency (p < 0.001). The median patency period evaluated with Kaplan-Meier analysis was 20.0 months for patients with significant stent compression. Other factors including gender, age, and type of stent were not correlated with stent patency. Significant stent compression occurred most frequently (87.5%) at the upper end of the stent (ilio-caval junction).ConclusionSignificant compression of nitinol stents placed in IVCS highly affects stent patency. Therefore, in order to prevent stent compression in IVCS, nitinol stents with higher radial resistive force may be required.     

Relations Between Pathological Markers and Radioiodine Scan and 18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients With Recurrent Cervical Nodal Metastases

Purpose

The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between the immunohistochemical results and radioiodine scan and ¹⁸F-FDG PET findings in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients with recurrent cervical nodal metastases.

Methods

A total of 46 PTC patients who had undergone a radioiodine scan and/or ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT and a subsequent operation on recurrent cervical lymph nodes were enrolled. Twenty-seven patients underwent ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT, 8 underwent radioiodine scans, and 11 underwent both scans. In all surgical specimens, the immunoexpressions of thyroglobulin (Tg), sodium-iodide symporter (NIS), glucose transporter 1 (Glut-1), and somatostatin receptor 1 and 2A (SSTR1 and SSTR2A) were assessed, and associations between these expressions and radioiodine scan and ¹⁸F-FDG PET findings were evaluated.

Results

Of the 38 patients who underwent ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT, all patients with weak Tg expression had positive ¹⁸F-FDG uptake, while only 45 % of the patients with moderate or strong Tg expression showed positive uptake (p = 0.01). The proportion of patients with positive ¹⁸F-FDG uptake increased as the degree of Glut-1 expression with luminal accentuation increased. Of the 19 patients who underwent a radioiodine scan, the proportion with positive radioiodine uptake was greater among patients with strong NIS and SSTR2A expression than among patients expressing these markers at weak levels (p = 0.04 for all). All three patients with weak Tg expression were negative for radioiodine uptake.

Conclusion

The ¹⁸F-FDG uptakes of recurrent cervical nodes are related to strong Glut-1 expression with luminal accentuation and weak Tg expression, whereas radioiodine uptake is related to the strong expressions of NIS and SSTR2A.     

Combined anterior and posterior approach in treatment of ankylosing spondylitis-associated cervical fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective

Cervical fractures with ankylosing spondylitis (CAS) are a specific type of spinal fracture with poor stability, low healing rate, and high disability rate. Its treatment is mainly surgical, predominantly through the anterior approach, posterior approach, and the anterior–posterior approach. Although many clinical studies have been conducted on various surgical approaches, controversy still exists concerning the choice of these surgical approaches by surgeons. The authors present here a systematic evaluation and meta-analysis exploring the utility of the anterior–posterior approach versus the anterior approach and the posterior approach.

Methods

After a comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Embase databases, 12 clinical studies were included in the final qualitative analysis and 8 in the final quantitative analysis. Of these studies, 11 conducted a comparison between the anterior–posterior approach and the anterior approach and posterior approaches, while one examined only the anterior–posterior approach. Where appropriate, statistical advantage ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated.

Results

The present meta-analysis of postoperative neurological improvement showed no statistical difference in the overall neurological improvement rate between the anterior–posterior approach and anterior approach (OR 1.70, 95% CI 0.61 to 4.75; p = 0.31). However, the mean change in postoperative neurological function was lower in patients who received the anterior approach than in those who received the anterior–posterior approach (MD 0.17, 95% CI -0.02 to 0.36; p = 0.08). There was an identical trend between the anterior–posterior approach and posterior approach, with no statistically significant difference in the overall rate of neurological improvement (OR 1.37, 95% CI 0.70 to 2.56; p = 0.38). Nevertheless, the mean change in neurological function was smaller in patients receiving the anterior–posterior approach compared with the posterior approach, but there was no statistically significant difference between the two (MD 0.17, 95% CI -0.02 to 0.36; p = 0.08).

Conclusions

The results of this review and meta-analysis suggest that the benefits of the anterior–posterior approach are different from those of the anterior and posterior approaches in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis-related cervical fractures. In a word, there is no significant difference between the cervical surgical approach and the neurological functional improvement. Therefore, surgeons should pay more attention to the type of cervical fracture, the displacement degree of cervical fracture, the spinal cord injury, the balance of cervical spine and other aspects to comprehensively consider the selection of appropriate surgical methods.

     

Analysis and management of pathogens isolated from patients with complicated facial lacerations and abrasions

Plastic surgeons commonly encounter patients with facial lacerations and/or abrasions in the emergency room. If they are properly treated, facial wounds generally heal well without complications. However, infection can sometimes cause delayed wound healing. We performed wound culture for the early detection of infection and to promote the healing of infected facial wounds. We included 5033 patients with facial wounds who visited the emergency room of Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital between January 2018 and February 2021. Among them, 104 patients underwent wound culture. We analysed the pathogens isolated and the patients' age, sex, wound site, mechanism of injury, wound healing time, time from injury to culture, time to culture results, and dressing methods used. Pathogens were isolated in slightly less than half of the patients (38.46%); among them, Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most common (47.5%). Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci were isolated in six (15%) patients. Patients with complicated wounds had a longer mean wound healing time (10.83 ± 5.91 days) than those with non-complicated wounds (6.06 ± 1.68 days). Wound culture of complicated facial wounds resulted in the isolation of various types of pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi. We recommend the use of wound culture for early detection of infection to prevent delayed wound healing.     

腰椎间盘突出症手术失败的再手术治疗

目的:本文报告20例腰椎间盘突出症手术失败再手术的病人,目的在于分析手术失败的原因和再手治疗的有关问题。方法:回顾1989年至1996年间的1218例腰椎间盘突出症手术病人,选择其中20例因初次手术失败而接受再次手术的病人,对其再手术的原因和手术治疗进行回顾性研究。结果:初次手术失败的原因主要是突出间盘切除不全和术后发生疤痕性椎管狭窄,另外,马尾损伤、腰椎骨质增生、软骨板破裂及腰骶神经节椎管内异位畸形等亦是手术失败的原因。结论:作者强调首次手术应采用开窗术进行椎管减压和髓核摘除。再次手术难度较大,但病变显露应从正常解剖部位开始,仔细地去除疤痕和其它致病因素,以免神经根或神经组织的损伤。