Evaluating the validity of model for end‐stage liver disease exception points for hepatocellular carcinoma patients with multiple nodules <2 cm

Liver transplant allocation policy does not give model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) exception points for patients with a single hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) <2 cm in size, but does give points to patients with multiple small nodules. Because standard‐of‐care imaging for HCC struggles to differentiate HCC from other nodules, it is possible that a subset of patients receiving liver transplant for multiple nodules <2 cm in size does not have HCC. We evaluate risk of post‐transplant HCC recurrence and wait‐list dropout for patients with multiple small nodules using competing risks regression based on the Fine and Gray model. We identified 5002 adult HCC patients in the OPTN/UNOS dataset diagnosed and transplanted between January 2006 and September 2010. Compared to patients with >1 tumor <2 cm, risk of developing recurrence was significantly higher in patients with one or more tumors with only one tumor ≥2 cm (SHR 1.63, p = 0.009), as well as in patients with 2–3 tumors ≥2 cm (SHR 1.84, p = 0.02). Dropout risk was not significantly different among size categories. HCC recurrence risk was significantly lower in patients with multiple nodules <2 cm in size than in those with larger tumors, supporting the possibility that some patients received unnecessary transplants. The priority given to these patients must be re‐examined.     

Reciprocal modulation between cigarette smoking and internet gaming disorder on participation coefficient within functional brain networks

Brain Imaging and Behavior - Many reports indicated that cigarette smoking was associated with internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, the underlying mechanism of comorbidity between smoking and...     

Facial emotion perception abilities are related to grey matter volume in the culmen of cerebellum anterior lobe in drug-naïve patients with first-episode schizophrenia

Brain Imaging and Behavior - Impaired capability for understanding and interpreting the expressions on other people's faces manifests itself as a core feature of schizophrenia, contributing to...     

膀胱副神经节瘤:单中心7例报告

目的归纳膀胱副神经节瘤的临床一般特征、诊断及治疗。方法收集兰州大学第二医院2013年3月—2020年8月所有膀胱肿瘤患者术后病理结果,对术后病理证实为副神经节瘤的7例患者的临床资料及随访结果进行回顾性分析。结果7例中术前明确诊断2例。7例均成功完成手术治疗。经尿道膀胱肿瘤电切术4例[2例术程平稳;2例术中出现血压剧烈波动,经过积极降压1例最终完成手术、另1例取活检后终止手术(院外积极酚苄明准备,3月后再次入院行腹腔镜下膀胱部分切除术)];1例行经尿道膀胱肿瘤激光剜除术,术程平稳;腹腔镜下膀胱部分切除3例(包括上述因术中血压无法有效控制中止手术者1例),平均手术时间130(30~180)min,平均术中出血30(20~50)mL。术后无相关并发症发生,术后住院3~5 d后恢复良好出院。1例发现肿瘤远处转移建议转外院继续治疗。7例均获随访,全身转移1例于外院治疗效果不佳,其余6例症状均有所改善,影像学检查未发现复发征象。远期结果仍有待进一步随访。结论膀胱副神经节瘤术前明确诊断困难,往往误诊为膀胱恶性肿瘤。手术为一线治疗方式,腹腔镜下膀胱部分切除术体现出微创优势,术后恢复快,部分选择性病例采用经尿道膀胱肿瘤电切术,同样可取得良好临床结果。