Repeat Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) for Progressive Hepatic Carcinoid Metastases Provides Results Similar to First TACE

Background Transarterial chemoemobolization (TACE) is commonly used to treat metastatic carcinoid tumors; however, the management of progressive disease is less clear. We sought to determine if patients with disease progression after TACE would benefit from repeat TACE. Methods The records of 27 patients undergoing repeat TACE for radiologic or symptomatic progression after TACE for metastatic carcinoid were reviewed and compared to 122 undergoing first TACE. Overall and progression-free survivals were estimated by the Kaplan–Meier method. Results Mean disease-free interval after first TACE was 11.8 months. Radiologic response was observed in 61% compared to 82% after first TACE (p = 0.058); hormone response in 64% compared to 80% (p = 0.159); and symptomatic response in 77% compared to 92% (p = 0.053). The complication rate after repeat TACE was lower than after first TACE (p = 0.03). Median overall survival was similar after repeat (28.1 months) and first TACE (33.3 months) (p = 0.53). Progression-free survival was shorter after repeat TACE but not significantly so. No factor examined could predict survival after repeat TACE. Conclusion Repeat TACE for patients with hepatic carcinoid metastases failing first TACE or having evidence of disease progression is safe and offers a viable treatment option. Presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Washington, DC, May, 2007.     

肝动脉解剖变异在肝癌介入治疗中的临床意义

目的探讨肝动脉解剖变异的DSA表现及其在肝癌肝动脉栓塞化疗（TACE）中的临床意义。方法回顾分析223例肝癌患者的DSA资料，对存在解剖变异的肝动脉进一步分析其起源、走行、分布及对TACE的影响，统计每组变异肝动脉的发生率。结果223例中，32例存在肝动脉解剖变异，占14．34％，共40支变异肝动脉，其中变异肝总动脉2支（5％，2／40），变异肝固有动脉1支（2．5％，I／40），变异肝右动脉24支（60％，24／40），变异肝左动脉13支（32．5，13／40），有30支变异肝动脉直接参与肿瘤供血，其中24支行TACE治疗，6支行肝动脉化疗（TAI）。结论正确认识肝动脉的解剖变异特征对提高TACE的成功率、降低手术风险有极其重要的意义。     

三氧化二砷纳米微粒对抑制兔血管平滑肌细胞增殖作用的实验研究

目的 了解纳米微粒与普通剂型的三氧化二砷（As2O3）对抑制体外培养的兔血管平滑肌细胞（VSMC）增殖作用的差别。方法 对照组为不加药物的细胞，实验组为3μmol／L纳米微粒和普通剂型的As2O3，干预体外培养的兔VSMC细胞72h，进行四唑氮盐（MTT）染色测定细胞吸光度（A）值。用流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡情况，提取细胞DNA，进行凝胶电泳分析，将3组的结果进行比较。结果 3μmol／L纳米剂型的As2O3，干预细胞，细胞数量随作用时间的延长逐渐减少，细胞生长明显受抑制，而普通剂型干预细胞，生长受抑制程度较纳米剂型弱。24h时，对照组、3μmol／L普通剂型组与纳米组，A值分别为0．68±0．10、0．58±0．12、0．33±0．12，48h时分别为0．79±0．11、0．48±0．14、0．28±0．11，72h时分别为0．96±0．13、0．34±0．15、0．20士0．06，差异均有统计学意义（Ⅳ值分别为10．934、15．039、15．539，P值均〈0．01）。流式细胞仪检测，纳米剂型As2O3、普通剂型As2O3干预及对照组的细胞干预48h，细胞增殖率分别为44．97％、58．54％、74．02％，早期凋亡率分别为16．89％、11．27％、11．20％，晚期凋亡率分别为26．56％、23．60％、12．46％，坏死细胞分别为11．58％、6．59％、2．32％。DNA电泳，As2O3干预细胞，可见凋亡梯形条带，部分细胞坏死，呈模糊的无间隔片状条带。纳米剂型药物作用的细胞DNA条带，梯形条带更多、更模糊。结论 As2O3，可以抑制体外培养的VSMC增殖，且纳米剂型As2O3较普通剂型的As2O3，对细胞抑制作用更强。     

Treatment strategy for synchronous metastases of colorectal cancer: is hepatic resection after an observation interval appropriate?

Background In cases of synchronous colorectal hepatic metastases, the primary colorectal cancer strongly influences on the metastases. Our treatment policy has been to conduct hepatic resection for the metastases at an interval of 3 months after colorectal resection. We examined the appropriateness of interval hepatic resection for synchronous hepatic metastasis. Materials and methods The subjects were 164 patients who underwent resection of hepatic metastasis of colorectal cancer (synchronous, 70 patients; metachronous, 94 patients). Background factors for hepatic metastasis and postoperative results were compared for synchronous and metachronous cases. Results The cumulative survival rate for 164 patients at 3, 5, and 10 years postoperatively was 71.9%, 51.8%, and 36.6%, and the post-resection recurrence rate in remnant livers was 26.8%. Interval resection for synchronous hepatic metastases was conducted in 49 cases after a mean interval of 131 days. No difference was seen in postoperative outcome between synchronous and metachronous cases. Conclusion The outcome was similarly favorable in cases of synchronous hepatic metastasis and in cases of metachronous metastasis. Delaying resection allows accurate understanding of the number and location of hepatic metastases, and is beneficial in determining candidates for surgery and in selecting surgical procedure.     

Angiolipoma of the buccal mucosa: a possible role of mast cell-derived VEGF in its enhanced vascularity

A case of angiolipoma occurring in the buccal mucosa of a 69-year-old male is described. The patient had noticed a painless mass in his buccal mucosa for 2 years. The surgically removed tumor, measuring 9 mm in diameter, was mainly located in the submucosal layer with focal expansion into the muscle layer. Histologically, the tumor was well-demarcated and composed of proliferations of mature fat cells and fibrous connective tissue containing many small blood vessels, which were evenly distributed. There was diffuse infiltration of a large number of mast cells, which were immunopositive for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) especially around blood vessels, suggesting that VEGF produced by mast cells in angiolipomas plays an important role in the vascular proliferation in this particular tumor.     

In vivo electrochemical demonstration of potassium-evoked monoamine release from rat cerebellum

In vivo electrochemical methods were employed to study the potassium (K⁺-evoked release of monoamines from the cerebellum of the chloral hydrate anesthetized rat. K⁺-evoked releases were elicited using micropipette-Nafion-coated graphite epoxy electrode arrays in the granule/Purkenje cell layer, molecular layer, and white matter. These recorded releases were generally found to be reversible, moderately dose-dependent, and reproducible. However, the temporal dynamics of the releases were different for the cell layer versus molecular layer records. Releases were infrequently observed in cerebellar white matter, an area which is relatively devoid of monoamine containing terminals. The signals recorded from the cell and molecular layers were significantly attenuated by pretreatment with nomifensine, a potent catecholamine reuptake blocker, significantly prolonged the K⁺-evoked signals observed in both the granule/Purkenje cell and molecular layers. These data, taken together with earlier reports on the electrophysiological responses to activation of cerebellar noradrenergic inputs, support the conjecture that in vivo electrochemical recording methods have the sensitivity and spatial resolution for studies of functional monoamine release from brain regions that have a diffuse or laminated monoamine innervation.     

腹腔镜肝右后叶囊肿开窗引流术35例报告

目的：探讨肝右后叶肝囊肿的腹腔镜处理方法。方法：1998年1月～2005年12月对35例有症状的肝右后叶囊肿（21例主要位于Ⅵ段，14例主要位于第Ⅶ段）采用四孔法行囊肿开窗引流术。囊肿位于肝右后叶上段者采用肝上入路，胆囊牵引钳或三叶钳推压肝脏使其向前向下，暴露肝后囊肿，囊肿开窗，修剪带蒂大网膜放入囊肿。囊肿位于肝右后叶下段者采用肝下入路，超声刀切开肝结肠韧带，右三角韧带及肝肾间疏松组织，胆囊牵引钳抬起肝脏，囊肿开窗，大网膜放入囊腔引流。结果：35例肝右后叶肝囊肿均在腹腔镜下完成肝囊肿开窗引流术，无中转开腹手术。15例采用肝上入路，20例采用肝下入路。手术时间30～95min，平均46min。无手术并发症。35例病理检查结果均为先天性肝囊肿。术后症状均消失。术后住院2～5d，平均3．8d。35例随访6～36个月，平均34个月，33例无复发，2例（为肝上入路病例）囊肿未完全消失，但较术前明显缩小，无明显症状，观察半年未见增大。结论：肝下及肝上入路囊肿开窗引流是腹腔镜下处理肝右叶肝囊肿的有效方法。     

大颗粒小泡非突触部位的胞吐——论神经肽释放的另一种形式

本文在以前的工作基础上,进一步用电镜及免疫细胞化学方法,研究了大颗粒小泡非突触部位胞吐作用。实验结果表明,切除大鼠刚髭部皮肤1—24小时之后,术侧延髓后角浅层大颗粒小泡胞吐比对照侧明显增多(P<0.01),术后3—9天复又下降(近似对照动物),术后14—15天又急剧上升(P<0.01)。这些胞吐大部分出现于延髓后角浅层四种轴突终末的非突触部位,少最也发生于树突及轴突中。从术后第6天开始,术侧P物质明显减弱,而甲硫-脑腓肽略有增强。研究结果提示;1)后角浅层胞吐增多,P物质下降及脑腓肽增高,反映了中枢内不同神经元对去传入神经的功能调整作用;2)大颗粒小泡在非突触部位释放神经肽,弥散地作用于远距离的受体,可能起着神经调制物的作用。     

急性脑血管病病人应激状态的临床特点及护理

[目的 ]分析急性脑血管病(ACVD)应激状态的临床特点 ,探讨防治策略及护理对策。 [方法 ]回顾分析 3 62例ACVD病人的临床资料。[结果 ]ACVD病人应激反应的发生率为 47.5 1% ,病死率为 11.88%。 [结论 ]早期明确诊断与治疗 ,并采取措施积极调控机体应激状态 ,加强护理 ,有助于控制病情和促进康复 ,降低病死率。