舌鳞状细胞癌淋巴管密度与淋巴转移的关系

目的 探讨舌鳞癌组织中淋巴管密度与鳞癌侵袭和转移的关系.方法 选择62例舌鳞癌标本,采用免疫组化SP法检测血管内皮生长因子受体-3(VEGFR-3)和血管内皮生长因子-D(VEGF-D)的表达.结果 62例舌鳞癌标本中有56例标本的VEGFR-3呈阳性表达,但功能性淋巴管主要分布在癌组织周围,癌间质中未见明显的成形淋巴管.舌鳞癌组织中淋巴管密度与舌鳞癌患者年龄、性别无关,而与舌鳞癌病理分级、临床分期和有无淋巴结状况密切相关(P＜0.05).VEGF-D在癌细胞胞质呈阳性表达,且随着VEGF-D表达增强,癌组织周围淋巴管密度亦明显增加.结论 VEGF-D和VEGFR-3途径可促进鳞癌淋巴管新生和淋巴转移.     

Mandibular metastasis of angiosarcoma. A case report

A case of mandibular metastasis of angiosarcoma is described, along with its clinical manifestations and histopathological features. This is the 5th case ever reported of metastasis of angiosarcoma to the mandible.     

颌面部小细胞癌的临床与病理-附3例报告

目的：报告3例颌面部罕见的神经内分泌小细胞癌，提高临床诊断和治疗水平。方法：结合文献讨论，分析3例颌面部小细胞癌临床病人的诊断、治疗、病理特征和预后。结果：原发于腮腺1例术后4个月死亡。前列腺癌颌下区转移1例术后11个月死亡。肺部小细胞癌右颌下区、颈部转移1例，放疗后随访5个月至今仍存活。结论：颌面部小细胞癌罕见，但恶性程度极高，常由其他部位转移而来，应提高警惕。     

外周血VEGF表达水平与舌癌颈淋巴结转移关系的临床研究

目的 :探讨外周血VEGF表达水平与舌癌转移之间的关系以及临床意义。方法 :对舌癌患者外周血VEGF的表达水平进行ELISA检测 ,并对患者术后所有颈部淋巴结进行HE染色。结果 :转移组患者血清VEGF浓度为 ( 5 0 8.2 8± 14 .193 3 ) pg/ml ,无转移组患者血清VEGF浓度为 ( 13 0 .49± 6.2 5 41) pg/ml ,二者存在显著差异 (P <0 .0 1)。转移组患者术后血清VEGF浓度显著下降 ,为 ( 14 1.79± 5 .2 2 41) pg/ml,与术前存在显著差异 (P <0 .0 1)。结论 :舌癌患者血清VEGF浓度与颈淋巴结转移的发生有显著相关性 ,可以作为颈淋巴结转移的预测指标之一     

口腔鳞癌癌周淋巴管生成与颈淋巴结微转移

目的　探讨口腔鳞癌癌周淋巴管生成与颈淋巴结微转移的关系。方法　对 4 7例口腔鳞癌组织、10例正常口腔黏膜进行酶组织化学染色 ,检测癌周微淋巴管密度 ;对 10例正常淋巴结、4 7例口腔鳞癌患者的 35 5个淋巴结以高分子量细胞角蛋白AE3单抗为抗体的免疫组织化学方法测定。结果　口腔鳞癌癌周淋巴管密度为 (14 0 4± 6 92 )个 / 2 0 0倍视野下 ,显著高于健康对照组 (5 4 8±2 6 2 )个 / 2 0 0倍视野下 (P <0 0 0 1) ;4 7例患者中角蛋白阳性 2 3例 ,阳性率为 4 8 9% (2 3/ 4 7) ;以淋巴微转移阳性、阴性分组 ,阳性组淋巴管密度为 (16 94± 5 4 3)个 / 2 0 0倍视野下 ,阴性组淋巴管密度为 (11 2 6± 5 0 0 )个 / 2 0 0倍视野下 ,阳性组微淋巴管密度显著高于阴性组 (P <0 0 0 1)。结论　癌周淋巴管密度增高在颈淋巴结微转移中起着非常重要的作用。     

Eosinophilic granuloma of the ramus similar to malignant neoplasm or osteomyelitis: Report of a case

An eosinophilic granuloma was discovered in the region of the ramus of the mandible. This case occured in a very rare location limited only to the ramus, and showed similar features resembling osteomyelitis or malignant neoplasm at different stages of the disease. The radiographic findings indicated a diagnosis of malignant neoplasm and the scintigraphic manifestations showed that of osteomyelitis. The histopathological examinations showed different manifestations in accordance with the respective stages of the disease. This case was finally diagnosed as eosinophilic granuloma showing rapid regression.     

VEGF-C和受体Flt-4mRNA在舌鳞癌中的表达及临床意义

目的　研究舌鳞状细胞癌组织中血管内皮生长因子C(vascularendothelialgrowthfactorC ,VEGF C)及其受体VEGFR 3(flt 4 )的表达情况 ,分析其在淋巴转移中的作用。方法　采用RT PCR法分析 2 2例新鲜标本VEGF C/flt 4mRNA的表达情况 ,并统计分析其与各临床病理特点之间的关系。结果　 2 2例中 1 6例VEGF CmRNA表达阳性 ,其中 1 2例flt 4mRNA阳性 ,VEGF C和flt 4mRNA的表达高度一致 (P <0 .0 1 )。舌鳞癌VEGF C明显高于正常组织和良性病变 ;和肿瘤病理分级、肿瘤颈淋巴结转移显著相关 ,和肿瘤发病年龄、性别以及肿瘤T分期无相关性。结论　VEGF C/flt4在舌癌表达高于正常组织和良性病变 ;与肿瘤的预后密切相关。在肿瘤淋巴转移中起重要作用     

Tobacco and alcohol related to the anatomical site of oral squamous cell carcinoma

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible relationship between tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking and the anatomical sites of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip and oral cavity. For this purpose, a case-case study has been performed in 690 patients. The study was focused on the relative risk (RR) or developing SCC at various (sub)sites, for smokers and drinkers of alcohol (divided into moderate and heavy users) relative to non-smokers and non-drinkers. Estimates of ratios of these relative risks were obtained. The relative risk associated with tobacco smoking, adjusted for the use of alcohol, appeared to be highest for SCC in the retromolar area, followed by the floor of mouth, whereas the lowest RR was found in the cheek mucosa. For alcohol drinking, adjusted for tobacco smoking, RR of SCC of the floor of mouth was significantly higher than for the tongue, whereas the RR of SCC of the cheek appeared to be lowest. Furthermore, this study suggests that the contrasts between relative risks, observed by anatomical site of oral SCC, are more pronounced for tobacco smoking than for the use of alcohol. The possible local and systemic factors responsible for these variations of susceptibility for tobacco and alcohol within the oral cavity are discussed.     

Application of neural networks to the prediction of lymph node metastasis in oral cancer

Neural networks are a new type of computing algorithm. They are especially useful in pattern recognition. In this study we applied neural networks to the prediction of lymph node metastasis of patients with oral cancer. A data set of 1,116 lymph nodes verified histopathologically was used to train and evaluate the neural networks. Various three-layer feed-forward networks with a back-propagation algorithm were employed in this study. Performance of the neural networks was compared with that of radiologists and discriminant analysis (Quantification theory type II). Neural networks had a sensitivity of 80.6% and a specificity of 94.6%. Diagnostic accuracy of the neural networks was 93.6%, which was comparable to those of discriminant analysis and clinical radiologists.     

Cemento-ossifying fibroma with mandibular fracture. Case report in a young patient

The cemento-ossifying fibroma is classified as an osteogenic neoplasm of the jaws. It commonly presents as a progressively growing lesion that can attain an enormous size with resultant deformity if left untreated. A case of a large cemento-ossifying fibroma involving the left mandible is described in a 15 year old male patient. The clinical, radiograhic and histological features as well as surgical findings are presented. The treatment of choice of this lesion is also emphasized. Two years after surgery, there was no evidence of recurrence and the transosseous wire used to immobilize the fracture was found to be completely buried in the jaw bone.