Solitary meningeal recurrence in a patient with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder with locally bulky disease at presentation

Patients with locally advanced transitional cell carcinoma (TCC)of the bladder are at high risk forsystemic relapse, with liver, bone and lung beingthe commonest sites of metastases.We report the case of a 52-year-old womanwith a solitary meningeal relapse, a rare siteof recurrence, after 8 months of complete remissionobtained with M-VEC for locally advanced TCC ofthe bladder. We speculate on the likely riskfactors related to this unusual site of recurrence.     

An individual patient-based meta-analysis of tamoxifen versus ovarian ablation as first line endocrine therapy for premenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer

Increased dietary fat intake and rate of breastepithelial cell proliferation have each been associated withthe development of breast cancer. The goal ofthis study was to measure the effect ofa low fat, high carbohydrate diet on therate of breast epithelial cell proliferation in womenat high risk for breast cancer. Women wererecruited from the intervention and control groups ofa randomized low fat dietary intervention trial, breastepithelial cells were obtained by fine needle aspiration,and cell proliferation was assessed in these samplesusing immunofluorescent detection of Ki-67 and PCNA. Theeffects of needle size and study group oncell yield and cytologic features of the cellswere also examined. Fifty three women (20 inthe intervention group and 33 in the controlgroup) underwent the biopsy procedure. Slides from 38subjects were stained for Ki-67 and from 14subjects for PCNA. No cell proliferation (fluorescence) wasdetected for either Ki-67 or PCNA in anyof the slides. Epithelial cell yield and numberof stromal fragments were greater with a largerneedle size. Numbers of stromal fragments and bipolarnaked nuclei were greater in the low fatas compared to the control group but nodifferences in epithelial cell yield were observed betweenthe two groups. This study confirms that fineneedle aspiration biopsy is a feasible method ofobtaining epithelial cells from women without discrete breastmasses, but suggests that cell proliferation cannot beassessed using Ki-67 and PCNA in such samples.     

Prognostic factors in malignant glioma: Influence of the overexpression of oncogene and tumor-suppressor gene products on survival

Despite the use of multimodal therapy, higher-grade glioma is stilluniformly fatal in the adult population. There is a considerable differencebetween the length of survival in each given patient, even within the sametumor type and malignancy grade group, suggesting that there are factorsthat might differentially influence outcome. To identify such factors, 107patients with anaplastic or malignant glioma were retrospectivelyinvestigated. Clinical parameters and paraclinical data on the p53, mdm2,and EGFR genes at the DNA or protein level were evaluated by univariateanalysis and Cox proportional hazards regression modeling. Kaplan-Meiersurvival estimation demonstrated that immunohistochemical positivity formdm2 protein in patients with anaplastic astrocytoma or with glioblastomamultiforme was associated with a shorter survival time (p = 0.02).P53 gene mutations and immunopositivity for the epidermal growth factorreceptor (EGFR) protein were not significantly related to poor prognosis.The Cox proportional hazards model revealed immunohistochemical positivityfor p53, mdm2, or for both of them, the presence of postoperativeirradiation, and the extent of surgical resection of tumor to be variablessignificantly associated with prolonged survival. EGFR overexpression, ageover 60 years, and Karnofsky performance score below 40 points did notsignificantly shorten survival time. In conclusion, the present studyidentified immunohistochemically detected mdm2-protein overexpression as astatistically significant negative prognostic parameter in patients bearinganaplastic or malignant glioma. Association analysis of variables revealed apossible correlation between mdm2 and p53, which is also consistent with thebiological interaction mode of both proteins in vivo.     

不同灸治时程对阳虚小鼠免疫功能影响的比较

本采用不同灸治时程（５分钟，１５分钟，２５分钟）治疗阳虚小鼠模型，结果显示：不同灸治时程对阳虚小鼠模型的Ｔ淋巴细胞酯酶阳性率，白细胞介素Ⅱ的影响存在的差异，灸１５分钟可显提高阳虚小鼠Ｔ淋巴细胞酯酶阳性率（Ｐ〈０．０１），灸５分钟，２５分钟则无显作用，灸１５分钟和２５分钟均可显提高阳虚小鼠白细胞介素Ⅱ的活性，二之间无显性差异，灸５分钟无此显作用，提示在改善阳虚小鼠免疫功能有作用上，以灸     

RENAL MEDULLARY CARCINOMA: A Potential Sickle Cell Nephropathy of Children and Adolescents

An extremely aggressive malignant epithelial neoplasm of the kidney has recently been described and named renal medullary carcinoma. The finding of this tumor is highly predictive of drepanocytes (sickle cells) in tissue sections and thus the presence of sickle hemoglobin, specifically sickle cell trait, in the patient. We present a case report of this rare tumor in a 10-year-old male. The tumor displayed a variable histologic architecture including gland-like areas with intra- and extracytoplasmic material resembling mucin with hematoxylin and eosin stain. This material was negative with periodic acid-Schiff and mucicarmine stains, stained only weakly with Alcian Blue, and was positive using antibodies against peanut agglutinin. Tumor cells stained positively with antibodies to epithelial membrane antigen, cytokeratin, vimentin, and Ulex europaeus lectin. The luminal face of tumor cells stained with peanut agglutinin. Stains using antibodies against carcinoembryonic antigen and alpha-fetoprotein were negative. Ultrastructurally, the tumor cells were characterized by short microvilli lining the luminal surface and lateral complex infoldings of adjacent plasma membranes. We discuss the relationship of this neoplasm to another renal pelvic neoplasm, collecting duct carcinoma, which may rarely occur in children. Renal medullary carcinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of gross hematuria, which is most commonly benign self-limited hematuria, in young patients with sickle cell trait.     

Two children with xeroderma pigmentosum developing two different types of malignancies simultaneously

Patients with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) are highly sensitive to ultraviolet radiation and prone to develop multiple skin malignancies. We report two children under 6 years of age with XP who each developed two histologically different types of malignancies simultaneously. We conclude that it is of importance to be aware of the possibility of multiple malignancies of different types, even in young children. Accepted: 16 December 1996     

突发性感音神经性聋病人的血清TNFα和IL-6检测

为探讨突发性感音神经性聋发病与血清细胞因子的关系，采用夹心法ＥＬＩＳＡ检测了３２例突聋病人、１５例慢性进行性感音神经性聋病人和２０例健康对照者血清肿瘤坏死因子和白细胞介素水平。     

用聚合酶链反应技术制备地高辛素标记核酸探针检测国人喉癌人类乳头瘤病毒DNA

应用聚合酶链反应（PCR）技术制备非放射性探针标记物——地高辛素标记人类乳头瘤病毒（HPV）共有引物探针，对146例喉不同病变的新鲜组织标本（喉癌68例，喉其它病变48例，正常喉组织30例）进行HPV6，11，16，18，31，33，35，42，58共9型HPVSDNAS感染的检测。结果表明，喉癌组HPV感染阳性率45．6％（31／68），喉癌颈转移淋巴结组阳性率21．0％（3／15），喉癌前病变阳性率11．8％（2／17），声带息肉组阳性率6．3％（1／16），15例癌旁及15例癌周正常喉组织均为HPVDNA阴性。文中还对HPV在喉癌中的致病作用及应用PCR技术制备地高李标记HPV共有引物探针的敏感性及特异性进行了讨论。     

高渗透压对豚鼠耳蜗离体外毛细胞膜电位的影响

为了解高渗透压对豚鼠耳蜗离体活外毛细胞膜电位及细胞长度的影响。我们运用粘附式细胞仪和膜电位敏感针ＤｉＢＡＣ，对豚鼠耳蜗离体外细胞在高渗环境中的膜电位相对值及细胞长度的变化进行了动态测定。     

血管内皮生长因子及其受体对喉癌细胞生长的影响

为探讨血管内皮生长因子（ＶＥＧＦ）在喉癌中的作用及可能的作用方式，用抗ＶＥＧＦ抗体及其受体ｆｌｔ抗体通过微波处理暴露抗原后，进行标准化的ＥｌｉｔｅＡＢＣ染色；将不同浓度的抗ＶＥＧＦ及抗ｆｌｔ抗体分别加入ＨＥＰ－２细胞的培养液中，培养５ｄ后测ＨＥＰ－２细胞的活性（ＭＴＴ法）。结果：免疫组化染色显示ＶＥＧＦ及其受体ｆｌｔ主要在喉癌细胞和血管内皮细胞表达；不同浓度的ＶＥＧＦ抗体及抗ｆｌｔ抗体对ＨＥＰ－２