Cutaneous basosquamous carcinoma infiltrating cerebral tissue

Basosquamous carcinoma of the skin is a rare malignancy with specific histopathological features of both basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Some authors believe that basosquamous carcinoma is a variant of basal cell carcinoma, while others suggest that this tumour may behave more aggressively. We present a 44-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with a basosquamous carcinoma histopathologically. She had extensive ulcero-vegetative lesions, involving the anterior half of the scalp, the left orbit and the left side of the face. With this case we aim to emphasize the aggressive nature of basosquamous carcinoma and review the literature.     

Analysis of mast cell subpopulations (MCT, MCTC) in cutaneous inflammation using novel enzyme-histochemical staining techniques

Abstract In order to gain insights into the dynamics of mast cell subpopulations in normal and diseased skin, a novel enzyme-histochemical double and triple staining method was employed that allowed the detection of metachromasia (toluidine blue) and the mast cell proteases tryp-tase and chymase within the same cell. Cryostat sections were used of skin biopsies from the following specimens: normal skin (N=4), psoriasis (N=13), atopic eczema (N=7), lichen planus (N=6), interferon α2a injection sites (N=l) of a leukemic infiltrate and corresponding normal skin of the same patient before and after treatment. (i) Equal numbers of tryptase-and chymase-positive mast cells (MCTC) were obtained in all normal and diseased specimens in papillary and reticular dermis, with threefold increases around appendages, (ii) Tryptase-positive mast cells (MCT) were absent in normal skin, but were markedly increased in a disease-specific pattern within the papillary dermis, the inflammatory infiltrate and around appendages, (iii) Marked increases of MCT were also noted at interferon injection sites within the leukemic infiltrate, but not in the normal skin of the same patient. These data suggest that disease-dependent mast cell dynamics involve only MCT in cutaneous inflammation and that MCT numbers are controlled by distinct, disease-specific local tissue factors.     

参芪扶正注射液对淋巴细胞的作用

目的:观察参芪扶正注射液对淋巴细胞的作用.方法:用参芪扶正注射液处理Jurkat淋巴细胞,通过台盘兰染色计数和流式细胞计观察其对淋巴细胞的作用,用参芪处理过的淋巴细胞分别加入化疗药和肝癌细胞,观察两种细胞的反应.结果:参芪扶正注射液处理过的淋巴细胞,细胞增殖快,有较强的抵抗化疗药诱导凋亡的能力,杀伤肝癌细胞的能力增强.结论:参芪扶正注射液具有多方面的免疫调节作用.     

周围型肺腺癌CT、病理征象与肿瘤淋巴管密度及淋巴转移相关基因表达关系的研究

目的研究周围型肺腺癌的CT、病理征象与肿瘤组织VEGF-C、VEGFR-3表达及淋巴管生成的相关性。方法搜集40例经手术病理证实的肺腺癌,术前均行CT平扫及增强扫描,对肿瘤标本行SP免疫组化染色,根据其阳性表达计数阳性细胞数及淋巴管密度(LMVD),分析肺腺癌某些CT、病理征象与VEGF-C、VEGFR-3表达,LMVD值间的关系。结果淋巴结增大、转移及其它一些CT表现与VEGF-C、VEGFR-3过表达及LMVD值有密切相关性;肿瘤组织的VEGF-C、VEGFR-3表达与LMVD值亦有相关性。结论肺腺癌淋巴结增大等CT征象与VEGF-C、VEGFR-3表达及淋巴管生成具有相关性。     

关节镜辅助下微创髌前“8”字张力钢丝内固定治疗髌骨骨折

目的探讨关节镜辅助下微创髌前＂8＂字张力钢丝内固定治疗髌骨骨折的手术方法及疗效。方法对我科2005年5月～2009年12月髌骨骨折的29例行关节镜辅助下微创髌前＂8＂字张力钢丝内固定治疗,总结手术经验。结果 27例完成微创手术,2例中转开放手术,平均手术时间48min。均获得12个月随访,髌骨骨折均愈合,未形成髌骨关节面＂阶梯＂,无内固定断裂,关节功能优。结论关节镜辅助下髌前＂8＂字张力钢丝内固定治疗髌骨骨折内固定可靠,术中能直观评估关节面复位情况,手术创伤小,有利于早期功能锻炼。     

Assessment of the invasive potential of human gynecological tumor cell lines with the in vitro Boyden chamber assay: influences of the ability of cells to migrate through the filter membrane

The Boyden chamber assay is widely used for in vitro measurement of the invasive capacity of cells. However, results can be affected significantly if certain precautions are not taken. Using the Boyden chamber assay we investigated in vitro the invasive potential of a variety of human gynecological tumor cell lines to degrade and migrate through the artificial basement membrane matrix Matrigel. However, in the absence of this Matrigel layer large differences were observed in the ability of cells to adhere to, migrate through and attach to the lower side of the filter membranes. These differences were influenced by cell density, degree of directional locomotion, and the size of the filter pores. To adjust for these influences (which are not directly correlated to the capacity of cells to traverse the Matrigel layer), invasion results were corrected for the ability of cells to migrate through the filter membrane. In addition, the invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells was used as an internal standard to compensate for variations in the Matrigel layer between different experiments. Overall, in our experimental set up, the five human breast cancer cell lines were the most invasive (mean invasion ± SEM relative to MDA-MB-231 invasion: 104.7 ± 6.1%), the five human ovarian cancer cell lines the least invasive (60.2 ± 2.2%) and the six human endometrial cancer cell lines showed an intermediate capacity (79.1 ± 3.5%). In conclusion, the Boyden chamber assay can be used reliably for studying the invasive potential of cells in vitro, if the ability of the cells to migrate through the filter is taken into account, and a reference cell line is included to enable comparison of the data obtained from independently performed experiments on different cell lines.     

Chy-3 mice are Vegfc haploinsufficient and exhibit defective dermal superficial to deep lymphatic transition and dermal lymphatic hypoplasia.

Recent advances in molecular lymphology and lymphatic phenotyping techniques in small animals offer new opportunities to delineate mutant mouse models. Chy-3 mutant mice were originally named for their chylous ascites, but the underlying lymphatic disorder was not defined. We now re-examined these mice and applied advanced genotyping and lymphatic phenotyping techniques to pinpoint the specific lymphatic defect in this mouse model. We demonstrated that Chy-3 mice carry a large chromosomal deletion that includes Vegfc and narrowed this region by monitoring the heterozygosity of genetic markers. We found that Chy-3 mice not only exhibited chylous ascites but also lymphedema of the hind paws and, in approximately half of the males, lymphedema of the penis. Visual lymphangiography and immunofluorescence staining showed a hypoplastic dermal lymphatic network, whereas the blood vasculature appeared unaffected. This hypoplastic lymphatic network was functional, and all adult Chy-3 mice exhibited a lateral lymphatic pathway directly connecting the inguinal to the axillary lymph node. The dermal superficial to deep lymphatic connections in upper limbs and in all cervical regions were intact and functionally drained the upper body. Lymphatic tracer was not transported from the dermal to the deep truncal lymphatic system in the lower limbs, even though the deep lymphatic vessels and nodes were present and patent. These findings further delineate the lymphatic phenotype of Chy-3 mice, identify a collateral lymph drainage pathway previously undescribed in other genetic models of lymphedema, and demonstrate a predilection for lymphatic abnormalities of the lower limbs.     

局限性肾癌微血管侵犯的临床意义

目的　探讨微血管侵犯在肾癌根治术后患者预后判断中的作用。　方法　选取局限性肾癌患者肾癌根治术后标本 70例。临床分期 :PT15例 ,PT2 5 0例 ,PT3 14例 ,PT41例 ;组织学分级 :G17例 ,G2 38例 ,G3 19例 ,G46例。 70例肿瘤平均直径 7.2cm。采用HE染色、弹力纤维染色、Schiff染色制片 ,观察肾癌微血管侵犯情况 ,并与分期、分级等病理因素进行比较研究。　结果　微血管侵犯者 2 4例 (34.3% ) ,其中出现转移 11例 (4 5 .8% ) ,死于肿瘤复发 7例 ,4例仍带瘤存活 ,死于其他疾病者 2例 ;4 6例无微血管侵犯者中出现转移 4例 (8.7% ) ,两组生存时间比较 ,差异有显著性意义 (P <0 .0 1)。微血管侵犯和肿瘤分期、分级、体积均相关 ,多因素分析表明 :微血管侵犯、肿瘤体积均是预测生存率的重要因素 ,微血管侵犯为影响患者预后的最重要的相关因素。　结论　微血管侵犯可作为局限性肾癌根治性肾切除术后重要的预后因素之一 ,并可作为肾癌常规临床病理检查的一种补充形式 ,按照有、无微血管侵犯作进一步分型 ,可为肾癌患者的预后提供更全面的预测。     

rasP21在人乳腺良恶性病变中表达的研究

目的探讨ras基因在人乳腺癌及良性疾患组织中的表达情况及其与淋巴结转移等预后因素之间的关系。方法乳腺组织标本共万例，以昆抗人之panras单抗IgG2b及免疫组化方法检测ras基因在乳腺组织中的表达产物。结果rasP21位于胞浆；rasP21在乳腺癌中表达率为63．6％，而在所有良性乳腺疾患中仅1例阳性；rasP21表达与乳腺癌淋巴结转移正相关，且同一病人13对原发灶及淋巴结转移灶配对标本中有9对表达一致。结论rasP21的检测在评估乳腺癌淋巴转移及良恶性病变上有肯定意义，P21是评估乳腺癌患者预后有价值的生物学指标。     

Ivermectin for the chemotherapy of bancroftian filariasis: a meta-analysis of the effect of single treatment

Summary The efficacy and safety of ivermectin in the treatment of filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti was assessed by a meta-analysis of the results from 15 published clinical trials. Seven hundred and forty-eight microfilaraemic patients were enrolled in 7 dose-finding and 8 comparative studies. Administered as a single dose, ivermectin induced nearly complete clearance of microfilariae from the blood from the first day to 30 days post-treatment, followed by gradual recurrence of microfilaraemia and increase in its intensity. Higher doses of ivermectin showed greater clearance effects and maintained lower microfilaraemia levels for a longer time. The adverse reactions caused by the drug were flu-like, transient, generally mild and well tolerated by patients. The frequency and intensity of adverse reactions were strongly associated with pretreatment microfilaria counts in the blood, but independent of dose. The findings of the meta-analysis suggest that ivermectin given at a single annual dose of 200 μg/kg body weight or higher, whether or not in combination with DEC, has great potential for therapeutic strategies to control bancroftian filariasis.