原发性胆囊癌的影像学诊断(附52例分析)

目的:探讨超声、CT和MRI在胆囊癌诊断中的临床应用价值。方法:回顾性分析52例经手术及病理证实的胆囊癌的超声、CT和MRI资料。结果:52例胆囊癌术前超声诊断符合率为73.1%(38/52),CT诊断符合率为75%(39/52),MRI符合率为83.3%(15/18)。其中合并慢性胆囊炎伴胆囊结石21例(40.4%)。影像表现为4种类型:胆囊壁增厚型(16例),乳头结节型(15例),混合型(壁厚和结节8例),实体型(13例)。结论:超声、CT和MRI对胆囊癌的诊断具有重要的临床价值,合理的应用能更好地指导临床治疗和术后疗效观察。     

Measurement of axial edge lift of rigid corneal lenses*

A simple but reliable method was used to measure the axial edge lift at the total diameter over a range of back optic zone radii of several proprietary designs of rigid gas-permeable corneal lens. One of these was found to have a constant axial edge lift construction.     

肝炎和肝硬化患者胆囊超声改变的观察与分析

目的 :研究肝炎肝硬化患者胆囊彩色B超声像图变化 ,并探讨其临床意义。方法 :采用彩色超声诊断仪对 139例肝炎和肝硬化患者及 4 2例非肝炎体检者进行胆囊超声检查。结果 :慢性肝炎、重型肝炎、肝硬化患者组与非肝炎对照组彩色B超胆囊异常率比较均差异显著 (P <0 .0 1)。重型肝炎、肝硬化组与慢性肝炎组之间胆囊异常率也存在明显的差异 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论 :慢性肝病患者胆囊异常与胆囊本身炎症无关。胆囊声像图的改变对判断肝脏实质性病变的严重程度及指导临床治疗有一定的参考价值。     

不同状态胆囊组织的傅立叶变换红外光谱研究

目的 探索不同生理病理状态的胆囊组织各自特异的傅立叶变换红外光谱(Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy，FT-IR)表现。方法 应用FT-IR对8例正常胆囊组织、10例炎性胆囊组织和10例胆囊癌组织进行检测，结合常规病理结果总结不同组织的光谱特征。结果 胆囊正常、炎性和癌组织具有不同的FT-IR光谱表现，1550cm^-1处的酰胺Ⅱ带在癌组织中显得较弱，峰形低平，而在正常组织中则较强，峰形高尖。1080cm^-1处核酸的吸收谱带在癌组织中较强，I1080／I1550的比值在正常组织中为0．62，癌组织中为0．87。正常组织中1450cm^-1处的峰多强于1400cm^-1处，而在癌组织中则相反。结论 胆囊正常、炎性和癌组织的FT-UR谱图不同，主要表现为组织中蛋白质、核酸和磷脂等含量与结构的改变，FT-IR有望成为胆道疾病临床诊断的一种新手段。     

胆囊病与冠心病的关系

为探讨胆囊病与冠心病的关系。本文对217例胆囊病和306例冠心病易患因素及发病情况进行对照分析。结果发现胆囊病合并冠心病的发病率为11.28%;胆囊病合并冠心病多见于女性;胆囊病合并冠心病者血清胆固醇和β脂蛋白水平、脂肪肝的发生率明显高于单纯胆囊病和单纯冠心病者。表明胆囊病与冠心病关系密切。     

MANAGEMENT OF SEMINOMA OF THE TESTIS: RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON TREATMENT RESULTS

Background : The results of management of seminoma of the testis at the Department of Radiation Oncology St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney were evaluated retrospectively to: (i) establish that outcomes were in keeping with published results from centres in Australia and overseas; (ii) assess the impact of chemotherapy on management; and (iii) to determine ‘best practice’ management protocols based on our results and a review of the relevant literature. Methods : (i) Assessment of treatment results for stage I and II seminoma of the testis treated by post-orchidectomy radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy at St Vincent's Hospital between 1979 and 1993; (ii) literature review of published data from Australian and overseas centres on the management of seminoma of the testis, and in particular the use of surveillance or chemotherapy either alone, at time of relapse or combined with radiotherapy; and (iii) development of recommendations for use as management protocols in our department. Results : Our data and a review of the literature suggest that post-orchidectomy radiotherapy with chemotherapy for relapse in stage I and IIA disease results in long-term cure rates approaching 100%. Treatment with chemotherapy either routinely or selectively or using a surveillance policy is unlikely to show any improvement in outcome and may be less cost-effective and/or produce increased morbidity and the risk of secondary leukaemia. For stage IIB disease (5–10 cm) the use of initial combination chemotherapy with or without subsequent radiotherapy did not appear to give better outcomes than initial radical radiotherapy alone, reserving chemotherapy or further radiotherapy for relapse. For bulkier stage IIB disease (> 10cm). the use of initial chemotherapy plus consolidation radiotherapy appeared to be an appropriate treatment. Conclusions : Management protocols for seminoma of the testis at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Department of Radiation Oncology currently are (i) stage I, IA and IIB (5–10 cm): post-orchidectomy radiotherapy alone with chemotherapy or further radiotherapy for relapse; and (ii) stage IIB (> 10 cm) disease: initial chemotherapy post-orchidectomy followed by radiotherapy to sites of initial disease involvement.     

DNA flow-cytometric analysis in colorectal cancer: A comparison of metastasizing and non-metastasizing tumours

The most common cause of death in patients with colorectal cancer is metastatic liver disease. In order to identify patients at a high risk of developing hepatic secondaries from colorectal cancers, DNA content was measured in metastasizing colorectal primaries (Group I, n= 32) as well as in their subsequently resected liver secondaries and in sections of non-metastasizing colorectal cancers (Group II, n= 25). A modified interpretation system involving both a DNA index and percentage of cycling cells (those in S and G2 + M phases) was developed. DNA content was measured in paraffin-embedded sections by flow cytometry using internal controls (human peripheral blood mononuclear cells) and non-malignant tissue controls (19 patients with diverticular disease). In Group I there were significantly more tumours with both abnormal ploidy (aneuploid or abnormal tetraploid peak) and > 15% cycling cells compared with Group II (Chi-squared; P= 0.034). The combination of abnormal ploidy and > 15% cycling cells was superior to Dukes’ classification for identifying metastasizing tumours (Logistic Regression; P= 0.047). However, it was not possible to discriminate between the two groups using either DNA ploidy or the percentage of cycling cells alone. The metastasizing colorectal cancers exhibited similar DNA ploidy characteristics and had a similar percentage of cycling cells compared with their liver metastases. These results suggest that tumour DNA ploidy plus the percentage of cycling cells may predict the development of liver metastases and thus survival in patients with colorectal cancer.     

Assessment of enamel hypoplasia in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED)

The features of enamel hypoplasia in a small group of patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) are described. Using a recently developed method, the authors evaluated quantitatively the amount of defect in each tooth by measuring the width of the hypoplastic lesions and dividing the value by the crown height. They then assessed the degree of damage in each tooth type (from central incisors to second premolars) and patient. Canines were the most severely affected among maxillary and mandibular teeth, but all tooth types were involved. Analysing both the differences between patients and their age at the beginning of the defect, the authors observe that hypoparathyroidism is not responsible for the onset of enamel hypoplasia in APECED, although it may contribute to the damage.