MR-Guided percutaneous ethanol ablation of liver tissue in a .2-T open MR system: Preliminary study in porcine model

The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of MR-guided percutaneous ethanol ablation of liver tissue on a .2-T open MR scanner. Needles were placed by MR guidance first into an ex vivo sheep liver and then into livers of three anesthetized pigs, and injection of 10 ml of 96% alcohol was performed. T1 fast low-angle shot (FLASH), T2 turbo spin echo (TSE), and T1 spin echo (SE) images were obtained after incremental volumes of injection. In one pig, simultaneous injection of saline into normal liver was also performed with subsequent pathological correlation. Ethanol-infiltrated liver was hypointense to liver on all sequences, whereas saline caused no tissue signal changes on T1 SE and either isointense or hyperintense changes on T2 TSE images. Pathological examination confirmed ethanol-induced acute liver changes as compared with the control. MR guidance of needle placement and monitoring of ethanol effects on liver tissue is feasible. This may have implications for potential MR-guided hepatic tumor ablation.     

Primary malignant lymphoma of the rectum with distant metastasis to the stomach: Report of a case

Primary extranodal malignant lymphoma frequently occurs in the gastrointestinal tract; however, it is rarely encountered in the rectum. We report herein the case of an 85-year-old man who underwent abdominoperineal resection for primary malignant lymphoma of the rectum, and 1 year later, developed hematemesis caused by gastric metastasis. To our knowledge this is the first case report of such distant metastasis developing from malignant lymphoma of the rectum.     

Giant splenic metastasis due to lung adenocarcinoma

Lung cancer is the most prevalent malignancy in western countries and most of the patients present at advanced stages, but single splenic metastasis is exceptional instead. We report on a case of a seventy-three-year old male presenting with non-hemoptoic productive cough, constitutional syndrome and pain in the left lower quadrant. Physical examination and complementary radiological and hystologycal procedures revealed the presence of an adenocarcinoma of the left lung with probable splenic metastasis. The patient underwent splenectomy, which confirmed the diagnose of splenic metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma and, secondly, lung resection was performed. Topics about lung cancer metastasis are discussed.     

小鼠肝癌细胞H22对淋巴内皮细胞flt-4、c-fos、PCNA表达的影响

目的：初步探讨有自发淋巴转移特性的肝癌细胞对淋巴内皮细胞增殖的影响。方法：弗氏不完全佐剂诱导Balb／c小鼠腹腔良性淋巴管瘤，分离瘤体消化法体外培养淋巴内皮细胞；H22细胞接种Balb／c小鼠腹腔，收集腹水制成H22条件培养液，观察其对淋巴内皮细胞生长和表达flt-4、c-fos、PCNA的影响。结果：小鼠淋巴管瘤来源的淋巴内皮细胞可成单层贴壁培养，在内皮细胞完全培养液和H22条件培养液作用下可增殖达到或接近铺满状态，并阳性表达flt-4、c-fos、PCNA，普通培养液不能支持细胞生长，flt-4等染色为阴性：结论：淋巴内皮细胞增殖可能是癌细胞淋巴路转移的必要条件。     

肺癌侵犯中央肺动脉继发肺低灌注的CT与DSA对照研究

目的　探讨肺癌侵犯中央肺动脉继发肺低灌注的CT特征及其诊断价值。方法　对2 0例手术及病理证实的肺癌侵犯中央肺动脉 (cancerousinvasionofcentralpulmonaryarteriesinlungcancer,CICPA)患者术前肺血管DSA及增强螺旋CT(含高分辨率CT ,即HRCT)征象行前瞻性对照研究。根据DSA和CT胸膜下末梢肺动脉分布和数量变化 ,即肺血管征、肺毛细血管充盈度和肺实质强化后密度及时间 密度曲线变化 (即肺实质征 ) ,行两者间的盲法对照 ,统计学分析CT与DSA征象及其一致性 ,评估CT对CICPA继发肺低灌注的诊断价值。结果　 2 0例手术病理证实的CICPA病例中 ,共3 0支肺叶动脉受累 ,DSA显示 90 % (2 7/3 0 )出现肺叶低灌注征象 ,CT诊断肺低灌注敏感度为 78%(2 1/2 7) ,特异度 10 0 % (3 /3 ) ,准确度 80 % (2 4/3 0 )。肺低灌注与CPA狭窄程度无明显相关性 (rs=0 40 ,P =0 0 73 )。CT与DSA的肺血管征一致性较好 (Kappa =0 69,P <0 0 0 1) ,而肺实质征一致性稍差 (Kappa =0 3 7,P =0 0 11)。结论　肺低灌注是肺癌侵犯中央肺动脉的常见表现 ,CT对其定性诊断具有重要价值 ,而定量判断有一定限度     

失去肝动脉血液供应后大鼠肝门部胆管周围血管丛变化的三维构像研究

目的 探讨完全失去肝动脉血液供应后，大鼠肝门部胆管周围血管丛（PBP）的形态学变化。方法 将SD大鼠随机分为两组，对照组仅游离胆总管、门静脉、腔静脉和肝总动脉，不做切断；实验组结扎肝动脉，并切断肝十二指肠韧带除门静脉以外的其它组织，阻断其它侧支血管对肝门部胆管的血液供应。术后应用计算机对大鼠肝门部组织切片进行PBP三维可视化构建，并对PBP内层微血管进行定量分析，对胆管壁组织进行病理学检查。结果 实验组肝门部胆管分叉部位PBP平面结构显示胆管扩张，胆管壁明显增厚，壁内微血管尖细，排列紊乱，内层微血管密度减低；PBP立体构像显示空间结构紊乱，不规则，微血管细小，管壁不均匀增厚。与对照组相比，实验组肝门部PBP内层微血管总数明显减少（P〈0．01），肝门部PBP内层微动脉数也明显减少（P〈0．05）。实验组肝门部胆管壁呈慢性增生性炎症改变。结论 失去含氧量高的动脉血液供应时，PBP形态结构将会发生一系列改变，胆管壁组织也将发生相应的病理变化。     

经肝动脉化疗栓塞治疗原发性肝癌22例临床分析

目的　探讨中晚期肝癌经肝动脉化疗栓塞治疗的疗效。方法　 2 2例中晚期原发性肝癌病人 ,在X线电视监测下将导管尽可能超选择插入供应肿瘤血管的主要分支 ,注入化疗药物 ,碘化油及明胶海绵。结果　aFP下降率为 4 0 .91% ,肿瘤缩小率为4 5.4 5% ,生存期 3例 <3月 ,4例为 3～ 6月 ,15例为 6～ 12月 ,其中 4例存活至今 ,无明显并发症。结论　肝动脉化疗栓塞治疗原发性肝癌能有效地延长病人生存期 ,是中晚期肝癌治疗的有效方法。     

Lymph node metastases in the neck and parotid gland from an unknown primary melanoma

A lymph node metastasis in the neck or parotid region from an unknown primary melanoma is an uncommon occurrence. Out of a total of 300 patients with head and neck melanoma treated at the Netherlands Cancer Institute between 1976 and 1992, 17 (5.7%) presented in this way. The most common site for metastatic lymph nodes (18 nodes in 17 patients) was level V (n= 7), followed by the parotid region (n= 4), level II (n= 4), level III (n= 2), and level IV (n= 7). Two patients had local excision of the neck node metastasis only, while the remaining 15 patients underwent more extensive surgical treatment. The 5-year disease-specific survival rate in this group was 48%, with a median survival of 36 months, which is more or less similar to the prognosis of stage II melanoma of the head and neck with a known, surgically treated primary tumour. No relation was found between disease-free interval and sex, the number of positive lymph nodes or the duration of symptoms.     

94例脑转移瘤CT诊断与临床分析

总结94例脑转移瘤的CT诊断与临床资料。临床多以颅内压增高及脑组织损坏为主要征象。原发肿瘤部位按例数依次为肺癌、乳腺癌、鼻咽癌、甲状腺癌、胃癌和前列腺癌。原发肿瘤的症状常较隐匿,60％的病人首先发现脑转移瘤,然后才追查到原发肿瘤。当发现脑内多发或单发肿瘤时,应排除转移瘤。CT是诊断脑转移瘤的可靠方法,能准确地判断肿瘤的部位、大小、数目以及水肿范围与并发改变等情况。     

Metastasis of Prostate Adenocarcinoma to Testis

Metastatic carcinoma to the testis is very rare. Metastasis of prostate adenocarcinoma to testis was detected incidentally after bilateral orchiectomy for hormonal management of metastatic prostate carcinoma. The metastatic lesion was not identified in physical examination or in macroscopic dissection of the testis after surgery. Microscopy revealed an adenocarcinoma which, given the history of the patient and a positive immunohistochemical stain for PSA, was identified as metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma.