Panhypopituitarism as first manifestation of a lung cancer

Pituitary metastases of solid tumours are infrequent, specially as a first manifestation. When they happen, they are usually due to breast or lung cancer and are asymptomatic or produce diabetes insipidus. It is very strange that they produce hormonal deficiency. We present a case report of a bronchogenic adenocarcinoma in a 65-year-old man which began with panhypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus and visual alterations. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large sellar mass, with clivus infiltration and invading the right cavernous sinus. The biopsy result was adenocarcinoma metastases from lung cancer.     

MRI对累及头颈部淋巴组织病变的鉴别意义

目的:基于累及头颈部淋巴组织病变的临床不典型性,旨在探讨MRI对其进行鉴别诊断的客观依据。方法:对本组22例可疑累及头颈部淋巴组织的各类病变进行MRI检查并与病理学结果进行对照。结果:MRI对本组22例累及淋巴组织病变的诊断与病理学诊断的符合率(21/22)约为95%。结论:MRI是对累及头颈部淋巴组织病变的重要检查手段,并能为明确其诊断提供客观依据。     

中老年晚期非小细胞肺癌射频损毁治疗与化疗的临床比较

目的:探讨射频损毁治疗晚期非小细胞肺癌的疗效及应用价值。方法:自1999年12月至2000年8月收治73例晚期中老年非小细胞肺癌患者,分别给予射频损毁治疗和以铂类为主的联合化疗;观察比较其近期疗效、中位生存期、1年及2年生存率;并分析其治疗后生存质量。结果:射频损毁治疗组有效率(CR+PR)为71.5％(30/42),明显高于化疗组的43.3％,差异呈显著性,(x2=4.63,P<0.05)。射频损毁治疗组中位生存期、1年及2年生存率及治疗后生存质量均高于化疗组。结论:射频损毁治疗对晚期非小细胞肺癌治疗,具有较好的中期疗效,且能明显提高生存质量。     

碱性成纤维细胞生长因子（bFGF）加速猪背部创伤修复的实验研究

实验采用猪背部创伤模型，观察重组的碱性成纤维细胞生长因子（ｂＦＧＦ）对创伤修复的作用。在无菌条件下用特制打孔器在猪背部切割皮肤，形成２．５ｃｍ２的园型创面。将１５０个创面分成５组，分别以ｂＦＧＦ（６０ｕ／ｃｍ２创面），ｂＦＧＦ（（６０ｕ／ｃｍ２创面）加ＳＤ－Ａｇ、ＳＤ－Ａｇ、生理盐水以及不治疗等方法处理，每间隔一天换药一次。实验结果表明，ｂＦＧＦ具有显著促进肉芽组织生长、加速创面再上皮化率以及增加创面愈合组织抗张力强度等作用。ＦＧＦ显著促修复效应的确切机制尚不完全清楚，可能包括直接与间接效应两方面。     

蚓激酶生物活性检测方法的研究

本文采用组织纤溶酶原激活剂（ＴＰＡ）─纤维蛋白平板法测定蚓激酶的生物活性。该法操作简便，易于观察，重现性好。     

颌面部爆炸伤软组织缺损早期修复的实验研究

将犬随机分为Ａ（即时）组、Ｂ（７２ｈ）组，采用ＫＴＹ－０４型雷管置于犬面颊部引爆致伤，造成软组织洞穿性缺损。Ａ组伤后即刻清创、隐动脉皮瓣立即移植修复皮肤缺损；Ｂ组伤后即刻清创，７２ｈ后二次清创，同时切取隐动脉皮瓣，吻合血管修复皮肤缺损，颊粘膜缺损两组均行局部拉拢缝合。术后观察１～６个月，Ａ组５例均失败；Ｂ组１５例，成功１２例，游离皮瓣成活率为８０％。实验结果表明口腔颌面部爆炸伤软组织缺损经早期清创，７２ｈ后扩创，用吻合血管游离皮瓣修复是可行的。     

Lung cancer in Israel, 1962–1982 I. Jews and Arabs

The magnitude and dynamics of lung cancer incidence in Jews and Arabs in Israel between the years 1962 and 1982 were studied. In general, age-standardized incidence rates increased consistently between the years 1962 and 1976 among Jewish (24% increase) and Arab (39%) males, and to a lesser degree among Jewish females (15%). Arab females had the highest (77%) increase. From 1977 to 1982 a general decrease in incidence rates, which was largest among Arab males (19%) and females (15%), was noted. Rates among Jewish males are currently 26% higher than among Arab males, and are 162% higher among Jewish females than in Arab females. Lung cancer rates in both males and females in Istrael (Jews and Arabs) are lower than in most developed countries in the world. Among the possible reasons are differences in the population risk factors profile, availability of health care and the level of diagnosis and ascertainment of cases.     

Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Interphotoreceptor Matrix: Vectorial Secretion and Regulation

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) play an essential role in both normal and pathological extracellular matrix degradation, and a TIMP has been associated with at least one type of retinal degeneration. We have studied expression of MMP-2 and TIMP-1 by zymography, immunocytochemistry, and immunoblotting in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) from normal, aged and diseased retinas. MMPs and TIMPs were found in the rat RPE, interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM), and in media conditioned by human and rat RPE in culture. In other polarized cells, MMPs and TIMP-2 are secreted vectorially towards the basal lamina. In the RPE, however, MMP-2 and TIMP-1 were secreted preferentially from the apical surface, the surface bordering the IPM. These findings provide new evidence that MMPs and TIMPs could play a role in the turnover of IPM components.Cell homogenates and conditioned media from RPE isolated from mutant Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) rats with inherited retinal dystrophy had similar amounts of MMP-2 and TIMP-1 as those from congenic control rats. The secretion of MMP-2 and TIMP-1 from RPE cell cultures isolated from young and aged human donors varied widely. However, with increasing cell passage number, secretion of MMPs and TIMPs from human RPE increased dramatically. Also, growing human RPE on bovine corneal endothelial cell-generated extracellular matrix instead of plastic reduced the secretion of both MMPs and TIMPs. These data suggest that the integrity of Bruch's membrane may serve to regulate RPE functions in MMP and TIMP secretion and that extracellular matrices contain signals that regulate MMP and TIMP synthesis and/or secretion by the RPE.     

肺癌放疗前后MRI价值研究

１９９４年１０月以来，作者有计划地对条件允许的肺癌病人，于放疗开始前１日和放疗结束后３日分别行胸部ＭＲＩ检查。通过分析我们认为ＭＲ１在肺癌病人放疗前后以下方面评价中具有较大价值：１．原发肿瘤特征；２．肺门纵隔肿大淋巴结；３．原发肿瘤和肿大淋巴结与大血管关系的鉴别；４．肿块与肺不张鉴别；５．胸壁侵犯范围；６．放谢性肺纤维化与肿瘤残留或复发鉴别。