Bone mineral density in patients with prostatic cancer treated with orchidectomy and with estrogens

Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) were measured in the femoral neck area, trochanteric area and Wards triangle, and in the distal radius of the left forearm before and after 1 year of endocrine treatment in 27 patients with prostatic cancer. Eleven of the patients were treated with orchidectomy and 16 with combined oral and intramuscular estrogens. The patients were free from metastases during the entire observation period. In the orchidectomized patients, BMD and BMC of the distal radius decreased significantly following treatment, whereas no changes were observed in the estrogen-treated patients. These preliminary results demonstrate that estrogens may protect bone in male subjects also and may merit further investigations on larger groups of patients.     

肝门胆管癌的外科治疗60例临床分析

肝门胆管癌近年有增多趋势,本文报告我院1975年～1985年间肝门胆管癌60例,占全部肝外胆管癌82例之73.1％,占同期全部胆道手术3626例之1.65％。临床表现主要有三型:1)阻塞性黄疸29例,其中25例曾误诊为肝炎;2)急性胆管炎12例;3)长期胆道疾病14例,其他5例。本组行B超检查19例,ERCP10例,PTC39例。最后诊断根据PTC和/或ERCP,剖腹术及病理检查结果。 56例施行了手术治疗,仅6例施行肿瘤连同半肝切除,姑息性肝胆管内引流15例,外引流23例,其他方法12例。平均存活时间:6例切除组24.5月,48例姑息手术组8.7月,未手术的4例为5月。文中强调早期诊断,凡40岁以上出现阻塞性黄疸或“传染性肝炎”均须警惕胆管癌,进行B超,CT,ERCP或PTC检查,文中强调PTC是诊断本病重要手段,可选择进行右左肝管PTC。本病应争取手术切除,不能切除者行肝胆管内引流或外引流,二者疗效无明显差别。     

Phase II study of 10-ethyl-10-deaza-aminopterin (10-EdAM; CGP 30 694) for stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer

Summary Thirty-one patients with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were treated with intravenous 10-EdAM on a weekly basis. The starting dose was 80 mg/m², with subsequent doses adjusted depending on evidence of toxicity. There were 20 men and 11 women with a median age of 58 years (range, 33–75). Response was evaluated in 30 patients, 5 with evaluable but not measurable tumors and 25 with measurable indicator lesions. There were no complete remissions; 3 patients achieved partial remission. Nine patients had a minor response, 6 showed no change, and 12 had progressive disease. Median survival for all 31 patients was 43 weeks (range, 12–65+). During the first 3-week period, the 10-EdAM dose was reduced or withheld in 19 patients (because of stomatitis in 12, SGPT elevation in 3, skin rash in 2, and granulocytopenia in 2), escalated in 11 patients, and unchanged in 1 patient. A mean of 34–88 mg/m²of 10-EdAM (median, 50) was given per week during the first 5-week period. Myelotoxicity was infrequent and there was no significant nephrotoxicity. Considering the modest side effects of this treatment and the conservative dose-modification schedule which mandated substantial dose reductions, we conclude that 10-EdAM is a promising antitumor agent for NSCLC.     

Blood flow variation and energy metabolism in the gastric mucosa following 7．5％ hypertonic saline resuscitation

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子宫颈癌手术前放疗28例临床分析

我院１９８９年至１９９４年共行子宫颈癌广泛切除术和盆腔淋巴结清扫术３９例，其中２８例行术前放射治疗，１９例临床诊断为Ⅱｂ，随着手术技术的提高和术前放射治疗的配合，子宫颈癌的手术适应症的选择，可以扩大至Ⅱｂ，不增加手术的并发症，并具有一定的优点。     

胃粘膜上皮“适应性细胞保护”机制防止胃肿瘤发生的作用

投用致癌剂的对照组其胃肿瘤发生率为22.2％。若同时给予40％Z醇液空腹灌胃,则胃肿瘤发生率达55.9％。如在给乙醇液前15分钟,先给予4％的辣椒煎液灌胃,则胃肿瘤发生率只有20.0％,相近于对照组的水平(后2组差别有极显著意义,P<0.01)。这种给损伤剂(乙醇)之前先给予微刺激剂(辣椒)所产生的胃粘膜的保护作用,是通过促使胃粘膜上皮细胞合成内源性前列腺素(PGs)来实现的,是一种“适应性细胞保护”机制。这种保护胃粘膜的作用可降低胃肿瘤的发生率。     

Reduced breast cancer mortality among fishermen's wives in Norway

International comparisons show that populations having a high consumption of fish experience low incidence of breast cancer. We compared death rates from breast cancer among socioeconomic groups in a prospective study of 533,276 Norwegian women aged 35–54 years who were followed from 1970 through 1985. Compared with the reference group (wives of unskilled workers) the fishermen's wives had a decreased risk of breast cancer with a relative risk (RR) of 0.67 (95% confidence interval [CI]=0.47–0.94) adjusted for age and the number of children. Among fishermen's wives who were parous, adjustment for age at first birth gave an RR of 0.62 (CI=0.43–0.91). This study supports the hypothesis that certain aspects of diet, i. e., fish consumption, may be associated with lower breast-cancer mortality.Drs Lund and Bønaa are with the Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway. Address correspondence to Dr Lund, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway.     

Association of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression with Tumor Angiogenesis and with Early Relapse in Primary Breast Cancer

Angiogenesis is an independent prognostic indicator in breast cancer. In this report, the relationship between expression of vascular endothclial growth factor (VEGF; a selective mitogen for endothelial cells) and the microvessel density was examined in 103 primary breast cancers. The expression of VEGF was evaluated by immunocytochemical staining using anti-VEGF antibody. The microvessel density, which was determined by immunostaining for factor VIII antigen, in VEGF-rich tumors was clearly higher than that in VEGF-poor tumors ( P <0.01). There was a good correlation between VEGF expression and the increment of microvessel density. Furthermore, postoperative survey demonstrated that the relapse-free survival rate of VEGF-rich tumors was significantly worse than that of VEGF-poor tumors. It was suggested that the expression of VEGF is closely associated with the promotion of angiogenesis and with early relapse in primary breast cancer.     

Case-control study of risk factors for cervical neoplasia in Denmark. II. Role of sexual activity,reproductive factors,and venereal infections

Sexual, reproductive and venereal risk factors for cervical neoplasia were investigated in a population-based case-control study of 586 women with histologically verified, cervical squamous-cell carcinoma in situ, and 59 women with invasive squamous-cell cervical cancer, diagnosed from 1985 to 1986 in Copenhagen. Cases were identified from the computerized Danish Cancer Registry. An age-stratified control group (n=614) was drawn at random from the female population in the study area by means of the Danish Central Population Register. A structured questionnaire was mailed to cases as well as controls. Increasing number of sexual partners exerted a significant effect on the risk both for carcinoma in situ, and invasive cancer, independently of age at first intercourse and other potential confounders. Conversely, the association with early age at first intercourse became statistically insignificant after allowance for other risk factors, although an increasing risk was still observed with decreasing age at sexual debut. Early age at first episode with genital warts was a significant risk factor for carcinoma in situ, perhaps indicating a possible increased susceptibility of the cervix epithelium during adolescence. A history of genital warts was a good predictor of risk for carcinoma in situ, whereas a history of previous gonorrhea was associated with an increased risk for invasive carcinoma. Women with multiple births had a significantly increased adjusted risk, especially for carcinoma in situ, although some association was also observed with invasive cervical cancer. The study supports the hypothesis of cervical neoplasia being a sexually transmitted disease, and that carcinoma in situ and invasive cervical carcinoma, to a high degree, have similar patterns of risk factors.Drs Kjaer, Engholm, and Lynge are with the Danish Cancer Registry. Dr Dahl is with the Department of Surgery, Slagelse Hospital, Denmark. Dr Bock is with the Department of Gynecology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. Dr Jensen, formerly with the Danish Cancer Registry, is deceased. Address correspondence to Dr Kjaer, Danish Cancer Registry, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Rosenvengets Hovedvej 35, Box 839, Copenhagen. Denmark. The Danish Cancer Society supported this study through grants.