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Objective To investigate the value of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) combined with serum calcitonin in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC).Methods Retrospective analysis of the serum calcitonin and FANC results in 17 cases of MTC confirmed by pathological examination.The diagnostic value of the two methods alone and in combination for MTC were compared.Results 13 of the 17 MTC patients (13/17,76.5％) underwent fine needle aspiration biopsy before surgery,11 cases (11/13,84.6％) diagnosed as thyroid malignant tumor,7 of whom were diagnosed or suspected of MTC (7/13,53.8％).Serum calcitonin levels increased in different degrees in 16 patients.The sensitivity of the two methods combined in the diagnosis of MTC was 92.3％ (12/13).Conclusions FNAC is an important diagnostic method for the evaluation of thyroid nodules,but it is not sensitive to the diagnosis of MTC.Serum calcitonin is highly sensitive but not universally available.Compared with FNAC alone,FNAC combined with the serum calcitonin examination may significantly improve the detection rate of MTC preoperative and reduce missed diagnosis.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of ultrasound guided percutaneous radiofrequent ablation treatment on breast cancer .Methods Two patients,were pathologically confirmed as breast cancer ,underwent percutaneous ultrasound guided radiofrequency ablation of breast lesions ,followed with radical excision of breast within 3 months after the ablation .Postoperative pathological examination was conducted .Patients were followed up for over 12 months by now.Results The postoperative pathology of case No .1,in which the original breast le-sion was within 2 cm in diameter,found no tumor cells left but filled with inflammatory cells instead .Case No.2 with the longer diameter as 27 mm showed majority necrotic tissues but the tissue around left with some ductal carcinoma in-situ components .One-year′s follow up found no local recurrence or distant metastasis of tumor . Conclusion Radiofrequency ablation is a promising therapy with minimally invasion and better outlooking for early breast cancer within 2 cm in diameter .
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Objective To explore the effect of stroma cell-derived factor receptor CXCR4 on the homing of the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in utero transplantation. Methods CD34~+ cells were collected by Ficoil density gradient centrifugation and MiniMACS and then stimulated for 48 h by SCF and IL-6 cytokines prior to transplantation. CD184(CXCR4) expressions and transmigrate rates of the CD34~+ cells were analysed by flow cytometer. Cells pre-treated with different treatment were transplanted into the abdominal cavity of the fetal BALB/c mouse in the pregnant days 13～14. Human CD45 cells as the marker of graft were detected by flow cytometry after 1 month the fetus born. Results Expression changes of CD184 on CD34~+ cells were from 9. 58%±1. 56% to 19. 32%±3. 64% after SCF and IL-6 stimulation. The CD34~+/CXCR4~(high) cells exhibited significant increases in SDF-1 mediated chemotaxis compared with the CD34~+/CXCR4~(low) cells. Transmigration of CD34~+ /CXCR4~(high) was inhibited by pretreatment with an-tiCXCR4mAb and PTX. The positive rates of human CD45 cells detected in the fetal mouse were significantly higher in the SCF and IL-6 pretreatment group. This effects were significantly abrogated after the addition of antiCXCR4mAb or PTX. Conclusion Up-regulation of CXCR4 expression may be useful for improving hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells homing in utero transplantation. This homing process is mediated and depends on the CXCR4 receptors. The signal transduction is mediated by PTX-sensitive Gi protein.
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Objective To explore the effect of stroma cell-derived factor receptor CXCR4 on the homing of the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in utero transplantation. Methods CD34+ cells were collected by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation and MiniMACS and then stimulated for 48 h by SCF and IL-6 cytokines prior to transplantation. CD184(CXCR4) expressions and transmigrate rates of the CD34+ cells were analysed by flow cytometer. Cells pretreated with different treatment were transplanted into the abdominal cavity of the fetal BALB/c mouse in the pregnant days 13～14. Human CD45 cells as the marker of graft were detected by flow cytometry after 1 month the fetus born. Results Expression changes of CD184 on CD34+ cells were from 9.58%?1.56% to 19.32%?3.64% after SCF and IL-6 stimulation. The CD34+/CXCR4high cells exhibited significant increases in SDF-1 mediated chemotaxis compared with the CD34+/CXCR4low cells. Transmigration of CD34+/CXCR4high was inhibited by pretreatment with antiCXCR4mAb and PTX. The positive rates of human CD45 cells detected in the fetal mouse were significantly higher in the SCF and IL-6 pretreatment group. This effects were significantly abrogated after the addition of antiCXCR4mAbor PTX. Conclusion Up-regulation of CXCR4 expression may be useful for improving hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells homing in utero transplantation. This homing process is mediated and depends on the CXCR4 receptors. The signal transduction is mediated by PTX-sensitive Gi protein.