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Objective To detect the expressions of VEGF and nm23 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues and their relationships,and explore their clinical value in the diagnosis and treatment.Methods lmmunohistochemistry(SP method) was used to detect the expressions of VEGF and nm 23 in NSCLC and peritumor tissues.Results The positive expression rate of VEGF in NSCLC(63.3 ％,38/60)was significantly higher than in the peritumor tissues(16.7 ％,10/60)(x2=27.22,P＜0.01).nm 23 is on the contrary (53.3 ％,32/60)(x2=17.79,P＜0.01).The positive expression of VEGF in NSCLC was positively correlated significantly with the lymph node metastasis and histological classification(P＜0.05).The positive expression of nm 23 in NSCLC was negative correlated significantly with lymph node metastasis,P＜0.01.2-year survival rate of the VEGF-positive patients was significantly lower than that of VEGF-negative patients,and nm 23 is on the contrary(x2=5.55,P＜0.05).No correlation was found between the expressions of VEGF and nm 23 in NSCLC (x2=1.83,P＞0.05) Conclusion The VEGF and nm 23 may be closely associated to carcinogenesis and progression of NSCLC.Detection of VEGF and nm 23 are beneficial to indicate the biologic behavior of NSCLC.It has positive effect on diagnosis and treatment of NSCLC.
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Objective To observe the early outcome and crisis onset after surgical treatment on myasthenia gravis with thymoma and analyze the relevant factors.Methods 436 patients with myasthenia gravis were treated surgically between January 1999 and Jan- uary 2005,58 patients with thymoma.The severity of MG disease was classified according to modified Osserman classification:type Ⅰ(n=17),type Ⅱ a(n=23),type Ⅱ b(n=12)and type Ⅲ(n=6).The distribution of thymomas by the Masaoka clinical stage showed 30 in stage Ⅰ,18 in stage Ⅱ,7 in stage Ⅲ and 3 in stage Ⅳ.The early outcome and crisis onset after surgical treat- ment were analyzed by statistical methods.Results After operation,symptoms improved in 16 eases(27.59%),no change in 18 eases(31.03%),deterioration in 11 cases(18.97%)and crisis onset or death in 13 cases.Logistic test showed that the possibility of crisis onset in patients with thymoma is 1.286 times higher than patients without thymoma.Patients with thymoma,type Ⅱ or above are in high risk group of crisis.The incidence rate of crsis in type Ⅱ group or above was significantly higher than type Ⅰ(P=0.048 0.05).Conclusion The risk of crsis onset after operation significantly raises in myasthenia gravis patients with thymoma.The staging of the disease are associated to development of crisis and crisis onset is independents to patho-staging of thymoma.