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Objective:To explore the effect of transcatheter chemoembolization (TACE) on recurrence and survival time of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following curative resection.Methods:Of 724 HBV-related HCC patients who underwent curative resection in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Military Medical University from October 2009 to August 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients who underwent resection only and no recurrence within 3 months after surgery were classified into control group, while those received adjuvant TACE were classified into intervention group. The patients were further divided into 4 sub-groups according to tumor size, tumor number and tumor thrombus which were defined as risk factors for recurrence. Tumor diameter ≤5 cm with low or high risk factors (tumor number ≥2 or presence tumor thrombus) were in group 1 and group 2 respectively, tumor diameter >5 cm with low or high risk factors for recurrence were in group 3 and group 4 respectively.Results:A total of 354 patients were classified in the control group and 370 patients were classified in the TACE group. Adjuvant TACE showed an overall survival benefit in patients with tumor diameter >5 cm and presenting high risk factors, the 1-, 3-, and 5-year cumulative survival rates were 90.1%, 67.6%, and 46.5%, respectively, for the lip-TACE group 83.3%, 52.4%, and 33.3%, respectively, for the control group ( P<0.05). Patients with the tumor diameter ≤5 cm, there was no significant difference in cumulative survival between the TACE group and the control group regardless of the risk level ( P>0.05). There was no significant difference in recurrence curve between TACE group and control group in each stratum. Conclusions:Adjuvant TACE had no preventive effect on recurrence, but TACE can prolong the survival time of HCC patients with high risk factors for recurrence.
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Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological features of primary hepaticepithelioid hemangio endothelioma (EHE) and try to improve the understanding and diagnosis of this disease.Methods From January 2007 to January 2013,the data of 17 patients with hepatic EHE were retrospectively analyzed,which included clinical,pathological and radiological characteristics,treatment and survival condition of these patients.Results Among 17 cases of hepatic EHE,there were 11 female and six male with the mean age of 46.2 years.Seven patients had right upper quadrant pain of dull pain in liver and the left 10 cases were without any symptoms.The liver function of most patients (15 cases) was normal.The admission diagnosis was mostly misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (metastatic liver carcinoma six cases,primary liver carcinoma four cases).Extrahepatic metastasis was found in three patients before operation.The major lesion of the tumor was multiple nodules (10 cases) and most of which were under liver capsule.Retraction of the liver capsule was found in the imaging examination.The features of pathology were intracellular lumen and vacuoles formed in small cells,in which single or couple red blood cells could be found.Nuclear deviation was found in single tumor cell which looked like signet ring cells.The results of immunohistochemistry indicated the positive rate of factor vimentin (4/5) antigen and CD34 (15/17) was high.Surgical resection (14 cases) was the main treatment of hepatic EHE.Fourteen patients were still alive followed up for two to 72 months after operation.Conclusions The incidence of hepatic EHE is low,and it was susceptible to middle aged women and without obvious symptom.No obvious abnormality is found in laboratory examination.Surgical resection is the main treatment which enabled a good prognosis.
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Objective To study the effect of Aloe polysaccharides (AP) on the thymocytic apoptosis and cell cycle in ? - ray irradiated mice. Methods Single- cell thymocytes suspension was sampled at different time points to observe the thymocytic apoptosis and cell cycle by flow cytometry. DNA ladders were tested by 1.8 % agarose gel electrophoresis. Transmission electron microscopy was used to examine the ultrastructure of thymocytes. Results Pre- treating with AP (50 mg/kg,ip) 30 min before irradiation could significantly decrease the percentages of apoptotic thymocytes in? - ray irradiated mice 4 h, 8 h and 12 h after irradiation, increase the percentage of thymocytes at G0/G1 phase and reduce the percentage of thymocytes at G2/M phase. It could also lessen the DNA ladders and reduce the number of apoptotic bodies. Conclusion The protective effects of AP on the thymocytes in ? - ray irradiated mice is related with the alleviation of the disorder of cell cycle and the inhibition of the apoptosis of thymocytes.