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Objective To study lymph node micrometastasis in N0 colorectal cancer patients and its clinical significance. Methods In this study, 548 lymph nodes obtained from 62 cases of No colorectal cancer undergoing curative operation were examined by fluorescent quantity polymerase chain reaction assay for the expression of cytokeratin 20 (CK20) mRNA. Results Micrometastasis was detected in 55 lymph nodes (10.0% ) of 24 cases (39%). According to lymph node anatomical locations, micrometastasis was identified in 15. 8%, 5.0% and 3.3% lymph nodes in group Ⅰ ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ (grouped by the distance from the tumor), respectively. Micrometastasis was correlated with invasion depth of primary tumor, but was notrelated to gender, age, tumor size, tumor site and differentiation. Conclusions The expression of CK20mRNA in lymph nodes in patients with No coloreetal cancer could be used to improve the accuracy of clinical staging, and provide information for rational adjuvant therapy.
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Objective To be investigated the morphology of colorectal small flat adenoma and the expressions of p53 , p21, ER and PR. Methods Colonoscopy ( Olympus CF 240) and microscopy ( Olympus BV 41) were used to observe 50 cases of colorectal small flat adenomas. The expressions of p53 , p21 , ER, and PR were detected by the two steps of immunohistochemistry in 50 cases of small flat adenomas and the surrounding mucosa, 26 cases of colorectal carcinomas, while 15 cases of the normal colorectal mucosa as control group. Results These lesions were distributed throughout the large bowel, the prevalence in order was transverse colon, sigmoid and rectum. The small flat adenoma was round, flat, or sessile in shape, and sized