Research on the relationship between pathological features of the uveal melanoma and prognosis / 中华病理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the pathological features of uveal melanoma and to evaluate their influence on patients' prognosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Paraffin embedded uveal melanoma tissues of 115 cases were examined using routine pathologic methods. Three histological types were classified according to the modified Callender system and patients were followed clinically. The data were done regression and survival analysis by SPSS statistic soft.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The patient with epithelial cell type, mixed type, and spindle cell type uveal melanoma have different life times, the average life time is 35.6 +/- 21.5 months, 63.7 +/- 37.0 months, 69.5 +/- 36.5 months in turn, patients with epithelial uveal melanoma had shorter survival time than other two types. The survival time was negatively related to the largest diameter of contact area with the sclera, the largest height and the depth of tumor invasion to the sclera.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Epithelial uveal melanoma is more malignant than the other two types. Histological classification of this tumor combined with other pathologic features can indicate the patient's prognosis.</p>

Microsurgical management of premalignant and malignant lesions of the conjunctiva / 中华显微外科杂志

Objective To evaluate the methods and efficacy of microsurgical treatment for the premalignant and malignant lesions of the conjunctiva. Methods Forty-seven patients witn premalignant and malignant lesions of the conjuncitva were managed by microsurgical, these patients include 12 melanoma, 26 squamous cell carcinoma, 6 Bowen’ diseases, 3 primary acquired melanosis. The surgical method differs with limbal tumors, extralimbal tumors, and primary acquired melanosis. Results In all 47 patients, the tumor was completely removed in in one procedure. After follow-up for 4~60 months(mean 17 months), these were no tumor recurrence. Conclusion It is effective methods that premalignant and malignant lesions of the conjunctiva are managed by microsurgical resection, alcohol application, and supplemental cryotherapy. Careful propeirativa clinical evaluation of patient with a conjunctiva neoplasm is important in making the correct diagnosis and planning the surgical approach.

Relationship of the gene of multidrug and drug resistance and the patients′ prognosis in uveal melanoma / 中华眼底病杂志

Objective To probe the relationship between the patients′ prognosis and the gene of multidrugs and drug resistance in uveal melanoma. Methods The gene expression of cyclin D1, epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR), non metastasis gene 23 (nm 23), P glucose protein (P gp), multidrug resistance relation protein (MRP) and lung resistance protein (LRP) expression in 96 cases of uveal melanoma were detected by depigment immunohistochemistry. The patients with complete anamnesis data were observed continuously, and the follow up results were classified. Results Among the 96 cases of uveal melanoma, the epithelioid cell type was in 21, the mixed cell type in 56, and the spindle cell type in 19; including 76 at intraocular stage and 20 at extraocular stage. As the level of metastasis suppress gene nm 23 expression decreased and the level of cyclin D1 and EGFR expression increased, the expression level of drug resistance genes increased. The levels of LRP and MRP had negative correlation to the expressions of nm 23 and postive correlation to the expressions of nm 23, Cyclin D1 and EGFR. In 58 patients′ who were observed continuously, 19 died in 5 years and 26 survived over 5 years. Conclusion There are significant association between patients′ prognosis and multidrug and drug resistance gene in uveal melanoma.