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Objective To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of serumb alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)-producing gastric cancer.Methods A total of 1396 cases of gastric cancer in our hospital from 2002 to 2007 were retrospectively reviewed.The relationship between serum AFP with clinicopathological factors,survival rate,prognosis and liver metastasis were analyzed.Results There were 90 AFP-producing gastric cancer patients accounting for 6.45％ of all the gastric cancer cases during the time period.In those patients there was bigger tumor size,more T3 and T4 invasion (82.2％ vs.69.2％),higher incidence of lymph node metastasis (80.0％ vs.60.2％)and liver metastasis(6.67％ vs.1.68％),and later clinical stage than that in the AFP-negative group.The 1,3,5 year-overall survival (OS) rate in AFP-positive group were 52.2％,31.1％,20％ while those in AFP-negative group were 82.5％,59.9％,48.8％.The 1,3,5 year-disease free survival(DFS) rate in AFP-positive group were 47.8％,24.4％,15.6％ while those in AFP-negative group were 77.5％,54.8％,44.3％.The AFP-positive group had a shorter median time period than the AFP-negative group when liver metastasis happened (5 months vs.11 months).Conclusions Serum AFP-producing gastric cancer was higher malignancy,it was deeper in invasion and later in clinical stage,more patients with lymph nodes and liver metastasis,low survival rate and poorer prognosis.
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Objective To study retrospectively the relation of the number of all dissected and negative lymph nodes (LNs) to the prognosis of patients with stage Ⅲ rectal carcinoma after radical resection.Methods From 2002 to 2007,412 sage Ⅲ rectal carcinoma patients undergoing radical resection were enrolled.Patients were divided into five groups according to the number of dissected LNs as follows:1 to 6 lymph nodes,7 to 12 lymph nodes,13 to 18 lymph nodes,19 to 24 lymph nodes,and more than 24 lymph nodes.The association with the survival was analyzed.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival as a function of time,and survival differences were analyzed with the log-rank test.The correlation between all dissected and negative lymph nodes was analyzed.The Cox proportional hazard model were used to investigate the risk factors for stage Ⅲ rectal carcinoma.Results The 1,3 and 5 years survival rates were respectively 79.9％,59.2％ and 43.0％.The 5-year survival rates increased with the increasing number of the examined LNs and the negative LNs,the differences were significant (20.0％、26.5％ 、43.9％ 、54.2％ 、53.5％,P =0.001 ; 10.3％ 、34.8％ 、51.9％ 、56.8％ 、70.8％,P =0.000).There were 7301 LNs dissected among which 5698 were pathology negative.The dissected LNs were correlated positively with negative LNs on the Pearson's correlation test(correlation coefficients r =0.899).The total number of dissected LNs and negative LNs were independent prognostic predictors.Conclusions The total number of dissected lymph node and negative lymph nodes are significantly correlated to prognosis of staged Ⅲ rectal carcinoma patient.On premise of standard procedure,we see all dissected and negative lymph nodes as a prognostic auxiliary index.
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OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for rational and safe use of drugs by intravenous infusion.METHODS:Analyses were made from aspects of compatible concentration,choice of menstruum,compatibility of drugs,the infusion speed,disposal of photosensitive drugs,control of particle of the infusion etc.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:There are some problems lie in the use of drugs by intravenous infusion,but there are prewarnings for some of the mistakes and the adverse drug reactions(ADRs).It is necessary to strengthen monitoring on drug use so as to minimize the incidences of mistakes and the related ADRs in the intravenous administration.