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Objective To investigate the anatomical relation between Zuckerkandl's tubercle and recurrent laryngeal nerve and the superior parathyroid glands anatomy in endoscopic thyroidectomy.Methods From Jul.2012 to Jun.2014 implementation of the 120 cases of endoscopic thyroid surgery (at least one side of the line lobectomy) intraoperative Zuckerkandl tubercle of the presence, all the patients from Subei People's Hospital and location of the relationship between anatomy recurrent laryngeal nerve and superior parathyroid glands.Zuckerkandl tubercle identified by intraoperative recunent laryngeal nerve to expose and superior parathyroid glands.Results Zuckerkandl tubercle appear in the vast majority of cases: on the left is 86％ (51/59), 88％ in the right side (65/74), most of superior parathyroid glands were located on the top of Zuckerkandl tubercle.Looking for recurrent laryngeal nerve by Zuckerkandl tubercle method is more direct, can reduce surgical bleeding and shmten the operation time.Conclusion Recurrent laryngeal nerve and superior parathyroid glands and have close anatomical relationship with Zuckerkandl tubercle.In endoscopic thyroidectomy by intraoperative discern Zuckerkandl tubercle can better avoid injury recurrent laryngeal nerve and superior parathyroid glands.
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Background and purpose:Aberrant DNA methylation that leads to the inactivation of tumor suppressor genes plays important roles in development and progression of breast cancer. Clinically, related gene methylation is considered to be a promising biomarker for tumor diagnosis and prognosis. This study aimed to investigate the methylation status ofSox17 gene in breast cancer tissue and its corresponding plasma circulating DNA, as well as to investigate its value in breast cancer early diagnosis and prognosis.Methods:TheSox17 gene promoter methylation status was detected by MSP in 86 cases of breast cancer, 36 normal breast tissues and its paired plasma DNA, the results were analyzed with corresponding clinical and pathological features.Results:The frequency ofSox17 gene methylation rate among 86 breast cancer tissues was 77.9%(67/86), and was 61.6%(53/86)in plasma circulating DNA, however, noSox17 gene methylation was found in normal breast tissues.Sox17 gene promoter methylation in plasma circulating DNA was signiifcantly associated with the methylation status in tumor tissues (r=0.502,P=0.000). In breast cancer tissue specimens,Sox17 methylation status was significantly correlated with tumor stage (χ2=6.18,P=0.041) and lymph node metastasis (χ2=13.54,P=0.001);Sox17 gene methylation rate was signiifcantly correlated with tumor stage (χ2=27.06,P=0.000), tumor size (χ2=9.65,P=0.007) and lymph node metastasis (χ2=20.80,P=0.000) in plasma samples, and there was no signiifcant difference ofSox17 gene methylation between patient age, histological grade and ER, PR, HER-2/neu status.Conclusion:Sox17 gene promoter methylation plays an important role in the carcinogenesis and development of breast cancer, and may be associated with the prognosis of breast cancer. Furthermore, methylatedSox17 gene may be a useful tumor biomarker in plasma circulating DNA for breast cancer detection and disease monitoring.
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Objective This study aimed to investigate the expression of SOX7,β-catenin and cyclin D1 in invasive breast cancer and hyperplastic disease of the breast,and explore their relationship with clinical pathology charactersis in invasive breast cancer in order to provide valuable biomarkers for the treatment and prognosis.Methods The expression of SOX7,β-catenin and cyclin D1 was neasured in 50 invasive breast cancer tissues and 30 hyperplastic disease of the breast by immunohistochemical SP method.The correlations of SOX7,β-catenin and cyclin D1 in invasive breast cancer to clinicopathologic features were analyzed,such as age,size of tumor,axillary lymph node metastasis,histological grade,pTNM stage,ER,PR,Her-2 expression and the risk.Results Immunohistochemical results showed that the positive rates of SOX7 and cyclin D1 in invasive breast cancer were 42％ (21/50)and 70％ (35/50),and the abnormal expression rates of β-catenin in invasive breast cancer was 70％ (35/50).The positive rates of SOX7 in invasive breast cancer was significantly lower than that in hyperplastic disease of the breast 70％ (21/30).The expression of SOX7 had difference between two groups (P =0.021 ＜0.05).The abnormal expression rates of β-catenin and the positive rates of cyclin D1 in invasive breast cancer wcre significantly higher than that in hyperplastic disease of the breast 43.3％ (13/30) (P =0.033 ＜ 0.05) and 20％ (6/30) (P =0.000 ＜ 0.001).The expression of β-catenin and cyclin D1 had difference between two groups.In invasive breast cancer,SOX7 and β-catenin protein expression in 12 cases,while negative expression in 5 cases; SOX7 and cyclin D1 protein positive expression in H 1 cases,while negative expression in 5 cases; β-catenin and cyclin D1 protein positive expression iu 28 cases,while negative expression in 8 cases.Results of the analysis by Spearman showed that in invasive breast cancer the SOX7 protein expression was negatively correlated with the abnormal expression of β-catenin protein and the expression of cyclin D1 protein(r =-0.282,P =0.046 ＜ 0.05 ;r =-0.327,P =0.020 ＜ 0.05)while the abnormal expression of β-catenin protein was positively correlated with the expression of eyclin D1 protein(r =0.333,P =0.018 ＜ 0.05).In invasive breast cancer the expression of SOX7 protein was correlated with age,axillary lymph node metastasis,histological grade,pTNM stage,ER,PR,Her-2 expression and the risk(P ＜0.05),but with no correlation with size of tumor (P ＞ 0.05).However,the abnoral expression of β-catenin and the positive expression of cyclin D1 in invasive breast cancer were correlated with size of tumor,axillary lymph node metastasis and pTNM stage(P ＜ 0.05),but with no correlation with age,histological grade,ER,PR,Her-2 and the risk(P ＞0.05).Conclusions SOX7.β-catenin and cyclin D1 are frequently abnormality-regulated in invasive breast cancer tissues,and the three protein may play a regulatory role through the same pathway in the development and progression of invasive breast cancer.SOX7,β-catenin and cyclin D1,s abnormal expression in invasive breast cancer correlate with the clinical pathology charactersis,and the three protein may be valuable marker for assessing the prognosis for invasive breast cancer.
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Study found that in some human tumors such as breast cancer,SOX7 gene is highly likely to be a tumor suppressor gene.The tumor suppressor role of SOX7 may be accomplished by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway mediated the transcription process,and the abnormal Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is likely to play its role through the regulation of its downstream target gene Cyclin D1,etc,so that the ahnormal cell proliferation activity is unable to carry on,and thus plays the function of tumor suppressor.This review will summarize the research progress of the role of SOX7 geue and its closely related β-catenin,Cyclin D1 gene in breast cancer.
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Objective To evaluate the rate of residual tumor after local resection of thyroid carcinoma,and provide theoretical basis to determine the indications for re-operation.Methods The clinical data of 56 patients,who had re-operation in our hospital after local resection of thyroid carcinoma,were summarized.Results As confirmed by pathology,the rate of residual tumor of patients was 42.8% at re-operation.When the tumor was larger than 4 cm,or smaller than 2 cm before the first operation,the residual tumor rate was 80% and 11.1% respectively.The residual tumor rate was 86.3% in patients with tumor invading thyroid capsule,14.7% in patients without capsule invasion,47.6% in patients who had only nodule resection,50% after ipsi-lateral partial lobectomy,and 12.5% after subtotal thyroidectomy.The sensitivity of finding residual tumor by CT and doppler ultrasound examiination before re-operation was 64.0% and 60.0% respectively,and the positive predictive value was 80.0% and 30.0% respectively.Conclusions The rate of residual tumor is high in patients with thyroid cancer operated by local resection.And it′s necessary to re-operation.The condition of tumor before the first operation and CT examination are significant for selection of patients to have re-operation.