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ObjectiveTo investigate the expression of miR-155 in whole blood of patients with breast cancer and explore the possibility of miR-155 in whole blood as a marker of beast cancer. Methods65 cases (breast cancer:47 cases, non-breast cancer:18 cases) in Thyroid and Breast Surgery Department of No.1 People's Hospital of Huai'an from Dec 2010 to Apr 2011 were enrolled according to the selected criteria.Two milliliters anticoagulant blood were sampled to isolate total RNA.The expression level of miR-155 in whole blood was measured by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (real-time qPCR)analysis.The relationship between the expression level of miR-155 in whole blood and the clinical pathological fearutres was analyzed.ResultsThe expression level of miR-155 in breast cancer patients was up-regulated compared with that in non-breast cancer patients(P ＜ 0.05).The expression level of miR-155 in patients with positive lymph nodes was up-regulated compared with that in patients with negative lymph nodes( P ＜ 0.05).The expression level of miR-155 in stage Ⅲ breast cancer was up-regulated compared with that in stage Ⅰ & Ⅱ breast cancer( P ＜ 0.05 ).The expression level of miR-155 in patients with positive ER and PR was down-regulated compared with that in patients with negative ER and PR breast cancer.Conclusion The study demonstrates that the expression of miR-155 in whole blood is related to clinical pathological features of patients with breast cancer and can be used as a potential marker of breast cancer.
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Objective To evaluate ultrasound combined with thri-operators and the blood-oxygen functional image (TOBOFI) technology in diagnosis of breast cancer in young women. Methods 221 breast tumor patients under 45 years old were selected to analyze their TOBOFI and ultrasonographic characteristics respectively. Based on pathological result, the two diagnostic methods were compared to determine the accurate rate. Results Of all the 221 patients, 82 (37.1%) were malignant and 139 benign. The sensitivity of TOBOFI and ultrasonography was 90.24% and 83.57% respectively, while the accurate rate of the two was 89.14% and 84 62% respectively. Accurate rate was improved to 93.90 % (77/82) if the two were combined. Conclusion TOBOFI has unique clinical value in diagnosing breast cancer in young women, especially in combination with ultrasound.
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Objective To explore the value of fiberoptic ductoseopy in diagnosis and treatment of nipple discharge diseases.Methods From March 2007 to March 2008,91 patients with nipple discharge were admitted in our hospital.These patients were diagnosed and treated using flberoptic ductoscope FVY-780,and their documents were retrospectively analyzed.Results All the 91 cases were successfully diagnosed and treated with fiberoptic ductoscopy.54 cases(59.3%) were diagnosed as protrusion lesions,19 of whom experinced multiple protrusion,and 5 cases(5.5%) of early breast carcinoma were confirmed by postoperative pathology.37 patients(40.7%) diagnosed as non-protrusion lesions were treated by irrigation therapy,some of whom improved or cured.Conclusions Fiberoptic ductoseopy is the first choice of examination for nipple discharge,and it has important clinical values in choosing procedures for it can show precisely the cause and lesion site.Surgery can thereby be avoided for non-protrusion lesions.Locating the site of lesions in mammary ducts guided by fiberoptic duetoscopy may make operations more accurate and minimally invasive.
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Objective To evaluate thri-operators and the blood-oxygen functional image technology in di-agnosing breast cancer. Methods One hundred and forty-six patients were admitted to hospital for operation due to one hundred and fifty-three suspicious lesions detected in their breasts. These lesions were detected by physical examination, thri-operators and the blood-oxygen functional image, mammography uhrasonography. The sensitivity and specificity of each diagnostic method were obtained and the radiolagie-pathologic correlation was meanwhile calculated. Results Sixty one(41.8%)breast lesions were diagnosed as malignancy. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy,positive prognostic value and negative prognostic value of ultras onography were 80. 33% ,89. 41%,85.61% ,84.48% and 86.36%. Such data of mammography were 57.89% ,80. 36% ,69.03% ,75.00% and 65. 22%. And those of thri-operators and the blood-oxygen functional image technology were 91.80% ,83.53%, 86.99% ,80.00% and 94.67%. Conclusions Thri-operators and the blood-oxygen functional image technology is superior to uhrasonography and mammography in diagnosing breast lesions with its sensitivity accuracy and neg-ative prognostic value, while specificity and positive prognostic value were between them, have greater value in screeninging and the diagnosing breast cancer.
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Objective To investigate the surgical treatment of occult breast cancer.Methods The clinical data of 11 cases of occult breast cancer were analyzed retrospectively.Results In 11 female cases aged between 44and 70 years old,2 cases were accompanied with supraclavicular node metastasis.Axillary node enlargement was presented as the first sign,which was located in left side in 4 cases and right side in 7 cases.3 cases underwent axillary lymph lode desection,2 cases accepted axillary node excision and other 2 cases with supraclavicular node enlargement only underwent excisional biopsy.All patients received radiochemotherapy and endocrine therapy.All cases were followed-up from 8 months to 9 years and 6 months,during which 3 cases died,with the 5 years survival rate of 54.5%(6/11).Conclusion Combined treatment is suitable to occult breast cancer.Modified radical mastectomy or breast conserving surgery should be conducted,but axillary lymph node desection may be conducted when the diagnosis is established.