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Objective To investigate the metastatic risk factors of pelvic lymph nodes in patients with cervical carcinoma of stage Ia2 and IIa2.Methods The clinic opathologicparameters in 337 patients with stage Ia2 -IIa2 cervical carcinoma were retrospectively analyzed,and were studied the related factors of pelvic lymph node metastasis.Results The lymph nodes metastasis rate was 11.87%,with the obturator and internal iliaclymph nodes mostly involved.Multivariate analysis showed that the myometrial invasion,size of tumor,lymph -vascular space involvement and utero -tissue infiltration were major risk factors.The OR value and 95%CI were 3.464(1.502 -7.985)、4.316 (1.164 -7.833)、6.167 (2.592 -14.674)和 8.507(1.966 -36.808)respectively.Conclusion The myometrial invasion≥ 2 /3,size of tumor≥ 4 cm, lymph -vascular space involvement and utero -tissue infiltration positive lymph node metastasis of cervical cancer are easy to occur.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a methotrexate (MTX)-resistant choriocarcinoma cell line and to determine its biologic characteristics.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>MTX-resistant cell line (JAR/MTX) was derived from human choriocarcinoma cell line JAR by exposed to intermittently and progressively increasing concentration of MTX. Drug sensitivity was detected by MTT; P-gp GST-Pi and PCNA expressions were detected by immunohistochemistry. Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry (FCM) with PI/Annexin V stain. Growth rates and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) production were also measured.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>JAR/MTX cell line was established with stable MTX-resistance (resistance index to MTX was 7.3) and cross-resistant to TAX and VCR. Growthrate of JAR/MTX was lower than that of parent cell line JAR. Expression level of PCNA in JAR/MTX was lower than that in JAR (3.09+/-0.42 compared with 3.72+/-0.35, P<0.05), while GST-pi expression was higher. No statistical difference of P-gp expression existed between two cell lines. JAR/MTX secreted more HCG than JAR every 10(5) cells secreted (95.7+/-5.4 compared with 41.3+/-2.8)mIU after 48 h(P<0.01). The flow cytometry showed that the spontaneous and MTX induced apoptosis in JAR/MTX was significantly lower than that in JAR P<0.05.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>JAR/MTX cell line presented stable resistant to MTX and cross-resistant to TAX and VCR, which might sever as a model in study of drug resistance in choriocarcinoma.</p>