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Objective To analyze the risk factors of blood vessel invasion in stage Ⅰ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods A retrospective analysis of 166 patients with stage Ⅰ NSCLC who underwent surgical resection and pathological diagnosis from January 2016 to March 2018 in China-Japan Friendship Hospital was conducted.The presence of blood vessel invasion in tumor tissue was detected by immunohistochemistry.Clinicopathological factors which may affect blood vessel invasion were evaluated by univariate analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis.For statistically significant factors revealed by multivariate analysis,the diagnostic efficiency and best cut-off point were calculated by the receiver operating characteristic curve.Results The univariate analysis identified that the smoking history (P =0.020),maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) (P =0.001),tumor diameter (P =0.001),TNM stage (P =0.002),and lymphatic invasion (P =0.023) were factors affecting blood vessel invasion status.Multivariate analysis showed that SUVmax was an independent risk factor for blood vessel invasion (OR =1.097,95 ％ CI 1.014-1.187,P =0.021).The preoperative SUVmax of primary tumor was a predictor for blood vessel invasion with the highest diagnostic accuracy at a cut-off value of 4.85,the sensitivity and specificity were 66.0 ％ and 71.7 ％,respectively.Conclusion The SUVmax is an independent predictor for blood vessel invasion in stage Ⅰ NSCLC,and the risk of blood vessel invasion rises with the increase of SUVmax.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between blood vessel invasion (BVI) and clinicopathologic features and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer,and analyze related factors affecting the prognosis of patients.Methods The clinicopathological data of 206 patients with gastric cancer who were admitted to the Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University from January 2007 to December 2010 were retrospectively analyzed.The BVI of surgical tumor specimens in all patients was detected by immunohistochemical staininng.All the patients were followed up via outpatient examination and telephone interview up to March 2014.The count data were analyzed using the chi-square test.The survival curve was drawn by Kaplan-Meier method.The survival analysis and univariate analysis were done using the Log-rank test,and multivariate analysis was done using the COX regression model.Results The BVI rate of 206 patients was 27.67％ (57/206).The BVI rate of tumor tissues,tumor differentiation,perineural invasion,T stage,N stage and TNM stage in all patients with gastric cancer were compared,showing significant differences (x2=14.396,9.569,15.579,43.453,30.732,P ＜ 0.05).After operation,188 patients were followed up for 6.0-60.0 months (median,34.0 months),with the follow-up rate of 91.26％ (188/206).Among 188 patients with follow-up,the median survival time and 5-year cumulative survival rate in patients with BVI and with negative BVI were 32.4 months and 19.6％,40.7 months and 42.0％,respectively,with a significant difference in the survival of patients (x2 =9.364,P ＜ 0.05).The results of univariate analysis showed that the diameter of tumor,tumor differentiation,perineural invasion,BVI,T stage,N stage and TNM stage were factors affecting the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (x2=9.241,17.486,11.243,9.364,27.666,216.745,49.887,P ＜ 0.05).The results of multivariate analysis showed that the diameter of tumormore than 5 cm,BVI,stage T4,stage N3 and stage Ⅲ were independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (HR =0.502,0.456,0.052,0.001,0.735; 95％ confidence interval:0.334-0.754,0.289-0.720,0.004-0.664,0.000-0.006,0.159-3.398,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions BVI in patients with gastric cancer is associated with the progression of tumors.The diameter of tumor more than 5cm,BVI,stage T4,stage N3 and stage Ⅲ are independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer,and BVI may be a predictor of poor prognosis of patients with gastric cancer.
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Objective To explore the predictive value of microvessel density(MVD)and blood vessel invasion(BVI)in hepatic metastasis from early-stage rectal cancer.Methods MVD and BVI in the tumor tissue from 380 patients with stage I and II rectal cancer was determined by immunohistochemical S-P method with anti-CDIOS antibody and anti-CD34 antibody,respectively.Multinomial logistic regression was performed to analyze the predictive value of MVD and BVI in hepatic metastasis from early-stage rectal cancer.Results CD105 was expressed in newborn blood vessels,not in normal blood veseels.in the rectal cancer tissue.MVD was correlated with histological type and infiltration depth(P＜0.05).Besides histological type and infiltration depth,BVI was also correlated with histological grade.Multivariate analysis revealed that histological type,tumor infiltration depth,BVI,adjuvant therapy,and MDV were independent predictors of hepatic metastasis from rectal cancer.The risk of hepatic metastasis in patients with postive expression of either MVD or BVI or both were significant higher than that in patients with low expression of MVD and those without BVI expression[hazard ratio(95%CI),4.210(2.182-11.214)].Conclusion BVI and MVD are independent predictors of hepatic metastasis from stage I and II rectal cancer.Combined detection of MVD and BVI may help to predict the clinical outcome of patients with early-stage rectal cancer.
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Objective To investigate the expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes in breast carcinoma tissues and their correlation with other pathological factors,and to investigate the mechanism of action of Treg cells.Methods The expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes in the breast cancer tissue and non-cancerous tissue was detected by flow cytometry (FCM) in 30 breast carcinoma patients, and its correlation with other pathological factors was statistically analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis.The expression of TGF-β and IL-10 in the lymphocytes infiltrated in breast cancer tissue and non-cancerous tissue was measured by immunohistochemistry, and their correlation with the expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes was statistically analyzed by linear correlation dependability analysis. Results There was significant difference in the expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes between the malignant and non-cancerous breast tissues(P<0.05),and it was positively correlated with the clinical stage,blood vessel invasion and the matter of axillary lymph node metastasis(P<0.05). The expression of IL-10 in the tumor infiltrating lymphocytes was positively correlated with the expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes(P<0.05).Conclusion The expression level of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes is correlated with invasion and metastasis of breast carcinoma, and the IL-10 secreted by Foxp3~+ lymphocytes may be involved in this effect.Foxp3~+ lymphocytes can be used as an assistant marker for prediction and new therpeutic target of breast cancer.
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Objetivos: Detectar a presença de invasão vascular nas biópsias por agulha grossa de carcinoma demama por meio da técnica IHQ (IHQ) com duplo marcador (CD34-pancitoqueratina AE1/AE3);analisar a sensibilidade, a especificidade, o valor preditivo positivo (VPP) e o valor preditivo negativo(VPN) com essa técnica e comparar a acurácia do duplo marcador com a técnica da hematoxilinaeosina(H&E). Métodos: Cortes histológicos de 74 casos de biópsias por agulha grossa de pacientescom câncer de mama foram submetidos à coloração por IHQ com duplo marcador e coloração porH&E. Como grupo-controle, utilizou-se os resultados anatomopatológicos das cirurgias. Resultados:Invasão vascular ocorreu em 34 casos (45,9%). O teste H&E demonstrou valores superiores à IHQquanto a sensibilidade, especificidade, VPP e VPN. Apenas em casos sem metástases axilares, a especificidadefoi superior no teste com IHQ. Conclusão: O teste com maior acurácia para a detecção deinvasão vascular nas biópsias foi o da coloração por H&E. Nos casos sem metástases axilares, o duplomarcador mostrou-se superior somente quanto à especificidade. Por causa da escassez de material dasbiópsias, a principal suposição é que, no material proveniente das cirurgias, que é mais representativo,ou em biópsias com maior número de fragmentos, o duplo marcador tenha melhores resultados.
Purposes: To detect blood vessel invasion in breast cancer core-biopsies through the immunohistochemicaldouble staining technique (CD34 and pancytokeratin AE1/AE3); to analyze the sensitivity, specificity, positivepredictive value and negative predictive value of this technique and to compare the accuracy of double stainingwith the hematoxylin-eosin technique. Methods: 74 specimens of breast cancer core-biopsies were analyzed.Core-biopsy specimens were stained with immunohistochemical (IHC) double staining and with hematoxylineosin(H&E) in different slides for blood vessel invasion research. For the control group, we used anatomopathologicalresults from previous surgeries. Results: 34 patients (45.9%) presented blood vessel invasion. The H&Etest showed better results of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value(NPV). Only in cases without metastatic axillary lymph node, specificity was higher in the ICH test. Conclusion:The H&E is the most accurate method to the detection of blood invasion in core-biopsies breast cancer. Incases without metastatic axillary lymph node, IHC double staining proved to be superior regarding specificity.Considering the low density of core-biopsy specimens, our hypothesis is that IHC double staining would be thebest choice when used in specimens of surgeries or in core-biopsy with abundant sample of tissue.
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Humans , Female , Biopsy, Needle/methods , Carcinoma/diagnosis , Carcinoma/blood supply , Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis , Breast Neoplasms/prevention & control , Eosine Yellowish-(YS) , Hematoxylin , Immunohistochemistry , Predictive Value of TestsABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Various types of minimally invasive therapy have been attempted for early gastric cancer (EGC) patients. However, minimally invasive therapy can not fully evaluate the nodal status which has been suggested as an important prognostic factor for EGC patients. This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical implications and prognostic impact of lymphatic or blood vessel invasion (LBVI) in EGC patients in the era of minimally invasive therapy. METHODS: A total of 566 EGC patients who had undergone gastrectomy with D2 or more extended lymphadenectomy between July 1993 and December 1997 were retrospectively reviewed. The risk factors that determine LBVI and the clinicopathological features, recurrence rates, and prognoses according to LBVI were investigated by univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS: Lymphatic vessel invasion was noted in 59 patients (10.4%); blood vessel invasion in 13 patients (2.3%); LBVI in 61 patients (10.8%). LBVI was associated with submucosal invasion, larger tumor size, and elevated macroscopic type (P<0.05). LBVI and lymph node metastasis were found to be significantly correlated. LBVI was an independent risk factor for lymph node metastasis (relative risk 26.56, 95% confidence interval 12.77-55.23). Patients with LBVI had a recurrence rate of 15.3% while patients without LBVI had a 3.7% recurrence rate (P<0.01). The overall and disease-specific 5-year survival rates were 79.9 and 85.9% for patients with LBVI whereas they were 93.4 and 97.5% for patients without LBVI (P<0.01, respectively). On multivariate analysis, LBVI was an independent risk factor for poor prognosis (relative risk 2.38, 95% confidence interval 1.15-4.93). CONCLUSION: Lymphatic or blood vessel invasion is an adverse prognostic indicator for EGC patients. Considering the low rate of lymph node metastasis and recurrence in patients with LBVI negative EGC, minimally invasive therapy can be regarded as curative when LBVI is negative.
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Humans , Blood Vessels , Gastrectomy , Lymph Node Excision , Lymph Nodes , Lymphatic Vessels , Multivariate Analysis , Neoplasm Metastasis , Prognosis , Recurrence , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Stomach Neoplasms , Survival RateABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The vessel invasion by cancer cells can be easily detected with the photomicroscope, but still there is an arguement on the value as a prognostic factor. The following study was conducted to evaluate the clinicopathologic significance of blood vessel invasion (BVI) and lymphatic vessel invasion (LVI) as a potential prognostic factor in gastric cancer treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 618 patients who had undergone gastrectomies for gastric cancer at the Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, from August, 1993 to December, 1994, were retrospectively reviewed. Patients, based on the presence of BVI and/or LVI by HE stain, were arranged into three groups: Group 1 (n=338) consisted of patients with no evidence of BVI and LVI; group 2 (n=224), with evidence of either BVI or LVI; group 3 (n=56), with evidence of both BVI and LVI. The clinicopathologic features were analyzed and the survival rates of BVI, LVI and the three groups were studied. RESULTS: BVI-positive patients were seen in 10.5% of all patients, and LVI-positive, in 43.9%. Certain factors such as tumor size, gross type, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis, and TNM staging showed significant differences among the three groups by univariate analyses. Survival rates between the BVI-positive (48.1%) and the BVI-negative (73.9%) and between the LVI-positive (55.4%) and the LVI-negative (82.6%) showed significant differences. 3-year survival rates of group 1, 2, and 3 were 82.5%, 59.7%, and 42.0%, respectively, with significant differences. But multivariate analysis demonstrated that distant metastasis, lymph node metastasis, depth of invasion, age, and gross type served as significant prognostic parameters while BVI and LVI did not. CONCLUSION: Patients with BVI and/or LVI were associated with larger tumor size, infiltrative type tumor, deeper gastric wall invasion, more lymph node metastases, and advanced stages of tumor. BVI and LVI also played significantly adverse influence in the survival time in univariate analysis. With further studies on their roles in clinicopathologic features, lymphovascular invasion would be a useful prognostic factor in gastric cancer.