CT guided microwave ablation combined with gemcitabine and cisplatin regimen for the treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy combined with CT guided microwave ablation used in treatment of advanced squamous cell lung cancer. Methods 76 patients with lung squamous carcinoma in our hospital from April 2013 to July 2015 were selected,and randomly divided into treatment group and control group,38 cases in each groups. The control group were treated with gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy. The patients in the treatment group in the control group based on the combined CT guided ablation under microwave, after the end of treatment to evaluate the efficacy of the two groups of patients, observe two groups of patients with adverse reactions, and were followed up for 1-2 years. Results The total effective rate of treatment group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05); pneumothorax treatment group after microwave ablation in patients with 2 cases, 3 cases of hemoptysis, 2 cases of fever, recovered after symptomatic treatment. The adverse reactions of the two groups due to chemotherapy caused by comparison of the rate of no significant difference; the treatment group of patients with PFS was significantly longer than the control group, the 1 year survival rate and 2 year survival rate was significantly higher than the control group(P<0.05). Conclusion Gemcitabine combined with cisplatin chemotherapy regimen combined with CT guided microwave ablation is effective in the treatment of advanced squamous cell lung cancer, and is worthy of clinical promotion.

Bullous Dermatomyositis Associated with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung / 대한피부과학회지

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare progressive autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory myopathy, which classically manifests as several characteristic cutaneous features, including Gottron's papules, periorbital heliotrope rashes, poikiloderma, and reticular telangiectasis. Vesicle or bulla formation in dermatomyositis was first reported in 1903, and a few similar cases have been reported since then. Bullous DM has been associated with internal malignancies. We herein describe a case of bullous DM with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung in a 69-year old man.

A Case of Synchronous Double Primary Cancer with Esophageal Small Cell Carcinoma and Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma / 대한소화기내시경학회지

Double primary cancer means that more than two cancers with different origin exist independently in an individual. The diagnosis of double primary cancer was determined by following criteria. Each of the tumors must present a definite picture of malignancy, each must be distance, and the probability of one being a metastasis of the other must be excluded. Primary small cell carcinoma in the esophagus is relatively rare, and rarer when it is combined with other malignant disease. A review of the Korean medical literature failed to reveal any previously described the case of syn-chronous double primary cancer of primary esophageal small cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of lung. Recently, we have experienced a case of double primary cancer, a 65-year-old man with primary esophageal small cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of lung, which were diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy and bronchoscopic biopsy.

Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone in a Patient with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung mimicking Pulmonary Tuberculosis

A 71-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma of lung mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis associated with the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH(SIADH). Laboratory examination showed serum sodium concentration of 108 mEq/l. serum osmolality 247 mEg/l urine sodium concentration of 141 mEq/l urine osmolality 547 mEq/l. normal levels (<0.56 pg/ml) of serum antidiuretic hormone (ADH). ADH release was regulated normally with changes in serum osmolality. SIADH was diagnosed on the basis of hyponatremia with corresponding serum hypoosmolality and a high urine osmolality due to continuous sodium excretion. In this case, SIADH was probably induced by increased renal sensitivity to ADH and suspected high serum ANP level of unknown origin.