Analysis of the protein expression and gene amplification of HER2 in gastric cancer / 中华胃肠外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical significance of protein expression and gene amplification of HER2 in gastric cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH) method were used to detect protein expression and gene amplification of HER2 in 80 specimens of gastric cancer patients.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Protein expression of HER2 was negative in 51 cases, (+) in 12 cases, (++) in 12 cases, (+++) in 5 cases, and the positive expression rate was 21.3% (17/80). Seven (8.8%) cases had gene amplification of HER2, including gene critical amplification in 3 (3.8%) cases. The result of IHC was positively correlated with CISH (P<0.05), and the coincidence rate was 85.0% (68/80). HER2 positive expression rate was higher in the gastroesophageal junction carcinoma, poorly differentiated and stage III-IIII gastric cancer (all P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The gastric cancer tissue has high positive rate of protein expression and gene amplification of HER2, which is closely correlated to the development of gastric cancer.</p>

Primary cardiac neoplasms: a clinicopathologic analysis of 81 cases / 中华病理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the disease spectrum, clinical and pathologic features of primary cardiac neoplasms at a single medical institution during a period of eight years.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical and pathologic features of 81 cases of primary cardiac neoplasms encountered at the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University from January, 2004 to December, 2011, either for cardiovascular surgery or as pathology consultation cases, were retrospectively reviewed. Immunohistochemical study was carried out in selected examples.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Amongst the 81 cases studied, 73 cases (90.1%) were benign and 8 cases (9.9%) were malignant. Cardiac myxomas accounted for 97.3% (71/73) of all the benign cases. Six of the 8 malignant cases represented soft tissue sarcomas. The commonest presenting symptom was dyspnea. The histologic subtypes included myxoma (number = 71), angiosarcoma (number = 2), malignant fibrous histiocytoma (number = 2), hemangioma (number = 1), liposarcoma (number = 1), lymphoma (number = 1), myxofibrosarcoma (number = 1) and papillary fibroelastoma (number = 1).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>While the majority of primary cardiac neoplasms are myxomas, other tumor types do exist. Accurate histologic diagnosis and timely surgery are crucial in patient management.</p>