Research progress on the correlation between Helicobacter pylori and ocular diseases / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

Helicobacter pylori is a common gram-negative bacterium, which is associated with a variety of gastroenteric diseases, such as gastritis, duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer. Recent studies suggested a potential role of Helicobacter pylori in the pathogenesis of common ocular diseases, such as central serous chorioretinopathy, glaucoma, anterior uveitis and ocular adnexal lymphoma. Helicobacter pylori might affect the pathophysiological process of ocular diseases through oxidative damage, circulatory disorders and immune injury. Some studies also suggested that eradication of Helicobacter pylori had certain effects on some ocular diseases. This review aims to summarize current evidence of the Helicobacter pylori in the pathogenesis of common ocular diseases, so as to encourage innovative approaches in the prevention and treatment of these ocular diseases.

Clinical pathological analysis of ocular adnexal lymphoma / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

@#AIM: To study the incidence, clinical features and pathological types of ocular adnexal lymphoma(OAL), in order to improve the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.<p>METHODS: There were 147 cases of OAL in West China Hospital from August 2005 to July 2013. We collected clinical data such as general conditions, clinical manifestations, clinical examination(imaging, pathology)results, treatment and prognosis for retrospective study.<p>RESULTS: This study consist of 147 patients with OAL, including 91 males(61.9%)and 56 females(38.1%); aged from 3.5 to 87 years old; the course of disease range from 20d to 10a; the most common location of disease is orbit(106/147).The most common clinical manifestations including ocular mass, eyelid swelling and exophthalmos. Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue were most common(112/147), it also had the best prognosis while diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma,nasal type showed the worst prognosis.<p>CONCLUSION: The pathological types of OAL were complex, which also had diverse location of disease and clinical manifestations. Immunohistochemically staining is an important basis for the differential diagnosis of OAL, and the prognosis of which is closely related to pathological type.

Clinical efficacy of radiotherapy for stage ⅠE Primary ocular adnexal mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

Objective To evaluate the dose response and prognosis of patients with stage ⅠE primary ocular adnexal mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (POAml) treated with radiotherapy.Methods Clinical date of 93 patients (117 eyes) with stage ⅠE POAml treated from November 2003 to July 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.The dose response was evaluated by observing the ocular changes in exophthalmos.The survival rate was calculated by using the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.The log-rank test and univariate analysis were used for prognostic analysis.Results For patients treated with a dose of ≥ 27 Gy,the response rate of exophthalmos was 69.0％(29/42).The median response dose was 7.2 Gy (5.4-19.8 Gy).For all patients,the local control rate was 100％.The 5-and 10-year overall survival (OS) rates were 92％ and 82％.The 5-and 10-year cause-specific survival (CSS) rates were equally 98％.The 5-and 10-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate were 90％ and 88％.The univariate prognostic analysis demonstrated that the International Prognostic Index (IPI) score and age were the prognostic factors of PFS rate (both P=0.04).Conclusions POAml is sensitive to radiation therapy.Radiotherapy alone can yield excellent local control and long-term survival in POAml patients.A prescription dosage of 18 Gy dose can obtain favorable clinical efficacy.

Clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of primary ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma in Thailand

BACKGROUND: Primary ocular adnexal extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (POML) is the most common subtype of lymphoma involving the eyes in Thailand. We sought to assess the characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with POML in Thailand. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed patient data and included patients diagnosed with POML between January 2004 and December 2016 at Chiang Mai University Hospital and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand. We collected and analyzed patients' clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes. RESULTS: Among 146 patients with lymphoma involving the eyes, 121 (82%) were diagnosed with POML. Sixty-four (52.9%) were women with median age 58 (range, 22–86) years. The most common presenting symptom was orbital mass (71.1%). Common sites of origin were the orbit (46.3%) and lacrimal gland (34.7%). At presentation, 22.3% of patients had bilateral eye involvement. About half of patients had stage I disease (N=59, 56.2%) and 20% had stage IV. Most patients (73.3%) had a low-risk International Prognostic Index. Radiotherapy was the main treatment for patients with limited-stage disease (66.7% in stage I and 56.5% in stage II). The overall response rate was 100% with complete response rates 80%, 77.3%, and 64.7% for stages I, II, and IV, respectively. Five-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival were 66.1% and 94.0%, respectively. For patients with limited-stage disease, radiotherapy significantly improved PFS compared with treatment not involving radiotherapy (5-year PFS 89.9% vs. 37.3%, P=0.01). CONCLUSION: We revealed that POML has good response to treatment, especially radiotherapy, with excellent long-term outcome.

Expression and meaning of MTDH and β-catenin in ocular adnexal lymphoma / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

@#AIM:To investigate the expression of MTDH and β-catenin in ocular adnexal lymphoma lesions and its clinical significance. <p>METHODS: Resected specimens were collected from patients suffering from B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma(NHL)(<i>n</i>=40)and lymphadenosis(<i>n</i>=20)of ocular adnexal in Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from June 1995 to December 2015. Lymphadenosis of ocular adnexal was acted as the control group. PCR and immunohistochemistry were employed to examine the MTDH and β-catenin mRNA and protein expression respectively. The relationship between the MTDH and β-catenin protein expression level and the clinical pathological characteristics were analyzed. <p>RESULTS:The expression of mRNA and protein of MTDH and β-catenin in ocular adnexal lymphoma lesions were higher than that in control group(<i>P</i><0.05). The expression of MTDH and β-catenin proteins were related to pathologic type of tumors, but not related to age, gender or pathogenic site. With the increase of pathologic grade, MTDH and β-catenin labeling frequency increased gradually. And there was a positive correlation between MTDH and β-catenin(<i>r</i>=0.389, <i>P=</i>0.036). <p>CONCLUSION: Over expression of MTDH and β-catenin may play a significant role in the ocular adnexal lymphoma. The expression of MTDH and β-catenin has a positive relationship.

Comparison of Ocular Adnexal Mantle Cell Lymphoma and MALT Lymphoma

PURPOSE: Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is known to have systemic dissemination with poor prognosis, but very few cases have been reported in Korea. Therefore, we analyzed clinical features and prognosis of MCL by comparing 3 cases of ocular adnexal MCL and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. METHODS: The medical records of patients with ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma and MCL from Chungnam National University Hospital and Pusan National University Hospital from January 1999 to April 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Immunohistochemical examination was selectively used to diagnose lymphoma subtypes. Systemic dissemination, treatment response, and recurrence were identified using radiological testing and bone marrow aspiration. RESULTS: This study included 39 patients with ocular and ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma and 1 patient with MCL from Chungnam National University Hospital and 53 patients with MALT lymphoma and 2 patients with MCL from Pusan National University Hospital. All 3 (100%) patients diagnosed with ocular adnexal MCL were over 60 years of age. However, 28 of 92 (30.4%) patients diagnosed with MALT lymphoma were over 60 years of age. In MALT lymphoma, 3 of 92 patients presented with systemic dissemination and most patients recovered with radiotherapy. Conversely, all 3 patients with MCL showed systemic dissemination and recurrence after radiotherapy or chemotherapy, therefore, additional chemotherapy was required. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to MALT lymphoma, ocular and ocular adnexal MCL usually presented with systemic dissemination and complete remission was difficult even though many regimens of chemotherapy were attempted. Because MCL can be misdiagnosed as MALT lymphoma, careful evaluation should be performed.

The Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Results of Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma

PURPOSE: To assess the clinical pattern, the histopathological findings, the response to treatments, the recurrence pattern and the prognosis of malignant lymphoma in the ocular adnexa. METHODS: This study was performed on 22 total eyes from 17 patients who were diagnosed with ocular adnexal malignant lymphoma. We retrospectively analyzed the medical records for patient information including the histological classification based on age, the gender of each patient, the symptoms and signs at the initial diagnosis, the presence of binocular invasion, the findings of the surgical biopsy, the clinical stage of each patient's tumor, and the treatment methods used and their effectiveness. The mean follow-up period was 24.8 months. RESULTS: The mean age of patients studied was 46.8 years old. Six females and 11 males were included in the study. Fifteen cases consisting of 20 total eyes represented extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). Five of seven patients (71.4%) whose lymphoma occurred within the conjunctiva relapsed after irradiation or chemotherapy, and four of the relapsed patients were salvaged with further therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) constituted 88.2% of all lymphomas involving the ocular adnexa. Lymphoma in the ocular adnexa responded well to conventional treatment, but the recurrence rate of lymphoma in the conjunctiva was significantly high.