Progress in clinical researches of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients with neoad-juvant chemotherapy / 临床外科杂志

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has been generally accepted as a method for nodal staging in patients with early-stage breast cancer. Patients with negative results of sentinel lymph node biopsy can avoid axillary lymph node dissection and its adverse outcomes. With the development of technology,the in-dications of sentinel lymph node biopsy expand,but its appliance in breast cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy still remains controversial. This paper reviews the feasibility and timing of sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

The co-expression of human epidermal growth factor 2 and collagen Ⅳ in human breast cancer tissues detected by quantum dots-based immunofluorescence technique and its clinical significance / 中华普通外科杂志

Objective By using quantum dots-based double-color imaging method to simultaneously label human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) on breast cancer cell membrane and the type Ⅳ collagen in the extracellular matrix.To monitor the degree of malignancy of breast cancer and the invasive and metastatic potential.Methods The co-expressions of HER2 and the type Ⅳ collagen in breast cancer of 54 cases were detected and quantified by quantum dots-based double-labeling immunofluorescent histochemistry,and its correlation with clinical pathology parameters and prognosis were analyzed.Results With the increasing HER2 expression level,a progressive decrease in collagen Ⅳ around the cancer nest,the expression of HER2 and the type Ⅳ collagen value was negatively correlated (r =-0.980,P ＜ 0.05) ; the expression of HER2 and collagen Ⅳ was associated with lymph note metastasis,pathological stage (TNM) and disease-free survival(P ＜ 0.05).The expression of HER2 and the type Ⅳ collagen between different age groups,menopause and estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) were not significantly different (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions Quantum dots-based double-color imaging method provides direct observable evidence to support the degradation of HER2 and the type Ⅳ collagen expression,which may help in determining the degree of malignancy and evaluating prognosis.

Emergence of virulent pseudorabies virus infection in Northern China

Our investigation was conducted in order to verify a recent severe epidemic at several swine farms in northern China that indicated a newly emerging disease. Evidence confirmed that the epidemic was caused by a virulent Pseudorabies virus infection in swine herds.

Pre-hospital scoring system for evaluation of coal mine gas explosion injury / 中华创伤杂志

ObjectiveTo explore and establish pre-hospital scoring system (respiration, pulse,motor and burn, RPMB) for evaluation of coal mine gas explosion injury. MethodsAfter analysis of characteristics of blast injury caused by coal mine gas explosion, a new pre-hospital scoring system,RPMB, for evaluation of blast injury was established on the basis of pre-hospital evaluation of coal mine injuries (respiration, pulse and motor, RPM). From January 2003 to December 2009, 251 patients with blast injury caused by coal mine gas explosion were collected in this study for a retrospective study. ISS≥16 points was set as the gold standard for severe wound. All the injuries were assessed by RPMB, RMP,pre-hospital index (PHI) and trauma triage rule (TTR). The consistency and detection rate of severe wounds were compared. The sensitivity and specificity were also calculated. ResultsOf 251 patients,41 patients were evaluated as severe, with high consistency rate between AIS-ISS and RPMB (kappa =0.985). The sensitivity of RPMB, RPM, PHI and TTR was 97.6％, 26.8％ , 22.0％ and 17.1％ respectively and the specificity of those was 88. 1 ％ , 97.6％ , 87.6％ and 95.7％ respectively. ConclusionRPMB is a simple and easy scoring method, with high detection rate of severe wound and potential of clinical applications.