Clinical study on the diagnosis of endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopic treatment in patients with esophageal submucosal tumor / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), and explore the efficacy of endoscopic treatment in patients with esophageal submucosal tumor. Methods Sixty-eight patients with esophageal submucosal tumor were selected, and the tumor was derived from the muscularis mucosa and submucosa according to the common endoscope and endoscopic ultrasonography detection. Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) was applied to remove submucosal tumor with diameter less than 1.0 cm, endoscopic piecemeal mucosal resection (EPMR) or endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was applied to remove submucosal tumor with diameter 1.1 - 1.5 cm, and ESD was applied to remove submucosal tumor bigger than 1.5 cm. Samples were examined by pathology after treatment. Results Tumors in all the patients were completely removed, and the tumor diameter was 0.6-2.3 cm. Forty-one cases were treated with EMR, 9 cases were treated with EPMR and 18 cases were treated with ESD. Four patients had intra-operative bleeding that was stopped by electrocoagulation hemostasis. No perforation occurred in all cases. Postoperative pathology revealed 43 cases had leiomyoma, 23 cases had interstitialoma, and 2 cases had lipoma. Patients were reviewed by gastroscope 3 months after operation. The white scars formed in all patients, and there was no residue or recurrence. Conclusions Different origin layers and property of esophageal submucosal tumor can be diagnosed accurately by EUS, and endoscopic therapy (EMR, EPMR and ESD) is an effective treatment for submucosal tumor from muscularis mucosa and submucosa. Endoscopic therapy is safe and effective. It provides sufficient pathological information.

miR-100 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues with fluorescent in situ hybridization / 临床与实验病理学杂志

Purpose To investigate the expression and clinical significance of miR-100 in hepatocellular carcinoma ( HCC) . Methods LNA-modified miR-100 fluorescent probe was used to detect the formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues of 29 cases of HCC, while 10 cases of normal human liver tissues were used as the control group. Results Analysis of fluorescence in situ hybridization ( FISH) showed that, in all normal tissues miR-100 expression were positive, fluorescence signal located in the cytoplasm, while only 11 cases of HCC were positive, and there was a significant difference between both positive rates (100% vs 37. 9%, P<0. 01). In addition, with the degree of differentiation of HCC decreased, the expression of miR-100 showed a decreasing trend, positive rate of the well differentiation group and moderate differentiation group was significantly higher than the poor differentiation group ( P<0. 05 ) . Conclusion Detection of miR-100 expression in HCC tissue might be helpful to evaluate the pathologic grade of the tumors.

Relationship and prognostic study between E-cadherin gene expression and lymphatic hyperplastic reaction in gastric cancer / 肿瘤研究与临床

Objective To study the relationship and prognosis between E-cadherin gene expression and lymphatic hyperplastic reaction in gastric cancer. Methods The degree of lymphocytosis and draining lymph node from 86 cases of gastric cancer were observed and the expression of E-cadherin gene in gastric cancer were detected by SP method of immunohistochemistry (IHC). Results Lymphocyte infiltration degree around gastric cancers was positively related to the reactive hyperplasia of the lymphnodes and was inversely related to lymphatic metastasis. The expression of E-cadherin has relationship with the infiltration degree of stomach carcinoma. To compare with T1/T2 and T3/T4 phases, the result is significantly different (P ＜0.01).Meanwhile, the expression of E-cadherin was positively correlated with tumor-infiltrated lymphocytes and reactive hyperplasia of the lymph nodes, was negatively correlated with lymphatic metastasis in drainage area.Conclusion The over-expression of E-cadherin gene is significantly related to lymphoproliferation and lymph node metastasis. The abnormal expression of E-cadherin can be used as an index to determine prognosis of gastric carcinoma.

Relationship between the type of histopathology and prognosis of contained mucous adenocarcinoma of stomach / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To study the relationship between the type of histopathology and prognosis of contained mucous adenocarcinoma(CMAC) of stomach and its clinical significance. Methods Eighty-seven cases of CMAC of stomach were observed by means of pathomorphology, histochemistry, immunohistochemistry and follow up etc. Results The malignant behavior of the cancer was significant difference according to the nature and quantity of the CAMC and the primary pathological type of the cancer.The clinical type in simple mucous carcinoma was mainly Borrmann type I;in tubular papilla mucous adenocarcinoma was mainly Borrmman type II; in signet-ring cell mucous carcinoma was mainly Borrmman type IV,and in mixed cell mucous carcinoma was mainly Borrmman type III. There was significant difference in the lymphatic metastasis and survival rate between the 4 groups. Conclusions Correct differentiation of the pathological type of contained mucous adenocarcinoma of stomach is important for guading the treatment and predicting the prognosis.Cathepsin D expression can help for understanding the biological behavior of CMAC of the stomach.

Relationship between the pathological degree of chronic cholecystitis and coincident diseases / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To detect the relationship between the pathological degrees of chronic cholecystitis and coincident diseases. Method The pathological degree was divided into mild,moderate and severe degree according to the pathological changes in 442 cases of chronic cholecystitis,and the proliferation of mucosa cell was detected by SP immunohistochemical staining in 105 cases. Results The coincident calculus, polyp, adenoma in the mild chronic cholecystitis were 65.0%,17.1% and 0.5%, respectively. The coincident calculus, polyp, adenoma and malignant neoplasms in the moderate chronic cholecystitis were 70.1%, 19.4%, 3.7% and 2.2%. The coincident calculus, polyp, adenoma and malignant neoplasms in the severe chronic cholecystitis were 88.0%, 26.4%, 24.2% and 9.9%. The positive expression rates of PCNA in mild, moderate and severe chronic cholecystitis were 12.3%, 17.5% and 38.7%, respectively. The results showed that the pathological degree of chronic cholecystitis was obviously related to the coincidence of calculus, polyp, adenoma, malignant neoplasms. Conclusions Severe chronic cholecystitis is a high-risk lesion of gallbladder carcinoma,it should be removed surgically.