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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological features, diagnosis and prognosis of polymorphous low-grade neuroepithelial tumor of the young (PLNTY). Methods: Two cases of PLNTY diagnosed during January 2016 to December 2019 were collected from Ningbo Diagnostic Pathology Center, Zhejiang, China. The clinical features, histopathological characteristics, immunohistochemical and molecular genetic findings were analyzed and the relevant literature was reviewed. Results: The two patients were both female, at the ages of 14 and 25 years, respectively. Both patients presented with seizure attacks. The imaging study showed a mixed signal in the cerebral cortex, located in the occipital and temporal lobes, respectively. Microscopically, the tumors were characterized by the invariable presence of oligodendroglioma-like appearance, often with calcification. Immunohistochemically, the tumors were diffusely and intensely CD34 positive with ramified, CD34-expressing neural elements in regional cortex. The tumors were positive for GFAP, Olig2 and ATRX, and negative for IDH1, Neu N, nestin and EMA. The Ki-67 labeling index was less than 2%. The case number 2 harbored the BRAF V600E mutation, while the case number 1 was negative for both the BRAF V600E mutation and 1p/19q codeletion. Both patients recovered very well and were free of seizures after the following-up of 2 and 24 months, respectively. Conclusions: PLNTY is an uncommon neuroepithelial tumor. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical examinations are necessary for establishing the diagnosis and for excluding oligodendroglioma. PLNTY should be considered as a benign tumor corresponding to WHO Grade I. The prognosis is overall good after complete tumor-resection.
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Brain Neoplasms , Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial , Oligodendroglioma , Adolescent , Adult , Brain Neoplasms/genetics , China , Female , Humans , Mutation , Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Mas , Seizures , Young AdultABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Fast-track surgery (FTS), combining several techniques with evidence-based adjustments, has shown its effectiveness to accelerate recovery, reduce morbidity and shorten hospital stay in many operations. This randomized controlled study was carried out aiming to compare the short-term outcomes of partial hepatectomy for liver cancer managed with FTS or with conventional surgery (CS). METHODS: To compare the short-term effects between FTS and CS, a randomized controlled trial was carried out for liver cancer patients undergoing partial hepatectomy from September 2010 to June 2012. RESULTS: Patients with liver cancers before receiving partial hepatectomy were randomized into the FTS group (n = 80) and the CS group (n = 80). Compared with the CS group, the FTS group had significantly less complications (P < 0.05), shorter durations of nausea/vomiting, paralytic ileus and hospital stay, higher general comfort questionnaire measures (GCQ) by Kolcaba Line (all P < 0.05), and lower serum levels of C-reactive protein on postoperative days 1, 3, and 5. CONCLUSIONS: FTS was safe and efficacious. It lessened postoperative stress reactions and accelerated recovery for patients undergoing partial hepatectomy for liver cancer.
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/surgery , Hepatectomy/methods , Liver Neoplasms/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Biomarkers/blood , C-Reactive Protein/metabolism , Female , Humans , Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction/etiology , Length of Stay , Male , Middle Aged , Nausea/etiology , Postoperative Period , Prospective Studies , Surveys and Questionnaires , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome , Vomiting/etiologyABSTRACT
The Korean rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli) is an important commercial fish that is widely used in aquaculture. We isolated and characterized 18 polymorphic microsatellite loci from the Korean rockfish using a (GT)(13)-enriched genomic library. Polymorphism was assessed in 48 individuals from a single population collected from the northern coastal waters of the Yellow Sea. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.0244 to 0.7660 (mean 0.4194) and 0.0244 to 0.8758 (mean 0.5002), respectively. Polymorphism at these loci indicated from two to 15 alleles (mean 5.7); 14 of 18 loci conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. These markers should be useful for management and conservation studies of this species.
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Fishes/genetics , Microsatellite Repeats , Alleles , Animals , DNA Primers , Genetic Markers , Genetic Variation , Heterozygote , Polymorphism, GeneticABSTRACT
The present report summarizes the results of a search for hemoglobinopathies in 142,171 persons in Xinjiang, the results of structural analyses of abnormal hemoglobins in 134 families, and the incidence and distribution of abnormal hemoglobins and the thalassemias in eight ethnic groups or nationalities.
