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3D Print Med ; 10(1): 2, 2024 Jan 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38246981

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BACKGROUND: Surgical management for intracranial and extracranial communicating tumors is difficult due to the complex anatomical structures. Therefore, assisting methods are urgently needed. Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate the utility of a three-dimensional (3D)-printed model in the treatment of intracranial and extracranial communicating tumors as well as its applicability in surgical planning and resident education. METHODS: Individualized 3D-printed models were created for eight patients with intracranial and extracranial communicating tumors. Based on these 3D-printed models, a comprehensive surgical plan was made for each patient, after which the patients underwent surgery. The clinicopathological data of patients were collected and retrospectively analyzed to determine surgical outcomes. To examine the educational capability of the 3D-printed models, specialists and resident doctors were invited to review three of these cases and then rate the clinical utility of the models using a questionnaire. RESULTS: The 3D-printed models accurately replicated anatomical structures, including the tumor, surrounding structures, and the skull. Based on these models, customized surgical approaches, including the orbitozygomatic approach and transcervical approach, were designed for the patients. Although parameters such as operation time and blood loss varied among the patients, satisfactory surgical outcomes were achieved, with only one patient developing a postoperative complication. Regarding the educational applicability of the 3D-printed model, the mean agreement for all eight questionnaire items was above six (seven being complete agreement). Moreover, no significant difference was noted in the agreement scores between specialists and residents. CONCLUSION: The results revealed that 3D-printed models have good structural accuracy and are potentially beneficial in developing surgical approaches and educating residents. Further research is needed to test the true applicability of these models in the treatment of intracranial and extracranial communicating tumors.

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J Neurosurg ; : 1-10, 2022 Dec 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36461822

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to build a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based prediction model of glioblastoma (GBM) molecular subtype diagnosis and prognosis with multimodal features. METHODS: In total, 222 GBM patients were included in the training set from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC) and 107 GBM patients were included in the validation set from SYSUCC, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, and the First Hospital of Jilin University. The multimodal model was trained with MR images (pre- and postcontrast T1-weighted images and T2-weighted images), corresponding MRI impression, and clinical patient information. First, the original images were segmented using the Multimodal Brain Tumor Image Segmentation Benchmark toolkit. Convolutional features were extracted using 3D residual deep neural network (ResNet50) and convolutional 3D (C3D). Radiomic features were extracted using pyradiomics. Report texts were converted to word embedding using word2vec. These three types of features were then integrated to train neural networks. Accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score were used to evaluate the model performance. RESULTS: The C3D-based model yielded the highest accuracy of 91.11% in the prediction of IDH1 mutation status. Importantly, the addition of semantics improved precision by 11.21% and recall in MGMT promoter methylation status prediction by 14.28%. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves of the C3D-based model in the IDH1, ATRX, MGMT, and 1-year prognosis groups were 0.976, 0.953, 0.955, and 0.976, respectively. In external validation, the C3D-based model showed significant improvement in accuracy in the IDH1, ATRX, MGMT, and 1-year prognosis groups, which were 88.30%, 76.67%, 85.71%, and 85.71%, respectively (compared with 3D ResNet50: 83.51%, 66.67%, 82.14%, and 70.79%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The authors propose a novel multimodal model integrating C3D, radiomics, and semantics, which had a great performance in predicting IDH1, ATRX, and MGMT molecular subtypes and the 1-year prognosis of GBM.

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World J Clin Cases ; 10(30): 11162-11171, 2022 Oct 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36338197

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BACKGROUND: Primary intracranial malignant melanoma (PIMM) is rare, and its prognosis is very poor. It is not clear what systematic treatment strategy can achieve long-term survival. This case study attempted to identify the optimal strategy for long-term survival outcomes by reviewing the PIMM patient with the longest survival following comprehensive treatment and by reviewing the related literature. CASE SUMMARY: The patient is a 47-year-old Chinese man who suffered from dizziness and gait disturbance. He underwent surgery for right cerebellum melanoma and was subsequently diagnosed by pathology in June 2000. After the surgery, the patient received three cycles of chemotherapy but relapsed locally within 4 mo. Following the second surgery for total tumor resection, the patient received an injection of Newcastle disease virus-modified tumor vaccine, interferon, and ß-elemene treatment. The patient was tumor-free with a normal life for 21 years before the onset of the recurrence of melanoma without any symptoms in July 2021. A third gross-total resection with adjuvant radiotherapy and temozolomide therapy was performed. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed no residual tumor or recurrence 3 mo after the 3rd operation, and the patient recovered well without neurological dysfunction until the last follow-up in June 2022, which was 22 years following the initial treatment. CONCLUSION: It is important for patients with PIMM to receive comprehensive treatment to enable the application of the most appropriate treatment strategies. Long-term survival is not impossible in patients with these malignancies.

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J Neurooncol ; 158(3): 463-470, 2022 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35657459

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INTRODUCTION: Surgical resection of medulloblastoma (MB) remains a challenge. At present, a variety of tracers have been used for intraoperative tumor visualization. However, there are few reports on the intraoperative visualization of MB. Hence, we reported our experience of applying fluorescein sodium (FS) in MB surgery. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical information of patients with MB confirmed by surgery and pathology from January 2016 to December 2020 from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. A total of 62 patients were enrolled, of which 27 received intraoperative FS and 35 did not. The intraoperative dose of FS was 3 mg/kg. RESULTS: Among the 62 patients, 42 were males, and twenty were females. The age of onset in the FS group was 9.588 ± 7.322, which in the non-fluorescein sodium group was 13.469 ± 10.968, p = 0.198. We did not find significant differences in tumor location, tumor size, tumor resection, tumor histology, and preoperative symptoms (hydrocephalus, headache, vomit, balance disorder) between the groups. There was no significant difference in the postoperative symptoms (hydrocephalus, headache, vomiting, balance disorder, and cerebellar mutism). However, patients in the FS group had a relatively low incidence of balance disorder and cerebellar mutism. There was definite fluorescence of tumor in all cases of the FS group, and even the tiny metastatic lesion was visible. No case had side effects related to the use of FS. CONCLUSIONS: FS is safe and effective in MB surgery. Whether the application of FS for surgery can reduce complications remains to be studied in the future.


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Neoplasias Cerebelares , Hidrocefalia , Meduloblastoma , Mutismo , Neoplasias Cerebelares/epidemiologia , Feminino , Fluoresceína , Cefaleia , Humanos , Hidrocefalia/complicações , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/complicações , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico , Meduloblastoma/cirurgia , Mutismo/etiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sódio
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Ann Surg Oncol ; 29(6): 3684-3693, 2022 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35181815

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BACKGROUND: Brain metastases (BMs) are the most serious complication of lung cancer, affecting the prognosis of lung cancer patients, and pose distinct clinical challenges. This study was designed to explore the prognostic factors related to lung cancer BM and the value of surgical resection in BMs from lung cancer. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 714 patients with lung cancer BMs screened between January 2010 and January 2018 at the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. A 1:1 propensity score matching analysis was performed to reduce the potential bias between the surgery and the nonsurgery group. In both the raw and the propensity-score matched dataset, univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to evaluate risk factors for survival. RESULTS: After matching, 258 patients (129 surgery, 129 no surgery) were analyzed. Multivariate analyses after propensity score matching demonstrated that surgical resection was an independent protective factor for overall survival (OS), and older age, lower Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) score, and extracranial metastases were independent risk factors for worse OS. Patients without extracranial metastases, without synchronous BM and with a single BM had a better prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: The findings showed that surgical resection, age, KPS score, and extracranial metastases are independent prognostic factors for predicting the OS of patients with lung cancer BMs, and surgical resection for brain metastatic lesions could significantly improve the OS. However, only certain groups of patients with BMs can benefit from intracranial lesion resection, such as no extracranial metastases and metachronous metastases.


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Neoplasias Encefálicas , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Neoplasias Encefálicas/secundário , Estudos de Coortes , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Lab Invest ; 102(7): 702-710, 2022 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35013530

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Although there have been recent advances in the molecular pathology of ependymomas, little is known about the underlying molecular evolution during its development. Here, we assessed the clinical, pathological and molecular evolutionary process of ependymoma recurrence in a 9-year-old patient who had seven recurrences of supratentorial ependymoma and died from intracranial multiregional recurrences at the age of 19 years old. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 7 tumor samples (1 primary and 6 subsequent recurrent tumors) was performed to elucidate the mutation landscape and identify potential driver mutations for tumor evolution. The genetic profiles of the seven tumor specimens showed significant heterogeneity and suggested a highly branched evolutionary pattern. The mutational signatures and chromothripsis changed with treatments. Strikingly, adhesion G protein-coupled receptor L3 (ADGRL3, also known as Latrophilins 3, LPNH3) was found to be consistently mutated during the entire disease process. However, Sanger sequencing of other 78 ependymoma patients who underwent surgery at our institution showed no genetic alteration of ADGRL3, as found in the present case. The mRNA levels of ADGRL3 were significantly lower in ependymomas (n = 36), as compared with normal brain tissue (n = 3). Grade III ependymomas had the lowest ADGRL3 expression. Moreover, ependymomas with lower mRNA level of ADGRL3 had shorter overall survival. Our findings, therefore, demonstrate a rare evolutionary process of ependymoma involving ADGRL3.


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Ependimoma , Adulto , Criança , Ependimoma/genética , Ependimoma/patologia , Ependimoma/cirurgia , Humanos , Mutação , RNA Mensageiro , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/genética , Adulto Jovem
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Ann Transl Med ; 8(6): 370, 2020 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32355814

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BACKGROUND: Skull base meningioma surgery is often difficult and complicated to perform. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of 3-dimensional (3D)-printed models of skull base meningioma in the representation of anatomical structures, the simulation of surgical plans, and patient education on surgical outcomes. METHODS: A retrospective study of 35 patients (3D group: 19 patients and non-3D group: 16 patients) with skull base meningioma was conducted. Mimics software was used to create 3D reconstructions (with the skull, blood vessels, nerves, and tumors set to different colors), and 3D solid models were printed to determine the surgical protocols and communication pathways with the patient. RESULTS: The 3D-printed model can visually display the relationship of different structures, including the skull, blood vessels, cranial nerves, and tumors. The surgeon should select the proper surgical approaches before surgery through the model and pay attention to protecting the important structures during the operation. According to the models, the surgeon should cut off the blood supply to the tumor to reduce intraoperative bleeding. For patients with skull base bone destruction, the skull base repair should be prepared in advance. Patients and their families should have a thorough understanding of the disease through the model, and there should be effective communication between doctors and patients. CONCLUSIONS: The 3D-printed model of a skull base meningioma can present the structures in a detailed manner and facilitate in helping the surgeon to develop a surgical plan. At the same time, it helps patients and their families to understand the condition and the surgical plan, which is conducive to better patient education.

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Mol Cell Probes ; 46: 101411, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31173881

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We aimed to develop a high-throughput deep DNA sequencing assay of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to identify clinically relevant oncogenic mutations that contribute to the development of glioblastoma (GBM) and serve as biomarkers to predict patients' responses to surgery. For this purpose, we recruited five patients diagnosed with highly suspicious GBM according to preoperative magnet resonance imaging. Subsequently, patients were histologically diagnosed with GBM. CSF was obtained through routine lumbar puncture, and plasma from peripheral blood was collected before surgery and 7 days after. Fresh tumor samples were collected using routine surgical procedures. Targeted deep sequencing was used to characterize the genomic landscape and identify mutational profile that differed between pre-surgical and post-surgical samples. Sequence analysis was designed to detect protein-coding exons, exon-intron boundaries, and the untranslated regions of 50 genes associated with cancers of the central nervous system. Circulating tumor DNAs (ctDNAs) were prepared from the CSF and plasma from peripheral blood. For comparison, DNA was isolated from fresh tumor tissues. Non-silent coding variants were detected in CSF and plasma ctDNAs, and the overall minor allele frequency (MAF) of the former corresponded to an earlier disease stage compared with that of plasma when the tumor burden was released (surgical removal). Gene mutation loads of GBMs significantly correlated with overall survival (OS, days) (Pearson correlation = -0.95, P = 0.01). We conclude that CSF ctDNAs better reflected the sequential mutational changes of driver genes compared with those of plasma ctDNAs. Deep sequencing of the CSF of patients with GBM may therefore serve as an alternative clinical assay to improve patients' outcomes.


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Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , DNA Tumoral Circulante/genética , Glioblastoma/genética , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biomarcadores Tumorais/sangue , Biomarcadores Tumorais/líquido cefalorraquidiano , DNA Tumoral Circulante/sangue , DNA Tumoral Circulante/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Glioblastoma/sangue , Glioblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Glioblastoma/patologia , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação , Proteínas de Neoplasias/sangue , Proteínas de Neoplasias/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Resultado do Tratamento
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Ann Transl Med ; 7(22): 623, 2019 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31930024

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BACKGROUND: The present study explored the predictive value of systemic inflammatory indexes in diagnosing grade III gliomas of oligodendroglial origin. METHODS: A retrospective study of 154 patients with grade III gliomas was conducted. Systemic inflammatory indexes, including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), albumin-to-gamma-glutamyl transferase ratio (AGR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, prognostic nutritional index, and fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio, were reviewed. The resulting predictive model was externally validated using a demographic-matched cohort of 49 grade III glioma patients. RESULTS: In the training set, gliomas of oligodendroglial origin tended to have a lower NLR (P=0.018) and a higher AGR (P=0.036) than those with tumors of astrocytic origin. Moreover, both NLR and AGR had predictive value for oligodendroglial tumors, when compared with astrocytic tumors. The best diagnostic value was obtained using NLR + AGR (AUC =64.9%, 95% CI: 55.5-74.3%, P=0.005). In the validation set, NLR + AGR satisfactorily predicted the presence of oligodendroglial tumors (AUC =66.5%, 95% CI: 50.6-82.4%, P<0.05) and co-deletion of 1p/19q (AUC =73.7%, 95% CI: 59.2-88.1%, P=0.005). Multivariate analysis further demonstrated NLR + AGR as an independent predictor for overall survival. CONCLUSIONS: Pretreatment NLR and AGR aid in prognosis and diagnosing grade III oligodendroglial gliomas.

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J Neurooncol ; 139(3): 757-765, 2018 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30117022

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BACKGROUND: Surgical procedures are critical in making a conclusive histopathological diagnosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), which typically presents contrast-enhancing lesions in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The fluorescein sodium-guided technique could enhance tumor visibility. We reported a series of patients with PCNSL underwent fluorescein sodium-guided surgical procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 12 patients clinically considered brain tumors underwent fluorescein sodium-guided surgery in Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center from March 2016 to July 2017. The age of 4 female and 8 male patients ranges from 39 to 62 years. In 4 patients, corticosteroid had been prescribed before surgery due to intracranial hypertension. After injection of low dose of sodium fluorescein (3-5 mg/kg), the lesions with strong fluorescence staining were identified as the target area for biopsy or resection. RESULTS: Based on the targeted tissues with bright and homogenous fluorescence staining, all 12 patients were conclusively diagnosed as B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (diffuse large cell). The specificity of the specimens sent for frozen section was 86.4% (19/22). No fluorescein sodium associated side effects were observed. CONCLUSION: Fluorescein sodium guided surgery is an effective and safe tool in biopsy or tumor resection in patients suspicious for PCNSL with preoperative MRI presented contrast-enhanced homogenous lesions. Such technique might still be considered in those patients who have been pretreated with corticosteroid.


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Neoplasias Encefálicas/cirurgia , Meios de Contraste , Fluoresceína , Biópsia Guiada por Imagem , Linfoma/cirurgia , Cirurgia Assistida por Computador , Adulto , Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Linfoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Linfoma/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg ; 170: 43-46, 2018 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29727800

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this single-institution cohort study is to describe clinical characteristics of patients with breast cancer brain metastases (BCBM), to investigate survival after diagnosis of brain metastases (BM), and to assess the aggressive treatments to BCBM. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We identified 134 consecutive patients diagnosed with operable breast cancer and then who developed BM at the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center from 2000 to 2015, and analyzed the therapeutic methods for primary breast cancer and BM to evaluate whether they were associated with longer survival after the development of BM. The median age at breast cancer diagnosis was 47 years (range 21-73 years). RESULTS: The median survival after BM was 16.2 months (range 12.1-20.3 months), and the survival rates were 62% and 37% at 1 and 2 years, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that craniotomy (p = 0.034) and targeted therapy (p < 0.001) for BCBM were positively correlated with survival after diagnosis of BM; radiotherapy (p = 0.024) after surgery for primary breast cancer was beneficial to BM. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical resection and targeted therapy are effective treatment for BCBM. Radiotherapy after surgery for the management of primary breast cancer is necessary in patients with brain progression later.


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Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Encefálicas/mortalidade , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias da Mama/mortalidade , Adulto , Idoso , Neoplasias Encefálicas/secundário , Neoplasias Encefálicas/cirurgia , Neoplasias da Mama/cirurgia , Estudos de Coortes , Craniotomia/mortalidade , Craniotomia/tendências , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Taxa de Sobrevida/tendências , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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Oncotarget ; 8(30): 49605-49614, 2017 Jul 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28548947

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This retrospective study was designed to determine the prognostic value of a cumulative score (FA score) based on pretreatment plasma fibrinogen and serum albumin levels for 326 patients newly diagnosed high-grade glioma (HGG). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the optimal cut-off values. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed to evaluate the independent prognostic value of the FA scores associated with overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). The optimal cut-off values were 2.815 g/L for fibrinogen and 43.65 g/L for albumin. PFS and OS were significantly worse for patients with higher FA scores. Patients with elevated fibrinogen level and decreased albumin levels had 3.00-fold higher risk of tumor progression and had a 3.23-fold higher risk of death compared with those with normal values. Multivariate analysis demonstrated FA score was an independent predictive factor for PFS and OS. Moreover, PFS and OS were better for the patients with lower FA score, either in patients with grade III or IV gliomas. These findings indicated that the pretreatment FA score could serve as a simple and noninvasive marker to predict the prognosis of patients with HGG.


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Fibrinogênio , Glioma/sangue , Glioma/diagnóstico , Albumina Sérica , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Glioma/mortalidade , Glioma/terapia , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Gradação de Tumores , Metástase Neoplásica , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Prognóstico , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Adulto Jovem
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J Neurooncol ; 132(2): 239-247, 2017 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28078639

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Preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) has been widely demonstrated to predict survival of patients with malignant tumors. Its utility in predicting outcomes in patients with high-grade gliomas (HGG) remains undefined. A retrospective study of 188 HGG patients was conducted. An optimal PNI cut-off value was applied to stratify patients into high PNI (≥52.55, n = 78) and low PNI (<52.55, n = 110) groups. Univariate and multivariate analysis was performed to identify prognostic factors associated with overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS). The resulting prognostic models were externally validated using a demographic-matched cohort of 130 HGG patients. In the training set, PNI value was negatively correlated with age (p = 0.027) and tumor grade (p = 0.048). Both PFS (8.27 vs. 20.77 months, p < 0.001) and OS (13.57 vs. 33.23 months, p < 0.001) were significantly worse in the low PNI group. Strikingly, patients in high PNI group had a 52% decrease in the risk of tumor progression and 55% decrease of death relative to low PNI. Multivariate analysis further demonstrated PNI as an independent predictor for PFS (HR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.43-0.87) and OS (HR = 0.56, 95% CI 0.38-0.80). The PNI retained independent prognostic value in the validation set for both PFS (p = 0.013) and OS (p = 0.003). On subgroup analysis by tumor grade and treatment modalities, both PFS and OS were better for the patients with high PNI. The PNI is a potentially valuable preoperative marker for the survival of patients following HGG resection.


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Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/mortalidade , Glioma/diagnóstico , Glioma/mortalidade , Avaliação Nutricional , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Índice de Massa Corporal , Neoplasias Encefálicas/cirurgia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , Glioma/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Adulto Jovem
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Ann Palliat Med ; 6(2): 159-164, 2017 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28061539

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BACKGROUND: The present study presents 18 cases of Chinese patients harboring a Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the skull. METHODS: Eighteen consecutive patients were diagnosed as LCH of the skull and confirmed pathologically between March 2002 and February 2014. In the present study, the patients of LCH without skull involvement were excluded. According to disease extent at diagnosis, the 18 LCH patients with skull involvement were divided into three groups: (I) unifocal-monosystem group, including ten cases with solitary skull lesion; (II) multifocal-monosystem group, including two cases with multiple bone lesions and no extra-skeletal involvement; (III) multisystem group, including six cases with LCH lesions involving both skeletal and extra-skeletal system. In unifocal-monosystem group, excision of the skull lesion was performed in eight of ten cases, a low dosage of local radiotherapy and a purposeful observation was accept by the remaining two cases of this group after biopsy respectively. In multifocal-monosystem group, both of the two cases were received chemotherapy. In multi-system group, all the six cases were managed with systemic chemotherapy, after their diagnoses of LCH were confirmed. RESULTS: The mean age at the time of diagnosis was 9.4 years. There was a male predominance in this disease male/female ratio was 3.5:1. In our cases, a skull mass with or without tenderness was the most common chief complaint (13 cases, 72.2%), and frontal bone was the most frequent affected locations of skull (6 cases, 33.3%). In unifocal-monosystem group, nine of ten remained free from LCH, the remain one lesion recurred 22 months after his surgical excision. In multifocal-monosystem group, a complete response (CR) was obtained in one of them, and a stable disease (SD) of multiple osseous lesions was obtained in another one. In the multi-system group, a CR in four cases and a partial response (PR) in one case were obtained, and a progressive disease (PD) was observed in the remaining one. CONCLUSIONS: The unifocal-monosystem of LCH of the skull is a clinicopathological entity with a good outcome, and resection, irradiation or purposeful observation are also can be been utilized as the choice of treatment. For the multifocal bone lesions and multisystem lesions of LCH, chemotherapy is an effective treatment as a systemic therapy. There is no enough publication literature to determine guidelines or indications for managing this disease.


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Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/epidemiologia , Crânio , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Criança , Pré-Escolar , China/epidemiologia , Feminino , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/tratamento farmacológico , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/patologia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores Sexuais
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World Neurosurg ; 98: 768-773, 2017 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27867120

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BACKGROUND: It is rare for 2 primary tumors to occur simultaneously in a patient. Management of cervical dumbbell schwannomas (CDSs) with concurrent tumors (CTs) requires a specific neurosurgical strategy. The primary objective of this study is to investigate surgical strategies for CDSs with CTs while preserving as much of the mechanically relevant bone structures as possible. METHODS: Twelve patients with concurrent CTs and CDSs were identified from 3 medical centers. Surgical strategies for CDSs were based on accurate preoperative images and subsequent treatment considerations for CTs. All patients received surgical treatment for CDSs and CTs. Clinical features, surgical considerations for a transforaminal approach (TA), and ultimate outcome were studied retrospectively. RESULTS: Gross total resection of CDSs was achieved with endoscopic and microscopic assistance in 9 cases, and subtotal resection was achieved in 3 cases after the head and neck surgeons exposed and removed the extraforaminal anatomy. One patient required an additional hemilaminectomy for the resection of the intraspinal segment. After wound healing, patients were transferred to the appropriate surgical department for surgery on CTs with cervical spine stabilization after a transforaminal approach. CONCLUSIONS: In most patients, the stability of the cervical spine can be preserved with low invasive microsurgical or endoscopic transforaminal resection. CTs could be surgically treated sequentially after microscopic- and endoscopic-assisted resection of CDSs.


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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/cirurgia , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/cirurgia , Neurilemoma/cirurgia , Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos/métodos , Neoplasias da Medula Espinal/cirurgia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Vértebras Cervicais/cirurgia , Feminino , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Imageamento Tridimensional , Tempo de Internação , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/diagnóstico por imagem , Neurilemoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos Retrospectivos , Neoplasias da Medula Espinal/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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Medicine (Baltimore) ; 95(11): e3030, 2016 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26986119

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Cystic spinal meningioma (CSM) is an uncommon meningioma variant. Extradural CSMs are particularly rare and difficult to distinguish from other intraaxial tumors. This study presents a case of a 36-year-old woman with intraspinal extradual CSM at the thoracolumbar spine. She experienced persistent weakness, progressive numbness, and sensory disturbance in the right lower limb. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the patient revealed an irregular cystic mass at the thoracic 11 to lumbar 3 levels dorsally. This case was misdiagnosed as other neoplasms prior to surgery because of the atypical radiographic features and location of the tumor. Extradural CSMs should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intraspinal extradural cystic neoplasms. Complete removal of cystic wall provides an optimal outcome, rendering the lesion curable.


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Neoplasias Epidurais/patologia , Vértebras Lombares/patologia , Meningioma/patologia , Vértebras Torácicas/patologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos
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J Neurol Sci ; 343(1-2): 60-5, 2014 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24874252

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OBJECTIVES: Malignant gliomas are common primary brain tumors with dismal prognosis. The blood-brain barrier and unacceptable systemic toxicity limit the employment of chemotherapeutic agents. BCNU-impregnated biodegradable polymers (Gliadel®) have been demonstrated to prolong the survival of patients with malignant gliomas. Until now, no biodegradable drug delivery system has been commercially available in China. In the present study, we evaluated the safety of implants with high-dose BCNU in Chinese patients with recurrent malignant gliomas. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Adults with supratentorial recurrent malignant glioma were eligible. High-dose BCNU-loaded PLGA implants (20mg of BCNU in each implant) were placed in the debulking cavity. The implants were investigated by a classical 3+3 design. Four levels of BCNU, up to 12 implants, were evaluated. Pharmacokinetic sampling was performed. The toxicity of the implants and the survival of patients were recorded. RESULTS: Fifteen recurrent patients were enrolled with 12 glioblastomas and 3 anaplastic gliomas. Among 15 patients, 3 were treated with 3 implants (60 mg of BCNU), 3 with 6 implants (120 mg), 3 with 9 implants (180 mg) and 6 with 12 implants (240 mg). No dose-limiting toxicity was observed in the cohort of patients. Subgaleal effusion was the most common adverse event, presenting in 7 patients (46.7%). The median overall survival (OS) was 322 days (95% CI, 173-471 days). The 6-month, 1-year and 2-year survival rates were 66.7%, 40% and 13.3%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The high-dose BCNU-loaded PLGA implants were safe for Chinese patients with recurrent malignant gliomas and further investigation for efficacy is warranted.


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Implantes Absorvíveis , Antineoplásicos Alquilantes/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/tratamento farmacológico , Carmustina/uso terapêutico , Glioma/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Antineoplásicos Alquilantes/farmacocinética , Povo Asiático , Carmustina/farmacocinética , Ácidos Decanoicos/uso terapêutico , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Seguimentos , Glioma/patologia , Humanos , Avaliação de Estado de Karnofsky , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/tratamento farmacológico , Poliésteres/uso terapêutico , Adulto Jovem
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World J Surg Oncol ; 11: 227, 2013 Sep 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24034781

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BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a frequent head and neck cancer in southern China and Southeast Asia. The majority of NPC patients are managed by radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and head and neck surgeons. Actually, neurosurgical interventions are warranted under specific circumstances. In this article, we described our experience as neurosurgeons in the management of NPC patients. METHODS: Medical records of NPC patients who received neurosurgical procedure at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center were reviewed. RESULTS: Twenty-seven patients were identified. Among 27 cases, neurosurgical procedures were performed in 18 (66.7%) with radiation-induced temporal necrosis, 2 (7.4%) with radiation-induced sarcoma, 4 (14.8%) with synchronous NPC with primary brain tumors, 2 (7.4%) with recurrent NPC involving skull base, and 1 (3.7%) with metachronous skull eosinophilic granuloma, respectively. The diagnosis is challenging in specific cases and initial misdiagnoses were found in 6 (22.2%) patients. CONCLUSIONS: For NPC patients with intracranial or skull lesions, the initial diagnosis can be occasionally difficult because of the presence or a history of NPC and related treatment. Unawareness of these entities can result in misdiagnosis and subsequent improper treatment. Neurosurgical interventions are necessary for the diagnosis and treatment for these patients.


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Neoplasias Encefálicas/cirurgia , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/cirurgia , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/cirurgia , Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos , Lesões por Radiação/cirurgia , Sarcoma/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Neoplasias Encefálicas/etiologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Carcinoma , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Carcinoma Nasofaríngeo , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/complicações , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/radioterapia , Necrose , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/etiologia , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Prognóstico , Lesões por Radiação/etiologia , Lesões por Radiação/patologia , Sarcoma/etiologia , Sarcoma/patologia
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Onco Targets Ther ; 6: 869-75, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23874109

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BACKGROUND: B7-H4, a member of the inhibitory B7 family, is shown to have a profound inhibitory effect on the proliferation, activation, cytokine secretion, and development of cytotoxicity of T cells and may be involved in immune evasion in cancer patients. Although B7-H4 expression has been detected in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there are no published reports on the expression of B7-H4 in brain metastases from NSCLC. METHODS: We examined the expression of B7-H4 by immunohistochemistry in 49 cases of brain metastatic NSCLC, 18 cases of matched primary NSCLC, and 20 cases of NSCLC patients who had neither brain metastases nor other distant metastases. RESULTS: B7-H4 was highly expressed in 20 (40.8%) out of 49 brain metastases and two (11.1%) out of 18 matched primary tumors. The expression of B7-H4 in brain metastases appeared to be significantly higher than their matched primary tumors (P = 0.016). We also found that patients with high B7-H4 expression in their primary NSCLC have a higher risk of developing brain metastases (P = 0.022). Univariate analyses showed that median overall survival was significantly shorter in patients with high B7-H4 expression in brain metastases (P = 0.002). Multivariate analyses showed that B7-H4 was a significant independent prognostic indicator (P = 0.003). CONCLUSION: NSCLC patients with high B7-H4 expression may benefit from aggressive treatment and close surveillance. Furthermore, our study suggests that B7-H4 may play an important role in the metastatic process of NSCLC and is promising to be a new immune checkpoint molecule for future antitumoral immunotherapy.

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