Objective: To investigate an effective method to prevent anastomotic leakage and stenosis, evaluating the role of stapling technique in surgical treatment of esophageal and cardiac cancer. Methods: The stapling techni...Objective: To investigate an effective method to prevent anastomotic leakage and stenosis, evaluating the role of stapling technique in surgical treatment of esophageal and cardiac cancer. Methods: The stapling technique was used in end-to-side esophagogastromosis in surgical treatment of esophageal and cardiac cancer. Results: 128 patients were so treated. One patient died of superior mesenteric artery embolism, and the operative mortality was 0.78%. No anastomotic leakage or stenosis was found in this series. The other complications included postoperative thoracic cavity bleeding in 1 (0.78%), myocardial infarction in 2 (1.56%), stress ulcer of stomach in 1 (0.78%), and gastroparsis in 4 (3.12%). The overall morbidity rate was 4.7%. Conclusion: Using stapler to perform end-to-side esophagogastromosis has the advantages of being simple and safe, cutting short the operation time, and preventing leakage and stenosis. It is an ideal technique in the treatment of esophageal and cardiac cancer.展开更多
Objective: To study the relationship of the telomerase activity and the p53 gene mutation in cardiac cancer. Methods: Telomerase activity and the p53 gene mutation were detected in 46 case of cardiac cancer, peri-ca...Objective: To study the relationship of the telomerase activity and the p53 gene mutation in cardiac cancer. Methods: Telomerase activity and the p53 gene mutation were detected in 46 case of cardiac cancer, peri-cancerous and 30 case of normal mucosa by TRAP-ELISA and PCR-SSCP. Results: The rate of expression of telomerase activity in cardiac cancer, peri-cancerous and normal mucosa were 82.61% (38/46), 43.48% (20/46) and 13.33% (4/30) respectively. The rate of Exon5→,8 of p53 gene mutation were 39,13% (18/46), 4.35% (2/46) and 0.00% respectively. There was significant difference between group cancer and without cancer (P 〈 0.01). Mean of A^- value of telomerase is 1.89:1:0.41 in cancer group and were 1.49:1: 0.43, 0.54:1:0.45 respectively in peri-canvcerous and normal mucosa, there were significant differences in cancer group and group of without cancer (P 〈 0.05). The rate of p53 gene mutations in group of expression of telomerase activity was 44.74% (17/38), and 12.50% (1/8) in without expression of telomerase activity. There were significant differences between the two groups. Conclusion: The rate of expression of telomerase activity and mean of A^- value of telomerase in cardiac cancer were obviously higher than without cancer, which indicating telomerase activity was closely related with the occurrence of cardiac cancer. P53 gene mutation in cardiac cancer were higher than the tissue of without cancer, and the rate of p53 gene mutation in telomerase activity were obviously higher than the group of without cancer. This shows the p53 gene mutation can loss of function of suppressing cancer and prompt telomerase activity and cause the cardiac cancer.展开更多
In 2005, a program named "Early Detection and Early Treatment of Esophageal and Cardiac Cancer" (EDETEC) was initiated in China. A total of 8279 residents aged 40-69 years old were recruited into the EDETEC ...In 2005, a program named "Early Detection and Early Treatment of Esophageal and Cardiac Cancer" (EDETEC) was initiated in China. A total of 8279 residents aged 40-69 years old were recruited into the EDETEC program in Linzhou of Henan Province between 2005 and 2008. Howerer, the cost-benefit of the EDETEC program is not very clear yet. We conducted herein a cost-benefit analysis of screening for esophageal and cardiac cancer. The assessed costs of the EDETEC program included screening costs for each subject, as well as direct and indirect treatment costs for esophageal and cardiac severe dysplasia and cancer detected by screening. The assessed benefits of this program included the saved treatment costs, both direct and indirect, on esophageal and cardiac cancer, as well as the value of prolonged life due to screening, as determined by the human capital approach. The results showed the screening cost of finding esophageal and cardiac severe dysplasia or cancer ranged from $2707 to $4512, and the total cost on screening and treatment was $13 115-$14 920. The cost benefit was $58 944-$155 110 (the saved treatment cost, $17 730, plus the value of prolonged life, $41 214-$137 380). The ratio of benefit-to-cost (BCR) was 3.95-11.83. Our results suggest that EDETEC has a high benefit-to-cost ratio in China and could be instituted into high risk areas of China.展开更多
Radiation therapy has a major role in the management of breast cancers.However,there is no consensus on how to irradiate and on volume definitions,and there are strong differences in strategies according to different ...Radiation therapy has a major role in the management of breast cancers.However,there is no consensus on how to irradiate and on volume definitions,and there are strong differences in strategies according to different centers and physicians.New treatment protocols and techniques have been used with the principal purpose of decreasing lung and heart toxicity and adapting radiation treatment to patients' anatomy.There is evidence that indicates internal mammary chain radiotherapy should be used carefully and that high quality techniques should be used for decreasing the dose delivered to the heart.This review of the literature presents the state of the art on breast cancer radiotherapy,with special focus on the indications,techniques,and potential toxicity.展开更多
Among 808 surgically resected lung cancer cases at Shanghai Chest Hospital during 1991 to 1992, 140 of them (17.3%) underwent Pneumonectomy. Of the 140 cases:124 male, 16 female; aged 27-74 yrs, 35.7% elder (60 and ov...Among 808 surgically resected lung cancer cases at Shanghai Chest Hospital during 1991 to 1992, 140 of them (17.3%) underwent Pneumonectomy. Of the 140 cases:124 male, 16 female; aged 27-74 yrs, 35.7% elder (60 and over), preoperative abnormal EKG was found in 38 cases, operative mortality was 4.3%. The histopathological diagnosis were: squamous 43.6%, adeno. 36.4%, small cell 8.6%, mixed type 11.4%. The pTNM stages: stage I 2.9%, II 17.1%, IIIa 55.0%, IIIb 21.4%, IV 3.6%.Postoperatively, arrhythmia occuried in 76 cases, with an incidence of 54.3%. Of the 76 arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation was seen in 7 patients, atrial premature beats in 2, supraventricular tachycardia in 1, and sinus tachycardia in 66. The incidences of cadiac arrhythmia during the postoperative day (DO), first day (D1), D2, D3,and D4 were 48.7%, 35.5%, 7.9%, 4.0%and 2.6%respectively. Conclusion: the cardiac arrhythmia is the most common complication after pneumonectomy for lung cancer surgery. The major causes were incisional pain, hypovolemia due to blood loss and respirative insufficiency due to anomia. The perioperative prevention and treatment for arrhythmia were also discussed.展开更多
Amiodarone is used worldwide to treat cardiac arrhythmias, as well as highly symptomatic cases of atrial fibrillation. With this expanded use, especially following its 1985 United States Food and Drug Administration a...Amiodarone is used worldwide to treat cardiac arrhythmias, as well as highly symptomatic cases of atrial fibrillation. With this expanded use, especially following its 1985 United States Food and Drug Administration approval, and its use as a long-term therapy in common practice, reports of cancers temporarily related to amiodarone have begun to increase. Animal studies, several clinical trials, numerous case reports, and a population-based cohort study have suggested that cancers may be associated with amiodarone use. This review focuses on the ever increasing evidence in the literature that suggests amiodarone therapy, especially with long-term use, may increase the potential risk of cancer development. It also expresses the need for more definitive studies to be conducted to provide clinicians with a clear answer to this important question.展开更多
When performing echocardiography in a 74-year-old woman admitted with non ST elevation myocardial infarction and concomitant colorectal cancer(CC),a dense calcification of the mitral annulus was detected. Differential...When performing echocardiography in a 74-year-old woman admitted with non ST elevation myocardial infarction and concomitant colorectal cancer(CC),a dense calcification of the mitral annulus was detected. Differential diagnosis between secondary metastasis and other etiologies of cardiac masses was essential for staging and therapeutic decision-making.Multimodality imaging with echocardiography alongside a computed tomography scan and cardiac magnetic resonance was crucial for the final diagnosis of caseous calcification of the mitral annulus(CCMA).CCMA is briefly reviewed and some possible explanations for the previously undescribed association of CC with CCMA are suggested.展开更多
Metastasic cardiac disease from the breast is rarely diagnosed in the lifetime. It has a poor prognosis and limited management. Both echocardiography and computerized tomography (CT) should be the first imaging studie...Metastasic cardiac disease from the breast is rarely diagnosed in the lifetime. It has a poor prognosis and limited management. Both echocardiography and computerized tomography (CT) should be the first imaging studies in suspicion of this entity. Other diagnostic methods should be based on the possibilities of treatment although a histopathological analysis of the metastasic mass is needed to confirm the diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be useful to complete a morphological and functional evaluation in case of surgical removal.展开更多
<strong>Purpose:</strong> <span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To examine possible association between heart irradiati...<strong>Purpose:</strong> <span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To examine possible association between heart irradiation and Overall Survival (OS) in lung SBRT patients and to compare observed associations with cardiac toxicity models previously derived in LA-NSCLC patient studies. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Materials and Methods: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">197 Patients treated with lung SBRT at Mayo Clinic Arizona were selected for this IRB</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">approved study. Multivariate Cox model with Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) was used to select patient</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">specific covariates associated with OS. Heart dosimetry was represented by </span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">V</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">D</span></sub></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> indices, which is a percentage of volume exposed to dose D or greater. Multivariate Cox model</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> with patient</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">specific covariates and single </span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">V</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">D</span></sub></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> index per model was used to find a range of doses which were predictive for OS. A digital subdivision of the heart was further used to determine </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">spatial distribution of doses which were predictive for OS. A coarse subdivision divided heart into 4 segments, while </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">fine subdivision divided heart into 64 segments. Knowledge constrained Fused Lasso operator was used to derive a more complete model which correlated heart dosimetry with OS. Results of statistical analysis were compared to predictions of a model of cardiac toxicity in LA-NSCLC patients.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Higher age (p < 0.001), higher stage (p < 0.001) and squamous cell histology (p = 0.001) were associated with reduced OS. Whole heart DVH analysis did not reveal associations between heart irradiation and reduced OS. Coarse subdivision of the heart into four segments revealed that the irradiation of two inferior segments of the heart with low doses was associated with reduced OS, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">V</span></i></span></span><span><span><sub><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy</span></i></span></sub></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> in the right-inferior segment (HR = 1.012/1%, p = 0.02), and </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">V</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1</span></sub></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy</span></sub></i></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> in the left-inferior segment (HR = 1.01/1%, p = 0.04). Maximum dose in the right-inferior segment of the heart was also associated with reduced OS (HR = 1.02/Gy, p = 0.02). Fine subdivision of the heart into 64 segments revealed that approximately 25% of heart volume in the inferior part of the heart (15/64 segments), when irradiated to doses in the 1</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 5</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy range, were predictive for reduced OS (HR = 1.01/1%, p = 0.01). A previously derived model of cardiac toxicity in LA-NSCLC patients did not predict a reduction of OS due to heart irradiation in lung SBRT patients, because of relatively low doses to the heart in most lung SBRT patients. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusions:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Doses lower than 5</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy in the inferior segments of the heart may be associated with reduced overall survival in patients treated for lung lesions with SBRT. Stage and histology of the disease, as well as patients’ age, were also associated with overall survival. Comparisons of cardiac toxicity patterns in LA-NSCLC patients and lung SBRT patients suggest different etiology of cardiac toxicity in the two groups.</span></span></span>展开更多
<strong>Introduction:</strong> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The treatment of meta...<strong>Introduction:</strong> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is still challenging.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Many studies documented the efficacy of</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) in patients with MBC, but there is a limited data about the cardiac safety with high cumulative dose (HCD) of PLD. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aim of the work:</span></b></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We conducted this trial to outline the cardiac safety of HCD of PLD in patients </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">with MBC who previously received conventional anthracyclines. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">During the period of nine years (January 2011 to December 2019). We extracted</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the data of the patients with MBC receiving PLD at Medical Oncology Department, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University. These included patients’ demographics and therapeutic data including the full data of PLD, prior conventional anthracyclines, prior trastuzumab, and prior radiotherapy. Also, data about comorbidities as well as cardiac and other toxicities of PLD were obtained. The data was analysed using SPSS v. 21. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> For all 81 eligible patients, the mean age was 43.9 years (±standard deviation (SD) 13.2). The mean cumulative dose of PLD was 378.4 mg/m</span><sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (± SD of 250.2) and a range of 100</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1200 mg/m</span><sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. About thirty-one (38.3%) patients received high </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cumulative dose (400 mg/m</span><sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> or more), while the remaining 50 patients did not.</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The decline in </span><a name="_Hlk36276945"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was relatively rare;and</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of low grade. Grade 2 decline in LVEF occurred in only two patients who received high cumulative dose of PLD, and only one patient who did not reach HCD (p</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">= </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.555). Grade 3 or 4 decline in LVEF did not occur in patients either with or without HCD. Regarding other toxicities, there was a significant increase in incidence of all grades palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE) in </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">patients </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">who </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">received HCD of PLD when compared to those </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">who </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">did not reach</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the HCD (38.7% versus 16% respectively;p</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 0</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.021).</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: </span></b></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Our </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">study concluded that the use of PLD seems to be a justified agent in the treatment</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of MBC who previously treated by</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">conventional anthracyclines in the adjuvant, metastatic or both settings, even in patients reaching the cumulative dose of conventional anthracycline.</span></span></span>展开更多
目的探究右美托咪定联合七氟烷吸入麻醉对肝癌患者根治术后心功能及胃肠道功能的影响。方法选取2021年1月至2022年7月海南医学院第二附属医院肿瘤科收治的行根治术和淋巴结清扫术治疗的肝癌患者共64例为研究对象,根据随机数字表法随机...目的探究右美托咪定联合七氟烷吸入麻醉对肝癌患者根治术后心功能及胃肠道功能的影响。方法选取2021年1月至2022年7月海南医学院第二附属医院肿瘤科收治的行根治术和淋巴结清扫术治疗的肝癌患者共64例为研究对象,根据随机数字表法随机分为试验组(n=32)和对照组(n=32),对照组患者行丙泊酚麻醉,试验组患者采用右美托咪定联合七氟烷吸入麻醉。记录患者肠道恢复时间、血清肠型脂肪酸结合蛋白(I-FABP)水平等指标及患者不良反应发生情况。结果试验组患者肠鸣音恢复、首次肛门排气、首次自主排便、住院时间均早于对照组(P<0.05),术后2 h I-FABP水平均低于对照组(P<0.05);肠内营养开始时间晚于对照组(P<0.05);T1及T2时,两组患者心率(HR)、每搏输出量(SV)、心输出量(CO)、心脏指数(CI)、左心室舒张末期内径(LVEDD)均较T0降低,且试验组高于对照组(P<0.05),两组左心室射血分数(LVEF)均较T0升高,试验组低于对照组(P<0.05);T3时,两组肌酸磷化酶-同功酶MB(CK-MB)、心肌肌钙蛋白Ⅰ(cTnⅠ)、凝血活酶时间(aPTT)、凝血酶原时间(PT)、凝血酶时间(TT)、纤维蛋白原浓度(Fbg)、血浆血栓素B2(TXB2)、血小板α颗粒膜蛋白(GMP)及血小板最大聚集率(PAGmax)水平均较T0时升高,且试验组患者除PAGmax水平高于对照组外,其余指标均低于对照组(P<0.05);试验组患者不良反应发生率低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论肝癌患者在行根除术治疗中,使用右美托咪定联合七氟烷吸入麻醉能够促进术后肠道功能康复,对心功能保护效果较好。展开更多
乳腺癌已发展为全球第一大癌,随着诊治手段的进步,乳腺癌患者生存时间不断延长,但抗肿瘤治疗会引发心脏相关并发症,出现癌症治疗相关心功能障碍(cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction,CTRCD)。CTRCD始于亚临床心肌细胞损伤,最终...乳腺癌已发展为全球第一大癌,随着诊治手段的进步,乳腺癌患者生存时间不断延长,但抗肿瘤治疗会引发心脏相关并发症,出现癌症治疗相关心功能障碍(cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction,CTRCD)。CTRCD始于亚临床心肌细胞损伤,最终发展为有症状的心力衰竭。因此,准确评估CTRCD的发生和严重程度对于肿瘤患者的治疗和康复至关重要。随着医疗技术的不断进步,心脏影像学成为评估和管理心脏健康的关键工具,包括超声心动图、心脏计算机断层扫描(cardiac computed tomography,CCT)、心脏磁共振成像(cardiac magnetic resonance imaging,CMRI)等,在提供心脏结构和功能信息的基础上,组织特定性成像、应变成像、灌注成像等在早期识别和评估CTRCD中发挥关键作用。本文就不同影像检查技术在乳腺癌患者化疗后心功能障碍研究中的进展进行文献综述,重点论述磁共振技术在此方面的进展,以期为早期检测CTRCD提供更为精确的影像生物信息。展开更多
文摘Objective: To investigate an effective method to prevent anastomotic leakage and stenosis, evaluating the role of stapling technique in surgical treatment of esophageal and cardiac cancer. Methods: The stapling technique was used in end-to-side esophagogastromosis in surgical treatment of esophageal and cardiac cancer. Results: 128 patients were so treated. One patient died of superior mesenteric artery embolism, and the operative mortality was 0.78%. No anastomotic leakage or stenosis was found in this series. The other complications included postoperative thoracic cavity bleeding in 1 (0.78%), myocardial infarction in 2 (1.56%), stress ulcer of stomach in 1 (0.78%), and gastroparsis in 4 (3.12%). The overall morbidity rate was 4.7%. Conclusion: Using stapler to perform end-to-side esophagogastromosis has the advantages of being simple and safe, cutting short the operation time, and preventing leakage and stenosis. It is an ideal technique in the treatment of esophageal and cardiac cancer.
文摘Objective: To study the relationship of the telomerase activity and the p53 gene mutation in cardiac cancer. Methods: Telomerase activity and the p53 gene mutation were detected in 46 case of cardiac cancer, peri-cancerous and 30 case of normal mucosa by TRAP-ELISA and PCR-SSCP. Results: The rate of expression of telomerase activity in cardiac cancer, peri-cancerous and normal mucosa were 82.61% (38/46), 43.48% (20/46) and 13.33% (4/30) respectively. The rate of Exon5→,8 of p53 gene mutation were 39,13% (18/46), 4.35% (2/46) and 0.00% respectively. There was significant difference between group cancer and without cancer (P 〈 0.01). Mean of A^- value of telomerase is 1.89:1:0.41 in cancer group and were 1.49:1: 0.43, 0.54:1:0.45 respectively in peri-canvcerous and normal mucosa, there were significant differences in cancer group and group of without cancer (P 〈 0.05). The rate of p53 gene mutations in group of expression of telomerase activity was 44.74% (17/38), and 12.50% (1/8) in without expression of telomerase activity. There were significant differences between the two groups. Conclusion: The rate of expression of telomerase activity and mean of A^- value of telomerase in cardiac cancer were obviously higher than without cancer, which indicating telomerase activity was closely related with the occurrence of cardiac cancer. P53 gene mutation in cardiac cancer were higher than the tissue of without cancer, and the rate of p53 gene mutation in telomerase activity were obviously higher than the group of without cancer. This shows the p53 gene mutation can loss of function of suppressing cancer and prompt telomerase activity and cause the cardiac cancer.
基金supported by Key Projects in the National Science & Technology Pillar Program (No.2006BAI02 A15)
文摘In 2005, a program named "Early Detection and Early Treatment of Esophageal and Cardiac Cancer" (EDETEC) was initiated in China. A total of 8279 residents aged 40-69 years old were recruited into the EDETEC program in Linzhou of Henan Province between 2005 and 2008. Howerer, the cost-benefit of the EDETEC program is not very clear yet. We conducted herein a cost-benefit analysis of screening for esophageal and cardiac cancer. The assessed costs of the EDETEC program included screening costs for each subject, as well as direct and indirect treatment costs for esophageal and cardiac severe dysplasia and cancer detected by screening. The assessed benefits of this program included the saved treatment costs, both direct and indirect, on esophageal and cardiac cancer, as well as the value of prolonged life due to screening, as determined by the human capital approach. The results showed the screening cost of finding esophageal and cardiac severe dysplasia or cancer ranged from $2707 to $4512, and the total cost on screening and treatment was $13 115-$14 920. The cost benefit was $58 944-$155 110 (the saved treatment cost, $17 730, plus the value of prolonged life, $41 214-$137 380). The ratio of benefit-to-cost (BCR) was 3.95-11.83. Our results suggest that EDETEC has a high benefit-to-cost ratio in China and could be instituted into high risk areas of China.
文摘Radiation therapy has a major role in the management of breast cancers.However,there is no consensus on how to irradiate and on volume definitions,and there are strong differences in strategies according to different centers and physicians.New treatment protocols and techniques have been used with the principal purpose of decreasing lung and heart toxicity and adapting radiation treatment to patients' anatomy.There is evidence that indicates internal mammary chain radiotherapy should be used carefully and that high quality techniques should be used for decreasing the dose delivered to the heart.This review of the literature presents the state of the art on breast cancer radiotherapy,with special focus on the indications,techniques,and potential toxicity.
文摘Among 808 surgically resected lung cancer cases at Shanghai Chest Hospital during 1991 to 1992, 140 of them (17.3%) underwent Pneumonectomy. Of the 140 cases:124 male, 16 female; aged 27-74 yrs, 35.7% elder (60 and over), preoperative abnormal EKG was found in 38 cases, operative mortality was 4.3%. The histopathological diagnosis were: squamous 43.6%, adeno. 36.4%, small cell 8.6%, mixed type 11.4%. The pTNM stages: stage I 2.9%, II 17.1%, IIIa 55.0%, IIIb 21.4%, IV 3.6%.Postoperatively, arrhythmia occuried in 76 cases, with an incidence of 54.3%. Of the 76 arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation was seen in 7 patients, atrial premature beats in 2, supraventricular tachycardia in 1, and sinus tachycardia in 66. The incidences of cadiac arrhythmia during the postoperative day (DO), first day (D1), D2, D3,and D4 were 48.7%, 35.5%, 7.9%, 4.0%and 2.6%respectively. Conclusion: the cardiac arrhythmia is the most common complication after pneumonectomy for lung cancer surgery. The major causes were incisional pain, hypovolemia due to blood loss and respirative insufficiency due to anomia. The perioperative prevention and treatment for arrhythmia were also discussed.
文摘Amiodarone is used worldwide to treat cardiac arrhythmias, as well as highly symptomatic cases of atrial fibrillation. With this expanded use, especially following its 1985 United States Food and Drug Administration approval, and its use as a long-term therapy in common practice, reports of cancers temporarily related to amiodarone have begun to increase. Animal studies, several clinical trials, numerous case reports, and a population-based cohort study have suggested that cancers may be associated with amiodarone use. This review focuses on the ever increasing evidence in the literature that suggests amiodarone therapy, especially with long-term use, may increase the potential risk of cancer development. It also expresses the need for more definitive studies to be conducted to provide clinicians with a clear answer to this important question.
文摘When performing echocardiography in a 74-year-old woman admitted with non ST elevation myocardial infarction and concomitant colorectal cancer(CC),a dense calcification of the mitral annulus was detected. Differential diagnosis between secondary metastasis and other etiologies of cardiac masses was essential for staging and therapeutic decision-making.Multimodality imaging with echocardiography alongside a computed tomography scan and cardiac magnetic resonance was crucial for the final diagnosis of caseous calcification of the mitral annulus(CCMA).CCMA is briefly reviewed and some possible explanations for the previously undescribed association of CC with CCMA are suggested.
文摘Metastasic cardiac disease from the breast is rarely diagnosed in the lifetime. It has a poor prognosis and limited management. Both echocardiography and computerized tomography (CT) should be the first imaging studies in suspicion of this entity. Other diagnostic methods should be based on the possibilities of treatment although a histopathological analysis of the metastasic mass is needed to confirm the diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be useful to complete a morphological and functional evaluation in case of surgical removal.
文摘<strong>Purpose:</strong> <span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To examine possible association between heart irradiation and Overall Survival (OS) in lung SBRT patients and to compare observed associations with cardiac toxicity models previously derived in LA-NSCLC patient studies. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Materials and Methods: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">197 Patients treated with lung SBRT at Mayo Clinic Arizona were selected for this IRB</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">approved study. Multivariate Cox model with Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) was used to select patient</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">specific covariates associated with OS. Heart dosimetry was represented by </span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">V</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">D</span></sub></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> indices, which is a percentage of volume exposed to dose D or greater. Multivariate Cox model</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> with patient</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">specific covariates and single </span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">V</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">D</span></sub></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> index per model was used to find a range of doses which were predictive for OS. A digital subdivision of the heart was further used to determine </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">spatial distribution of doses which were predictive for OS. A coarse subdivision divided heart into 4 segments, while </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">fine subdivision divided heart into 64 segments. Knowledge constrained Fused Lasso operator was used to derive a more complete model which correlated heart dosimetry with OS. Results of statistical analysis were compared to predictions of a model of cardiac toxicity in LA-NSCLC patients.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Higher age (p < 0.001), higher stage (p < 0.001) and squamous cell histology (p = 0.001) were associated with reduced OS. Whole heart DVH analysis did not reveal associations between heart irradiation and reduced OS. Coarse subdivision of the heart into four segments revealed that the irradiation of two inferior segments of the heart with low doses was associated with reduced OS, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">V</span></i></span></span><span><span><sub><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy</span></i></span></sub></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> in the right-inferior segment (HR = 1.012/1%, p = 0.02), and </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">V</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1</span></sub></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy</span></sub></i></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> in the left-inferior segment (HR = 1.01/1%, p = 0.04). Maximum dose in the right-inferior segment of the heart was also associated with reduced OS (HR = 1.02/Gy, p = 0.02). Fine subdivision of the heart into 64 segments revealed that approximately 25% of heart volume in the inferior part of the heart (15/64 segments), when irradiated to doses in the 1</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 5</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy range, were predictive for reduced OS (HR = 1.01/1%, p = 0.01). A previously derived model of cardiac toxicity in LA-NSCLC patients did not predict a reduction of OS due to heart irradiation in lung SBRT patients, because of relatively low doses to the heart in most lung SBRT patients. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusions:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Doses lower than 5</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gy in the inferior segments of the heart may be associated with reduced overall survival in patients treated for lung lesions with SBRT. Stage and histology of the disease, as well as patients’ age, were also associated with overall survival. Comparisons of cardiac toxicity patterns in LA-NSCLC patients and lung SBRT patients suggest different etiology of cardiac toxicity in the two groups.</span></span></span>
文摘<strong>Introduction:</strong> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is still challenging.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Many studies documented the efficacy of</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) in patients with MBC, but there is a limited data about the cardiac safety with high cumulative dose (HCD) of PLD. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aim of the work:</span></b></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We conducted this trial to outline the cardiac safety of HCD of PLD in patients </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">with MBC who previously received conventional anthracyclines. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">During the period of nine years (January 2011 to December 2019). We extracted</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the data of the patients with MBC receiving PLD at Medical Oncology Department, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University. These included patients’ demographics and therapeutic data including the full data of PLD, prior conventional anthracyclines, prior trastuzumab, and prior radiotherapy. Also, data about comorbidities as well as cardiac and other toxicities of PLD were obtained. The data was analysed using SPSS v. 21. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> For all 81 eligible patients, the mean age was 43.9 years (±standard deviation (SD) 13.2). The mean cumulative dose of PLD was 378.4 mg/m</span><sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (± SD of 250.2) and a range of 100</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1200 mg/m</span><sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. About thirty-one (38.3%) patients received high </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cumulative dose (400 mg/m</span><sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> or more), while the remaining 50 patients did not.</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The decline in </span><a name="_Hlk36276945"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was relatively rare;and</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of low grade. Grade 2 decline in LVEF occurred in only two patients who received high cumulative dose of PLD, and only one patient who did not reach HCD (p</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">= </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.555). Grade 3 or 4 decline in LVEF did not occur in patients either with or without HCD. Regarding other toxicities, there was a significant increase in incidence of all grades palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE) in </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">patients </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">who </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">received HCD of PLD when compared to those </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">who </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">did not reach</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the HCD (38.7% versus 16% respectively;p</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 0</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.021).</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: </span></b></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Our </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">study concluded that the use of PLD seems to be a justified agent in the treatment</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of MBC who previously treated by</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">conventional anthracyclines in the adjuvant, metastatic or both settings, even in patients reaching the cumulative dose of conventional anthracycline.</span></span></span>
文摘目的探究右美托咪定联合七氟烷吸入麻醉对肝癌患者根治术后心功能及胃肠道功能的影响。方法选取2021年1月至2022年7月海南医学院第二附属医院肿瘤科收治的行根治术和淋巴结清扫术治疗的肝癌患者共64例为研究对象,根据随机数字表法随机分为试验组(n=32)和对照组(n=32),对照组患者行丙泊酚麻醉,试验组患者采用右美托咪定联合七氟烷吸入麻醉。记录患者肠道恢复时间、血清肠型脂肪酸结合蛋白(I-FABP)水平等指标及患者不良反应发生情况。结果试验组患者肠鸣音恢复、首次肛门排气、首次自主排便、住院时间均早于对照组(P<0.05),术后2 h I-FABP水平均低于对照组(P<0.05);肠内营养开始时间晚于对照组(P<0.05);T1及T2时,两组患者心率(HR)、每搏输出量(SV)、心输出量(CO)、心脏指数(CI)、左心室舒张末期内径(LVEDD)均较T0降低,且试验组高于对照组(P<0.05),两组左心室射血分数(LVEF)均较T0升高,试验组低于对照组(P<0.05);T3时,两组肌酸磷化酶-同功酶MB(CK-MB)、心肌肌钙蛋白Ⅰ(cTnⅠ)、凝血活酶时间(aPTT)、凝血酶原时间(PT)、凝血酶时间(TT)、纤维蛋白原浓度(Fbg)、血浆血栓素B2(TXB2)、血小板α颗粒膜蛋白(GMP)及血小板最大聚集率(PAGmax)水平均较T0时升高,且试验组患者除PAGmax水平高于对照组外,其余指标均低于对照组(P<0.05);试验组患者不良反应发生率低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论肝癌患者在行根除术治疗中,使用右美托咪定联合七氟烷吸入麻醉能够促进术后肠道功能康复,对心功能保护效果较好。
文摘乳腺癌已发展为全球第一大癌,随着诊治手段的进步,乳腺癌患者生存时间不断延长,但抗肿瘤治疗会引发心脏相关并发症,出现癌症治疗相关心功能障碍(cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction,CTRCD)。CTRCD始于亚临床心肌细胞损伤,最终发展为有症状的心力衰竭。因此,准确评估CTRCD的发生和严重程度对于肿瘤患者的治疗和康复至关重要。随着医疗技术的不断进步,心脏影像学成为评估和管理心脏健康的关键工具,包括超声心动图、心脏计算机断层扫描(cardiac computed tomography,CCT)、心脏磁共振成像(cardiac magnetic resonance imaging,CMRI)等,在提供心脏结构和功能信息的基础上,组织特定性成像、应变成像、灌注成像等在早期识别和评估CTRCD中发挥关键作用。本文就不同影像检查技术在乳腺癌患者化疗后心功能障碍研究中的进展进行文献综述,重点论述磁共振技术在此方面的进展,以期为早期检测CTRCD提供更为精确的影像生物信息。