Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes and prognosis of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for patients with localized prostate cancer, and identify suitable candidates for this therapy by investigating th...Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes and prognosis of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for patients with localized prostate cancer, and identify suitable candidates for this therapy by investigating the predictive factors. Methods: The 224 patients (low 54, intermediate 111 and high-risk patients 59) with T1-2 stage were treated using the Sonablate device and followed for over 12 months after treatment. Recurrence was determined based on histological findings, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) failure and local or distant metastasis. The factors which are predicting variables with potential effects were investigated by Kaplan-Meier and multivariate analysis. Results: A total of 255 treatment sessions (193 with one, 31 with two) were performed. No patients died of prostate cancer, but 15 died of other causes and 14 patients were lost during follow-up. The 7-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates in all patients were 75%, and 5-year RFS rates were 98%, 84% and 59% in the low, intermediate and high-risk patients respectively. In the 216 patients who underwent histological examination at 6 months or later after HIFU, 25 (12%) were positive. In 77 patients with recurrence after first-HIFU, the second treatments were hormonal therapy and HIFU. Of the 31 patients who underwent a second HIFU, the 5-year RFS rates were 64%, and 5-year RFS rates were 100%, 74% and 33% in the low, intermediate and high-risk patients. The significant predictor for recurrence was risk-group, T-stage (T1 vs T2), Gleason score (≤3 + 4 and ≥4 + 3), pretreatment PSA (Conclusions: Prognosis of HIFU for Patients with localized prostate cancer was good, and the low and intermediate-risk patients with T1-staging are suitable indications for HIFU. Effective predictors for outcomes were risk-group, T-stage, Gleason score, pretreatment PSA and nadir PSA.展开更多
AIM:To investigate the patterns and decisive prognostic factors for local recurrence of rectal cancer treated with a multidisciplinary team(MDT) modality.METHODS:Ninety patients with local recurrence were studied,out ...AIM:To investigate the patterns and decisive prognostic factors for local recurrence of rectal cancer treated with a multidisciplinary team(MDT) modality.METHODS:Ninety patients with local recurrence were studied,out of 1079 consecutive rectal cancer patients who underwent curative surgery from 1999 to 2007.For each patient,the recurrence pattern was assessed by specialist radiologists from the MDT using imaging,and the treatment strategy was decided after discussion by the MDT.The associations between clinicopathological factors and long-term outcomes were evaluated using both univariate and multivariate analysis.RESULTS:The recurrence pattern was classified as follows:Twenty-seven(30%) recurrent tumors were evaluated as axial type,21(23.3%) were anterior type,8(8.9%) were posterior type,and 13(25.6%) were lateral type.Forty-one patients had tumors that were evaluated as resectable by the MDT and ultimately received surgery,and R0 resection was achieved in 36(87.8%) of these patients.The recurrence pattern was closely associated with resectability and R0 resection rate(P < 0.001).The recurrence pattern,interval to recurrence,and R0 resection were significantly associated with 5-year survival rate in univariate analysis.Multivariate analysis showed that the R0 resection was the unique independent factor affecting long-term survival.CONCLUSION:The MDT modality improves patient selection for surgery by enabling accurate classification of the recurrence pattern;R0 resection is the most significant factor affecting long-term survival.展开更多
Objective:The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors and imply the appropriate management for local recurrent osteosarcoma.Methods:The clinical records of 60 patients with local recurrence osteosarcoma w...Objective:The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors and imply the appropriate management for local recurrent osteosarcoma.Methods:The clinical records of 60 patients with local recurrence osteosarcoma were reviewed between January 2002 and December 2010.The mean followed-up time for these patients was 49.1 months(range 13 to 143 months).The factors of age,gender,tumor site,tumor size,surgical procedure,neoadjuvant chemotherapy,frequency of primary postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy,lung metastasis,metastasis of other sites(except for lung) and treatment after local recurrence were selected as the measurements for this analysis.Kaplan-Meier method was used to measure the overall survival and post-recurrence survival.The univariate analysis was used to determine the prognostic factors related with survival by Log-rank test.The COX proportional-hazard regression model was used to analyze the correlation between the prognostic factor and the survival.Results:The median post-recurrence survival and overall survival of 60 patients were 32 months(95% confidence interval:16.2-47.8) and 55 months(95% confidence interval:39.3-70.7) respectively.The 2and 3-year cumulative survival rates were 81.7% and 55.4%,respectively.The Log-rank univariate analysis showed that age,gender,tumor size,metastasis of other sites(except for lung) and treatment after local recurrence were associated with the prognosis of osteosarcoma with local recurrence(P < 0.05).The Cox regression analysis revealed that gender(P = 0.016),metastasis of other sites(except for lung,P = 0.017) and treatment after local recurrence(P = 0.028) were the independent prognostic factors of osteosarcoma with local recurrence.On the other hand,the prognosis of local recurrent osteosarcoma was not associated with tumor site,surgical procedure,frequency of primary postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy,neoadjuvant chemotherapy and lung metastasis(P > 0.05).Conclusion:The independent prognostic factors for local recurrent osteosarcoma were the metastasis of other site(except for lung) and the treatment after local recurrence.The aggressive surgical treatment for local recurrence and distant metastasis could effectively improve the survival of local recurrent osteosarcoma.展开更多
AIM: The survival time of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after resection is hard to predict. Both residual liver function and tumor extension factors should be considered. A new scoring system has recent...AIM: The survival time of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after resection is hard to predict. Both residual liver function and tumor extension factors should be considered. A new scoring system has recently been proposed by the Cancer of the Liver Italian Program (CLIP). CLIP score was confirmed to be one of the best ways to stage patients with HCC. To our knowledge, however, the literature concerning the correlation between CLIP score and prognosis for patients with HCC after resection was not published. The aim of this study is to evaluate the recurrence and prognostic value of CLIP score for the patients with HCC after resection. METHODS: A retrospective survey was carried out in 174 patients undergoing resection of HCC from January 1986 to June 1998. Six patients who died in the hospital after operation and 11 patients with the recurrence of the disease were excluded at 1 month after hepatectomy. By the end of June 2001, 4 patients were lost and 153 patients with curative resection have been followed up for at least three years. Among 153 patients, 115 developed intrahepatic recurrence and 10 developed extrahepatic recurrence, whereas the other 28 remained free of recurrence. Recurrences were classified into early (【 or =3 year) and late (】3 year) recurrence. The CLIP score included the parameters involved in the Child-Pugh stage (0-2), plus macroscopic tumor morphology (0-2), AFP levels (0-1), and the presence or absence of portal thrombosis (0-1). By contrast, portal vein thrombosis was defined as the presence of tumor emboli within vascular channel analyzed by microscopic examination in this study. Risk factors for recurrence and prognostic factors for survival in each group were analyzed by the chi-square test, the Kaplan-Meier estimation and the COX proportional hazards model respectively. RESULTS: The 1-, 3-, 5-, 7-,and 10-year disease-free survival rates after curative resection of HCC were 57.2%, 28.3%, 23.5%, 18.8%, and 17.8%, respectively. Median survival time was 28, 10, 4, and 5 mo for CLIP score 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 to 5, respectively. Early and late recurrence developed in 109 patients and 16 patients respectively. By the chi-square test, tumor size, microsatellite, venous invasion, tumor type (uninodular, multinodular, massive), tumor extension (【 or = or 】50% of liver parenchyma replaced by tumor), TNM stage, CLIP score, and resection margin were the risk factors for early recurrence, whereas CLIP score and Child-Pugh stage were significant risk factors for late recurrence. In univariate survival analysis, Child-Pugh stages, resection margin, tumor size, microsatellite, venous invasion, tumor type, tumor extension, TNM stages, and CLIP score were associated with prognosis. The multivariate analysis by COX proportional hazards model showed that the independent predictive factors of survival were resection margins and TNM stages. CONCLUSION: CLIP score has displayed a unique superiority in predicting the tumor early and late recurrence and prognosis in the patients with HCC after resection.展开更多
AIM:To identify factors associated with prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) after initial therapy.METHODS:A total of 377 HCC patients who were newly treated at Katsushika Medical Center,Japan from January 2000 ...AIM:To identify factors associated with prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) after initial therapy.METHODS:A total of 377 HCC patients who were newly treated at Katsushika Medical Center,Japan from January 2000 to December 2009 and followed up for > 2 years,or died during follow-up,were enrolled.The factors related to survival were first analyzed in 377 patients with HCC tumor stage T1-T4 using multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis.A similar analysis was performed in 282 patients with tumor stage T1-T3.Additionally,factors associated with the period between initial and subsequent therapy were examined in 144 patients who did not show local recurrence.Finally,214 HCC stage T1-T3 patients who died during the observation period were classified into four groups according to their alcohol consumption and postprandial glucose levels,and differences in their causes of death were examined.RESULTS:On multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis,the following were significantly associated with survival:underlying liver disease stage [non-cirrhosis/Child-Pugh A vs B/C,hazard ratio(HR):0.603,95% CI:0.417-0.874,P = 0.0079],HCC stage(T1/T2 vs T3/T4,HR:0.447,95% CI:0.347-0.576,P < 0.0001),and mean postprandial plasma glucose after initial therapy(< 200 vs ≥ 200 mg/dL,HR:0.181,95% CI:0.067-0.488,P = 0.0008).In T1-T3 patients,uninterrupted alcohol consumption after initial therapy(no vs yes,HR:0.641,95% CI:0.469-0.877,P = 0.0055) was significant in addition to underlying liver disease stage(non-cirrhosis/Child-Pugh A vs B/C,HR:0649,95% CI:0.476-0.885,P = 0.0068),HCC stage(T1 vs T2/T3,HR:0.788,95% CI:0.653-0.945,P = 0.0108),and mean postprandial plasma glucose after initial therapy(< 200 mg/dL vs ≥ 200 mg/dL,HR:0.502,95% CI:0.337-0.747,P = 0.0005).In patients without local recurrence,time from initial to subsequent therapy for newly emerging HCC was significantly longer in the "postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL group" than the "postprandial glucose > 200 mg/dL group"(log-rank test,P < 0.05),whereas there was no difference in the period between the "non-alcohol group"(patients who did not drink regularly or those who could reduce their daily consumption to < 20 g) and the "continuation group"(drinkers who continued to drink > 20 g daily).Of 214 T1-T3 patients who died during the observation period,death caused by other than HCC progression was significantly more frequent in "group AL"(patients in the continuation and postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL groups) than "group N"(patients in the non-alcohol and postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL groups)(P = 0.0016).CONCLUSION:This study found that abstinence from habitual alcohol consumption and intensive care for diabetes mellitus were related to improved prognosis in HCC patients.展开更多
AIM To analyze the clinicopathologic risk factors in hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after surgery. METHODS Significance test (χ 2 and Student t test) of the single and multiple factors, and Wilcoxon Cox ...AIM To analyze the clinicopathologic risk factors in hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after surgery. METHODS Significance test (χ 2 and Student t test) of the single and multiple factors, and Wilcoxon Cox tropic examination were used, a retrospective clinicopathologic analysis was made in 156 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy. RESULTS Of the 156 cases, 68 4%, 57 3%, 46 7%, 31 5% and 28 6% had 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 postoperative tumor free years respectively with a total recurrence rate of 53 2% (83/156). In the 83 recurrent cases, 65 were of intrahepatic sabclinical type, with a re resection rate of 78 3% (65/83). The relevant factors involved in recurrence were: males, tumor number and size, capsule infiltration, portal veins involvement, etc. Those factors obviously influenced the prognosis of the patients with postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma ( P <0 05). 63 1% tumor nodes (41/65) of recurrent liver cancinomas were located at the ipsilateral segment of the primary ones. CONCLUSION Males, tumor number and size, capsule infiltration and portal veins involvement are the factors for postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after surgery. The recurrence is mainly unicentral. Right front lobe is the liver segment with a high recurrence rate.展开更多
AIM:To evaluate the prognostic factors for 5-year survival after local excision of rectal cancer,and to examine the therapeutic efficacy and surgical indications for this procedure. METHODS:Clinical data,obtained from...AIM:To evaluate the prognostic factors for 5-year survival after local excision of rectal cancer,and to examine the therapeutic efficacy and surgical indications for this procedure. METHODS:Clinical data,obtained from 106 local rectal cancer excisions performed between January 1980 and December 2005,were retrospectively analyzed.Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method,statistical comparisons were performed using the log-rank test,and multivariate analysis was performed using the Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS:Transanal,transsacral,and transvaginal excisions were performed in 92,12,and 2 cases, respectively.The rate of complication,local recurrence, and 5-year survival was 6.6%,17.0%,and 86.7%, respectively.Univariate analysis showed that T stage, vascular invasion,and local recurrence were related to the prognosis of the cases(P<0.05).Multivariate analysis showed that T stage[P=0.011,95% confidence interval(CI)=1.194-3.878]and local recurrence(P=0.022,95%CI=1.194-10.160)were the major prognostic factors for 5-year survival of cases after local excision of rectal cancer. CONCLUSION:Local rectal cancer excision is associated with few complications,and suitable for stages Tis and T1 rectal cancer.Prevention of local recurrence,active postoperative follow-up,and administration of salvage therapy are the effective methods to increase the efficacy of local excision of rectal cancer.展开更多
目的对三阴性乳腺癌(triple-negative breast cancer,TNBC)临床病理特征及其预后分析。方法收集2001年2月—2010年2月在我院术后经病理学确诊的493例乳腺癌患者资料,回顾性分析其临床病例特征及预后。结果 TNBC多见于<35岁未绝经的女...目的对三阴性乳腺癌(triple-negative breast cancer,TNBC)临床病理特征及其预后分析。方法收集2001年2月—2010年2月在我院术后经病理学确诊的493例乳腺癌患者资料,回顾性分析其临床病例特征及预后。结果 TNBC多见于<35岁未绝经的女性,且组织学分级较高(P<0.05)。TNBC 5年无病生存率(DFS)低于非三阴性乳腺癌(non-TNBC)(58.5%,76.5%)(P<0.05);5年总生存率(OS)低于non-TNBC(70.5%,86.5%)(P<0.05)。结论 TNBC临床病理特征特殊且复发转移率高,预后差,针对其辅助治疗方案需进一步探究。展开更多
文摘Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes and prognosis of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for patients with localized prostate cancer, and identify suitable candidates for this therapy by investigating the predictive factors. Methods: The 224 patients (low 54, intermediate 111 and high-risk patients 59) with T1-2 stage were treated using the Sonablate device and followed for over 12 months after treatment. Recurrence was determined based on histological findings, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) failure and local or distant metastasis. The factors which are predicting variables with potential effects were investigated by Kaplan-Meier and multivariate analysis. Results: A total of 255 treatment sessions (193 with one, 31 with two) were performed. No patients died of prostate cancer, but 15 died of other causes and 14 patients were lost during follow-up. The 7-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates in all patients were 75%, and 5-year RFS rates were 98%, 84% and 59% in the low, intermediate and high-risk patients respectively. In the 216 patients who underwent histological examination at 6 months or later after HIFU, 25 (12%) were positive. In 77 patients with recurrence after first-HIFU, the second treatments were hormonal therapy and HIFU. Of the 31 patients who underwent a second HIFU, the 5-year RFS rates were 64%, and 5-year RFS rates were 100%, 74% and 33% in the low, intermediate and high-risk patients. The significant predictor for recurrence was risk-group, T-stage (T1 vs T2), Gleason score (≤3 + 4 and ≥4 + 3), pretreatment PSA (Conclusions: Prognosis of HIFU for Patients with localized prostate cancer was good, and the low and intermediate-risk patients with T1-staging are suitable indications for HIFU. Effective predictors for outcomes were risk-group, T-stage, Gleason score, pretreatment PSA and nadir PSA.
文摘AIM:To investigate the patterns and decisive prognostic factors for local recurrence of rectal cancer treated with a multidisciplinary team(MDT) modality.METHODS:Ninety patients with local recurrence were studied,out of 1079 consecutive rectal cancer patients who underwent curative surgery from 1999 to 2007.For each patient,the recurrence pattern was assessed by specialist radiologists from the MDT using imaging,and the treatment strategy was decided after discussion by the MDT.The associations between clinicopathological factors and long-term outcomes were evaluated using both univariate and multivariate analysis.RESULTS:The recurrence pattern was classified as follows:Twenty-seven(30%) recurrent tumors were evaluated as axial type,21(23.3%) were anterior type,8(8.9%) were posterior type,and 13(25.6%) were lateral type.Forty-one patients had tumors that were evaluated as resectable by the MDT and ultimately received surgery,and R0 resection was achieved in 36(87.8%) of these patients.The recurrence pattern was closely associated with resectability and R0 resection rate(P < 0.001).The recurrence pattern,interval to recurrence,and R0 resection were significantly associated with 5-year survival rate in univariate analysis.Multivariate analysis showed that the R0 resection was the unique independent factor affecting long-term survival.CONCLUSION:The MDT modality improves patient selection for surgery by enabling accurate classification of the recurrence pattern;R0 resection is the most significant factor affecting long-term survival.
文摘Objective:The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors and imply the appropriate management for local recurrent osteosarcoma.Methods:The clinical records of 60 patients with local recurrence osteosarcoma were reviewed between January 2002 and December 2010.The mean followed-up time for these patients was 49.1 months(range 13 to 143 months).The factors of age,gender,tumor site,tumor size,surgical procedure,neoadjuvant chemotherapy,frequency of primary postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy,lung metastasis,metastasis of other sites(except for lung) and treatment after local recurrence were selected as the measurements for this analysis.Kaplan-Meier method was used to measure the overall survival and post-recurrence survival.The univariate analysis was used to determine the prognostic factors related with survival by Log-rank test.The COX proportional-hazard regression model was used to analyze the correlation between the prognostic factor and the survival.Results:The median post-recurrence survival and overall survival of 60 patients were 32 months(95% confidence interval:16.2-47.8) and 55 months(95% confidence interval:39.3-70.7) respectively.The 2and 3-year cumulative survival rates were 81.7% and 55.4%,respectively.The Log-rank univariate analysis showed that age,gender,tumor size,metastasis of other sites(except for lung) and treatment after local recurrence were associated with the prognosis of osteosarcoma with local recurrence(P < 0.05).The Cox regression analysis revealed that gender(P = 0.016),metastasis of other sites(except for lung,P = 0.017) and treatment after local recurrence(P = 0.028) were the independent prognostic factors of osteosarcoma with local recurrence.On the other hand,the prognosis of local recurrent osteosarcoma was not associated with tumor site,surgical procedure,frequency of primary postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy,neoadjuvant chemotherapy and lung metastasis(P > 0.05).Conclusion:The independent prognostic factors for local recurrent osteosarcoma were the metastasis of other site(except for lung) and the treatment after local recurrence.The aggressive surgical treatment for local recurrence and distant metastasis could effectively improve the survival of local recurrent osteosarcoma.
文摘AIM: The survival time of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after resection is hard to predict. Both residual liver function and tumor extension factors should be considered. A new scoring system has recently been proposed by the Cancer of the Liver Italian Program (CLIP). CLIP score was confirmed to be one of the best ways to stage patients with HCC. To our knowledge, however, the literature concerning the correlation between CLIP score and prognosis for patients with HCC after resection was not published. The aim of this study is to evaluate the recurrence and prognostic value of CLIP score for the patients with HCC after resection. METHODS: A retrospective survey was carried out in 174 patients undergoing resection of HCC from January 1986 to June 1998. Six patients who died in the hospital after operation and 11 patients with the recurrence of the disease were excluded at 1 month after hepatectomy. By the end of June 2001, 4 patients were lost and 153 patients with curative resection have been followed up for at least three years. Among 153 patients, 115 developed intrahepatic recurrence and 10 developed extrahepatic recurrence, whereas the other 28 remained free of recurrence. Recurrences were classified into early (【 or =3 year) and late (】3 year) recurrence. The CLIP score included the parameters involved in the Child-Pugh stage (0-2), plus macroscopic tumor morphology (0-2), AFP levels (0-1), and the presence or absence of portal thrombosis (0-1). By contrast, portal vein thrombosis was defined as the presence of tumor emboli within vascular channel analyzed by microscopic examination in this study. Risk factors for recurrence and prognostic factors for survival in each group were analyzed by the chi-square test, the Kaplan-Meier estimation and the COX proportional hazards model respectively. RESULTS: The 1-, 3-, 5-, 7-,and 10-year disease-free survival rates after curative resection of HCC were 57.2%, 28.3%, 23.5%, 18.8%, and 17.8%, respectively. Median survival time was 28, 10, 4, and 5 mo for CLIP score 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 to 5, respectively. Early and late recurrence developed in 109 patients and 16 patients respectively. By the chi-square test, tumor size, microsatellite, venous invasion, tumor type (uninodular, multinodular, massive), tumor extension (【 or = or 】50% of liver parenchyma replaced by tumor), TNM stage, CLIP score, and resection margin were the risk factors for early recurrence, whereas CLIP score and Child-Pugh stage were significant risk factors for late recurrence. In univariate survival analysis, Child-Pugh stages, resection margin, tumor size, microsatellite, venous invasion, tumor type, tumor extension, TNM stages, and CLIP score were associated with prognosis. The multivariate analysis by COX proportional hazards model showed that the independent predictive factors of survival were resection margins and TNM stages. CONCLUSION: CLIP score has displayed a unique superiority in predicting the tumor early and late recurrence and prognosis in the patients with HCC after resection.
文摘AIM:To identify factors associated with prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) after initial therapy.METHODS:A total of 377 HCC patients who were newly treated at Katsushika Medical Center,Japan from January 2000 to December 2009 and followed up for > 2 years,or died during follow-up,were enrolled.The factors related to survival were first analyzed in 377 patients with HCC tumor stage T1-T4 using multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis.A similar analysis was performed in 282 patients with tumor stage T1-T3.Additionally,factors associated with the period between initial and subsequent therapy were examined in 144 patients who did not show local recurrence.Finally,214 HCC stage T1-T3 patients who died during the observation period were classified into four groups according to their alcohol consumption and postprandial glucose levels,and differences in their causes of death were examined.RESULTS:On multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis,the following were significantly associated with survival:underlying liver disease stage [non-cirrhosis/Child-Pugh A vs B/C,hazard ratio(HR):0.603,95% CI:0.417-0.874,P = 0.0079],HCC stage(T1/T2 vs T3/T4,HR:0.447,95% CI:0.347-0.576,P < 0.0001),and mean postprandial plasma glucose after initial therapy(< 200 vs ≥ 200 mg/dL,HR:0.181,95% CI:0.067-0.488,P = 0.0008).In T1-T3 patients,uninterrupted alcohol consumption after initial therapy(no vs yes,HR:0.641,95% CI:0.469-0.877,P = 0.0055) was significant in addition to underlying liver disease stage(non-cirrhosis/Child-Pugh A vs B/C,HR:0649,95% CI:0.476-0.885,P = 0.0068),HCC stage(T1 vs T2/T3,HR:0.788,95% CI:0.653-0.945,P = 0.0108),and mean postprandial plasma glucose after initial therapy(< 200 mg/dL vs ≥ 200 mg/dL,HR:0.502,95% CI:0.337-0.747,P = 0.0005).In patients without local recurrence,time from initial to subsequent therapy for newly emerging HCC was significantly longer in the "postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL group" than the "postprandial glucose > 200 mg/dL group"(log-rank test,P < 0.05),whereas there was no difference in the period between the "non-alcohol group"(patients who did not drink regularly or those who could reduce their daily consumption to < 20 g) and the "continuation group"(drinkers who continued to drink > 20 g daily).Of 214 T1-T3 patients who died during the observation period,death caused by other than HCC progression was significantly more frequent in "group AL"(patients in the continuation and postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL groups) than "group N"(patients in the non-alcohol and postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL groups)(P = 0.0016).CONCLUSION:This study found that abstinence from habitual alcohol consumption and intensive care for diabetes mellitus were related to improved prognosis in HCC patients.
文摘AIM To analyze the clinicopathologic risk factors in hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after surgery. METHODS Significance test (χ 2 and Student t test) of the single and multiple factors, and Wilcoxon Cox tropic examination were used, a retrospective clinicopathologic analysis was made in 156 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy. RESULTS Of the 156 cases, 68 4%, 57 3%, 46 7%, 31 5% and 28 6% had 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 postoperative tumor free years respectively with a total recurrence rate of 53 2% (83/156). In the 83 recurrent cases, 65 were of intrahepatic sabclinical type, with a re resection rate of 78 3% (65/83). The relevant factors involved in recurrence were: males, tumor number and size, capsule infiltration, portal veins involvement, etc. Those factors obviously influenced the prognosis of the patients with postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma ( P <0 05). 63 1% tumor nodes (41/65) of recurrent liver cancinomas were located at the ipsilateral segment of the primary ones. CONCLUSION Males, tumor number and size, capsule infiltration and portal veins involvement are the factors for postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after surgery. The recurrence is mainly unicentral. Right front lobe is the liver segment with a high recurrence rate.
文摘AIM:To evaluate the prognostic factors for 5-year survival after local excision of rectal cancer,and to examine the therapeutic efficacy and surgical indications for this procedure. METHODS:Clinical data,obtained from 106 local rectal cancer excisions performed between January 1980 and December 2005,were retrospectively analyzed.Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method,statistical comparisons were performed using the log-rank test,and multivariate analysis was performed using the Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS:Transanal,transsacral,and transvaginal excisions were performed in 92,12,and 2 cases, respectively.The rate of complication,local recurrence, and 5-year survival was 6.6%,17.0%,and 86.7%, respectively.Univariate analysis showed that T stage, vascular invasion,and local recurrence were related to the prognosis of the cases(P<0.05).Multivariate analysis showed that T stage[P=0.011,95% confidence interval(CI)=1.194-3.878]and local recurrence(P=0.022,95%CI=1.194-10.160)were the major prognostic factors for 5-year survival of cases after local excision of rectal cancer. CONCLUSION:Local rectal cancer excision is associated with few complications,and suitable for stages Tis and T1 rectal cancer.Prevention of local recurrence,active postoperative follow-up,and administration of salvage therapy are the effective methods to increase the efficacy of local excision of rectal cancer.