AIM:To explore the feasibility of pertorming minimally invasive surgery(MIS)on subsets of submucosal gastric cancers that are unlikely to have regional lymph node metastasis. METHODS:A total of 105 patients underwent ...AIM:To explore the feasibility of pertorming minimally invasive surgery(MIS)on subsets of submucosal gastric cancers that are unlikely to have regional lymph node metastasis. METHODS:A total of 105 patients underwent radical gastrectomy with lymph node dissection for submucosal gastric cancer at our hospital from January 1995 to December 1995.Besides investigating many clinicopathological features such as tumor size,gross appearance,and differentiation, we measured the depth of invasion into submucosa minutely and analyzed the clinicopathologic features of these patients regarding lymph node metastasis. RESULTS:The rate of lymph node metastasis in cases where the depth of invasion was<500 μm,500-2 000 μm,or >2 000 μm was 9%(2/23),19%(7136),and 33%(15/46), respectively(P<0.05).In univariate analysis,no significant correlation was found between lymph node metastasis and clinicopathological characteristics such as age,sex,tumor location,gross appearance,tumor differentiation,Lauren's classification,and lymphatic invasion.In multivariate analysis, tumor size(>4 cm vs≤2 cm,odds ratio=4.80, P=0.04)and depth of invasion(>2 000 μm vs ≤500 μm, odds ratio=6.81,P=0.02)were significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis.Combining the depth and size in cases where the depth of invasion was less than 500 μm, we found that lymph node metastasis occurred where the tumor size was greater than 4 cm.In cases where the tumor size was less than 2 cm,lymph node metastasis was found only where the depth of tumor invasion was more than 2 000 μm. CONCLUSION:MIS can be applied to submucosal gastric cancer that is less than 2 cm in size and 500 μm in depth.展开更多
Objective: This study aims to investigate the clinicopathologic significance of lymphatic vessel invasion (LVI) labeled by D2-40 monoclonal antibody in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods: Immunoh...Objective: This study aims to investigate the clinicopathologic significance of lymphatic vessel invasion (LVI) labeled by D2-40 monoclonal antibody in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods: Immunohistochemical assay was used to detect the expression of D2-40 and LVI in 107 ESCC patients. Then, the correlation between the clinicopathologic feature and the overall survival time of the patients was analyzed. Results: The lymph node metastasis rates were 70% and 21% in the LVI-positive and LVI-negative groups, respectively. The nodal metastasis rate was higher in the LVI-positive group than in the LVI-negative group. Multivariate regression analysis showed that LVI was related to nodal metastasis (P〈0.001). The median survival time of the patients was 26 and 43 months in the LVI-positive and LVI-negative groups, respectively. Mthough univariate regression analysis showed significant difference between the two groups (P=0.014), multivariate regression analysis revealed that LVI was not an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in the ESCC patients (P=0.062). Lymphatic node metastasis (P=0.031), clinical stage (P=0.019), and residual tumor (P=0.026) were the independent prognostic factors. Conclusion: LVI labeled by D2-40 monoclonal antibody is a risk factor predictive of lymph node metastasis in ESCC patients.展开更多
子宫内膜癌是女性生殖系统最常见的恶性肿瘤,近年来子宫内膜癌诊疗中备受关注的热点问题,如淋巴脉管间隙浸润的定量评价、前哨淋巴结超分期和子宫内膜癌分子分型等,已经逐渐用于临床实践。目前,子宫内膜癌相关的新进展已被写入2023版国...子宫内膜癌是女性生殖系统最常见的恶性肿瘤,近年来子宫内膜癌诊疗中备受关注的热点问题,如淋巴脉管间隙浸润的定量评价、前哨淋巴结超分期和子宫内膜癌分子分型等,已经逐渐用于临床实践。目前,子宫内膜癌相关的新进展已被写入2023版国际妇产科联盟(International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics,FIGO)子宫内膜癌分期修订版本,并在临床推广应用。规范的病理诊断是评估子宫内膜癌患者预后和指导辅助治疗的重要依据,介绍2023版FIGO子宫内膜癌分期更新对病理诊断内容的影响,旨在帮助提高病理医生子宫内膜癌病理诊断的规范化及标准化水平,辅助临床医生更准确地理解和应用新分期。展开更多
AIM: To evaluate and compare detection of lymphatic and blood vessel invasion (LVI and BVI) by hematox-ylin-eosin (HE) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) in gastric cancer specimens, and to correlate with lymph node statu...AIM: To evaluate and compare detection of lymphatic and blood vessel invasion (LVI and BVI) by hematox-ylin-eosin (HE) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) in gastric cancer specimens, and to correlate with lymph node status. METHODS: IHC using D2-40 (a lymphatic endothelial marker) and CD34 (a pan-endothelial marker) was performed to study LVI and BVI in surgical specimens froma consecutive series of 95 primary gastric cancer cases. The results of the IHC study were compared with the detection by HE using McNemar test and kappa index. The morphologic features of the tumors and the presence of LVI and BVI were related to the presence of lymph node metastasis. A χ2 test was performed to obtain associations between LVI and BVI and other prognostic factors for gastric cancer. RESULTS: The detection rate of LVI was considerably higher than that of BVI. The IHC study identified eight false-positive cases and 13 false-negative cases for LVI, and 24 false-positive cases and 10 false-negative cases for BVI. The average Kappa value determined was moderate for LVI (k=0.50) and low for BVI (k=0.20). Both LVI and BVI were statistically associated with the presence of lymph node metastasis (HE: P=0.001, P=0.013, and IHC: P=0.001, P=0.019). The mor-phologic features associated with LVI were location of the tumor in the distal third of the stomach (P=0.039), Borrmann's macroscopic type (P=0.001), organ inva-sion (P=0.03) and the depth of tumor invasion (P=0.001). The presence of BVI was related only to the depth of tumor invasion (P=0.003). CONCLUSION: The immunohistochemical identification of lymphatic and blood vessels is useful for increasing the accuracy of the diagnosis of vessel invasion and for predicting lymph node metastasis.展开更多
Background This study was to evaluate bivariate bromodeoxyuridine(BrdUrd)/DNA flow cytometric analysis in detection of gastric carcinoma and to study the relations of cellular BrdUrd labeling indices (LI), G_2/M-phas...Background This study was to evaluate bivariate bromodeoxyuridine(BrdUrd)/DNA flow cytometric analysis in detection of gastric carcinoma and to study the relations of cellular BrdUrd labeling indices (LI), G_2/M-phase fraction(G_2/MPF) and DNA ploidy pattern to lymphatic involvement, venous invasion and prognosis.Methods Fresh tumor samples from 60 patients with gastric carcinoma were analyzed by bivariate BrdUrd/DNA flow cytometry. The results were correlated with lymphatic vessel invasion, lymphatic node metastasis, the number of matastatic lymphatic nodes, and venous invasion. Propidium iodide (PI) was used as a fluorescent probe for total cellular DNA, and a monoclonal antibody against BrdUrd was used as a probe for BrdUrd incorporated into DNA. Fluorescent-labeled goat anti-mouse antibody was used as a second antibody. S-phase fractions were measured by in vitro BrdUrd labeling, and DNA ploidy and G_2/MPF were also measured. Comparison of survival was performed with the log-rank test, the Chi-square test for qualitative data, and Student’s t test for quantu data. Results BrdUrd LI and G_2/MPF values were significantly higher in tumors with lymphatic vessel invasion than in those without invasion respectively (P<0.01); the patients who had tumors with lymphatic vessel invasion showed a significantly poor prognosis (P<0.01). Both BrdUrd LI and G_2/MPF values were significantly higher in tumors with lymphatic node metastasis than in those without metastasis (P<0.01). A statistical significant difference was noted in the 5-year survival rates between the patients with lymph node metastasis and those without metastasis. Compared with diploid carcinoma, the incidence of lymph node metastasis was significantly higher in aneuploid carcinoma (P<0.05), and the patients with aneuploid carcinoma showed a significantly poor prognosis (P<0.05). BrdUrd LI was significantly higher in patients with more than 5 metastatic lymph nodes than those with 1-4 metastatic lymph nodes (P<0.05) and those without metastasis (P<0.01). G_2/MPF values in those patients either with more than 5 metastatic lymph nodes or 1-4 metastatic lymph nodes were higher than those without metastasis (P<0.01 and P<0.05). A statistical significance was seen in the 5-year survival rates among the patients with no metastatic lymph node, 1-4 metastatic nodes and more than 5 metastatic nodes (P<0.01). G_2/MPF values were significantly higher in patients with venous invasion than in those without invasion (P<0.01).Conclusions Positive correlations exist between cellular BrdUrd LI, G_2/MPF with lymphatic involvement and prognosis, and DNA aneuploid with lymphatic involvement and prognosis. The same was true between G_2/MPF value and venous invasion in gastric carcinoma.展开更多
目的探讨食管癌患者胸、腹腔淋巴结的转移规律及其对生存预后的影响。方法选取经微创食管癌切除术(minimally invasive esophagectomy,MIE)治疗的食管鳞癌患者103例,按照日本食管肿瘤研究会(Japan Esophageal Cancer Research Associati...目的探讨食管癌患者胸、腹腔淋巴结的转移规律及其对生存预后的影响。方法选取经微创食管癌切除术(minimally invasive esophagectomy,MIE)治疗的食管鳞癌患者103例,按照日本食管肿瘤研究会(Japan Esophageal Cancer Research Association,JEOG)淋巴结分区的标准进行淋巴结清扫,统计淋巴结的转移情况,分析淋巴结转移情况对3年总生存率的影响。结果胸上段食管癌主要向左、右喉返神经旁淋巴结转移。胸中段食管癌呈现双向淋巴结转移。胸下段食管癌主要向胃左动脉旁和肝总动脉旁淋巴结转移。食管癌患者3年总生存率在病变长度、分化程度、浸润深度、肿瘤位置和淋巴结转移方面比较,差异均具有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。结论淋巴结转移是影响胸段食管癌患者术后效果的重要影响因素,结合病变位置情况,重点清扫相应部位的淋巴结,并可依据病变长度、分化程度、浸润深度、肿瘤位置及淋巴结转移判定远期预后。展开更多
文摘AIM:To explore the feasibility of pertorming minimally invasive surgery(MIS)on subsets of submucosal gastric cancers that are unlikely to have regional lymph node metastasis. METHODS:A total of 105 patients underwent radical gastrectomy with lymph node dissection for submucosal gastric cancer at our hospital from January 1995 to December 1995.Besides investigating many clinicopathological features such as tumor size,gross appearance,and differentiation, we measured the depth of invasion into submucosa minutely and analyzed the clinicopathologic features of these patients regarding lymph node metastasis. RESULTS:The rate of lymph node metastasis in cases where the depth of invasion was<500 μm,500-2 000 μm,or >2 000 μm was 9%(2/23),19%(7136),and 33%(15/46), respectively(P<0.05).In univariate analysis,no significant correlation was found between lymph node metastasis and clinicopathological characteristics such as age,sex,tumor location,gross appearance,tumor differentiation,Lauren's classification,and lymphatic invasion.In multivariate analysis, tumor size(>4 cm vs≤2 cm,odds ratio=4.80, P=0.04)and depth of invasion(>2 000 μm vs ≤500 μm, odds ratio=6.81,P=0.02)were significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis.Combining the depth and size in cases where the depth of invasion was less than 500 μm, we found that lymph node metastasis occurred where the tumor size was greater than 4 cm.In cases where the tumor size was less than 2 cm,lymph node metastasis was found only where the depth of tumor invasion was more than 2 000 μm. CONCLUSION:MIS can be applied to submucosal gastric cancer that is less than 2 cm in size and 500 μm in depth.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Development Planning of Shandong Provincethe China Postdoctoral Science Fund (Grant No.2012GGE27088 andNo.2011M500531)
文摘Objective: This study aims to investigate the clinicopathologic significance of lymphatic vessel invasion (LVI) labeled by D2-40 monoclonal antibody in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods: Immunohistochemical assay was used to detect the expression of D2-40 and LVI in 107 ESCC patients. Then, the correlation between the clinicopathologic feature and the overall survival time of the patients was analyzed. Results: The lymph node metastasis rates were 70% and 21% in the LVI-positive and LVI-negative groups, respectively. The nodal metastasis rate was higher in the LVI-positive group than in the LVI-negative group. Multivariate regression analysis showed that LVI was related to nodal metastasis (P〈0.001). The median survival time of the patients was 26 and 43 months in the LVI-positive and LVI-negative groups, respectively. Mthough univariate regression analysis showed significant difference between the two groups (P=0.014), multivariate regression analysis revealed that LVI was not an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in the ESCC patients (P=0.062). Lymphatic node metastasis (P=0.031), clinical stage (P=0.019), and residual tumor (P=0.026) were the independent prognostic factors. Conclusion: LVI labeled by D2-40 monoclonal antibody is a risk factor predictive of lymph node metastasis in ESCC patients.
文摘子宫内膜癌是女性生殖系统最常见的恶性肿瘤,近年来子宫内膜癌诊疗中备受关注的热点问题,如淋巴脉管间隙浸润的定量评价、前哨淋巴结超分期和子宫内膜癌分子分型等,已经逐渐用于临床实践。目前,子宫内膜癌相关的新进展已被写入2023版国际妇产科联盟(International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics,FIGO)子宫内膜癌分期修订版本,并在临床推广应用。规范的病理诊断是评估子宫内膜癌患者预后和指导辅助治疗的重要依据,介绍2023版FIGO子宫内膜癌分期更新对病理诊断内容的影响,旨在帮助提高病理医生子宫内膜癌病理诊断的规范化及标准化水平,辅助临床医生更准确地理解和应用新分期。
基金Supported by Grants from Coordenao de Aperfeioamentode Pessoal de Nível Superior
文摘AIM: To evaluate and compare detection of lymphatic and blood vessel invasion (LVI and BVI) by hematox-ylin-eosin (HE) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) in gastric cancer specimens, and to correlate with lymph node status. METHODS: IHC using D2-40 (a lymphatic endothelial marker) and CD34 (a pan-endothelial marker) was performed to study LVI and BVI in surgical specimens froma consecutive series of 95 primary gastric cancer cases. The results of the IHC study were compared with the detection by HE using McNemar test and kappa index. The morphologic features of the tumors and the presence of LVI and BVI were related to the presence of lymph node metastasis. A χ2 test was performed to obtain associations between LVI and BVI and other prognostic factors for gastric cancer. RESULTS: The detection rate of LVI was considerably higher than that of BVI. The IHC study identified eight false-positive cases and 13 false-negative cases for LVI, and 24 false-positive cases and 10 false-negative cases for BVI. The average Kappa value determined was moderate for LVI (k=0.50) and low for BVI (k=0.20). Both LVI and BVI were statistically associated with the presence of lymph node metastasis (HE: P=0.001, P=0.013, and IHC: P=0.001, P=0.019). The mor-phologic features associated with LVI were location of the tumor in the distal third of the stomach (P=0.039), Borrmann's macroscopic type (P=0.001), organ inva-sion (P=0.03) and the depth of tumor invasion (P=0.001). The presence of BVI was related only to the depth of tumor invasion (P=0.003). CONCLUSION: The immunohistochemical identification of lymphatic and blood vessels is useful for increasing the accuracy of the diagnosis of vessel invasion and for predicting lymph node metastasis.
基金This study was supported by a grant from liaoning province Doctoral Initiative Foundation(No.971012)
文摘Background This study was to evaluate bivariate bromodeoxyuridine(BrdUrd)/DNA flow cytometric analysis in detection of gastric carcinoma and to study the relations of cellular BrdUrd labeling indices (LI), G_2/M-phase fraction(G_2/MPF) and DNA ploidy pattern to lymphatic involvement, venous invasion and prognosis.Methods Fresh tumor samples from 60 patients with gastric carcinoma were analyzed by bivariate BrdUrd/DNA flow cytometry. The results were correlated with lymphatic vessel invasion, lymphatic node metastasis, the number of matastatic lymphatic nodes, and venous invasion. Propidium iodide (PI) was used as a fluorescent probe for total cellular DNA, and a monoclonal antibody against BrdUrd was used as a probe for BrdUrd incorporated into DNA. Fluorescent-labeled goat anti-mouse antibody was used as a second antibody. S-phase fractions were measured by in vitro BrdUrd labeling, and DNA ploidy and G_2/MPF were also measured. Comparison of survival was performed with the log-rank test, the Chi-square test for qualitative data, and Student’s t test for quantu data. Results BrdUrd LI and G_2/MPF values were significantly higher in tumors with lymphatic vessel invasion than in those without invasion respectively (P<0.01); the patients who had tumors with lymphatic vessel invasion showed a significantly poor prognosis (P<0.01). Both BrdUrd LI and G_2/MPF values were significantly higher in tumors with lymphatic node metastasis than in those without metastasis (P<0.01). A statistical significant difference was noted in the 5-year survival rates between the patients with lymph node metastasis and those without metastasis. Compared with diploid carcinoma, the incidence of lymph node metastasis was significantly higher in aneuploid carcinoma (P<0.05), and the patients with aneuploid carcinoma showed a significantly poor prognosis (P<0.05). BrdUrd LI was significantly higher in patients with more than 5 metastatic lymph nodes than those with 1-4 metastatic lymph nodes (P<0.05) and those without metastasis (P<0.01). G_2/MPF values in those patients either with more than 5 metastatic lymph nodes or 1-4 metastatic lymph nodes were higher than those without metastasis (P<0.01 and P<0.05). A statistical significance was seen in the 5-year survival rates among the patients with no metastatic lymph node, 1-4 metastatic nodes and more than 5 metastatic nodes (P<0.01). G_2/MPF values were significantly higher in patients with venous invasion than in those without invasion (P<0.01).Conclusions Positive correlations exist between cellular BrdUrd LI, G_2/MPF with lymphatic involvement and prognosis, and DNA aneuploid with lymphatic involvement and prognosis. The same was true between G_2/MPF value and venous invasion in gastric carcinoma.
文摘目的探讨食管癌患者胸、腹腔淋巴结的转移规律及其对生存预后的影响。方法选取经微创食管癌切除术(minimally invasive esophagectomy,MIE)治疗的食管鳞癌患者103例,按照日本食管肿瘤研究会(Japan Esophageal Cancer Research Association,JEOG)淋巴结分区的标准进行淋巴结清扫,统计淋巴结的转移情况,分析淋巴结转移情况对3年总生存率的影响。结果胸上段食管癌主要向左、右喉返神经旁淋巴结转移。胸中段食管癌呈现双向淋巴结转移。胸下段食管癌主要向胃左动脉旁和肝总动脉旁淋巴结转移。食管癌患者3年总生存率在病变长度、分化程度、浸润深度、肿瘤位置和淋巴结转移方面比较,差异均具有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。结论淋巴结转移是影响胸段食管癌患者术后效果的重要影响因素,结合病变位置情况,重点清扫相应部位的淋巴结,并可依据病变长度、分化程度、浸润深度、肿瘤位置及淋巴结转移判定远期预后。