Objective To study the clinical value of preserving intercostobrachial nerve(ICBN) during axillary lymph node dissection.Methods The clinical data of 146 cases of operated breast cancer of stage Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲa were analyzed.All cases were divided into twe groups randomly:preserved group(n=67) preserved ICBN in axillary lymph node dissection operation;control group(n=79) resected ICBN regulary in the operations.The number of lymph node dissection and the incidence of abnormal sense on the skin of inside upper arm were compared between groups.Results In one month,three months and six months followed up:the incidence of ahnormal sense on the skin of inside upper arm was 17.9%,11.9%,7.4% in preserved group,which was lower than that (74.9%,60.7%,59.5%) in control group significantly (P＜0.01).The diflrence between the two groups was significant.No local recurrence was occurred after opreations from eight months to five years examined.It was none difference that period of operation and the number of lymph node dissection between the groups.Conclusions Preserving ICBN in axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer of stage Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲa could decrease the incidence of abnormal sence on the skin of inside upper arm.It eouldnt increase the incidence of local recurrence.It can improve the life quality of the patients after operations.

Objective To explore the effects of second biopsy and resection on tumor recurrence and progression in patients with high risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Methods The second biopsy and resections were performed 4-6 weeks after the first transurethral resection in 52 patients. Routine follow-up was done in another 71 patients. The tumor recurrence and progression rates were compared. Results Residual tumors were found in 54%(28/52) of patients underwent second biop-sy and resection, including muscle-invasive tumors in 5 patients. Two patients underwent radical cys-tectomy due to resection findings. During same period, 71 patients were routinely followed. After a median observation of 27 months, patients underwent second biopsy and resection showed lower recur-rence rate (P<0.05). The progression rate was no difference between the 2 groups(P0.05). Conclusion Second biopsy and resection may reduce recurrence rate in high risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancers, but may not change the tumor progression rate.

Objective To compare the long-term outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed stage T1G3 bladder cancer treated with bladder preserving approach and intravesical instillation or im-mediate cystectomy.Methods of 113 patients with a median age of 64 years (range 27 to 88) diag-nosed with T1G3 bladder cancer from January 1993 to February 2007,81 cases were treated by tran-sureteral resection with additional intravesieal instillation and 32 were treated with immediate cystecto-my.Differences between the 2 groups in 5-year overall survival and tumor specific survival were calcu-lated using the Kaplan-Meier survival function and analyzed by the log rank test.Results of 81 pa-tients treated with organ preserving approach and postoperative intravesical instillation,53 patients developed local recurrence and 21 patients underwent deferred cysteetomy in a median 64 (range 6-140) months follow-up.The overall and tumor specific survival at 5 years was 64.2% (52/81) and 77.8%(63/81),and in those who had deferred cystectomy it was 61.9% (13/21) and 76.2% (16/21),respectively.Of the 32 patients treated with immediate cystectomy,the 5-year overall and tumor specific survival was 59.4%(19/32) and 75.0%(24/32) within a median follow-up of 62(range 4-141)months.There was no statistical difference of the 5-year overall and tumor specific survival be-tween patients treated with bladder preserving approach or immediate cystectomy.Conclusion Blad-der preserving approach and immediate eystectomy might have similar 5-year overall and tumor specific survival for primary T1G3 bladder cancers.

Objective To explore the effects of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) overexpression on mitochondrial biosynthesis and function in melanocytes.Methods An immortalized human vitiligo melanocyte cell line PIG3V was used in this study.An overexpression plasmid Nrf2-pEX-1 containing the full-length Nrf2 gene was constructed.PIG3V cells were divided into 3 groups:blank group receiving no treatment,control group transfected with the pEX-1 plasmid,overexpression group transfected with the Nrf2-pEX-1 plasmid.After transfection,real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and Western blot were performed to determine the mRNA and protein levels of mitochondrial biosynthesis-related factors (including Nrf2,nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1) and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM)) respectively;RT-PCR was also conducted to measure the copy number of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA),and flow cytometry to estimate mitochondial membrane potential (MMP);luciferase reporter system was used to estimate the intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) level.Statistical analysis was carried out by using a two-sample t-test.Results After transfection,a significant increase was observed in the mRNA expression levels of Nrf2 and NRF1 at 24 hours (both P ＜ 0.001) and in those of Nrf2 and TFAM at 48 hours (both P ＜ 0.05),but no significant change was noted in the mRNA expression level of TFAM at 24 hours (P ＞ 0.05) or in that of NRF1 at 48 hours (P ＞0.05) in the overexpression group compared with the control group.In the case of Nrf2,NRF1 and TFAM protein levels,the overexpression group showed significant increases compared with the control group at 48 hours after transfection (all P ＜ 0.05),while no significant difference was noted between the two groups at 24 hours.Compared with the control group,MMP in the overexpression group increased by 2.313％ at 24 hours (t =5.546,P =0.005) and by 14.872％ at 48 hours (t =8.537,P =0.001) after transfection.Both the relative copy number of mtDNA and ATP level were similar between the overexpression group and control group at 24 hours after transfection (both P ＞ 0.05),but significantly higher in the overexpression group than in the control group at 48 hours (t =5.760,P =0.005;t =22.040,P =0.008).Conclusion Up-regulation of Nrf2 pathway can improve mitochondrial function and biosynthesis in PIG3V cells likely by promoting the expressions of mitochondrial biosynthesis-related genes and proteins.

Objective:To retrospectively analyze the clinical effects and complications of alcohol inactivation, irradiation inactivation, and liquid nitrogen inactivation in the treatment of femur osteosarcoma in children, in an attempt to provide a theoretical basis for clinical selection of in vitro inactivation methods of tumor bone segment. Methods:The clinical data of 93 children with femur osteosarcoma admitted to the Department of Bone and Soft Tissue, the Affi-liate Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2008 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed, and 40 children, including 21 males and 19 females, aged 8-18 (13.65±2.87) years, who were treated with in vitro inactivation and replantation of autogenous tumor bone segment, were screened.Among these children, there was alcohol inactivation in 15 cases, irradiation inactivation in 12 cases, and liquid nitrogen inactivation in 13 cases.A comparison was drawn on these 3 inactivation methods with respect to bone healing time, bone healing rate, tumor recurrence rate, infection rate, fracture or fixation failure rate, and revision rate. Results:All those 40 children were subject to valid medical followed-up, with the alcohol inactivation group for (102.60±16.55) months, the irradiation inactivation group for (59.33±6.39) months, and the liquid nitrogen inactivation for (36.85±6.49) months.The difference in follow-up time of 3 groups was statistically significant ( P<0.05). Compared with other 2 groups, the index of bone healing time, bone healing rate, infection rate and revision rate in the alcohol inactivation group were unfavorable, which showed a significant difference (all P<0.05); However, there was no significant difference in the recurrence rate, fracture rate or fixation failure rate compared with other 2 groups (all P>0.05); There was no significant difference in all above indexes between the irradiation group and the liquid nitrogen group (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Three in vitro inactivation methods for the treatment of tumor bone segment are safe and reliable.The alcohol inactivated bone has a long healing time and more complications.Both irradiation inactivation and liquid nitrogen inactivation are clinical options, but irradiation inactivation requires professional equipment, which may limit the clinical application.