Objective To evaluate the localized biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions (NPBLs) and its role in the early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Methods One hundred and fifty-eight NPBLs from a series of 141 women detected by mammography were resected with wire localization technique. Results Forty-two lesions (26.6%, 42/158) in 42 patients were diagnosed with malignant result, including 12(28.6%) patients with stage 0 breast cancer, 24(57.1%) with stageⅠ, 2(4.8%) with stage Ⅱ and 4(9.5%) with stage Ⅲ disease according to American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system(the 6th edition). The contralateral axillary lymph nodes metastasis were found in only one (2.4%) patient with stage Ⅲ disease and the other forty-one patients remained free of recurrent disease at a median follow-up of 31 months.Conclusion The results showed that the most nonpalpable breast cancers detected by mammography were early-stage breast cancers and had good prognosis. The NPBLs should get a localized biopsy in order to facilitate the early diagnosis and treatment of nonpalpable breast cancers.

Objective To present our experience in two-stage procedure immediate breast reconstruction,which aimed to retain local tissue condition for breast reconstruction,overcome the limitation of radiotherapy on implant reconstruction,and simplify the procedure as well as improve cosmetic result.Methods The proceduces of our method were divided into two stages:in the first stage,the round-shaped expander was implanted in the subpectoral major space during the procedure of mastectomy; at the same time as expander implanted,the first saline injection was performed; with 4 to 8 weeks of inflation,the tissue expander offered adequate tissue for breast reconstruction; in the second stage,silicon gel implant,latissimus dorsi muscle flap,extended latissimus dorsi muscle flap and deep inferior epigastic perforatior flap were used for breast reconstruction after the tissue expander was exchanged.Results Thirty-four patients had undergone the two-staged breast reconstruction using tissue expansion.The average time of therapy was 5.5 months.There were no postoperative complications such as implant exposure,additional scar,and flap necrosis.The follow-up time was 6 to 18 months and the result showed excellent contour of the breast at a satisfactory rate of 97.1％.Conclusions Two-staged technique using tissue expansion in breast reconstruction is easily done and the complications are rare.The technique possesses advantages such as avoiding affection of radiotherapy on silicongel implant and elasticity of skin,retaining maximal local tissue for breast reconstruction.There is no necessary for correction of skin defect and additional scarring,thus the patch-like appearance of breast is avoided.The patients need not to experience depression post mastectomy.Two-staged procedure immediate breast reconstruction is a safe and reliable technique that is especially applicable to the patients who need radiotherapy.

Objective To observe the effect of serum containing Dahuang Zhechong Pills on vascular endothelial growth factor ( VEGF) expression in K562 cells of chronic myelogenous leukemia ( CML) and to develop new antiangiogenic drugs for CML treatment. Methods Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA) was used for the detection of serum VEGF content in 38 CML patients, 11 acute myelogenous leukemia patients and 9 healthy volunteers. SD rats were used for the preparation of serum containing Dahuang Zhechong Pills, and then ELISA was applied for the detection of VEGF content in K562 cells pretreated with serum containing Dahuang Zhechong Pills. Results Compared with the healthy volunteers, myelogenous leukemia patients at chronic phase and acute phase had high serum VEGF content ( P<0.05 or P<0.01) . Compared with blank serum control group, the secretion of VEGF in K562 cells pretreated with serum containing Dahuang Zhechong Pills was decreased obviously ( P<0.01) , and VEGF expression decreased with the increase of drug concentration. Conclusion VEGF content is increased in myelogenous leukemia patients at chronic phase and acute phase, which may be related to the pathogenesis, progress and prognosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Serum containing Dahuang Zhechong Pills can inhibit the expression of VEGF in chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 cells and decrease VEGF protein expression in concentration-dependent manner.

Objective To evaluate breast imaging reporting and data system (BI-RADS) in categorization and biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions (NPBLs). MethodsOne hundred and sixty-two NPBLs from 144 female patients detected by mammography were retrospectively categorized according to BI-RADS. All the lesions finally got histopathological diagnosis by wire-localization biopsy. Results There were 46 malignant lesions, with the positive predictive value for cancer of 28.4% (46/162). The cases of BI-RADS 2-5 lesions were 11, 55, 77, and 19 after categorization according to the BI-RADS, and the positive predictive value of each category for cancer was 0% (0/11),3.6% (2/55),37.7% (29/77),78.9% (15/19) respectively. ConclusionBI-RADS categorization improves the diagnostic specificity of nonpalpable breast lesions and helps decision-making for biopsy. It is suggested that NPBLs on category of BI-RADS 4 or 5 should undergo biopsy.

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of core needle biopsy (CNB) in diagnosing breast masses and its coherence with immunohistochemical (IHC) examination results of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and Her2 protein between pre-and post-chemotherapy in invasive breast cancer. Methods The results of 516 CNB cases from June, 2005 to April, 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. The pathological examination was performed by two pathologists independently. Results 484 cases of malignant tumor, carcinoma in situ and phyllodes tumor were found in this group with the sensitivity of 96.7%. Sixteen cases of false negative (3. 3% ) were demonstrated by surgical biopsy. The accurate rate of CNB was not influenced by the maximum diameter of masses ( P = O. 423 ). The agreement rate of IHC results of ER, PgR and Her2 between pre- and post-chemotherapy were 90. 3%, 76. 8% and 82.5%, respectively. Conclusion CNB is a useful diagnostic method with a satisfactory accuracy in any size of breast masses. Given the histological heterogeneity of invasive breast cancer and the influence of ehemotherapy, the coherence of prechemotherapy IHC for ER, PgR and Her2 is not optimal with that of post-chemotherapy.

Objective To investigate the changes in serum level of myocardial enzymes in patients with primary hypothyroidism and to evaluate the relationship between the level of those enzymes and clinical or experimental parameters.Methods We measured several myocardial enzymes in serum of 108 patients with primary hypothyroidism including 31 cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis,28 cases of atrophic thyroiditis,24 cases of Graves' hyperthyroidism treated by 131I,and 25 cases of Graves' hyperthyroidism treated by antithyroid drugs,as well as 50 normal controls.Results All the myocardial enzymes,including creatine kinase(CK) and its isoenzyme CK-MB,aspartate aminotransferase(AST),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) and its isoenzyme HBDH,especially CK,were elevated in serum of patients with hypothyroidism.In addition,significant negative correlations were found between CK and FT3,CK and FT4,CK-MB and FT3,CK-MB and FT4.No difference in enzyme level was found among different hypothyroidism groups.Conclusion Hypothyroidism may cause elevation of myocardial enzymes in serum of the patients.The degree of CK and CK-MB increase was associated with the severity of hypothyroidism,and thus can be regarded as indexes to determine the severity of hypothyroidism.

Objective To evaluate the feasibility of sentinel lymph node biopsy(SLNB)during surgery of breast cancer. MethodsRadioactive colloid and blue dye were injected intradermally around the tumor seperately before the operation and the SLN were detected first by lymph scintigraphy. SLN was detected and located using ?-finder and the blue dye. Axillary lymph node dissection(ALND)was performed routinely after the SLNB. Results Among 116 breast cancer patients,this procedure was successful in 98.3% of cases. The sensitivity, accuracy and false negative rate were 93.6%, 97.4% and 6.4%, respectively. Conclusions SLNB is a simple, safe and reliable technique.Routine ALND could be raplaced by SLNB in breast cancer patients undergoing surgery.

Objective To explore the application value of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in treating cervical carcinoma. Methods Seventy-one cervical carcinoma patients who were divided into three groups:PF group (cisplatin and fluorouracil,23 cases) or CBP group (carboplatin,bleomycetin and cyclophosphamide, 24 cases) or TP group (paclitaxel and cisplatin, 24 cases); operation was made 14 - 21 days afterwards. The therapeutic effect, chemotherapy side-effect and the effect on operation and pathology for these three groups were analyzed and compared. Results The effective rate was 93.8%(30/32),88.6% (31/35),82.4%(28/34) in TP group,CBP group,PF group,respectively. However, the therapeutic effect had no statistics significance with age, preoperative tumor grade, pathologic type for all the three groups, the therapeutic effect had statistical significance with clinical stage. The rate which pathological examination showed no residual cancer was biggest in CBP group [CBP group was 28.6%(6/21), TP group was 4.3% (1/23), PF group was 11.8%(2/17), P < 0.05 ]. Conclusions Three NACT projects are safe and effective treatment for cervical cancer. However,each project has advantages. The NACT projects can be elected for different patient according to his illness and economy.

In order to explore the feasibility and protective efficiency of influenza DNA vaccine, we constructed eukaryotic expressing plasmids encoding HA and HA1 of influenza A virus (A/PR/8/34) and studied their expression in HEK293 cells. HA and HA1 genes were amplified by RT-PCR and cloned into pcDNA3.1(+) to generate pcDNA3.1(+)/HA and pcDNA3.1(+)/HA1, respectively. After verification of the cloning fidelity by restriction endonuclease digestion, PCR, and sequencing, pcDNA3.1(+)/HA and pcDNA3.1(+)/HA1 were transfected into HEK293 cells using PolyFect Transfection Reagent. Immunofluorescence assay was used to detect the transient expressing cells. Fluorescence microscopy revealed strong expression of target gene in HEK293 cells transiently transfected with either pcDNA3.1(+)/HA or pcDNA3.1(+)/HA1. Therefore, the results confirm the successful construction of eukaryotic expressing plasmids capable of driving the eukaryotic expression of influenza virus antigen HA and HA1, which is likely to provide a basis for both further investigation of the mechanism of influenza viral infection and the development of influenza DNA vaccine.

In order to explore the feasibility and protective efficiency of influenza DNA vaccine, we constructed eukaryotic expressing plasmids encoding HA and HA1 of influenza A virus (A/PR/8/34) and studied their expression in HEK293 cells. HA and HA1 genes were amplified by RT-PCR and cloned into pcDNA3. 1 (+) to generate pcDNA3. 1 (+)/HA and pcDNA3.1 (+)/HA1, respectively. After verification of the cloning fidelity by restriction endonuclease digestion, PCR, and sequencing, pcDNA3.1 (+)/HA and pcDNA3.1 (+)/HA1 were transfected into HEK293 cells using PolyFect Transfection Reagent. Immunofluorescence assay was used to detect the transient expressing cells. Fluorescence microscopy revealed strong expression of target gene in HEK293 cells transiently transfected with either pcDNA3. 1 (+)/HA or pcDNA3. 1 (+)/HA1. Therefore, the results confirm the successful construction of eukaryotic expressing plasmids capable of driving the eukaryotic expression of influenza virus antigen HA and HA1, which is likely to provide a basis for both further investigation of the mechanism of influenza viral infection and the development of influenza DNA vaccine.