The chemokine CXCL12 and its receptor CXCR4 played a very important role in the gastric carcinoma,which promoted the growth,invasion,and metastasis of the gastric carcinoma through various of signal pathways.In this paper,the literatures related CXCL12,signal pathways and gastric carcinoma were retrieved and explored.And the authors present the research progress concerning the roles of CXCL12 and its regulating mechanism in neoplasm,especially in gastric cancer.

Objective To summarize the advances in the clinical application of the quality of life(QOL) assessment after surgery of rectal cancer. Methods　The recent literatures on the advances in the studies on the QOL assessment following the treatment of rectal cancer were reviewed. Results　After surgery of rectal cancer, the patients might suffer from short and/or long term of various complications affecting the physical, social and psychological aspects of their well-being. The QOL assessment included many aspects of the studies. Global QOL scores as measured by the specific questionnaires improved significantly after surgery. It had provided clinical evidences of therapeutic methods, operative treatment of choices and bowel reconstructed procedures for the patients with rectal cancer.Conclusion　The QOL studies after surgery for rectal cancer are of increasing importance. Apart from the improvements of the survival rates and the recurrence-free period, it is essential to provide an acceptable QOL postoperatively. The QOL assessment for the guidance of clinical treatment should be discussed routinely for a patient with potentially curable rectal carcinoma so that the excellent outcome could be achieved.

Objective To investigate the role of vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) and its receptors in the formation of lymphatic vessels and lymphatic metastasis in gastric cancer. Methods By the domestic and overseas literatures review,the expressions of VEGF-C and its receptors in gastric cancer,their role in tumor lymphatic metastasis and prospect in treatment of gastric cancer were summarized. Results There was a significant correlation between VEGF-C and its receptors and the formation of lymphatic vessels and lymphatic metastasis in gastric cancer. VEGF-C high expression might be an early event in lymphatic metastasis and could be considered as an independent predictive factor of lymphaticmicrometastasis. By inhibition of gastric cancer cell from secrete VEGF-C or blockage of the interaction of VEGF-C with VEGFR-3,it was possible to inhibit tumor angiogenesis and the invasion and distant spread of cancer cells,thereby decreased mortality and improve survival. Conclusion VEGF-C and its receptors may promote the formation of lymphatic vessels and lymphatic metastasis in gastric cancer. It may be an effective way to gastric cancer for the treatments against VEGF-C and its receptors.

The morbidity and mortality of gastric cancer stand in the first place among all kinds of malignant tumours in our country,the early diagnosis rate is still very low and the prognosis is unsatisfactory also.The expression of CD133 probably as a tumour stem cell marker is significantly higher in gastric cancer primary lesion than that in normal tissue and its higher expression corelates with the larger size of tumor,lymph node metastasis occurences and poorer prognosis.Meanwhile,the positive expression of CD133 may have some relationship with the angiogenesis,severer infiltration depth,worse differentiation degree and later TNM stage of gastric cancer.This paper aims at further recongnizing the specific expression of CD133 in gastric cancer primary lesion,both the relationship with initiating and clinical pathological features of gastric cancer,so as to bring a new research direction for early diagnosis and targeted therapy of stomach cancer.

Gallbladder carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor in biliary system,the early diagnosis rate is still very low and the prognosis is extremely poor.At present,the pathogenesis of gallbladder is not clear.Recently,with the development of the neoplastic stem cell research on gallbladder carcinoma,the latest study showed SP positive cells could be separated from the GBC-SD cell.Further more,related researches have shown that gallbladder respectively with CD133+ cells,CD44+ cells,CD133+ CD44+ cells had possessed the cloned formation ability,the stronger growth ability,the differentiation capacity and forming-tumor ability.In this review,we will discuss the research of the relationship between the gallbladder carcinoma and neoplastic stem cells.

Objective To summarize the diagnosis and treatment experience for patients with appendiceal carcinoid tumors.Methods 21 patients with appendix carcinoid tumors were admitted and received surgery from 1967 to 1997 in our hospital.Results 12 patients (57%) presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of acute appendicitis.In 9 patients(43%) tumors were discovered incidentally.The tumors were at the tip in 17 patients,at the middle third in 3,and at the base of the appendix in one.The tumor was less than 1 cm in diameter in 16 patients,between 1 and 2 cm in 3 patients,and larger than 2 cm in 2 patients.Tumor invasion was confined to the submucosa or muscle layers in 15 patients,serosa involved in 4 patients,and into the meso appendicular fat in the remaining 2 patients.Twenty patients underwent appendectomy alone.One patient with a tumor size larger than 2 cm and positive lymph nodes in the mesoappendix underwent secondary right hemicolectomy.Complete follow up was achieved in 19 patients,and all patients remained free of tumor recurrence and metastasis.Conclusion Appendiceal carcinoids of less than 1 cm could be adequately managed by appendectomy alone.The appropriate treatment for tumors of 1 to 2 cm are still controversial.Right hemicolectomy is recommended for tumors larger than 2 cm .

Long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) is a kind of length greater than 200 nucleotides not encode any proteins RNA molecules.Although not encode any proteins,LncRNA through chromatin modification,transcription activation and interference et al.involved in a variety of control process in the cell.In recent years,the study found that the expression of a variety of LncRNA abnormalities in gastric cancer.These changes are closely associated with the development and prognosis of gastric cancer,regulate the expression of related LncRNA can significantly improve the prognosis of patients.Targeted to regulate the expression of LncRNA can provide new strategies for treatment of gastric cancer.

Nowadays,laparoscopy has already been widely applied to the diagnosis and treatment of kinds of diseases,improving the outcome of the patients with its less invasive advantages.In the treatment of gastric cancer,doctors always choose different methods of laparoscopic gastrectomy(LG) according to the tumor's location and its invasion and metastasis.But LG hasn't got widely application in the treatment of gastric cancer,which is meanly attributed to the exist of some Technical problems,failing to control the complications very well and the lack of evidence of long-term oncological outcomes.But with the development of new technology and the accumulation of the surgeons' experience,these problems might be conquered to a certain extent.In this review,the author will summary the application status of LG in the treatment of gastric cancer.

Cancer stem cells are special stem cells and are found recently in many tumors,and have the capability of self renewal and differentiation and can gradually differentiate into matured tumor cells to form the primary lesion and the various metastasis lesions of tumors.As well known,cancer stem cells shared strong ability of resistant to chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy,which is mainly related to many kinds of molecules and theirs relative regulation in niche regarding to cancer stem cells.Currently,the strategies of some novel therapies are conducted to detect the targeting sites with relevant to the microenvironments of cancer stem cells,such as the angiogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cancer stem cells.Furthermore,insights into drug-resistance of cancer stem cells and its niche may offer new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of tumors.

Objective The aim of the current study was to investigate the prognostic value of extracapsular lymph node spread in gastric cancer patients and to find correlations with clinicopathological parameters.Methods Clinicopathological data of 131 gastric cancer patients who underwent gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy were analyzed retrospectively. The number of metastatic lymph nodes with extracapsular spread were determined. Multivariate analysis was performed to find the clinical prognosis affecting extracapsular lymph node involvement. Results Seventy-eight patients (59.5%)had perigastric lymph node metastasis. Fortysix cases were detected extracapsular lymph node involvement. The 5-year cumulative survival rate for patients with extracapsular lymph node spread was 13. 5% , while 32 patients with lymph node metastasis but without extracapsular involvement had a 5-year survival rate of 39.3%. The survival rate decreased significantly with the increase of extracapsular lymph node involvement(P =0.001). Extracapsular lymph node involvement was significantly associated with the higher number of metastatic lymph nodes, the location of lymph node metastasis, tumor invasion depth and distant lymph node metastasis. In the multivariate analysis, extracapsular lymph node spread also remained as an independent prognostic factor(P =0.003). Conclusions Extracapsular lymph node involvement is a convenient and reliable prognostic index, and is an independent prognostic factor in gastric cancer patients. In future staging systems for gastric cancer, extracapsular lymph node involvement should be considered, be pathologically checked and reported in order to determine extracapsular spread status.