Now that the cancer stem cell (CSC) theory has been verified for many scholars.The key to the identification of CSC is to find specific stem cell surface markers.The study of colorectal CSC continues to show progress.In recent years,many stem cell markers were discovered,such as CD44,SOX9,ALDH1,OCT-4 and so on.This article will discuss the relationship between those makers and colorectal cancer.

BACKGROUND:DCLK1 is a transmembrane microtubule-associated kinase in neurons after mitotic division, which may be the intestinal cancer stem cel marker. OBJECTIVE:To observe the expression and pathological significance of DCLK1 and Ki67 in colorectal cancer. METHODS: Expression of Ki67 and DCLK1 in 150 cases of colorectal cancer tissues was detected by immunohistochemical method in contrast to normal colorectal mucosa, para-carcinoma tissue, and adenoma tissue. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The expression rates of DCLK1 and Ki67 were 36.7% and 34.7% in cancer tissues, respectively, both of which were significantly higher than those in normal colorectal mucosa and adenoma. The expression of DCLK1 was associated with the location, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05), while the expression of Ki67 was just associated with the depth of invasion (P < 0.05). There was a negative correlation between the expression of DCLK1 and Ki67 (r=-0.460,P=0.000). The count of DCLK1+/Ki67-cels was about 2.01% in colorectal cancer tissues, and these cels mainly distributed at the bottom of intestinal mucosa base and common duct wal. DCLK1+/Ki67- cels were oval, the nuclei were large and deep-stained with prominent nucleolus, and there was rare nuclear fission and less cytoplasm. From the aspects of cel number, location, and cel morphology, DCLK1+/Ki67- cels are in line with the characteristics of cancer stem cels; therefore, DCLK1+/Ki67-can be used as a cancer stem cel marker of colorectal cancer.

BACKGROUND:Tumor recurrence results from the incomplete removal of cancer stem cel s with self-renewal characteristics, and then how to label and eliminate cancer stem cel s becomes the key to cancer treatment. OBJECTIVE:To observe the morphology,distribution and number of CD44+/C-myc+METHODS:Pathological tissues from 150 patients with colorectal cancer were taken to prepare tissue microarray, in order to observe and count CD44 cel s in colorectal cancer, and to explore the relationship between the expression and postoperative metastasis.+/C-myc+cel s by using immunohistochemical double staining. Patients were fol owed up through mobile phones , letters , and so on, and the relationship between the expression of CD44+/C-myc+cel s and postoperative metastasis were statistical y recorded.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:There was no CD44+/C-myc+cel s in normal tissue and little in adenoma. A smal number of CD44+/C-myc+cel s distributed as dots or focal lesions in adenocarcinoma. The number of CD44+/C-myc+cel s was related to the degree of adenocarcinoma differentiation, depth of invasion, and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). The univariate analysis showed that the overal survival rate and progression-free survival rate were associated with the number of CD44+/C-myc+cel s, lymph node metastasis and Ducks staging in adenocarcinoma (P<0.05). The multivariate analysis showed that the overal survival rate was related to CD44+/C-myc+cel amount and the progression-free survival rate was related to CD44+/C-myc+cel amount and the Ducks staging. Therefore, CD44+/C-myc+cel s are probably cancer stem cel s, and Ducks staging and CD44+/C-myc+cel amount are important prognostic factors for colorectal cancer.

Objective:To investigate clinicopathological features of swimming pool granuloma.Methods:From January 2018 to January 2021, 56 patients with swimming pool granuloma were collected from Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital, and their clinical and pathological characteristics were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Among the 56 patients, 16 were males and 40 were females, with an average age of 60.84 years. The most common exposure type among these patients was handling of infected fishes or seafood by aquaculture workers and residents in daily cooking (31/56) , the average incubation period was 4.58 weeks, and the average time to diagnosis was 3.19 months. All skin lesions were located at the upper extremities, mainly manifesting as erythema and papular nodules, and sometimes as pustules, ulcers, granulomas or verrucous plaques. Eleven patients presented with solitary skin lesions, 36 with sporotrichoid skin lesions, and 6 with bilateral sporotrichoid lesions. Histopathologically, infectious granulomas were observed in all patients except 4 without specific changes, and 37 presented with characteristic exudative necrosis, with varying amounts of fibrinoid exudative or necrotic elements in the center, and a large number of neutrophils, histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells infiltrating inside or around it. Sequences of Mycobacterium marinum were identified in all 56 cases by metagenomic DNA sequencing of pathogenic microorganisms. Conclusion:In Tianjin area, swimming pool granuloma mostly affected elderly females, handling of infected fishes or seafood was the main type of exposure, and skin lesions were histopathologically characterized by exudative necrotic granulomas.

Objective To analyze the differences in the incidence of malignant tumors among urban and rural residents in Shenyang from 2013 to 2018. Methods From 2013 to 2018, the incidence data of malignant tumors of residents with household registration from national cancer surveillance sites in Shenyang urban area and rural Kangping and Faku counties were extracted. Crude incidence rate, age-standardized rate (standardized rate by Chinese population, standardized rate by world population), age specific incidence rate, cumulative incidence rate (0-74 years old), and truncated incidence rate (35-64 years old) were respectively calculated. SPSS23.0 software was used to carry out chi square test for the incidence of disease in urban and rural areas and in different age groups. Joinpoint 3.5.3 software was used to analyze the incidence trend in urban and rural areas. Results From 2013 to 2018, the age-standardized rate of cancer incidence by Chinese population（2000）and the cumulative rate of 0-74 years old in urban residents of Shenyang City were 199.85/105 and 22.21%, respectively, which were higher than those in rural residents, 172.84/105 and 19.85%, respectively. The incidence rate of cancer in males and females in urban area was higher than that in rural areas (χ²=262.47，χ²=103.83, P<0.05). The incidence rates in urban males and females and in rural females all showed an increasing trend in the past 6 years (APC=3.06%, APC=4.03%，APC=3.28% , P<0.05). The top five malignant tumors of urban males were lung cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer and bladder cancer, while the top five malignant tumors of rural males were lung cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer and colorectal cancer, respectively. The top five malignant tumors of urban women were breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, thyroid cancer and cervical cancer, while the malignant tumors of rural women were lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, cervical cancer and liver cancer, respectively. Conclusion From 2013 to 2018, the incidence of malignant tumor in urban residents in Shenyang is higher than that in rural areas. The incidence rates of urban males and females and rural females have showed an upward trend year by year in the past 6 years. There is a large difference in the order of tumor incidence between urban and rural men and women.