Objective To compare the caesarean scar pregnancy abdominal ultrasound,transvaginal ultra-sound and abdominal combined transvaginal ultrasound ultrasonic imaging features and diagnostic results,to explore the diagnosis value of different methods.Methods All 22 case with cesarean scar pregnancy ultrasound through three ways were selected,and the ultrasonic features and diagnostic rate of different methods were compared.Results Abdominal ultrasound diagnosis rate was 40.91%,transvaginal ultrasound diagnosis rate was 81.82%,combining ultrasound diagnosis rate was 95.45%,and the three methods of inspection diagnosis rate differences were statistically significant(χ2 =17.88,P <0.05).Conclusion Transvaginal ultrasound in the diagnosis of cesarean scar pregnancy has important value,combining ultrasound examination can further improve the diagnosis rate.

Both the incidence and mortality of nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) have decreased in Hong Kong and Taiwan but not in mainland China. The goal of this study was to analyze trends in NPC patient survival between 1976 and 2005 in Sihui, an area of mainland China with a population at high risk for NPC. A total of 1,761 patients diagnosed with NPC between 1976 and 2005 according to the records of Sihui Cancer Registry were followed to the end of 2006. We determined their observed and relative survival rates and used Cox proportional hazards regression analysis to predict prognosis. Our results showed that the 5-year and 10-year observed survival rates of NPC patients in Sihui were 50.5% and 36.9%, respectively, and the median survival time was 5.1 years. The 5-year observed survival rate of NPC patients diagnosed after 2000 was 69.8%, significantly higher than that of patients diagnosed between 1976 and 1985 (42.5%; P < 0.001, relative risk = 0.28). Similarly, the 5-year relative survival rate was 84.8% between 2000 and 2005 but 51.8% between 1976 and 1985. Besides date of diagnosis, other prognostic factors included patient sex and age and NPC clinical stage and histologic type. The relative risks of death from NPC were 0.76 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.65-0.90] for female comparing to male and 1.28 (95% CI: 1.00-1.64) for WHO type I comparing to WHO types II and III. For the eldest age group and the latest clinical stage group, the relative risks were 2.22 (95% CI: 1.73-2.84) and 3.41 (95% CI: 2.34-4.49), respectively. Our results indicate that the survival of NPC patients in Sihui has significantly increased in recent years and this increase is not influenced by patient's sex, age, histologic type, and clinical stage. A reduction in mortality rate is expected in coming years.
Adult ; Carcinoma ; mortality ; pathology ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; mortality ; pathology ; Neoplasm Staging ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Survival Rate ; trends

Objective:To observe the effect of narrow band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) treatment of patients with psoriasis vulgaris on the expression of Wnt5a and Frizzled2 signaling molecules and its relationship with skin lesions so as to explore the mechanism of treating psoriasis vulgaris with NB-UVB.Methods:Thirty-two patients with psoriasis vulgaris and 30 healthy volunteers were selected into a case group and a healthy control group. The case group was treated with NB-UVB irradiation for 8 weeks. The mRNA and protein associated with Wnt5a and Frizzled2 signaling molecules in the skin tissues of both groups were detected before and after the phototherapy using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blotting respectively. Psoriasis area and severity index(PASI) scores were recorded before and after the treatment for the case group, and the correlation between Wnt5a and Frizzled2 protein content and PASI score was analyzed.Results:Before the treatment the expression of Wnt5a and Frizzled2 molecular mRNA and protein in the lesioned area of the case group was significantly higher than in the healthy area of the case group and in the healthy group. It had decreased significantly after the treatment. Before the treatment, the expression of Wnt5a and Frizzled2 protein in the lesioned area was significantly and positively correlated with the severity of the disease. However, after the NB-UVB treatment, the average PASI score was significantly decreased. The expression of Wnt5a and Frizzled2 protein in the lesioned area was still significantly and positively correlated with the severity of the disease.Conclusion:NB-UVB irradiation can significantly reduce the mRNA and protein expression levels of Wnt5a/Frizzled2 signaling molecules in the lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris, which may be one of the mechanisms of NB-UVB in treating psoriasis.

BACKGROUNDSurveying regional cancer incidence and mortality provides significant data that can assist in making health policy for local areas; however, the province- and region-based cancer burden in China is seldom reported. In this study, we estimated cancer incidence and mortality in Guangdong Province, China and presented basic information for making policies related to health resource allocation and disease control.

METHODSA log-linear model was used to calculate the sex-, age-, and registry-specific ratios of incidence to mortality (I/M) based on cancer registry data from Guangzhou, Zhongshan, and Sihui between 2004 and 2008. The cancer incidences in 2009 were then estimated according to representative I/M ratios and the mortality records from eight death surveillance sites in Guangdong Province. The cancer incidences in each city were estimated by the corresponding sex- and age-specific incidences from cancer registries or death surveillance sites in each area. Finally, the total and region-based cancer incidences and mortalities for the entire population of Guangdong Province were summarized.

RESULTSThe estimated I/M ratios in Guangzhou (3.658), Zhongshan (2.153), and Sihui (1.527) were significantly different (P < 0.001), with an average I/M ratio of 2.446. Significant differences in the estimated I/M ratios were observed between distinct age groups and the three cancer registries. The estimated I/M ratio in females was significantly higher than that in males (2.864 vs. 2.027, P < 0.001). It was estimated that there were 163,376 new cancer cases (99,689 males and 63,687 females) in 2009; it was further estimated that 115,049 people (75,054 males and 39,995 females) died from cancer in Guangdong Province in 2009. The estimated crude and age-standardized rate of incidences (ASRI) in Guangdong Province were 231.34 and 246.87 per 100,000 males, respectively, and 156.98 and 163.57 per 100,000 females, respectively. The estimated crude and age-standardized rate of mortalities (ASRM) in Guangdong Province were 174.17 and 187.46 per 100,000 males, respectively, and 98.59 and 102.00 per 100,000 females, respectively. In comparison with the western area and the northern mountain area, higher ASRI and ASRM were recorded in the Pearl River Delta area and the eastern area in both males and females.

CONCLUSIONSCancer imposes a heavy disease burden, and cancer patterns are unevenly distributed throughout Guangdong Province. More health resources should be allocated to cancer control, especially in the western and northern mountain areas.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasms ; epidemiology ; mortality ; Population Surveillance ; Registries ; Sex Distribution

BACKGROUNDWith industrial and econom ic development in recent decades in South China, cancer incidence may have changed due to the changing lifestyle and environment. However, the trends of lung cancer and the roles of smoking and other environmental risk factors in the development of lung cancer in rural areas of South China remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the lung cancer incidence trends and the possible causes of these trends.

METHODSJoinpoint regression analysis and the age-period-cohort (APC) model were used to analyze the lung cancer incidence trends in Sihui, Guangdong province, China between 1987 and 2011, and explore the possible causes of these trends.

RESULTSA total of 2,397 lung cancer patients were involved in this study. A 3-fold increase in the incidence of lung cancer in both sexes was observed over the 25-year period. Joinpoint regression analysis showed that while the incidence continued to increase steadily in females during the entire period, a sharp acceleration was observed in males starting in 2005. The full APC model was selected to describe age, period, and birth cohort effects on lung cancer incidence trends in Sihui. The age cohorts in both sexes showed a continuously significant increase in the relative risk (RR) of lung cancer, with a peak in the eldest age group (80-84 years). The RR of lung cancer showed a fluctuating curve in both sexes. The birth cohorts identified an increased trend in both males and females; however, males had a plateau in the youngest cohorts who were born during 1955-1969.

CONCLUSIONSIncreasing trends of the incidence of lung cancer in Sihui were dominated by the effects of age and birth cohorts. Social aging, smoking, and environmental changes may play important roles in such trends.

Aging ; China ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Lung Neoplasms ; Male ; Risk Factors ; Smoking