1.CT combined with serum CA19-9, CEA, CA125 in diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
Hong FU ; Zhiliang CHEN ; Jianfeng FANG ; Nansong YU
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2015;(6):476-479
Objective To study the diagnostic value of CT combined with serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9(CA19-9), carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA), carbohydrate antigen 125(CA125)in diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.Methods 68 patients with pancreatic occupying lesions were selected and they were divided into pancre -atic cancer group(n=43)and non-pancreatic cancer group(n=25)according to pathological diagnosis.34 cases from physical examination were set as the control group .All patients received CT examination and the consistency between CT diagnosis and pathological results was analyzed .Serum CA19-9, CEA, and CA125 were detected by chemiluminescence method.The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of CT combined serum CA 19-9, CEA, CA125 were analyzed.Results Among the 68 cases, 35 cases were pancreatic cancer diagnosed by CT , and the CT diagnosis was not ideal compared with pathological results .Nonparametric test found that serum CA 19-9, CEA and CA125 in pancreatic cancer group were higher than those of the non-pancreatic cancer group and the control group, and the difference had statistical significance ( P<0.05 ) , while the difference between non-pancreatic cancer group and the control group had no statistical significance ( P>0.05 ) .Conclusion CT diagnosis had high susceptibility and low specificity ,CT combined with serum CA19-9,CEA, and CA125 can improve accuracy of pancreatic cancer diagnosis .
2.Infection Status of Common Infectious Diseases among Patients in Specialized Cancer Hospital
Yuanyuan ZHANG ; Haozhi ZHU ; Nansong XU ; Jindun YU ; Chuangzhong DENG ; Lihua HUANG
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(4):666-672
ObjectiveTo understand the current status of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Treponema pallidum (TP), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections among patients undergoing screening tests in a specialized cancer hospital in South China, and to analyze the completion of further testing for confirmation, so as to provide a reference for management of common infectious diseases and prevention of nosocomial infections. MethodsWe analyzed the positive rates of HIV antigen/antibody combination assay (HIV-comb), TP antibody (anti-TP), HCV antibody (anti-HCV) and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among the outpatients and inpatients who underwent the screening tests in 2022. Then we examined the percentage of those patients with seropositivity for further confirmation. ResultsIn patients who underwent the screening tests, the positive rate, percentage of patients for further confirmation test and overall prevalence for HIV-comb were were 0.07%, 100% and 0.06%, respectively; for Anti-PT 1.99%, 100% and 0.51%, respectively. Positive rate of anti-HCV was 0.90% and 26.61% of patients completed further HCV RNA quantitative assay, in 26.44% of whom, HCV RNA levels were above the detection limit. Positive rate of HBsAg was 21.06% and 54.40% of patients completed further HBV DNA quantitative assay, in 51.60% of whom, HBV DNA levels were above the detection limit. As for the nucleic acid testing among the suspected hepatitis patients, we found smaller coverage in outpatients than in inpatients and larger coverage in liver cancer patients than in other patients. ConclusionsCompared with general population, patients in this specialized cancer hospital had similar infection levels of HIV and syphilis, and 100% of them completed further confirmation testing. Hepatitis C and hepatitis B infections were at a relatively high level, but which could not accurately reflect the level of virus replication due to insufficient coverage of nucleic acid testing. Specialized cancer hospitals should prompt medical staff to attach more importance to screening and further confirmation of common infectious diseases among tumor patients. While offering anti-cancer treatment, hospitals should also actively refer the confirmed cases with infectious diseases to designated or general hospitals for a better outcome and quality of medical services.