This paper reports a case of melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI)arising in the maxilla of a 3-month-old male infant.The treatment included surgical excision of the lesion with safe margin,curettage of the maxilla and removal of associated developing tooth bud.Microscopically,it proved to be a dual tumor with small,neuroblastic-like cells and larger epithelial cells.Immunohistochemical staining demonstrated epitheloid cells HMB45(+),EMA(+),CK(+);neuroblast-like cells NSE(+),GFAP(+),S-100(+),but both cells Vim(+),CD45(-),Myogenin(-).The 18-mouth follow-up showed no recurrence or metastasis.The related literature was re-viewed.

Objective To summarize the common types and clinical characteristics of ureter disease;which can increase manipulation difficulties and adverse events during rigid ureteroscopic procedures. Methods From Jan 2001 to Dec 2010,our team performed 317 rigid ureteroscopic Drocedures for ureteroscopic examination or treatment;including 60 difficult procedures(34 male and 26 female).The mean age of the patients was 37 years (range,18 to 71).The ureteral diseases were classifted into five types according to the pathological characteristics:Type Ⅰ calculous stenosis,Type Ⅱ neoplastic stenosis;Type Ⅲ non-congenital stenosis,Type Ⅳ congenital stenosis,Type Ⅴ expansion of tortuous ureters.The operative time,complications,and conversion to open surgery were evaluated,and the therapeutic methods were analyzed. Results Of the 60 difficuhly-manipulated procedures,the mean manipulated time was 75 min (range,31 to 200).Intra-operative complications occurred in 9 procedures,including 4 cases of mucosal bleeding,2 cases of submucosaI false passage and 3 cases of ureteral perforation.Eleven procedures were converted to open surgery. In five procedures only a double J tube was inserted for drainage due to the difficulty of entering the ureter.Fiftyfive patients were followed up for 17 months (range,3 to 110);48 patients were cured,5 patients improved and 2 patients were unchanged. Conclusions The five types of ureteral disease can increase operative difficulties and risks of rigid ureteroscopic procedures.We should be cautious during surgery and should stop manipulation or convert to other surgeries if necessary.

Objective To investigate the molecular mechanism of retinoic acid in targeted treatment of craniopharyngioma by detecting the expression of RARαand PPARβ/δin craniopharyngioma cells and analyzing the correlation between the expression and effect of retinoic acid. Methods The expression of RARα and PPARβ/δ in craniopharyngioma cells from 31 patients cultured in vitro was quantified by reverse transcription-PCR. The inhibition rates of RA on craniopharyngioma with different expression of RARα and PPARβ/δ were detected by using MTT assay, and the correlation between the expression of RARα and PPARβ/δand the effect of RA was analyzed. Results 1. The RT-PCR results showed that the expression levels of PPARβ/δand RARα mRNA were different. Craniopharyngioma cells from 31 patients in primary culture were divided into three groups according the expression levels of nuclear receptor: PPARβ/δ>RARα group, RARα>PPARβ/δ group and RARα>>PPARβ/δ group. 2.MTT results showed that the inhibition rate of RARα>>PPARβ/δgroup was significantly higher than the other groups under same drug, the differences had statistical significance ( <0.01) . Conclusions The expression of PPARβ/δ, RARα can be used to evaluate the effect of RA in treatment of craniopharyngioma. The craniopharyngioma with low-expression of PPARβ/δ is more sensitive to RA. Targeting higher RARα or targeting lower PPARβ/δ is beneficial to the treatment of craniopharyngiomas.

Objective　To compare the clinical efficiency of intracardiac procedures on traditional cardioplegic arrested-heart and on-pu mp beating-heart for congenital heart disease (CHD) with severe pulmonary hyper tension. Methods　Among all 153 cases, 95 cases underwent operat ions on cardioplegic arrested-heart, while 58 on-pump beating-heart. In arres ted-heart group, 79 cases with ventricular septal defect (VSD), 13 with atria l septal defect (ASD) and 3 with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) were examined whi le in beating-heart group, 43 cases with VSD, 10 with ASD, and 5 with PDA were examined. Results　There were 12 cases of operative death (12.6%) and 8 of tracheotomy (8.4%) in heart arrested group. No operative death and tracheotomy in beating-heart group. 141 patients were followed up for 3 months to 10 year s with good recovery. There were 2 cases of right heart function failure six yea rs later in arrested-heart group. Conclusion　Results sugges t that on-pump beating-heart technique is superior to traditional cardiopl egic arrested-heart for CHD with severe pulmonary hypertesion. The cause might be t hat on-pump beating-heart intracardiac operation is more effective in cardio pulmon ary protection.

Objective:To explore the efficacy of fluorescent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in the comprehensive treatment of lymph node recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP).Methods:From January 2017 to December 2020, 25 patients with lymph node recurrence diagnosed by 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT after RP in our hospital were enrolled in this study. The patients were 67 (59-77) years old. The median PSA was 7.7 (0.5-12.6) ng/ml at lymph node recurrence, and was treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), suggesting hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Before recurrence, 4 cases were in T 2 stage, 17 cases in T 3, 4 cases in T 4, 10 cases in N 0, and 15 cases in N 1stage, 25 cases in M 0stage. 2 cases diagnosed as ISUP grade group <3, 9 cases in group 4, and 14 cases in group 5. The median time from radical resection to recurrence was 43 (27-56) months. All 25 cases were diagnosed as lymph node recurrence by 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT examination. Fluorescence retroperitoneal lymph node dissection was performed. Pelvic lymph nodes were detected in the dark field under the fluorescence mode, and positive lymph nodes were found. The white light mode was switched, and the lymph nodes were cleaned, and recorded. For metastatic lymph nodes indicated by preoperative PSMA PET/CT, routine dissection was performed regardless of whether the lymph nodes were fluorescently positive or not. The only routine examination was performed if there were no lymph nodes with fluorescently positive staining in other sites. Perioperative data, biochemical recurrence (BCR) rate, radiological recurrence (RAR) rate, and follow-up data were collected and analyzed. Results:25 patients were pathologically diagnosed with lymph node metastasis. The median lymph node dissection time was 21(15-28) min, estimated blood loss was 30(20-50) ml, hospital days was 4(3-5)d without any severe complications (

Objective To compare the efficacy of extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND)and oncological outcome by fluorescence laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (FLRP) versus high-definition laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (HD-LRP) for men with locally advanced prostate cancer (LAPCa).Methods In a prospective trial,we recruited 51 patients with T3a-bNxM0 prostate cancer from July 2015 to April 2018.Patients were assigned to study group or control group according to random number method,and were underwent either FLRP + ePLND or HD-LRP + ePLND.21 in the study group were injected with 5 mg of indocyanine green (ICG) into the bilateral lobes of the prostate transperineally guiled by transrectal ultrasound 30 min before surgery for lymphography.During the surgical procedure a fluorescence laparoscope,optimized for detection in the near infrared range,was used to visualize the lymph nodes (green fluorescent) in the dissection region in the study group while a common laparoscopy introduced in control one.Lymph nodes were removed in the external iliac vessiles,internal iliac artery,obturator fossa regions,common iliac regions and presacral regions in both groups.Radical prostatectomy was completed in the both groups by similar steps.The operation time,blood loss,number of removed lymph nodes and positive lymph nodes,complication rate,biochemical recurrence (BCR) and metastasis free survival rates in 2 years were recorded and compared in the two groups.Results 51 eligible patients were selected,including 21 in the study group and 30 in the control group.The mean age of biopsy of study group and control one were (66.4 ± 7.7) and (66.8 ± 7.4),the mean age PSA (23.5 ± 16.8) ng/ml and (26.0 ± 20.1) ng/ml,the mean Gleason score of biopsy (8.1 ± 1.0) and (7.9 ± 0.9) respectively,and there was no statistical significant difference between two groups.The mean operation time of study group and control one were (45.9 ± 4.6) min and (56.4 ± 3.2) min,the mean removed lymph nodes were (27.7 ± 5.6) and (22.1 ±5.6) respectively,and there was statistical significant difference between two groups (all P ＜ 0.05).Lymph nodes invasion in pathology were reported in 8 cases(38.1％)in the study groups while 9 (30.0 ％) in the control one;the proportion of positive lymph node (metastasis) were 3.2％ (19/583) and 3.4％ (23/663) in the two groups respectively and no statistically significant difference was noted between the two groups.Lymphorrhagia occurred in 4 cases in the control group,and there was no serious complications in both groups.The median follow-up time was 20 (7-33) month and during this time,BCR observed of 1 (4.7％) in the study group and 8 (26.7％) in the control;meanwhile,the MFSR was recorded of 100.0％ (0)in the study group and 86.7％ (4)in the control one,showing a statistically significant difference between the two groups(P =0.04).Conclusions Comparing with LRP,FLRP achieved better results of LN dissection,which will improve oncological outcomes.