Objective:To evaluate the clinical value of ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy (US-CNB) in the diagnosis of breast lesions under categories 4A to 4C of the second edition of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) ultrasound lexicon. Meth-ods:The pathological characteristics of 355 patients with breast masses who underwent US-CNB in the Tianjin Medical University Can-cer Institute and Hospital from March 2015 to October 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Each patient was subjected to postopera-tive pathological examination to confirm diagnosis. Results:According to the US-CNB results, of the 355 patients, 235 were diagnosed with breast cancer, and 120 had benign lesions. Through postoperative pathological examination, 41 of the patients with benign le-sions were confirmed to have breast cancer. The specificity of the US-CNB was 100%in all the categories of breast masses. The sensibil-ities of breast masses under BI-RADS categories 4A, 4B, and 4C were 62.50%, 82.46%, and 89.73%, respectively. The accuracies of the US-CNB in 4A, 4B, and 4C were 84.62%, 87.01%, and 90.74%, correspondingly. Of the 41 patients with false-negative results, 14 had in-traductal carcinoma, 5 had intraductal papillary carcinoma, 3 had mucinous carcinoma, and 19 had invasive ductal carcinoma. Conclu-sion:US-CNB is a safe, reliable, and accurate early diagnostic method for breast masses under the 4B and 4C categories. However, the sensibility of US-CNB was extremely low in patients with breast masses under the 4A category. Thus, final diagnosis should be accom-plished by combining US-CNB with mammography, MRI, or other testing methods. Meanwhile, US-CNB is not recommended for pa-tients with intraductal papillary neoplasms diagnosed through ultrasonography.

Metabolic syndrome (MS) and breast cancer are common diseases of women. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBCs) is one type of breast cancer, which is of much attention in recent years. Important components of MS include central obesity, high blood sugar, high triglycerides and low level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C), which increased the inci-dence risk of TNBCs. Common biomarkers of MS including insulin, adiponectin and leptin play an important role in the oc-currence and development of breast cancer, especially TNBCs. Insulin-like growth factor-IImRNA binding protein 3 (IMP3, an oncofetal protein) may be TNBCs’new invasive cancer biomarkers. In this paper, the research progress on the relation-ship between MS and TNBCs is reviewed.

Objective To investigate clinical and endoscopic features of isehemic colitis(IC)to further enhance the awareness of the disease.Methods A retrospective analysis from June 1999 to August 2009,52of IC patients with clinical presentation and endoscopic findings were recorded and restrospectively analysed.Results Thirty-eight patients(73.08%)had vascular disease,with clinical manifestations of acute abdominal pain,diarrhea,blood in the stool and fever.Sigmoid colon lesions occurred in 35 cases(67.31%),lesions 4-30 cm.Condusions Abdominal pain is a clinical feature of acute ischemic colonic disease,endescoPy is an effective way to diagnose this disease,raise awareness of the disease,especially for those complicated with underlying diseases,and early colonoscopy are important for a definite diagnosis of IC.

0.05).Conclusion:All the results of the five measurement methods showed that the condyle was located in the center of the fossa with a variation in the healthy adults in intercuspal position.The CBCT image of the sagittal middle layer of the joint could show the joint space accurately and has an important value in the research related to the changes of TMJ space.

Objective To evaluate the relationship between neoadjuvant chemotherapy (combination of taxanes and anthracyclines ) induced-neutropenia and the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and long-term survival in operable breast cancer patients. Methods Two hundred and eleven patients received 4 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (combination of taxanes and anthracyclines).Clinicopathological characteristics were compared between patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and patients without neutropenia. The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotheray and long-term survival rate were analyzed. Results Among 211 patients there were 51 (24. 2% ) cases suffering from neutropenia and 160 (75.8%) cases were of no-neutropenia. The response to chemotherapy in patients with neutropenia were more effective than in no- neutropenia ones ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with neutropenia was 82. 4%, while the 5-year disease-free survival ( DFS) with nonneutropenia was 60% ( P ＜ 0. 01 ). Additionally, the 5-year overall survival ( OS ) in patients with neutropenia was 90. 2% and in patients with non-neutropenia patients was 67. 5% ( P ＜ 0. 01 ).Conclusions Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia during neoadjuvant chemotherapy combination of taxanes and anthracyclines in patients with operable breast cancer has a better prognosis. The sensitivity of tumors given to chemotherapeutic drugs could be evaluated by chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.

Objective:To retrospectively evaluate the prognostic risk factors of T1-2 stage breast cancer patients with one to three positive node(s) and their effects on the benefits of post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT). Methods:We retrospectively analyzed 457 breast cancer patients with T1-2 stage and one to three positive axillary lymph nodes treated in our hospital between 2000 and 2002. The independent prognostic factors of the patients were calculated by the Cox proportional hazards model. The patients were fur-ther classified into high-risk and low-risk subgroups according to the risk factors to explore the benefit of PMRT on the prognosis of dif-ferent subgroups using survival analysis. Results:PMRT was not an independent beneficial factor of overall survival (OS) (HR=0.949;CI:0.435-2.074;P=0.896) or loco-regional recurrent free survival (LRRFS) (HR=0.611;CI:0.231-1.614;P=0.320) in all patients. Ex-tracapsular extension (ECE) and pathological grades were independent prognostic risk factors, and the benefits of PMRT were signifi-cantly different on the prognosis of high-risk subgroup patients (group ECE+OS:P=0.020, LRRFS:P=0.014;group GradeⅢOS:P=0.002, LRRFS:P<0.001). Meanwhile, PMRT failed to prolong the OS and LRRFS of low-risk subgroup patients (group ECE+OS:P=0.353, LRRFS:P=0.796;group GradeⅠtoⅡOS:P=0.267, LRRFS:P=0.589). Conclusion:ECE and gradeⅢwere the independent risk factors of death and loco-regional recurrence in the T1-2 breast cancer patients with one to three positive lymph node(s). PMRT was an effective adjuvant therapy to improve the prognosis of patients with high-risk factors. However, the benefit of PMRT had no sig-nificance in patients with ECE-or gradeⅠ-Ⅱ.

The cyclotides are a family of cyclic "mini" proteins that occur in Violaceae, Rubiaceae and Cucurbitaceae plant families and contain a head-to-tail cyclic backbone and a cystine knot arranged by three disulfide bonds. To study the natural cyclotides of V tianshanica, dried herb was extracted with 50% ethanol, and the concentrated aqueous extract was subjected to a solvent-solvent partitioning between water and hexane, ethyl acetate and n-butanol, separately. The n-butanol extract containing cyclotides was subjected to column chromatography over Sephadex LH-20, eluted with 30% methanol. The subfractions were directly reduced by DTT and analyzed by reverse-phase HPLC. The peaks with different retention times were shown on the profile of RP-HPLC and collected. The cyclotides were speculated based on masses range from 3 000 to 3 500 Da. The purified cyclotides were reduced with DTT, alkylated with iodoacetamide, and then were cleaved with endoproteinase Glu-C, endoproteinase Lys-C and Trypsin, separately. The digested peptides were purified on RP-HPLC and analyzed on MALDI TOF/TOF analyzer. A new cyclotide, cycloviolacin T1 and a reported cyclotide varv E were systemically determined using MALDI TOF/TOF system. So the method for the isolation and characterization of cyclotides was quickly built up in succession.

Objective To study the prognosis and pre-procedural independent risk factors for pa-tients with no-reflow (NR) phenomenon during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods Pa-tients with or without NR phenomenon during PCI procedures from January 2000 to January 2005 were studied retrospectively. The clinical data preoperative and the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) between the two groups were compared. Univariate analysis and multivariate Logistic analysis were used to select the risk factors for NR phenomenon. Retrospectively was reviewed for (35.8 ± 15.3)months. Results The NR group had more significant incidence of MACE. Multivariate Logistic analysis showed that the predictive factors for NR were (1) Smoke index ≥ 300(OR = 2.81,95%CI: 1.61-4.38 ,P =0.007). (2) Fasting blood glucose level before PCI ≥ 11.1 mmol/L (OR = 3.39,95%CI: 1.51-4.89,P = 0.000 ). (3) Absence of angina pectoris attack within one month before PCI (OR = 2.39,95%CI: 1.22-3.78,P = 0.009). Conclusions The prognosis is poor for the PCI patients with NR phenomenon. Those patients whose fasting blood glucose level before PCI ≥ 11.1 mm01/L, smoke index ≥ 300 and absence of angina pec-toffs attack within one month before PCI have higher incidence of NR phenomenon.

Objective:To investigate the status of health information search behavior and disease decision-making ability of the patients with invasive microscopy, and to analyze the relationship between them, and to improve the patients′ undefineds willingness and ability.Methods:Totally 143 patients with invasive microscopy from August 2018 to May 2019 were selected as study subjects by means of a convenient sampling method, and a cross-sectional survey was conducted using the general data questionnaire, the health information search behavior scale and the patient decision-making participation ability measurement scale. To describe and analyze the status and relationship of health information search and decision-making in patients with quasi-line invasive microscopy.Results:The attitude of health information search was (24.65±3.31) points, the information demand was (61.26±5.21) points, the information source was (47.39±7.97) points, and the information disorder was (25.73±4.77) points. The total score of disease decision-making ability was 104.55±21.56, which was in the middle level. Pearson correlation analysis results showed that health information search attitude, information needs, information sources, and the total score and scores of each dimension were positively correlated ( r values were 0.756-0.947, P<0.001). Information acquisition disorders were negatively correlated with the total score and scores of each dimension of decision-making ability ( r values were -0.217--0.168, P<0.05). Conclusion:The behavior and attitude of health information search in patients undergoing invasive microscopic examination were at the middle level, and the level of information demand was high. The more active the attitude of information seeking, the stronger the ability of disease decision-making. It is suggested that health care workers, based on the demand orientation of patients' health information and the characteristics of their information search behavior, provide personalized guidance and various forms of health education for patients ′ lack of information, so as to help patients get rid of decision-making difficulties and improve their health outcomes.

Objective: To analyze the feasibility of axillary lymph node staging through sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after neoad-juvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients with node-positive breast cancer and to explore the follow-up treatment of these patients. Methods: Clinical data of 82 patients with node-positive breast cancer before NAC in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital from January 2016 to January 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. All these patients accepted SLNB after NAC. The detection rate, accuracy, false negative rate (FNR), and influencing factors were analyzed. Results: A nodal pathological complete response (PCR) was achieved in 43 of 82 patients. The PCR rate was 52.4%. The detection rate, accuracy, and FNR were 97.56% (80/82), 88.75% (71/80), and 23.08% (9/39), respectively. The accuracy of 1, 2, and≥3 SLNs detected were 90.9% (20/22), 66.7% (10/15), and 95.3% (41/43), respectively. The FNRs were 20.0% (2/10), 71.4% (5/7), and 9.1% (2/22), respectively (both P<0.05). Conclusions: Due to its overall high FNR, without clinically acceptable limits, post-NAC SLNB cannot completely replace axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in node-positive patients. However, with no less than 3 SLNs detected, SLNB can accurately evaluate the status of axillary lymph nodes.