Objective To investigate the nutritional status of vitamin D in preterm infants after birth and further explore its possible influencing factors, so as to guide clinical vitamin D therapy and to screen the preterm infants who are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency.Methods Retrospective analysis was conducted in the neonatal department of our hospital from April 21st, 2014 to February 5th, 2016.The serum 25(OH)D level in preterm infants were measured 2 weeks after birth.Data including gender, season of birth, time to initiation of breastfeeding were collected.According to the 25(OH)D levels[25(OH)D≤37.5 nmol/L, 37.5 nmol/L≤50.0 nmol/L, and 25(OH)D>50.0 nmol/L], all the preterm infants were divided into three groups: vitamin D deficiency, insufficiency, and sufficiency groups.The influencing factors of vitamin D in preterm infants were screened by using statistical method.Results The mean 25(OH)D level of 172 preterm infants was (43.1±16.7)nmol/L.In vitamin D deficient, insufficient, and sufficient groups, there were 68 (40％), 50 (29％) and 54(31％) cases of preterm babies, respectively.The mean values of 25(OH)D in these three groups were (27.8±16.7)nmol/L, (42.4±3.4)nmol/L, and (63.0±11.7)nmol/L, respectively.Only the season of birth had significant difference among three groups (P=0.013): 44.2％ of the preterm infants born in winter had vitamin D deficiency, which was higher than those in spring (41.7％), summer(33.3％), and autumn (38.1％);44.2％ of the preterm infants born in winter had vitamin D insufficiency, which was much higher than those in spring (30.6％), summer (25.1％), and autumn (19.0％);furthermore, only 11.6％ of the preterm infants born in the winter had vitamin D sufficiency, which was much lower than those in spring (27.8％), summer (41.2％), and autumn (42.9％) (OR=4.655, 95％ CI=1.716-12.627, P=0.003).Conclusion Vitamin D deficiency in preterm infants 2 weeks after birth is prevalent, and winter birth is a risk factor of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in preterm infants.

Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological features,immunophenotype,and prognosis of head and neck spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma(SCSCC)to improve the understanding and diagnosis of this tumor.Methods:Clinicopathological data collected from January 2012 to December 2022 at the First Affiliated Hospital,Air Force Military Medical University from 20 patients with head and neck SCSCC were retrospectively reviewed for histological morphology and immunophenotype.In situ and fluorescence in situ hybridization were performed to detect EBV-encoded ribonucleic acid(EBER)status and MDM2 gene amplification,respectively.Results:The median age among the 20 SCSCC cases was 67 years with a male-to-female ratio of 4∶1.Tumor locations were laryngeal(35.0%)and sinonasal(30.0%).SCSCC presented as polypoid or exogenous growths(61.5%),often with surface ulceration(90.0%).Histologically,sarcomatoid growth pat-terns were exhibited in 75.0%of the patients(n=15),while the remainder showed granular tissue-like or angiosarcomatoid patterns.Most tumors(65.0%)displayed components of conventional squamous cell carcinomas,with a predominant occurrence of high to moderate dif-ferentiation(91.7%).In terms of immunohistochemistry,AE1/AE3 was expressed in 83.3%(15/18)of cases,while p63 and p40 expression rates were 62.5%and 66.7%,respectively.All cases were negative for EBER.The Ki-67 proliferation index ranged 10%-70%.Overall,33.3%(1/3)of the cases showed MDM2 gene amplification.Among these,the median follow-up time for 18 patients was 18.3 months(range:1-92 months),with 6 survivors and 12 deaths.Conclusions:Head and neck SCSCC is more prevalent among elderly male smokers,predominantly exhibits a polypoid growth pattern,and does not display human papillomavirus or Epstein-Barr virus infection.Diagnosis requires a compre-hensive evaluation of clinical and pathological features and immunophenotype.Surgical resection is the primary treatment method.