Purpose To investigate the clinicopathologic features and immunophenotype as well as its association with EBV infection of lymphoepithelioma-like gastric carcinoma (LLGC). Methods The clinical pathological data were reviewed, morphological changes were observed and immunohistochemical staining was done in 6 cases of LLGC. The expression of EBV-encoded small RNA ( EBER) in the 6 cases of LLGC were carried out by in situ hybridization. Results All of the six patients were male, the age was arranged 47 to 68 years, with mean of 55 years. All of the six cases, the lesions were located in gastric body. Microscopically, the undifferentiated carcinoma cells were arranged in cords and nests, scattering in the lymphoid-rich stroma, occasionally poor development tubular struc-tures were seen in the near surface of mucosa. Lymphoid follicles could be seen with lack of fibrous tissues reaction in the tumor stro-ma. Immunohistochemical staining and in situ hybridization showed the tumor cells were diffusely positive for CKpan, CK19, CEA and EBER, but negative to CK7, CK20, CK5/6 and LMP1; interstitial lymphocytes expressed CD3 or CD20, while lost expression of EBER. Follow-up for 6-57 months, all of the 6 patients were survived without tumor. Conclusions The LLGC is a rare and unique subtype of gastric carcinoma with good prognosis, which is often associated with EBV infection.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the value of CT common rail technique for application in intensity-modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

METHODSTwenty-seven NPC patients underwent Somatom CT scans using the Siemens CTVision system prior to the commencement of the radiotherapy sessions. The acquired CT images were registered with the planning CT images using the matching function of the system to obtain the linear set-up errors of 3 directions, namely X (left to right), Y (superior to inferior), and Z (anterior to posterior). The errors were then corrected online on the moving couch.

RESULTSThe 27 NPC patients underwent a total of 110 CT scans and the displacement deviations of the X, Y and Z directions were -0.16∓1.68 mm, 0.25∓1.66 mm, and 0.33∓1.09 mm, respectively.

CONCLUSIONCT common rail technique can accurately and rapidly measure the space error between the posture and the target area to improve the set-up precision of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for NPC.

Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; radiotherapy ; Patient Positioning ; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated ; methods ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; methods

Before 131I-HAb18F(ab')2 administration, 24 cases of mid-term or advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) were given Lugol's Liquid to block the thyroid gland, and submitted to hepatic colloid imaging. The cases were randomly divided into 3 groups. Then 131I-HAb18F(ab')2 was injected into the target hepatic artery with doses of 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 mCi/kg, respectively. At the followed 10, 48, 96 and 192 hours, 131I-HAb18F(ab')2 distribution in human body was acquired by whole body dynamic image with Single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT). The results showsed that 131I-HAb18F(ab')2 in tumor tissue was significantly higher than that in normal liver tissue and other organs. This difference became obvious as time passed. 131I-HAb18F(ab')2 is stable in human body and it can combine with HCC tissue specifically. So it is a new medicine deserving further research for the treatment of HCC.
Adult ; Aged ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; administration & dosage ; pharmacokinetics ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; radiotherapy ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments ; administration & dosage ; metabolism ; Iodine Radioisotopes ; administration & dosage ; pharmacokinetics ; Liver Neoplasms ; radiotherapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radioimmunotherapy ; Radiopharmaceuticals ; administration & dosage ; pharmacokinetics ; Tissue Distribution

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Tibetan tea is a kind of dark tea, due to the inherent complexity of natural products, the chemical composition and beneficial effects of Tibetan tea are not fully understood. The objective of this study was to unravel the composition of Tibetan tea using knowledge-guided multilayer network (KGMN) techniques and explore its potential antioxidant and hypolipidemic mechanisms in mice.MATERIALS/METHODS: The C57BL/6J mice were continuously gavaged with Tibetan tea extract (T group), green tea extract (G group) and ddH 2 O (H group) for 15 days. The activity of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in mice was detected.Transcriptome sequencing technology was used to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the antioxidant and lipid-lowering effects of Tibetan tea in mice. Furthermore, the expression levels of liver antioxidant and lipid metabolism related genes in various groups were detected by the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method. RESULTS: The results showed that a total of 42 flavonoids are provisionally annotated in Tibetan tea using KGMN strategies. Tibetan tea significantly reduced body weight gain and increased T-AOC and SOD activities in mice compared with the H group. Based on the results of transcriptome and qPCR, it was confirmed that Tibetan tea could play a key role in antioxidant and lipid lowering by regulating oxidative stress and lipid metabolism related pathways such as insulin resistance, P53 signaling pathway, insulin signaling pathway, fatty acid elongation and fatty acid metabolism. CONCLUSIONS This study was the first to use computational tools to deeply explore the composition of Tibetan tea and revealed its potential antioxidant and hypolipidemic mechanisms, and it provides new insights into the composition and bioactivity of Tibetan tea.