Objective:To investigate the routine ultrasonographic findings of fibrinous breast disease lesions , and to provide the basis for the differential diagnosis of fibrocystic breast disease lesions and breast cancer.Methods:The two-dimensional ultrasonography , color doppler flow and elastography of 166 lesions in 144 patients with fibrocystic breast disease confirmed by pathology in Peking University Shenzhen Hospital from January 2015 to February 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:The ultrasonographic characteristics of fibrocystic breast disease lesions were as follows: 74.1%(123/166) lesions were hypoechoic, 57.2%(95/166)lesions were irregular, 49.4%(82/166) lesions were incomplete, 90.4%(150/166) lesions were parallel, 25.9%(43/166) lesions showed small cysts, 24.1%(40/166) lesions showed coarse calcification or fine calcification, 65.1%(108/166) lesions showed no change in posterior echo, 90.4%(150/166) blood flow was poor. The elastography score of 98.2%(162/166) lesions was 2-3 points.Conclusions:The ultrasonographic features of fibrocystic breast tumor are hypoechoic, irregular shape, incomplete edge, with fine or coarse calcification, which are easy to be misdiagnosed as breast malignant tumor. However, the former is characterized by parallel growth, small cyst in the interior, no change in posterior echo, lack of blood supply and soft texture, which provide important basis for clinical differential diagnosis.

Objective To investigate the value of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) combined with serum calcitonin in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC).Methods Retrospective analysis of the serum calcitonin and FANC results in 17 cases of MTC confirmed by pathological examination.The diagnostic value of the two methods alone and in combination for MTC were compared.Results 13 of the 17 MTC patients (13/17,76.5％) underwent fine needle aspiration biopsy before surgery,11 cases (11/13,84.6％) diagnosed as thyroid malignant tumor,7 of whom were diagnosed or suspected of MTC (7/13,53.8％).Serum calcitonin levels increased in different degrees in 16 patients.The sensitivity of the two methods combined in the diagnosis of MTC was 92.3％ (12/13).Conclusions FNAC is an important diagnostic method for the evaluation of thyroid nodules,but it is not sensitive to the diagnosis of MTC.Serum calcitonin is highly sensitive but not universally available.Compared with FNAC alone,FNAC combined with the serum calcitonin examination may significantly improve the detection rate of MTC preoperative and reduce missed diagnosis.

Background::China is one of the countries with the largest burden of gastrointestinal and liver diseases (GILD) in the world. The GILD constitutes various causes of mortality and disability. The study aimed to investigate the trend of GILD in China using the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019 (GBD 2019) data resources from 1990 to 2019.Methods::The data on the age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for GILD in China from 1990 to 2019 were collected from the GBD 2019 data resources. Furthermore, the ranking of the main causes of deaths and DALYs, as well as the trends of ASMR, DALYs, years of life lost (YLLs), and years of life lost due to disability (YLDs) per 1,000,000 in GILD were reported.Results::The ASMR and DALYs for stomach cancer, liver cancer, and esophageal cancer, which ranked top three among the GILDs from 1990 to 2019, were gradually decreasing. Significant decreases in the ASMR and DALYs were found in diarrheal diseases and acute hepatitis (A, E, and C). However, noteworthy increases were found in those of colon and rectum cancer (CRC) and pancreatic cancer. Trend of DALYs, mortality, and YLLs rates for most of GILD were decreasing from 1990 to 2019, except the burden of CRC and pancreatic cancer with an increasing trend. The DALYs, mortality and YLLs of most GILD diseases showed decreasing trends from 1990 to 2019, except the burden of CRC and pancreatic cancer with an increasing trends.Conclusions::The result of the GBD 2019 showed that the rates of most GILDs decreased in China; however, gastrointestinal and liver cancer, such as stomach cancer still held the top ranking. Furthermore, the shift from infectious diseases to non-communicable causes among GILD burden is occurring.