2.Comparison of clinical prognosis between stereotactic body radiotherapy and surgical treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer after propensity score matching
Baiqiang DONG ; Jin WANG ; Yujin XU ; Xiaoyun DIE ; Guoping SHAN ; Weijun CHEN ; Mengyuan CHEN ; Lei ZHENG ; Pu LI ; Jianlong LI ; Kainan SHAO ; Ming CHEN
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2018;27(10):890-894
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy between stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and surgical treatment for stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods Clinical data of 120 patients with early-stage NSCLC who underwent SBRT or surgical treatment in Zhejiang Cancer Hospital from 2012 to 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.Propensity score matching was carried out between two groups.Sixty eligible patients were enrolled in each group.In the SBRT group,the 80% isodose line covered 95% of the planning target volume,and the 100% isodose line covered 100% of the internal gross tumor volume.The fractional dose was 5-15 Gy and the median biologically equivalent dose was 100 Gy (range:57.6-150.0 Gy).In the operation group,32 patients underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and 9 patients underwent wedge resection or segmentectomy.Results All patients successfully completed corresponding treatment and were followed up.The median follow-up was 32.3 months (range:8.6-68.4 months).In the operation group,3 patients died from infection within postoperative 90 d,whereas no case died in the SBRT group (P=0.079).In the SBRT group,3 patients died of other factors besides tumor (cerebral infarction,heart disease,etc.) during follow-up.Local-regional recurrence occurred in 12 patients including 5 cases in the operation group and 7 in the SBRT group (P=0.543).In the operation group,11 patients experienced distant metastases with a median disease-free survival (DFS) of 33.5 months.In the SBRT group,6 patients had distant metastases and the median DFS was 38.4 months (P=0.835,P=0.178).In the SBRT group,the 1-and 3-year overall survival rates were 93% and 83%,and 95% and 83% in the operation group (P=0.993).Conclusions The 1-and 3-year overall survival rates and local control rate do not significantly differ between SBRT and operation for patients with early-stage NSCLC.
3.SRF-rearranged cellular perivascular myoid tumor: a clinicopathological analysis of two cases
Tangchen YIN ; Mengyuan SHAO ; Meng SUN ; Lu ZHAO ; Weng I LAO ; Qianlan YAO ; Qianming BAI ; Lin YU ; Xiaoyan ZHOU ; Jian WANG
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2024;53(1):64-70
Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological features, immunophenotype, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of SRF-rearranged cellular perivascular myoid tumor.Methods:Two cases of SRF-rearranged cellular perivascular myoid tumor diagnosed in the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center from October 2021 to March 2022 were collected. Immunohistochemical staining, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) were performed, and the literature was reviewed.Results:Case 1, a 3-month-old boy presented with a painless tumor of the scalp, measuring about 2 cm in diameter. Case 2, a 3-year-old girl complained with a painless tumor of the knee, measuring approximately 1.5 cm in diameter. Microscopically, the tumor had a clear boundary and showed multinodular growth. The tumor was mainly composed of spindle cells arranged in long intersecting fascicles associated with thin, slit-like or branching ectatic vessels, focally forming hemangiopericytoma-like appearance. The tumor cells were abundant, but there was no obvious atypia. Mitotic figures (3-4/10 HPF) were noted. H-caldesmon and SMA were positive in both cases. Case 1 showed diffuse and strong positivity for Desmin, and focally for CKpan. Ki-67 proliferation index was 20% and 30%, respectively. FISH displayed NCOA2 gene translocation in case 1 and the RELA gene translocation in case 2. NGS detected the SRF-NCOA2 gene fusion in case 1 and the SRF-RELA gene fusion in case 2. Both patients underwent local excisions. During the follow-up of 5-14 months, case 1 had no local recurrence, while case 2 developed local recurrence 1 year post operatively.Conclusions:SRF-rearranged cellular perivascular myoid tumor is a novel variant of perivascular cell tumor, which tends to occur in children and adolescents. The tumor forms a broad morphologic spectrum ranging from a pericytic pattern to a myoid pattern, and include hybrid tumors with a mixture of pericytic and myoid patterns. Due to its diffuse hypercellularity and increased mitotic figures and smooth muscle-like immunophenotype, the tumor is easy to be misdiagnosed as myogenic sarcomas. The tumor usually pursues a benign clinical course and rare cases may locally recur.
4.Increased frequency of Th22 cells and CCL27/CCR10 axis in lgA nephropathy patients with tonsillitis
Mengyuan ZHU ; Xiaozhao LI ; Qiaoling ZHOU ; Fengmin SHAO
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2020;36(4):271-277
Objective:To analyze the changes of helper T cell 22 (Th22) and related cytokines and chemokines in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and tonsillitis, and explore its relationship with clinical pathological changes.Methods:IgAN patients who were diagnosed at the Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from June 2015 to June 2016 were included. They were divided into IgAN and tonsillitis (IgAN+tonsillitis) group, IgAN group, mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (MsPGN) group and control group (HC) group according to renal pathology and whether associated with tonsillitis. Flow cytometry was used to detect the percentage of peripheral blood Th17, Th22 cells, CC-type chemokine receptor (CCR) 4, CCR6 and CCR10 cells. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the levels of interleukin (IL)-22, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, CCL22, CCL20 and CCL27. Immunohistochemical method (IHC) was used to detect the expression of CCL22, CCL20 and CCL27 in kidney tissue. The differences of clinicopathological indicators, the proportion of Th22 cells and related chemokine in each group were compared and analyzed.Results:A total of 44 IgAN patients were included, including 14 patients complicated with tonsillitis. Ten MsPGN patients and 16 healthy people were also included. There was no statistically significant difference in gender, age, blood pressure, kidney function, blood lipid and other biochemical indicators among the groups (all P>0.05). The peripheral blood Th22 cells and CCR10 positive cells in the IgAN group, MsPGN group, and IgAN+tonsillitis group were significantly higher than those of the control group, and serum IL-22, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, CCL20, CCL22 and CCL27 levels were also significantly higher (all P<0.05). All above indexes reached the highest levels in IgAN patients combined with tonsillitis. The changes of CCL20, CCL22 and CCL27 in renal tissues were consistent with those in peripheral blood. The percentage of Th22 cells increased in hematuria-positive and higher MEST scores patients. Conclusions:Th22 cells cooperated with CCL27/CCR10 axis are involved in the pathogenesis of IgAN. Tonsillitis exacerbates clinical severity and kidney injury of IgAN.