4.Exploration of translational medicine research in metastasis and invasion of malignant tumors.
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2014;17(1):1-5
Ninety percent of malignant tumor treatment failure is due to post-operative metastasis and recurrence. Paget's "seed and soil" in 1889 and Ewing's "tumor metastatic fluid dynamics" in 1928 are the basic scientific concepts of metastasis. With the advanced molecular biological technology combined with the translational medicine research, possible or potential metastatic "seed"-tumor stem cells or stemness cells can be screened. In recent years, study on the "tumor derived exosome" raised the concept of pre-metastatic niche and progenitor metastasis. On the other hand, associated methodology and technology for screening and detection of the exosome had been established, which provides feasible methods for screening, prediction and individual therapy. It will be the new era for cancer prevention and intervention in translational medicine area.
Humans
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
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Neoplasms
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pathology
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Translational Medical Research
9.Misdiagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma of oropharynx: a case report.
Jiuzhou ZHAO ; Ke LI ; Xiaodong HAN ; Zhaohui SHI ; Xianhai ZENG ; Xiangmin ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2023;37(10):837-839
Adenoid cystic carcinoma usually occurs in the salivary glands of the head and neck. It is a malignant tumor with a high degree of malignancy, resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy and poor prognosis. The clinical course of adenoid cystic carcinoma is slow and easy to be misdiagnosed. The main diagnosis and treatment means are individualized and precise treatment under the multi-disciplinary consultation mode, that is, surgical treatment and radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Adenoid cystic carcinoma is prone to relapse and hematologic metastasis, and the traditional radiotherapy and chemotherapy based therapies have not achieved satisfactory efficacy in the past three decades. How to detect, diagnose and treat early is an urgent task faced by clinicians.
Humans
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Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic/pathology*
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
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Neck/pathology*
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Oropharynx/pathology*
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Diagnostic Errors
10.The outcome of transnasal endoscopic total maxillectomy in the treatment of sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Quan LIU ; Yuting LAI ; Jingyi YANG ; Huankang ZHANG ; Xicai SUN ; Yurong GU ; Houyong LI ; Hongmeng YU ; Dehui WANG
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2023;37(4):243-251
Objective:To assess the prognosis of sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma with hard palatine invasion treated by transnasal endoscopic total maxillectomy. Methods:Clinical data of twenty-six patients with sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma invading hard palatine treated by transnasal endoscopic total maxillectomy between May 2014 and December 2020 was analyzed retrospectively. Survival rate, local recurrence and distant metastasis were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier method. Cox regression was used to investigate the prognosis factors. Masticatory function after maxillectomy has also been assessed using the questionnaire of patients' satisfaction about masticatory function. Results:Margins in 8 patients(30%) were positive. The median time of follow-up was 38 months(6 to 85 months). Twenty-five patients recurred. Four patients died of distant metastasis. The 5-year overall survival rate and relapse-free survival rate was 79.5% and 89.1%, respectively. Independent predictors of outcome on multivariate analysis were positive margin(P=0.018), recurrence(P=0.006) and distant metastasis(P=0.04). Conclusion:Transnasal endoscopic total maxillectomy could be performed for the treatment of the sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma with hard palatine invasion. Positive margin, local recurrence and distant metastasis were important predictors for patients' prognosis.
Humans
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Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic/pathology*
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Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/pathology*
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Retrospective Studies
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology*
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Prognosis