Tumors are classified into two major categories,benign and malignant.One main difference between malignant and benign tumors is their tendency to metastasize and recur.The metastasis itself is an ominous sign for prognosis and responsible for most cancer deaths.The metastatic "cascade" comprises a lot of steps,including escape from the primary tumor site,penetration of local stroma,entry of local vascular or lymphatic vessels,aggregation with platelets,interaction with and adhesion to distant endothelia,extravasation,recolonization,and expansion,all the time avoiding effective immune clearance and being able to survive.It has now been shown to contain stem cell-like cells called cancer stem cells(CSC) in several solid tumors.Although generally rare,these cells appear to be highly tumorigenic and may drive tumor formation and mediate tumor metastasis.

Angiogenesis is an important feature of malignant neoplasm and plays an essential role in the genesis,growth and metastasis of tumors. CT perfusion imaging (CTPI),as one of the functional imaging techniques reflecting neovascularity of neoplasm,perfectly combines anatomical imaging with physiological information and can be used in a range of clinical areas,such as differentiation between benign and malignant lesions,early detection of malignancy or metastasis,prediction of tumor behavior and the assessment of responses to therapies. Many researches have been done on perfusion CT in tumors of the brain,thyroid gland,salivary gland,mammary gland,lungs,liver,esophagus,kidney,colorectum,and so on. The present article reviews the basic principles of perfusion CT and its clinical application in tumors.

Coronary Stenosis ; etiology ; pathology ; Diagnostic Imaging ; Humans

70% were treated with stents.Patients were followed at 1 month and then every 3 to 6 months.Blood pressure and serum creatinine were measured and dosage of antihypertensive drugs were recorded.The Chinese equation was used to calculate estimated GFR.Results The mean follow-up period was 33.8?10.5(24-54) months.(1) Compared with baseline,blood pressure decreased siginificantly at 1 month and gained a further decrease at 24 months(SBP 129.1?12.9 mmHg vs 139.2?17.5 mmHg;DBP 72.6?7.1 mmHg vs 80.6?12.8 mmHg,both P0.05).Renal function was improved in 9.3% and stabilized in 62.9% of patients,and the overall benefit rate was 72.2%.(3) Logistic analysis revealed that male and diabetes were independent risk factors for renal function deterioration(OR=11.1 and 5.88,respectively,both P

Objective To investigate the life quality of children with intractable epilepsy and observe the effect of psychological intervention on them.Methods Thirty-nine children with intractable epilepsy,42 children with drug respond epilepsy and 40 healthy children were employed and tested by using of the child self-report scale of quality of life for children with epilepsy.Scores of quality of life were compared among 3 groups.Children with intractable epilepsy were divided randomly into 2 groups:psychological intervention group(19 cases)and non psychological intervention group(20 cases).Only drug treatment was given in non psychological intervention group,drug treatment and psychological intervention were given in psychological intervention group,quality of life was valuated before and 1 month after psychological intervention,then scores of quality of life were compared after and before psychological intervention in psychological intervention group,total scores of quality of life were compared between psychological intervention group after and before psychological intervention and non psychological intervention group.Results Compared with children with drug respond epilepsy and healthy children,the children with intractable epilepsy had lower scores of quality of life(Pa

0.05).Conclusion Renal angioplasty showed a drug-dosage-saving effect on blood pressure and seemed to protect the renal function from deterioration in asymptomatic ARAS patients with stenosis ranged from 50% to 70%.Large-scaled and long-term studies are needed to verify our results.

Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Cell Cycle ; drug effects ; physiology ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinases ; antagonists & inhibitors ; metabolism ; Cyclins ; metabolism ; Flavonoids ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; pathology ; Piperidines ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Purines ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Staurosporine ; analogs & derivatives ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use

Objective To explore a new surgical method for the treatment of refractory fistula after breast augmentation and to improve patients healing efficiently.Methods This paper had collected two groups,a total of 178 cases of injected breast augmentation,who had shown the polyacrylamide hydrogel(PAAG)mixture shift,and caused abdominal fistula.Among them,89 cases further adopt new design in the treatment of fistula by using breast muscle membrane tissue flap and improve the effect of fistula treatment after the removal of fistula.And the other 89 cases were token the pure clean the cavity away caused by the abnormal material shift into the chest and abdominal wall.Results It was observed that PAAG widely distributed in the chest and abdominal wall and formatted the fistula connected mammary gland,axillary,chest abdominal wall.The area of lesions lacuna shrink by 80％ for the group used tissue flap after 2 weeks,but those not with tissue flap shrink by 45％(P＜0.01).At 4th week,all the patients of flap group achieved tissue healed,while the completely heal ratio of control group was only 73％.Compared two groups of healing rate,the group with tissue flap was obviously better than ones only with surgical method.Conclusion It suggests that main reasons for the liquidity bag and huge cavity are PAAG mixture shift into thoracic and abdominal wall and formed chronic fistula and connected the chest and abdominal wall.Local muscle membrane tissue flap can obviously promote the chest and abdominal wall fistula healing.

Objective To investigate the effects of the gene expressions of FAS、FASL、FADD and caspase-8 in esophageal carsinogenesis. Methods Immunohistochemical method was applied to detect the expression of FAS、FASL、FADD and caspase-8 proteins in esophageal epithelium. In situ hybridization method was applied to detect the expression of FADD and caspase-8 mRNA in esophageal epithelium. Results The positive rates of FAS, FADD and caspase-8 proteins and FADD、caspase-8 mRNA were decreased from normal epithelium to dysplasia and carcinoma tissues gradually. The positive rates of FASL protein were increased from normal epithelium to dysplasia and carcinoma tissues gradually. There was very significant statistical difference between carcinoma and normal epithelium(P

BACKGROUND: Twin-block appliance has been confirmed to efficiently change hard tissue and the profile of soft tissue.Whether a linear relationship exists between soft tissue and hard tissue changes remains unclear.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the face convexity changes of soft and hard tissues after Twin-block appliance therapy and compare with controls.METHODS: Thirty-one class Ⅱ division 1 malocclusion subjects with hand-wrist radiographs in FG-G stage were selected.Among the 31 patients,17 received Twin-block appliance therapy,serving as experimental group,and the remaining 14 subjects abandoned treatment,serving as control group.Cephalometric radiographs of each included subject were taken prior to and after treatment or observation.Face convexity of soft and hard tissues,as well as the face convexity changes,was compared between the experimental and control groups.Linear regression equation was employed to analyze the linear association between soft-and hard-tissue changes.Regression equations of experimental and control groups were compared.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Prior to and after Twin-block appliance therapy,a significant correlation existed between the position changes of superior and inferior alveolar sockets relative to the nose and mandible,and the position changes of upper and lower lip pits relative to the nose and mandible,i.e.,there was a linear correlation between A-E change and Ss-E change,and between B-E change and Si-E change.The largest Pearson's correlation coefficient(0.839)appeared between Si-E change and B-E change,indicating the best correlativity between these two changes.Statistical analysis revealed that the linear equations of face convexity changes of soft and hard tissues after Twin-block appliance therapy were Si-E=0.745 B-E,Ss-E=0.276 A-E.These linear equations would be helpful to explain mandible growth and face convexity change after Twin-block appliance therapy and predict the prognosis of face convexity change.