Gastrointestinal stromal tumor( CIST) is the most common form of mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Most GISTs characteristically harbor activating mutations of c-kit or PDCFRA( platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha, PDGFRA). All CISTs should be regarded having malignant potential. Tumor size and mitotic count, as two basic progonstic factors for primary CISTs, are largely site dependent. Most c-kit mutations have been found in exon 11,9,13,17 while PDGFRA mutations re found in exon 18,12,14.The sites and types of mutions are associated with the prognosis of CIST. Histopathology and immunohistochem-istry are another two factors predicting tumor outcome.

Objective To investigate the influence of HLA immunogenic mismatching (IM) on acute rejection of renal transplants.Methods The function recovery time of renal allograft and the rate of acute rejection of 196 cases after cadaveric renal transplantation wereanalyzed. Results IM of HLA locus did not influence the function recovery time of the renal allograft. The IM of HLA-A locus did not increase the rate of allograft acute rejection whereas the HLA-B locus did and the HLA-DR increased the acute rejection rate significantly. Conclusion IM should not be ignored in HLA typing. HLA-B locus is related to the allograft acute rejection, while the IM of DR locus increasesthe allograft acute rejection rate significantly.

Objective To study the relationship between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the quantity of bowel gas using plain abdominal radiographs. Methods Plain abdominal radiograph were digitized and transmitted to a computer in 48 IBS patients and 25 normal controls. The quantity of bowel gas, determined as the pixel value on images and standardized by physique, was defined as the gas volume score (GVS). The ?2s of GVS in the control group was used as the normal score. The relationship between GVS and subtype of IBS was analyzed. Results The mean GVS of normal control was 0.055?0.012, and coefficient of variation was 21.8%, and all subjects were in normal score. The mean GVS was 0.076?0.027 for the constipation type IBS, significantly higher than that for control ( t =3.599, P 0.05) and the control in the mean GVS. However, the coefficient of variation in the diarrhea type IBS was as high as 66.7%, and low score was seen in 42.9% of patients and high score in 14.3%.Conclusions There is a significant subtype related change of bowel gas volume in IBS patients. The bowel gas is increased in the constipation type, and decreased markedly in the diarrhea type.

A total of 167 coronary heart disease (CHD) patients were divided into metabolic syndrome (MS) group (68 cases) and non-MS group (99 cases). There were significant differences in the disease-related metabolic indicators and coronary angiography (multivessel lesions, diffuse stenosis, occlusive lesions, Ginsini score) between MS group and non-MS group ( all P<0.05 ). When the patients with MS were divided into 3 groups according to the number of componernts of MS, three lesions, diffuse stenosis, and occlusive lesions were more frequent in five components group compared with three components group. Ginsini points rised with the increased risk factors. There existed differences in Ginsini score between three components group and four, five components group (P<0. 05 or P<0.01 ). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that obesity, hypertension,diabetes, high low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol were the predictors of CHD in patients with MS (P<0.05 or P<0.01 ).

Objective To study the relation between mammary hyperplasia and expression of VEGF,bFGF. Methods After the breast mass undergoing core needle biopsy, the pathological type and expression of VEGF and bFGF were observed in 140 cases of breast mass. Results Of the 140 cases, general ~hyperplasia was found in 92 cases( 65.7%), atypical hyperplasia in 48 cases(34.3%) . The expression of VEGF and bFGF were increased with the increase of pathological degree of breast hyperplasia (P

Objective To retrospectively analyze the clinical manifestations of coronary artery ectasia and its angiographic characteristics. Methods Twenty-five patients who underwent coronary angiography were diagnosed as coronary artery ectasia from January 2005 to December 2007. 25 cases of coronary artery atheresclerosis were also included and 25 cases with normal coronary arteriography in the same period were taken as control. Results Most of the patients were male (72%). Only three patients had diabetes and thirteen patients had hypertension. All the patients with coronary artery ectasia were admitted for chest pain. Nine of them showed abnormal ST changes and four elevated ST in ECG. Coronary artery ectasia was associated with slow coronary flow in 9 patients and coronary stenosis in 4 patients. The frequency of arterial involvement, in descending order, was right coronary artery in 76%, left anterior descending artery in 60%, left circumflex artery in 48% and left main artery in 8%. Ectasia affected only one major vessel was found in 44%, and all three vessels in 36%. As compared with the patients with coronary artery atherosclerosis and patients with normal coronary artery, patients with CAE had a lower prevalence of diabetes (12%), and there were no other significant statistics in clinical demography and other risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia. Conclusions Coronary artery ectasia was prevalent in males and diabetes was less frequent. The RCA was the most commonly affected vessel and most of the patients had single vessel involvement.

Objective To explore the mechanisms responsible for different coronary artery lesions with involvement of nitric oxide(NO),endothelin-1(ET-1),matrix metalloproteinases-9(MMP-9) and the matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor-1(TIMP-1).Methods The cases undergone coronary anography were collected and divided into three groups:group A,30 patients with the coronary artery ectasia(7 cases of simple coronary artery ectasia;18 cases of the coronary artery ectasia coexisting a small amount of plaque);group B,38 patients with coronary atherosclerosis;group C,32 patients with with normal angiograph(14 cases of coronary artery completely normal;18 cases with a small amount of coronary plaque only).Plasma NO,ET-1,MMP-9 and TIMP-1 level were measured by ELISA method.Results There are significant differences among three groups on NO level,MMP-9 levels,NO/ET-1 and MMP-9/TIMP-1(P

Objective To investigate the relationship between inflammatory factors, coronary artery dilation, and their clinical significance. Methods The cases undergone coronary angiography in our hospital last year were collected and divided into three groups: the first one included 11 patients whose angiography showed coronary artery dilation, the second group included 35 cases of atherosclerosis, and the third includes 24 cases with normal angiography. sES, MMP9 and TIMP1 were measured by ELISA method. Results Patients with coronary artery dilation were found to have significantly higher sES and MMP-9 level in comparison with atherosclerosis group and normal group[(153.7?152.7)ng/L,(90.1?54.2)ng/L,(76.5?37.2)ng/L, respectively](P

Objective To investigate the effect of the second resection for unsuspected gallbladder carcinoma discovered after cholecystectomy.Methods A retrospective clincopathological analysis was conducted for 45 cases of unsuspected gallbladder carcinoma receiving second operation at our hospital from January 2000 to December 2010.Result Of the 45 cases with unsuspected gallbladder carcinoma (33 pT2,12 pT3 ),40 cases received second radical reeection of the liver bed with lymph dissection; the remaining 5 cases received palliative operation.Amongst 45 patients lymph metastasis (4 pT2,6 pT3 ) was found in 10 cases,liver metastasis ( 2 pT2,1 pT3 ) in 3,parietal seeding in 1 ( pT3 ) and distant metastasis ( pT2 ) in one.The 5 patients receiving palliative operation died in 3 ～ 8 months and 40 patients receiving the radical operation achieved long-term survival ( 40.4 ± 2.7 months) after the operation.The effect of second operation which was done within 4 weeks after the first cholecystectomy was better than that of the operation done beyond 4 weeks ( survival time 37.1 ± 2.2 vs 22.4 ± 5.8months).Conclusions Radical resection for unsuspected gallbladder carcinoma discovered after the initial cholecystectomy helps improve prognosis and prolong patients survival time.

Objective To study the effects of intraoporative radio-frequency ablation on immune functions and survival of patients with multiple large hepatic cancer. Methods Forty five admitted patients with multiple large hepatic cancer from January 2003 to January 2007 were devided into: simple hepatic artery embohzation chemotherapy group (TACE group, n = 20) , local resection of multiple lesion + TACE (LR group, n = 13), and TACE + intraoperative radio-frequency ablation (IRFA group, n = 12). The changes of peripheral blood T-cell subsets were evaluated using flow cytometry, and a comparison of the complete remission rate and survival rate between the 3 groups was made and the survival rate analyzed with Kaplan-Meier method, the validity check with long-rank method. Results CD4+ , NK, and CD4+/ CD8+radio significantly increased 4 weeks after treatment only in IRFA group. The immune function was suppressed during the first week after treatment in local resection group. Tumor complete remission rate in IRFA group, local resection group and simple TACE group were 41.70%, 46. 20% and 25.50% respectively, the difference was not statistically significant between the 3 groups (x2 = 1.81, P > 0.05). the 1.5 year and 2.0 year survival rate in the 3 groups were 75.00%, 69. 20%, 30% (x2 = 7.96, P < 0.05) and 50.00%, 23.10%, 10. 00% respectively (x2 = 18.98 ,P <0.05), the mean survival period of patients in the 3 groups was 26. 56 months, 21.04 months, and 16.41 months respectively (x2 = 14.69, P < 0.001). Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed the overall survival rate in the IRFA group was significantly higher than that of the other 2 groups (x2 = 4.635, P < 0.05). The prolongation of the survival period in patient with multiple macronodular hepatic cancer after IRFA treatment was mainly due to the prolongation of survival period in tumor bearing patients (IRFA group vs LR group, x2= 4.615, P < 0.05). Conclusion IRFA prolongs the survival of patients with multiple macranodular hepatic cancer possibly by enhancing the functions of cellular immunity.