Objective To discuss the imaging manifestations of chordoma.Methods The imaging manifestations of chordoma in 42 cases proved by surgery and pathology were retrospectively analysed.Results The lesions located at the region of skull base in 23 cases(54.8%),at the sacrococcygeal region in 18 cases(42.9%) and one case(2.3%) outside the axial skeleton as an extra-axial chordoma or parachordoma.Bone destruction in the areas near skull base and sacrococcygeal region could be found on radiography.On CT,chordoma typically appeared as a expansile soft-tissue mass that arises from the clivus and sacrococcygeal region with associated extensive lytic bone destruction.MR imaging was considerably superior to CT in the delineation of lesion extent.Conclusion Chordoma has typically distribution and characteristic imaging manifestations,especially MRI.

Purpose: To study the clinical efficacy, toxicity of preoperative chemotherapy and survival time with Gemicitabine-Cisplatin combination in the treatment of stage Ma( N2) NSCLC. Methods: Thirty patients with stage IIIa( N2) NSCLC were included. Gemicitabine was administered on dl, 8 and 15 at a dose of 1000 mg/m" and Cisplatin at a dose of 100 mg/m on d2. The chemotherapy was repeated every 28days. Results: Thirty patients were evaluable for response. The overall response rate was 70%. Surgical'excision rate after preoperative chemotherapy was 93%. Total surgical excision rate was 70%. Median survival time was 15 months, one year survival rate was 67%. The main toxicity was hematological, thrombocytopenia of grade III-IV appeared in 46% course of treatment, but it did not lead to hemorrhage. Conclusions: Preoperative chemotherapy with Gemicitabine-Cisplatin combination is effective and well-tolerated in the treatment of stage IIIIa( N2) NSCLC. So it is worthy to be further studied and popularized.

Objective To discuss the way and effect of washing intestine and pelvic cavity to prevent the fistula of lo place close entrance's in carcinoma of rectum. Methods Cut the rectum and lymph node,used the tip large intestine to connect with washing machine tube. cut vermiform appendix and put urine tube enter ileocecal them use 500ml N.S to wash large intestine for sustained.After se the recturn and large intestine.Use two tube(0.8～1cm) pelvic cavity about 1～6 days. Results The improvement group(38 cases) had not occur leak of lo place cclose entrance, classical group (18 cases) had occur 2 cases (11.1%)leak of lo place close entrance, usestatistics to deal with, P

Objective To evaluate the selective angiography and interventional management in nonvariceal gastrointestinal hemorrhage.Methods 94 cases with nonvariceal gastrointestinal hemorrhage were accepted for selective angiography.According the location and cause of hemorrhage finding by angiography,these patients were checked by arterial embolization and/or perfusion of vasoconstrictor substance.Results DSA revealed positive result in 58 cases(61.7%) of 94 cases.Meanwhile,13 cases accepted 99m Tc-labeled erythrocytes nuclear scan,11 cases(84.6%) showed hemorrage.Arterial embolization was carried out in 34 cases,the hemostasis and relapse rate was 91.2% and 8.8% respectively.Besides arterial embolization,8 cases were selected vasopressin infusion,the hemostasis and relapse rate of vasopressin infusion was 75.0% and 25.0% respectively.No severe complication such as intestinal necrosis occurred among the 42 cases with interventional therapy.Conclusion Selective angiography is a valuable method for the diagnosis of the nonvariceal gastrointestinal hemorrhage of unknown reasons.The()~(99m)Tc-labeled erythrocytes nuclear scan is more sensitive than selective angiography in detecting bleeding,however,as to find bleeding location accurately,it was inferior to selective angiography.

The delineation of clinical target volume (CTV) is a critical step in planning conformal radiotherapy for rectal cancer.Several guidelines suggest different subvolumes and anatomical boundaries in radiotherapy for rectal cancer, potentially leading to a misunderstanding of CTV definition.This article reviews recent advances in the delineation of CTV in radiotherapy for rectal cancer.

More than 20 studies published during the past 10 years concerning preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer were reviewed carefully. And we evaluated the role of IMRT being routinely used in preoperative treatment of rectal cancer.

OBJECTIVE:To observe clinical efficacy and safety of Bifidobacterium triple viable capsules in the adjunctive treatment of Helicobacter pylori(Hp)positive chronic atrophic gastritis(CAG)complicated with anxiety-depression. METHODS:A total of 100 Hp positive CAG patients with anxiety-depression were divided into control group and observation group according to random number table,with 50 cases in each group. Control group was given standard triple therapy (rabeprazole+amoxicillin and clavulanate+levofloxacin). Observation group was additionally given Bifidobacterium triple viable capsules 0.42 g,tid. The treatment lasted for 14 d in both groups. Clinical efficacies,Hp eradication rates as well as HAMA and HAMD scores before and after treatment were all observed in 2 group. The occurrence of ADR was compared. RESULTS:Total response rate of observation group was 94.0%,and Hp eradication rate was 92.0%,which were significantly higher than 76.0% and 78.0% of control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Before treatment,there was no statistical significance in HAMA and HAMD scores in 2 groups(P>0.05). After treatment,HAMA and HAMD scores of 2 groups were decreased significantly,the observation group was significantly lower than the control group,with statistical significance (P<0.05). The incidence of ADR in observation group (4.0%)was significantly lower than control group(20.0%),with statistical significance(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Adjunctive use of Bifidobacterium triple viable capsules can significantly improve Hp eradication rate,clinical symptom,anxiety and depres-sion,while reduce the incidence of ADR.

BACKGROUND: The operation on cervical spondylosis is usually done through anterolateral cervical vertebrae to mainly expose cervical vertebrae,intervertebral disc, hook joint and so on. The recent reports are mostly local studies. The observation data of the distance between cervical vertebrae and the corresponding nervus vascularis is limited.OBJECTIVE: The relation of the blood vessels and nerves to cervical vertebrae was observed in neck so as to prevent iatrogenic blood vessels and nerve injuries in the operation on cervical spondyloisis.DESIGN: A single sample trial based on the anatomic samples SETTING: The department of anatomy of a medical college PARTICIPANTS: The experiment was conducted in the Department of Anatomy of Changzhi Medical College from July 2003 to May 2004. Twenty adult antiseptic samples with 40 sides including 36 from males and 4 from the females supported by the Department of Human Anatomy, Changzhi Medical College.METHODS: The accompanying relation of the blood vessels to the nerves,the length of the blood vessels, and the distances from their starting point and end to the neighboring cervical vertebrae were observed and measured in 40 adult antiseptic samples of the neck.the distances from their starting point and end point to the neighboring cervical vertebrae.RESULTS: Totally, 40 sides of 20 samples entered the stage of the result analysis. The facial artery followed the lingual nerve, and the length from its starting point to the neighboring cervical vertebrae C3 was ( 18.5 ± 7.2) mm. The lingual artery followed the hypogolossal nerve, and the distance from its starting point of the lingual artery to C2 -3 was( 19.7 ± 8.4)mm. The superior thyroid artery followed the lateral branch of the superior laryngeal nerve, and the distance rom its starting to the point of the superior thyroid artery to C3 was (17.0 ± 5.7) mm, and the length from the end of the superior thyroid artery to C5 was (18.2 ± 2.5 ) mm. The superior laryngeal artery followed the medial branch of the superior laryngeal nerve, and the distances from its starting point and end point to C3 were( 15.7 ± 6.7) mm and(19. 7± 5.8) mm respectively. As for the inferior thyroid artery, the distances from its starting point and the end point to C7 were ( 17.3 ± 5.5 ) mm and ( 11.3 ± 3.4 ) mm respectively.CONCLUSION: In the operation on cervical spondylosis, attention should be paid to the anatomic stricture of the special position at different positions so as to reduce the iatrogenic blood vessels and nerve injuries.

Objective To evaluate the uncertainty of the small bowel dose?volume and the normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) during intensity?modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for rectal cancer, and to provide a reference for the dose limit and protection of the small bowel during IMRT for rectal cancer. Methods A total of 20 patients with rectal cancer who received postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy from March 2014 to August 2015 were enrolled in this study, including 10 patients receiving CT scan in the supine position and 10 patients in the prone position. All patients received computed tomography ( CT) scan before the treatment and at weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 of treatment, and they were defined as Plan, 1W, 2W, 3W, and 4W CT groups, respectively. The small bowel loop ( BL ) and peritoneal space ( PS ) were delineated on the images. The IMRT plan based on the Plan CT was copied to the 1W, 2W, 3W, and 4W CT groups, and then the small bowel dose?volume and NTCP were assessed for all CT groups. The paired t?test was used for comparison between groups. The Pearson method was used to analyze the correlation between NTCPC(chronic NTCP) and dose?volume. Results A total of 89 CT images of 20 patients were obtained. In all the patients, the volumes of BL and PS were 25121 cm3 and 132416 cm3 , respectively, and the shift% was 2315% and 1134%, respectively. The V15 of BL and PS was 18486 cm3 and 79245 cm3 , respectively, and the shift% was 3169% and 370%, respectively. The V30 of BL and PS was 8801 cm3 and 64573 cm3 , respectively, and the shift% was 3766% and 1049%, respectively. The V15 of BL in 35% of patients and V15 of PS in 20% of patients, the Dmax of BL in 50% of patients, and the NTCP of 15% of patients in the course of treatment exceeded the safety limits. The 1?4W CT groups had a significantly higher NTCPC than the Plan CT group (402% vs. 320%, P=0104), and their SD% was 4168%. There was a significant correlation between NTCPC and V30?V50 of BL (R>0400, P=0000). The NTCPA ( acute NTCP ) and NTCP C in the supine position were significantly higher than those in the prone position ( 6230% vs. 5674%, P=0061;488% vs. 322%, P=0145 ) . Conclusions Small bowel motility leads to an uncertainty of the adverse event assessment during IMRT for rectal cancer. The change in BL is significantly larger than that in PS and the change in BL and PS in the supine position is significantly larger than that in the prone position. Using the prone position and minimizing V15 and V30 when designing the treatment plan can reduce the NTCP A and NTCP C in the small bowel.

Objective To compare the dose volume and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) of small intestine between intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with dose constraints to the peritoneal space (PS) and the bowel loop (BL) in the treatment of rectal cancer,and to investigate the feasibility of placing a dose constraint to the PS instead of the BL in protection of the small intestine.Methods A total of 24 patients with rectal cancer undergoing postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy were enrolled as subjects.In the 24 patients,12 were treated in supine position an.d 12 in prone position.The weekly computed tomography (CT) scans from pre-treatment to weeks 1-4 of treatment were defined as Plan,1 W,2 W,3 W,and 4 W.Contours of PS and BL were delineated on all CT images.Based on the Plan CT images,two IMRT plans,PPS and PBL,were designed with dose constraints to the PS and BL,respectively.The method was applied to 1-4 W CT images.For each CT scan,the dose volume and NTCP of the small intestine were evaluated in PPs and PBL.Results A total of 109 sets of CT images were acquired from 24 patients,and 218 plans were designed and copied.The median volume of the PS and BL was 1339.28 and 250.27 cm3,respectively.For the Plan CT scans,V15 values of the PS in PPs plan and the BL in PBL plan were 918.96 and 199.57 em3,respectively.For all CT scans,the dose volume of the small intestine in PPs,in most cases,was lower than that in PBL,while V15 values in Ps and PBL were 170.07 and 178.58 cm3 (P=0.000).The dose volume of the small intestine was correlated with V15 (P=0.000).PPs had significantly lower NTCP of chronic and acute adverse reactions than PBL(2.80％ vs.3.00％,P=0.018;57.32％ vs.58.64％,P=0.000).In patients with prone and supine treatment positions,most of the dose volume and NTCP of the small intestine in Ps were significantly lower than those in PBL(P＜0.05 for V10,V15,V30,and NTCP of acute adverse reactions).Conclusions It is feasible to place a dose constraint to the PS instead of the BL for protection of the small intestine during IMRT for rectal cancer.V15＜830 cm3 can be referred to as the objective function of dose restraint.