1.Research progress on the effect of osteoporosis treatment drugs on ocular diseases
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2024;42(5):491-496
Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic disease characterized by decreased bone mass, increased bone fragility due to damage to the microstructure of bone tissue, and susceptibility to fractures.At present, it mainly relies on pharmacologic treatment.Because the occurrence of OP and some eye diseases are associated with a series of age-related pathological mechanisms, and OP therapeutic drugs also have anti-non-infectious inflammation, antioxidant, anti-apoptosis, and sex hormone-regulating effects, there is a certain correlation with the pathogenesis of some ophthalmic diseases, and thus affect the onset and progression of eye diseases.The application of OP therapeutic drugs such as vitamin D and its derivatives, estrogen, bisphosphonates, and desuximab may increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration, dry eye, and ocular inflammation, and may also play a preventive role in some eye diseases such as dry eye, cataract, glaucoma, and choroidal neovascularization.Therefore, when OP therapeutic drugs are used clinically, the changes of related eye diseases should be regularly monitored.This article reviews the research on the effects of OP therapeutic drugs on eye diseases.
2.Analysis of the factors influencing the onset of acute PACG after COVID-19 outbreak
Yanan LU ; Wenjun DING ; Xiaoya CHEN ; Suyan LI ; Peijian MIAO ; Jinqiao ZHAO ; Peibo SI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2024;42(6):532-537
Objective:To analyze the proportion of patients with acute primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) after the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients undergoing glaucoma surgery and the factors influencing morbidity.Methods:A cross-sectional study was performed.The cluster sampling method was used to collect 141 glaucoma patients hospitalized for glaucoma surgery after the outbreak of COVID-19 in Xuzhou First People's Hospital from December 16, 2022, to January 16, 2023, and 231 glaucoma patients hospitalized for surgery in the same 1-month period from 2019 to 2020, 2020 to 2021, 2021 to 2022 through the hospital information system.Ninety-two eyes of 92 patients with acute PACG after the outbreak were selected as a study group, and 21 eyes of 21 patients with acute PACG hospitalized during the same 1-month period from 2021 to 2022 were selected as a control group.The proportion of patients with different types of glaucoma during the observation period was analyzed.The proportion of patients with acute PACG and the clinical characteristics of acute PACG were analyzed, including age, sex, visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), and anterior chamber angle status.Epidemiological data such as the use of anti-cold medications, and changes in living habits and moods (including daily water intake and anxiety) of patients after COVID-19 infection were obtained by telephone follow-up.Anxiety levels of patients in the study group were assessed using the Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale (HADS).The triggering factors of acute PACG attack after the COVID-19 outbreak were analyzed.This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Xuzhou First People's Hospital (No.xyyll[2023]114).Written informed consent was obtained from each subject.Results:The proportion of acute PACG patients in Xuzhou First People's Hospital within one month after the outbreak in 2022 to 2023 increased significantly compared with the same period in 2021 to 2022, 2020 to 2021 and 2019 to 2020, and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=31.066, 33.331, 20.804; all at P<0.001).There was no statistical significance in the distribution of the number of eyes with different grades of visual acuity, IOP, the number of eyes with IOP ≥30 mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), and the distribution of the number of eyes with different anterior chamber angles between the two groups (all at P>0.05).Patients in the control group had no history of COVID-19 infection or use of cold medicines at disease onset.During disease onset, all 92 (100%) patients in the study group had positive COVID-19 nucleic acid test results, of which 57 (61.96%) patients had a history of oral anti-cold medication use.During the same period, 49 (100%) hospitalized patients with other types of glaucoma had positive COVID-19 nucleic acid test results, of which 20 (40.82%) patients had a history of oral cold medication.There was a statistically significant difference in the proportion of patients taking oral cold drugs between acute PACG and other types of glaucoma in the study group ( χ2=5.764, P=0.016).During the outbreak of COVID-19, the study group reported that the daily water intake had increased to varying degrees than before.In the study group, 76 patients had anxiety, accounting for 82.6%.Multiple linear regression analysis showed that IOP=19.052+ 0.009×daily water intake+ 0.858×HADS score ( R2=0.780), and the standardized coefficients of daily water intake and HADS score were 0.542 and 0.452, respectively.Daily water intake had a greater effect on IOP than HADS score. Conclusions:The proportion of acute PACG patients among hospitalized surgical glaucoma patients increased significantly after the COVID-19 outbreak, which is related to risk factors such as oral anti-cold medications containing vasoconstrictors or antihistamines, increased daily water intake, anxiety and other lifestyle, and mood changes.
3.Establishment and performance evaluation of an AI-Doctor collaborative intelligent precision segmentation model for non-perfusion area of retinal vessels
Suyan LI ; Mengchu WU ; Liang WU ; Chang XIAO ; Xu YANG ; Xiao XU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2024;42(12):1100-1110
Objective:To develop an " AI-Doctor" collaborative intelligent model for precise segmentation of retinal non-perfusion areas and evaluate its effectiveness.Methods:Seventy-three retinal non-perfusion images were collected from diabetic retinopathy patients who visited Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital and underwent the ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography (UWFA) from December 2022 to January 2024.These images were divided into a training set of 38 images, a validation set of 10 images, and a test set of 25 images.A VGG-UNet model was created, which is an optimization of the combination of VGG-16 and U-Net.Large-scale and small-scale training datasets were created from the UWFA images, and the VGG-UNet was trained on each to obtain corresponding large-scale and small-scale networks.Initial segmentation of non-perfusion areas in UWFA images was conducted using the large-scale network.A physician interaction module was introduced to enhance local segmentation accuracy via the small-scale network, allowing for precise segmentation of non-perfusion areas in UWFA images.The efficacy of the " AI-Doctor" collaborative model was then compared with that of traditional physician annotation methods.This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital (No.xyy11[2023]069).Written informed consent was obtained from each subject.Results:The VGG-UNet model was generally able to accurately segment retinal non-perfusion areas.However, problems such as missegmentation, omission, and imprecision were observed at the edge of the eyeball.After the introduction of the physician interaction module, the average segmentation accuracy was improved to 90.36%, showing a significant improvement over conventional methods.Based on the VGG-UNet, a collaborative intelligent segmentation model of " AI-Doctor" was constructed, which can accurately segment images of the non-perfusion area of retinal blood vessels.The validation results showed that the average time of " AI-Doctor" collaborative annotation was about 3.0 minutes, which was significantly shorter than the 29.6 minutes of the traditional annotation method, and the efficiency was improved by about 10 times, and the segmentation accuracy reached 90.36%.Conclusions:An intelligent segmentation model with " AI-Doctor" collaboration is successfully established to achieve efficient and accurate segmentation of the non-perfused area of retinal blood vessels.
4.Association of complement C3 with urine protein level and proteinuria remission status in patients with primary membranous nephropathy
Si CHEN ; Ying PAN ; Yifei LU ; Li QIAN ; Qing LI ; Yili XU ; Suyan DUAN ; Lin WU ; Bo ZHANG ; Changying XING ; Huijuan MAO ; Yanggang YUAN
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2024;40(9):705-715
Objective:To investigate the correlation between complement C3 and urine protein level and proteinuria remission status in patients with primary membranous nephropathy (PMN), and better guide individualized clinical treatment.Methods:It was a single-center retrospective study. The clinical data of PMN patients who underwent renal biopsy in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2017 to June 2022 were collected. Patients with 24 h urinary protein ≥ 3.5 g were followed up after receiving standard treatment, and the last outpatient or inpatient review was used as the end point of follow-up. 24 h urine protein was collected to evaluate the remission status of proteinuria. Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze the correlation between serum and renal complements and proteinuria remission. Cox regression analysis method was used to analyze the correlation between serum C3 level and renal tissue C3 deposition and proteinuria remission.Results:This study included 507 PMN patients with 312 (61.54%) males, aged 54 (43, 64) years old. Compared with 24 h urinary protein < 3.5 g group, proportion of males ( χ2=22.479, P<0.001), age ( Z=-2.521, P=0.012), systolic blood pressure ( Z=-4.148, P<0.001), diastolic blood pressure ( Z=-4.084, P<0.001), serum anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) antibody titer ( Z=-7.019, P<0.001), total cholesterol ( Z=-8.796, P<0.001), triglyceride ( Z=-6.158, P<0.001), low density lipoprotein cholesterol ( Z=-8.716, P<0.001), serum creatinine ( Z=-7.368, P<0.001), serum C3 ( Z=-3.663, P<0.001), serum C4 ( Z=-6.560, P<0.001), proportion of glucocorticoid use ( χ2=116.417, P<0.001) and proportion of immunosuppressant use ( χ2=53.839, P<0.001) were all higher, while serum albumin ( Z=12.518, P<0.001), estimated glomerular filtration rate ( Z=6.345, P<0.001) and serum IgG ( Z=7.321, P<0.001) were all lower in 24 h urinary protein ≥3.5 g group. There were 268 patients included in the follow-up cohort with baseline 24 h urinary protein of 7.15 (5.14, 10.24) g, serum anti-PLA2R antibody titer of 61.44 (14.35, 193.24) RU/ml, serum C3 of 1.005 (0.864, 1.150) g/L, and serum C4 of 0.260 (0.214, 0.317) g/L. Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that the incomplete remission rate of proteinuria in serum C3 > 1.005 g/L group was lower than that in serum C3 ≤ 1.005 g/L group (log-rank χ2=4.757, P=0.029). There was no significant difference in the incomplete remission rate of proteinuria between serum C4 ≤ 0.260 g/L group and serum C4 > 0.260 g/L group (log-rank χ2=3.543, P=0.060). Renal C1q (log-rank χ2=0.167, P=0.683) and C4 (log-rank χ2=1.927, P=0.165) deposition had no significant effects on proteinuria remission in PMN patients. The incomplete remission rate of proteinuria in patients with renal C3 deposition was higher than that in patients without renal C3 deposition (log-rank χ2=7.018, P=0.008). Univariate Cox regression analysis showed that serum C3 level and C3 deposition in renal tissues were influencing factors of incomplete remission of proteinuria (both P<0.05), while adjusting for gender, age, mean arterial pressure, serum anti-PLA2R antibody, serum albumin and 24 h urinary protein, serum C3 ≤ 1.005 g/L ( HR=1.374, 95% CI 1.021-1.849, P=0.036), C3 deposition in renal tissues ( HR=1.949, 95% CI 1.098-3.460, P=0.023), and serum C3 ≤ 1.005 g/L combined with C3 deposition in renal tissues ( HR=1.472, 95% CI 1.093-1.983, P=0.011) were independent influencing factors of incomplete remission of proteinuria. Conclusions:The serum C3 level and C3 deposition in renal tissues are closely related to urinary protein level and proteinuria remission status in PMN patients. The patients with higher urinary protein have higher serum C3. For patients with massive proteinuria, serum C3 ≤ 1.005 g/L, C3 deposition in renal tissues, serum C3 ≤ 1.005 g/L combined with C3 deposition in renal tissues are independent risk factors of incomplete remission of proteinuria.
5.Establishment and clinical validation of a predictive scoring system for malignant gastric stromal tumors based on endoscopic and endoscopic ultrasound findings
Ling LIU ; Yang LI ; Yangyang JIANG ; Suyan QIU ; Ying ZHOU ; Jie SU ; Juanjuan HUANG ; Yiwei FU ; Tingsheng LING
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2024;41(8):633-639
Objective:To establish a scoring system for preoperative prediction of the malignant potential of gastric stromal tumors based on gastroscopic and endoscopic ultrasound features, along with validation.Methods:A total of 286 patients who were treated in Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2023 and diagnosed as having gastric stromal tumors by postoperative pathology were enrolled in the modeling group. According to National Institutes of Health classification system, 227 very-low/low-risk patients were classified into the low malignant potential (LMP) group, and the 59 intermediate/high-risk patients into the high malignant potential (HMP) group. LASSO regression analysis was performed to identify predictive factors for HMP gastric stromal tumors, and a nomogram prediction model was developed. Internal validation using the Bootstrap method was performed on the modeling group, and external validation was performed on data from 85 patients who were treated and diagnosed as having gastric stromal tumors by postoperative pathology in Taizhou People's Hospital from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves, calibration curves, and decision curve analyses were employed in both the modeling and external validation groups.Results:Tumor size (coef=0.755), tumor shape (coef=0.015), tumor location (coef=0.008), growth pattern (coef=-0.026), cystic change (coef=0.685), and surface unceration change (coef=-0.545) were the independent predictive factors for HMP gastric stromal tumors. The nomogram-based prediction model constructed using these factors achieved an area under the ROC curve of 0.959 (95% CI: 0.898-0.903) in the modeling group and 0.959 (95% CI: 0.857-1.000) in the external validation group. The model demonstrated good accuracy (0.917) and a Kappa value of 0.737 in internal validation. Calibration curve and decision curve analyses indicated strong calibration and high net benefit in both the modeling and the external validation groups. Conclusion:Tumor size, tumor shape, tumor location, growth pattern, cystic change, and surface ulceration change are independent predictive factors for HMP gastric stromal tumors. The nomogram model developed based on these factors offers effective and convenient visualization for clinicians to predict the malignant potential of gastric stromal tumors preoperatively.
6.The diagnostic value of serum anti-toxocara immunoglobulin G in ocular toxocariasis patients
Qing XU ; Chaoju GONG ; Xiao YANG ; Yalu LIU ; Jie LI ; Aiqin SHENG ; Yipeng ZHANG ; Lei QIAO ; Yanlian LI ; Suyan LI
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2024;40(5):366-371
Objective:To assess the diagnostic performance of serum anti-toxocara immunoglobulin G (anti-T-IgG) in ocular toxocariasis (OT) patients.Methods:A diagnostic tests. A total of 109 patients (109 eyes) with clinically-suspected OT who treated in Department of Ophthalmology of Xuzhou First People’s Hospital from June 2015 to December 2022 were included. Patients were divided into two groups, 76 with OT and 33 with non-OT, according to the clinical manifestations and Goldmann-Witmer coefficient. Paired serum and intraocular fluid samples from each patient were collected and analyzed for specific anti-T-IgG using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Mann-Whitney test was performed for comparison between groups. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to assess the diagnostic performance of serum anti-T-IgG. Kappa analysis was performed to examine the consistency of serum or intraocular fluid anti-T-IgG positive rate with OT diagnostic result. Spearman’s rank correlation test was performed to assess the association.Results:Compared with the non-OT group, the proportions of children and history of exposure to cats and dogs ( χ2=9.785, 12.026) were significantly higher in OT group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.01). The positive rate ( χ2=24.551) and U value ( Z=-4.379) of serum anti-T-IgG in OT group were higher than those in non-OT group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.000 1). The recommended serum anti-T-IgG cut-off value of 11 U had 0.72 sensitivity, 0.79 specificity, 0.89 positive predictive value, 0.55 negative predictive value, and 0.77 area under the ROC with 95% confidence interval ( CI) 0.669-0.860. Correlation analysis showed that serum anti-T-IgG was positively correlated with intraocular fluid anti-T-IgG ( r s=0.520, 95% CI 0.363-0.648, P<0.000 1). The Kappa values of serum and intraocular fluid anti-T-IgG positive rate with OT diagnosis were 0.457 (95% CI 0.292-0.622) and 0.711 (95% CI 0.582-0.840), respectively. The Kappa value of serum anti-T-IgG positive rate with OT diagnosis was lower than that of intraocular fluid. Conclusion:The sensitivity and specificity of serum anti-T-IgG and the consistency between serum anti-T-IgG positive rate and OT diagnosis are low, suggesting that serum anti-T-IgG level cannot be used as a basis for OT diagnosis.
7.Significance of detecting paraoxonase 1, programmed death factor-1 and interferon-gamma inducible protein-10 levels in peripheral blood of patients with paraquat poisoning
Suyan LI ; Chuanpeng FAN ; Shuang LIU
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2024;28(15):26-30
Objective To explore the value of detecting the levels of paraoxonase 1 (PON1), programmed death factor-1 (PD-1), and interferon gamma-induced protein-10(IP-10) in peripheral blood of patients with paraquat poisoning. Methods A prospective study was conducted in 120 patients with paraquat poisoning in the 980th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese people's Liberation Army from May 2017 to April 2023. The mortality and survival status of patients with paraquat poisoning within 30 days were statistically analyzed. The clinical data and peripheral blood PON1, PD-1, and IP-10 levels of patients with different prognoses were compared. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlations of the peripheral blood PON1, PD-1, and IP-10 levels with the toxic dose, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation System Ⅱ(APACHE Ⅱ). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of the peripheral blood PON1, PD-1, and IP-10 levels for the prognosis of patients with paraquat poisoning. Results During the follow-up period, a total of 35 patients died (29.17%), with the toxic dose, SOFA score, APACHE Ⅱ score, IP-10 level, PD-1 level of the dead patients were higher than those of the surviving patients, and the peripheral blood PON1 level was lower than that of the control group (
8.Effectiveness and security of anisodine hydrobromide tablets in treating nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy: a Chinese multicenter nonrandomized controlled study
Mo YANG ; Honglu SONG ; Huanfen ZHOU ; Mengying LAI ; Quangang XU ; Mingming SUN ; Ke FAN ; Hongpei CUI ; Haiyan WANG ; Xin JIN ; Chuanbin SUN ; Qing XIAO ; Ying WANG ; Zide ZHAO ; Minglian ZHANG ; Yongye CHANG ; Mengping CHEN ; Zhanxing SHEN ; Hui YANG ; Xiaoyu XU ; Zhiqing LI ; Dongjun XING ; Yu DONG ; Jinrun YANG ; Qian REN ; Li LI ; Wenfang ZHANG ; Li SUN ; Zhengpei ZHANG ; Suyan LI ; Danyan LIU ; Nalei ZHOU ; Nali LUO ; Yadong LIU ; Shihui WEI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2023;41(7):646-653
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral anisodine hydrobromide tablets in the treatment of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).Methods:A multicenter nonrandomized controlled trial was conducted.A total of 282 acute NAION patients (282 eyes) were recruited from 16 hospitals in China from July 2020 to May 2021.Patients were divided into two groups according to treatment methods, which were control group (124 cases, 124 eyes) receiving regular treatment including citicoline sodium plus Ginkgo biloba leaf liquid extract or Ginkgo biloba leaf extract tablets plus mecobalamin, and experimental group (158 cases, 158 eyes) receiving treatment in control group plus oral anisodine hydrobromide tablets 1 mg, twice daily for 2 to 3 months.Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), visual field index (VFI), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) and radial peripapillary capillary vessel density (RPC) were assessed at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months after enrollment using the standard decimal visual acuity chart, 750i Humphery visual field analyzer, Cirrus HD-OCT 4000/Cirrus HD-OCT 5000, RTVue-XR optical coherence tomography respectively.The primary outcomes were BCVA and VFI, and the secondary outcomes were pRNFL, RPC, and the side effects during the follow-up.The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.All patients were fully informed about the treatment and purpose of this study and voluntarily signed the informed consent form.The study protocol was approved by Chinese PLA General Hospital (No.S2020-021-01). Results:In all, 242 patients (242 eyes) completed the follow-up of BCVA, and 98 patients (98 eyes) completed the VFI follow-up.In terms of visual function, BCVA and VFI improved significantly over time in the two groups, and BCVA and VFI were better in experimental group than in control group at various follow-up time points (all at P<0.05). In terms of structure, pRNFL gradually decreased in both groups with the extension of treatment, and pRNFL was significanthy thinner in experimental group than in control group at various follow-up time points (all at P<0.05). There was no significant difference in RPC between the two groups at the last follow-up ( P>0.05). There were two cases with side effects and one case was discontinued due to side effects 25 days after enrollment. Conclusions:Oral anisodine hydrobromide can improve visual acuity and visual field in NAION and accelerate the regression of optic disc edema, with good safety.
9.Qualitative Analysis of Metabolites of Aristolochiae Fructus Aqueous Extract in Rats
Fang WANG ; Chunying LI ; Yan YI ; Suyan LIU ; Yong ZHAO ; Jing MENG ; Jingzhuo TIAN ; Lianmei WANG ; Jiayin HAN ; Chen PAN ; Yushi ZHANG ; Chenyue LIU ; Shasha QIN ; Dunfang WANG ; Zhong XIAN ; Xuan TANG ; Meiting LIU ; Aihua LIANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(13):112-121
ObjectiveBased on ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MSE) technique, we identified qualitatively the metabolites of aristolochic acid(AAs) in rat in order to analyze the metabolic differences between water extract of Aristolochiae fructus(AFE) and Aristolochic acid Ⅰ(AAⅠ). MethodSD rats were selected and administered AFE(110 g·kg-1·d-1) or AAⅠ(5 mg·kg-1·d-1) by oral for 5 days, respectively. Serum, urine and feces were collected after administration. Through sample pretreatment, ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column(2.1 mm×100 mm, 1.7 μm) was used with the mobile phase of 0.01% formic acid methanol(A)-0.01% formic acid water(B, containing 5 mmol·L-1 ammonium acetate) for gradient elution(0-1 min, 10%B; 1-7 min, 10%-75%B; 7-7.2 min, 75%-95%B; 7.2-10.2 min, 95%B; 10.2-10.3 min, 95%-10%B; 10.3-12 min, 10%B) at a flow rate of 0.3 mL·min-1. Positive ion mode of electrospray ionization(ESI+) was performed in the scanning range of m/z 100-1 200. In combination with UNIFI 1.9.4.053 system, the Pathway-MSE was used to qualitatively analyze and identify the AAs prototype and related metabolites in biological samples(serum, urine and feces), and to compare the similarities and differences of metabolites in rats in the subacute toxicity test between AFE group and AAⅠ group. ResultCompared with AAⅠ group, 6, 10, 13 common metabolites and 14, 20, 30 unique metabolites were identified in biological samples(serum, urine and feces) of AFE group, respectively. Moreover, the main AAs components always followed the metabolic processes of demethylation, nitrate reduction and conjugation. Compared with common metabolites in AAⅠ group, prototype components of AAⅠ in serum and most metabolic derivatives of AAⅠ[AAⅠa, aristolochic lactam Ⅰ(ALⅠ)a, 7-OHALⅠ and its conjugated derivatives] in biological samples were significantly increased in AFE group(P<0.05, P<0.01), except that the metabolic amount of ALⅠ in feces of AFE group was remarkably lowed than that of AAⅠ group(P<0.01). In addition, a variety of special ALⅠ efflux derivatives were also identified in the urine and feces of the AFE group. ConclusionAlthough major AAs components in AFE all show similar metabolic rules as AAⅠ components in vivo, the coexistence of multiple AAs components in Aristolochiae Fructus may affect the metabolism of AAⅠ, and achieve the attenuating effect by increasing the metabolic effection of AAⅠ and ALⅠ.
10.Endoscopic treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma of the fundic gland: a report of three cases and a literature review
Xue SUN ; Na LIU ; Jie LIU ; Suyan CAO ; Yan ZHANG ; Jun DU ; Li ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2023;42(1):80-85
Objective:To analyze and summarize the clinical characteristics, endoscopic manifestations, pathology and treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma of the fundic gland(GA-FD)to promote clinicians' understanding of this disease.Methods:The clinical data of 3 patients with GA-FD admitted to Beijing Hospital from May 2020 to January 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.Among them, 2 presented with abdominal distension or abdominal pain.The other case was diagnosed during follow-up endoscopy after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.A diagnosis of GA-FD was made based on the results of white light imaging, magnifying endoscopy, pathology and immunohistochemistry.In addition, we reviewed the literature about GA-FD between January 1990 and April 2021 from both national and international reports of 195 cases.We analyzed and summarized the endoscopic and pathological characteristics of the disease and insights on its diagnosis and treatment.Results:Of all 198 cases, patients had a male/female ratio of 1.6/1.0 and an average age of 65.3 years(range: 39-87 years).79.82%(91/114)of the patients were negative for Helicobacter pylori.Gastroscopy showed that the average diameter was 8.97 mm, and 89.9%(178/198)of the patients had lesions infiltrating into the submucosa.91.98%(149/162)of the patients had gastric chief cells as the predominant cell type, 98.86%(130/140)had no lymphovascular invasion, and 97.6%(162/166)had no recurrence or metastasis.Conclusions:GA-FD is a rare gastric cancer, with low-grade atypia and highly differentiated tissues.The mechanisms of GA-FD are not clear and the disease is more commonly seen in the elderly.There is no obvious correlation between Helicobacter pylori infections and GA-FD.Gastric chief cells make up the predominant cell type.The results of endoscopy, pathology and immunohistochemistry can help confirm the diagnosis.The prognosis of most cases is good.


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