Objective:To compare the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic outcomes between patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma(ccRCC)and non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma(nccRCC)accompanied by venous tumor thrombus.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical and pathological data from patients with RCC and venous tumor thrombus treated in the Depart-ment of Urology at Peking University Third Hospital between January 2014 and February 2024.Patients were stratified into two groups based on pathological type:ccRCC and nccRCC.Comparisons of baseline characteristics,intraoperative situation,and prognosis between the two groups were performed using t-tests,Mann-Whitney U tests,chi-square tests,and Log-rank tests.Survival curves were generated using the Kaplan-Meier method.Results:A total of 437 patients were included,with a median age of 58 years,including 317 males and 120 females.The cohort comprised 366 cases of ccRCC and 71 cases of nccRCC.The non-clear cell group included 38 cases(53.5％)of papillary renal cell carcinoma,2 cases(2.8％)of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma,11 cases(15.5％)of unclassified renal cell carcinoma,19 cases(26.8％)of molecularly defined renal cell carcinoma,and 1 case(1.4％)of collecting duct carcinoma.Compared with the clear cell renal carcinoma group,patients in the non-clear cell carcinoma group demonstrated a younger age at diagnosis(59 years vs.55 years,P=0.010),larger tumor size(8.4 cm vs.9.5 cm,P=0.025),higher rates of lymph node metastasis(56.8％vs.70.6％,P=0.034),more advanced tumor thrombus(P＜0.001)and pathological grading(P=0.010),longer surgical duration(272 minutes vs.289 minutes,P=0.023),and shorter overall survival(80 months vs.35 months,P＜0.001).Multivariate Cox analysis indicated that histologic type,distant metastasis,tumor thrombus grading,and sarcomatoid/rhabdoid differentiation were prognostic factors in the renal cell carcinoma patients with venous tumor thrombus.No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of gender,body mass index,tumor laterality,distant metastasis,sarcomatoid or rhabdoid differentiation,American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA)score,surgical approach,conversion to open surgery,blood loss,or transfusion of red blood cells and plasma.Conclusion:Compared with pa-tients with clear cell renal carcinoma and venous tumor thrombus,those with non-clear cell carcinoma and venous tumor thrombus exhibit earlier onset,more aggressive disease progression,and poorer prognosis.

Objective:To review the clinicopathological features of TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcino-ma(TFE3-RCC)with venous tumor thrombus(VT)(TFE3-VT),to explore treatment strategies and to prognostic characteristics,and to provide diagnostic and therapeutic references for TFE3-VT patients.Methods:Patients who underwent surgery at Department of Urology,Peking University Third Hospital from January 2013 to January 2024 were enrolled,including three cohorts:Pathologically confirmed TFE3-VT patients,TFE3-RCC patients without VT(TFE3-non-VT),and non-TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma patients with VT(non-TFE3-VT).Clinical history,imaging data,pathological data,and follow-up records were collected.Primary and secondary endpoints were progression-free survival(PFS)and overall survival(OS),respectively.(1)Baseline characteristics were compared between the TFE3-VT and TFE3-non-VT patients.Normally distributed continuous variables were expressed as mean±SD and compared using Student's t-test;non-normally distributed variables were expressed as M(P25,P75)and analyzed with Mann-Whitney U test;categorical variables were described as frequency and percentage[n(％)]and compared by x2 test or Fisher's exact test.(2)Clinical history,radiological presenta-tions,surgical data,and histopathological features of the TFE3-VT patients were comprehensively charac-terized.(3)Survival analysis was performed for the TFE3-VT patients.Follow-up data of the TFE3-VT patients were described in detail,and their survival outcomes were compared with the TFE3-non-VT and non-TFE3-VT patients.When compared with the TFE3-non-VT counterparts,Kaplan-Meier method was used to generate PFS and OS curves among:(1)the TFE3-RCC patients across clinical stages Ⅰ-Ⅳ;(2)TFE3-VT versus TFE3-non-VT cohorts;(3)stage Ⅲ subgroups of the TFE3-VT and TFE3-non-VT patients.Intergroup survival differences were statistically evaluated using Log-rank tests.For comparisons with the non-TFE3-VT patients,a 1∶1 propensity score matching(PSM)was implemented to balance baseline characteristics between the two cohorts.Post-matching Kaplan-Meier curves were generated to compare PFS and OS between the matched groups,with Log-rank tests employed to determine statistical significance of survival disparities.All statistical analyses were conducted with R software(v 4.2.3),and two-tailed P＜0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results:The study included 45 TFE3-RCC patients:13 TFE3-VT and 32 TFE3-non-VT cases.Additionally,523 non-TFE3-VT patients were enrolled.Among the 13 TFE3-VT patients,9 were female(69.2％)and 4 male(30.8％),with a mean age of(37.9±14.4)years,mean BMI of(22.2±3.5)kg/m2,median age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index(aCCI)of 1.0(0.0,1.0),and preoperative creatinine level of(75.3±15.9)μmol/L;tumors were located in the left kidney in 7 patients(53.8％)and right kidney in 6(46.2％);preoperative distant metastasis(M1 stage)was present in 6 patients(46.2％),while 7(53.8％)showed no metastasis;VT distribution by Mayo level comprised 7 cases(53.8％)at level 0,1 case each at levels Ⅰ and Ⅳ(7.7％respectively),and 2 cases each at levels Ⅱ and Ⅲ(15.4％respectively);surgical approaches comprised open surgery(n=2,15.4％),laparoscopic surgery(n=6,46.1％),and robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery(n=5,38.5％);mean operative time was(273±79)min,and intraoperative blood loss was(722±570)mL;mean maximum tumor diameter was(10.8±2.4)cm.All the 13 patients underwent TFE3 protein immunohistochemistry(IHC)staining,with 7 confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH).Tumor recurrence or metastasis occurred in 11 patients(84.6％),and 9(69.2％)patients died during follow-up.Median PFS was 4 months(1 year PFS rate:31％),and median OS was 13 months(1 year OS rate:54％).Survival analysis of 45 TFE3-RCC pa-tients revealed statistically significant differences in PFS and OS across all the clinical stages(P＜0.001).The TFE3-VT patients exhibited significantly worse PFS and OS than the TFE3-non-VT patients(P＜0.001),with persistent significance in stage Ⅲ subgroup analysis(P＜0.05).After PSM,TFE3-VT pa-tients showed significantly inferior PFS compared with non-TFE3-VT(P=0.01),though no significant difference was shown between the OS curves(P=0.11).Conclusion:TFE3-VT predominantly occurs in young females with frequent preoperative metastases.Strongly-positive staining of TFE3 protein in IHC stai-ning and red-green split signals in FISH tests are reliable diagnostic markers.TFE3-VT patients exhibit in-ferior survival compared with TFE3-non-VT patients and earlier progression than non-TFE3-VT patients.

Objective:To compare the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic outcomes between patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma(ccRCC)and non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma(nccRCC)accompanied by venous tumor thrombus.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical and pathological data from patients with RCC and venous tumor thrombus treated in the Depart-ment of Urology at Peking University Third Hospital between January 2014 and February 2024.Patients were stratified into two groups based on pathological type:ccRCC and nccRCC.Comparisons of baseline characteristics,intraoperative situation,and prognosis between the two groups were performed using t-tests,Mann-Whitney U tests,chi-square tests,and Log-rank tests.Survival curves were generated using the Kaplan-Meier method.Results:A total of 437 patients were included,with a median age of 58 years,including 317 males and 120 females.The cohort comprised 366 cases of ccRCC and 71 cases of nccRCC.The non-clear cell group included 38 cases(53.5％)of papillary renal cell carcinoma,2 cases(2.8％)of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma,11 cases(15.5％)of unclassified renal cell carcinoma,19 cases(26.8％)of molecularly defined renal cell carcinoma,and 1 case(1.4％)of collecting duct carcinoma.Compared with the clear cell renal carcinoma group,patients in the non-clear cell carcinoma group demonstrated a younger age at diagnosis(59 years vs.55 years,P=0.010),larger tumor size(8.4 cm vs.9.5 cm,P=0.025),higher rates of lymph node metastasis(56.8％vs.70.6％,P=0.034),more advanced tumor thrombus(P＜0.001)and pathological grading(P=0.010),longer surgical duration(272 minutes vs.289 minutes,P=0.023),and shorter overall survival(80 months vs.35 months,P＜0.001).Multivariate Cox analysis indicated that histologic type,distant metastasis,tumor thrombus grading,and sarcomatoid/rhabdoid differentiation were prognostic factors in the renal cell carcinoma patients with venous tumor thrombus.No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of gender,body mass index,tumor laterality,distant metastasis,sarcomatoid or rhabdoid differentiation,American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA)score,surgical approach,conversion to open surgery,blood loss,or transfusion of red blood cells and plasma.Conclusion:Compared with pa-tients with clear cell renal carcinoma and venous tumor thrombus,those with non-clear cell carcinoma and venous tumor thrombus exhibit earlier onset,more aggressive disease progression,and poorer prognosis.

Objective:To review the clinicopathological features of TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcino-ma(TFE3-RCC)with venous tumor thrombus(VT)(TFE3-VT),to explore treatment strategies and to prognostic characteristics,and to provide diagnostic and therapeutic references for TFE3-VT patients.Methods:Patients who underwent surgery at Department of Urology,Peking University Third Hospital from January 2013 to January 2024 were enrolled,including three cohorts:Pathologically confirmed TFE3-VT patients,TFE3-RCC patients without VT(TFE3-non-VT),and non-TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma patients with VT(non-TFE3-VT).Clinical history,imaging data,pathological data,and follow-up records were collected.Primary and secondary endpoints were progression-free survival(PFS)and overall survival(OS),respectively.(1)Baseline characteristics were compared between the TFE3-VT and TFE3-non-VT patients.Normally distributed continuous variables were expressed as mean±SD and compared using Student's t-test;non-normally distributed variables were expressed as M(P25,P75)and analyzed with Mann-Whitney U test;categorical variables were described as frequency and percentage[n(％)]and compared by x2 test or Fisher's exact test.(2)Clinical history,radiological presenta-tions,surgical data,and histopathological features of the TFE3-VT patients were comprehensively charac-terized.(3)Survival analysis was performed for the TFE3-VT patients.Follow-up data of the TFE3-VT patients were described in detail,and their survival outcomes were compared with the TFE3-non-VT and non-TFE3-VT patients.When compared with the TFE3-non-VT counterparts,Kaplan-Meier method was used to generate PFS and OS curves among:(1)the TFE3-RCC patients across clinical stages Ⅰ-Ⅳ;(2)TFE3-VT versus TFE3-non-VT cohorts;(3)stage Ⅲ subgroups of the TFE3-VT and TFE3-non-VT patients.Intergroup survival differences were statistically evaluated using Log-rank tests.For comparisons with the non-TFE3-VT patients,a 1∶1 propensity score matching(PSM)was implemented to balance baseline characteristics between the two cohorts.Post-matching Kaplan-Meier curves were generated to compare PFS and OS between the matched groups,with Log-rank tests employed to determine statistical significance of survival disparities.All statistical analyses were conducted with R software(v 4.2.3),and two-tailed P＜0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results:The study included 45 TFE3-RCC patients:13 TFE3-VT and 32 TFE3-non-VT cases.Additionally,523 non-TFE3-VT patients were enrolled.Among the 13 TFE3-VT patients,9 were female(69.2％)and 4 male(30.8％),with a mean age of(37.9±14.4)years,mean BMI of(22.2±3.5)kg/m2,median age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index(aCCI)of 1.0(0.0,1.0),and preoperative creatinine level of(75.3±15.9)μmol/L;tumors were located in the left kidney in 7 patients(53.8％)and right kidney in 6(46.2％);preoperative distant metastasis(M1 stage)was present in 6 patients(46.2％),while 7(53.8％)showed no metastasis;VT distribution by Mayo level comprised 7 cases(53.8％)at level 0,1 case each at levels Ⅰ and Ⅳ(7.7％respectively),and 2 cases each at levels Ⅱ and Ⅲ(15.4％respectively);surgical approaches comprised open surgery(n=2,15.4％),laparoscopic surgery(n=6,46.1％),and robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery(n=5,38.5％);mean operative time was(273±79)min,and intraoperative blood loss was(722±570)mL;mean maximum tumor diameter was(10.8±2.4)cm.All the 13 patients underwent TFE3 protein immunohistochemistry(IHC)staining,with 7 confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH).Tumor recurrence or metastasis occurred in 11 patients(84.6％),and 9(69.2％)patients died during follow-up.Median PFS was 4 months(1 year PFS rate:31％),and median OS was 13 months(1 year OS rate:54％).Survival analysis of 45 TFE3-RCC pa-tients revealed statistically significant differences in PFS and OS across all the clinical stages(P＜0.001).The TFE3-VT patients exhibited significantly worse PFS and OS than the TFE3-non-VT patients(P＜0.001),with persistent significance in stage Ⅲ subgroup analysis(P＜0.05).After PSM,TFE3-VT pa-tients showed significantly inferior PFS compared with non-TFE3-VT(P=0.01),though no significant difference was shown between the OS curves(P=0.11).Conclusion:TFE3-VT predominantly occurs in young females with frequent preoperative metastases.Strongly-positive staining of TFE3 protein in IHC stai-ning and red-green split signals in FISH tests are reliable diagnostic markers.TFE3-VT patients exhibit in-ferior survival compared with TFE3-non-VT patients and earlier progression than non-TFE3-VT patients.

Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of primary bladder adenocarcinoma（ACB）.Methods:The clinical data of 33 patients with primary ACB who underwent surgical treatment in the Department of Urology of Peking University Third Hospital from July 2003 to January 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 5 females and 28 males，with an average age of（61.3 ± 11.5）years. Twelve patients had comorbidities（6 hypertension，2 coronary heart disease，5 diabetes mellitus，and 3 cerebrovascular diseases）and 12 had a smoking history. The mean body mass index（BMI）was（24.8 ± 3.2）kg/m 2. The maximum tumor diameter measured by enhanced computed tomography（CT）was（29.7 ± 12.7）mm. The preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio（NLR）was 3.4 ± 3.2，and the systemic immune-inflammation index（SII）was（582 ± 496）× 10 9/L.Patients were divided into two groups according to the surgical approach：the radical cystectomy group（ n = 23）and the bladder-sparing group（ n = 10）. For the radical cystectomy group，there were 19 males and 4 females，with a mean age of（59.9 ± 12.6）years. Five patients had comorbidities（3 hypertension，1 coronary heart disease，1 diabetes mellitus，and 2 cerebrovascular diseases）. Eight patients had a smoking history，with a mean BMI of（25.2 ± 3.5）kg/m 2. The maximum tumor diameter was（33.6 ± 10.9）mm，the preoperative NLR was 3.5 ± 3.5，and the SII was（618 ± 558）× 10 9/L. For the bladder-sparing group，there were 9 males and 1 female，with a mean age of（64.5 ± 8.2）years. Seven patients had comorbidities（3 hypertension，1 coronary heart disease，4 diabetes mellitus，and 1 cerebrovascular diseases）. Four patients had a smoking history，with a mean BMI of（23.5 ± 2.3）kg/m 2. The maximum tumor diameter was（20.7 ± 12.5）mm，the preoperative NLR was 3.1 ± 2.2，and the SII was（501 ± 323）× 10 9/L. Statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of comorbidities（ P = 0.008）and maximum tumor diameter（ P = 0.006），while no significant differences were found in other data（ P > 0.05）. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn，and Cox regression was used to analyze the prognostic factors of progression-free survival（PFS）and overall survival（OS）of patients. Results:Among the 33 patients，low-grade adenocarcinoma and high-grade adenocarcinoma accounted for 60.6% and 39.4% respectively according to the postoperative pathology，and 3 patients had positive surgical margins. There were 22 cases of muscle-invasive bladder adenocarcinoma，5 cases of lymph node metastasis，and 1 case of distant metastasis. The patients in tumor stages Ⅰ—Ⅳ were 9 cases（27.3%），8 cases（24.2%），7 cases（21.2%），and 9 cases（27.3%）respectively. Nine patients received postoperative adjuvant therapy，including 6 with adjuvant chemotherapy，2 with adjuvant chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy，and 1 with adjuvant immunotherapy. In the radical cystectomy group（ n = 23），there were 13 cases of low-grade and 10 cases of high-grade pathological grading，2 cases with positive margins，19 cases of muscle-invasive bladder adenocarcinoma，5 cases of lymph node metastasis，1 case of distant metastasis，and 5 patients received adjuvant therapy（4 cases of adjuvant chemotherapy，and 1 case of adjuvant immunotherapy）. In the bladder-sparing group（ n = 10），there were 7 cases of low-grade，3 cases of high-grade pathological grading，1 case with positive margins，3 cases of muscle-invasive bladder adenocarcinoma，zero lymph node or distant metastasis，and 4 patients received adjuvant therapy（2 cases of adjuvant chemotherapy，and 2 cases of combined adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy）. A statistically significant difference was found in the proportion of muscle-invasive bladder adenocarcinoma between the two groups（ P = 0.006），while no significant differences were observed in other data（ P > 0.05）.The median follow-up duration of the patients was 28.0 months，the median PFS was 86.0 months，and the median OS was 90.0 months. The 2-year PFS and OS were 65.4% and 73.1% respectively. The 5-year PFS and OS were 54.2% and 56.5% respectively. The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that there were no significant differences in PFS（ P = 0.777）and OS（ P = 0.585）between the radical cystectomy group and the bladder-preserving group. Female（ P = 0.011），BMI < 25 kg/m2（ P = 0.038），and positive surgical margins（ P < 0.01）were associated with poorer PFS. Aged ≥ 70 years（ P = 0.003），lymph node metastasis（ P = 0.041），and positive surgical margins（ P = 0.025）were associated with poorer OS，and patients in the adjuvant therapy group had better OS（ P = 0.005）. Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that positive surgical margins（HR 10.2， P = 0.012）were an independent impact factor for PFS，and positive surgical margins（HR 39.8， P = 0.001）and adjuvant therapy（HR 0.12， P = 0.021）were independent impact factors for OS. Conclusions:Positive surgical margins and adjuvant therapy are independent impact factors for the prognosis of patients with primary ACB.

Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of primary bladder adenocarcinoma（ACB）.Methods:The clinical data of 33 patients with primary ACB who underwent surgical treatment in the Department of Urology of Peking University Third Hospital from July 2003 to January 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 5 females and 28 males，with an average age of（61.3 ± 11.5）years. Twelve patients had comorbidities（6 hypertension，2 coronary heart disease，5 diabetes mellitus，and 3 cerebrovascular diseases）and 12 had a smoking history. The mean body mass index（BMI）was（24.8 ± 3.2）kg/m 2. The maximum tumor diameter measured by enhanced computed tomography（CT）was（29.7 ± 12.7）mm. The preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio（NLR）was 3.4 ± 3.2，and the systemic immune-inflammation index（SII）was（582 ± 496）× 10 9/L.Patients were divided into two groups according to the surgical approach：the radical cystectomy group（ n = 23）and the bladder-sparing group（ n = 10）. For the radical cystectomy group，there were 19 males and 4 females，with a mean age of（59.9 ± 12.6）years. Five patients had comorbidities（3 hypertension，1 coronary heart disease，1 diabetes mellitus，and 2 cerebrovascular diseases）. Eight patients had a smoking history，with a mean BMI of（25.2 ± 3.5）kg/m 2. The maximum tumor diameter was（33.6 ± 10.9）mm，the preoperative NLR was 3.5 ± 3.5，and the SII was（618 ± 558）× 10 9/L. For the bladder-sparing group，there were 9 males and 1 female，with a mean age of（64.5 ± 8.2）years. Seven patients had comorbidities（3 hypertension，1 coronary heart disease，4 diabetes mellitus，and 1 cerebrovascular diseases）. Four patients had a smoking history，with a mean BMI of（23.5 ± 2.3）kg/m 2. The maximum tumor diameter was（20.7 ± 12.5）mm，the preoperative NLR was 3.1 ± 2.2，and the SII was（501 ± 323）× 10 9/L. Statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of comorbidities（ P = 0.008）and maximum tumor diameter（ P = 0.006），while no significant differences were found in other data（ P > 0.05）. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn，and Cox regression was used to analyze the prognostic factors of progression-free survival（PFS）and overall survival（OS）of patients. Results:Among the 33 patients，low-grade adenocarcinoma and high-grade adenocarcinoma accounted for 60.6% and 39.4% respectively according to the postoperative pathology，and 3 patients had positive surgical margins. There were 22 cases of muscle-invasive bladder adenocarcinoma，5 cases of lymph node metastasis，and 1 case of distant metastasis. The patients in tumor stages Ⅰ—Ⅳ were 9 cases（27.3%），8 cases（24.2%），7 cases（21.2%），and 9 cases（27.3%）respectively. Nine patients received postoperative adjuvant therapy，including 6 with adjuvant chemotherapy，2 with adjuvant chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy，and 1 with adjuvant immunotherapy. In the radical cystectomy group（ n = 23），there were 13 cases of low-grade and 10 cases of high-grade pathological grading，2 cases with positive margins，19 cases of muscle-invasive bladder adenocarcinoma，5 cases of lymph node metastasis，1 case of distant metastasis，and 5 patients received adjuvant therapy（4 cases of adjuvant chemotherapy，and 1 case of adjuvant immunotherapy）. In the bladder-sparing group（ n = 10），there were 7 cases of low-grade，3 cases of high-grade pathological grading，1 case with positive margins，3 cases of muscle-invasive bladder adenocarcinoma，zero lymph node or distant metastasis，and 4 patients received adjuvant therapy（2 cases of adjuvant chemotherapy，and 2 cases of combined adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy）. A statistically significant difference was found in the proportion of muscle-invasive bladder adenocarcinoma between the two groups（ P = 0.006），while no significant differences were observed in other data（ P > 0.05）.The median follow-up duration of the patients was 28.0 months，the median PFS was 86.0 months，and the median OS was 90.0 months. The 2-year PFS and OS were 65.4% and 73.1% respectively. The 5-year PFS and OS were 54.2% and 56.5% respectively. The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that there were no significant differences in PFS（ P = 0.777）and OS（ P = 0.585）between the radical cystectomy group and the bladder-preserving group. Female（ P = 0.011），BMI < 25 kg/m2（ P = 0.038），and positive surgical margins（ P < 0.01）were associated with poorer PFS. Aged ≥ 70 years（ P = 0.003），lymph node metastasis（ P = 0.041），and positive surgical margins（ P = 0.025）were associated with poorer OS，and patients in the adjuvant therapy group had better OS（ P = 0.005）. Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that positive surgical margins（HR 10.2， P = 0.012）were an independent impact factor for PFS，and positive surgical margins（HR 39.8， P = 0.001）and adjuvant therapy（HR 0.12， P = 0.021）were independent impact factors for OS. Conclusions:Positive surgical margins and adjuvant therapy are independent impact factors for the prognosis of patients with primary ACB.

Introducing the multidisciplinary cooperation model into the clinical teaching of residents has gradually been paid attention to, and the relevant multi-disciplinary teaching teams participate in and formulate teaching plan. The Department of Urology of the Peking University Third Hospital carries out multidisciplinary cooperative teaching of residents based on network platform to improve residents' autonomous learning ability and teaching effect. This model has certain advantages in mobilizing students' subjective initiative and cultivating learning interest. It is of great significance for the training of urology residents.

Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics of renal angiomyolipoma (AML) with inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus and to improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Methods: The clinical data of 3 patients with renal AML and inferior vena cava tumor thrombus was retrospectively reviewed. The patients were all female, aged 19 to 70 years. Among them, 2 patients presented with lumbago on the right side, and the other one was diagnosed by physical examination. The body mass index ranged from 18.4 to 24.6 kg/m^2, with a median value of 20.4 kg/m². According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), they were classified as grade Ⅱ. Color doppler ultrasound examination of the kidney and IVC was performed in all the 3 patients, all of which showed hyperechoic solid mass in the right kidney. Color doppler ultrasound of IVC showed hyperechoic band in the IVC, indicating blood flow signals and the tumor thrombus. All the 3 cases showed irregular fat density or mixed density in the right kidney and multiple irregular fat density were observed in the right renal vein and inferior vena cava on CT. Two of them received MRI examination of IVC, which showed irregular lesions in the right kidney, short T1 and long T2 signals, low lipids, and no definite limited diffusion on DWI. Irregular fat signal were seen in the right renal vein and inferior vena cava. All 3 patients were diagnosed with right renal mass with IVC tumor thrombus, with 1 patient of Mayo grade Ⅲ tumor thrombus and the other 2 of Mayo gradeⅡtumor thrombus. One underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and inferior vena cava tumor thrombectomy, another one underwent open right partial nephrectomy and tumor thrombectomy, and the third one suffered preoperative AML rupture, undergoing open radical nephrectomy and tumor thrombectomy. Results: The operation time was 168 to 659 min, with median of 220 min. Intraoperative blood loss ranged from 50 to 300 ml, with the median of 50 ml. Postoperative indwelling time of drainage tube was 5 to 11 days, with the median of 6 days. Postoperative hospital stay ranged from 7 to 14 days, with a median of 8 days. Postoperative follow-up ranged from 12 to 16 months, with a median follow-up of 13 months. All the three patients underwent operation without postoperative complications. Postoperative pathology proved to be right renal angiomyolipoma. After 3 months of follow-up, the patients showed no tumor recurrence or metastasis. Conclusions Renal AML is a benign lesion, which is rarely concurrent with inferior vena cava cancer thrombus. Enhanced CT examination is the main diagnostic method, surgical resection of the lesion is the preferred treatment, partial nephrectomy combined with thrombectomy can be performed in patients with AML, if permitted, and postoperative prognosis turns out to be propitious.

Objective To assess the high risk factors associated with the positive margin of conization in patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Methods From January 2000 to February 2008, 1699 consecutive patients with CIN undergoing conization was reviewed retrospectively in order to analyze the relationship between the positive margin of conization with clinical prognostic factors,such as patients age, disease grade, size of lesion, the procedure of excision and menopause. X<'2> tests was used to compare the different frequencies of factors in groups of positive and negative margin conization, then seven factors with positive margin were processed into unconditional logistic regression analysis. Results The rate of the positive margin in 1699 patients was 14.01% (238/1699). The mean age of patients with positive margins was (39±9 ) years old, while patients with negative margins was ( 39±8 ) years old, which didn't reach statistical difference(P>0.05). The rate of the positive margin was 8.63% in cold knife cone (CKC) and 18.66% in loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), which showed significant difference( P<0.01 ). Among 1699 patients, 90 patients were with CIN Ⅰ ,339 patients were with CIN Ⅱ ,1113 patients were with CIN Ⅲ [ including 972 with severe dysplasia and 141 with cancer in situ(CIS) ],87 patients were with cervical cancer stage Ⅰ al, 70 patients were with stage Ⅰ a2 or advanced stages. The rate of positive margin was 1.11% ( 1/90), 3.83% ( 13/339), 10.70% (104/972), 26.24% (37/141),35. 63% (31/87) and 74.29% (52/70),respectively. There was statistic difference among them, except CIN Ⅰ and CIN Ⅱ . When combined CIN Ⅰ with CIN Ⅱ , then compared with CIN Ⅲ, cervical cancer withⅠ al and Ⅰ a2, it also showed statistical difference (P<0.05 ) . The rate of positive margin in postmenopausal women was 21.54% (28/130), which was significantly higher than 13.38% (210/1569)in premenopausal women (P=0.010 ). The logistic regression analysis showed that the procedure of excision, grade of disease, size of lesion, surface of cervix, and menopause were high risk factors associated with the positive margin, the risk ratio were 5.147, 3.048, 1.271, 1.905 and 1.860, respectively.Conclusions High grade, the extent of CIN disease, LEEP and postmenopausal age are high-risk factors associated with positive margin in patients treated by conization. It should be warranted in those patients when designing conization treatment.