Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma(PTMC),which lacks lymph node metastasis,distant metastasis,extra-thyroid invasion,high-risk subtypes,and invasion of the trachea or recurrent laryngeal nerve,may be classified as low-risk PTMC based on clinical assessment.Surgical intervention such as lobectomy or total thyroidectomy is the primary treatment modality for PTMC.This study comprised 124 patients who underwent conformal thyroidectomy and revealed that this innovative surgical approach yielded long-term oncological outcomes comparable to those who received lobectomy or total thyroidectomy.The surgical intervention may play a significant role in the comprehensive management of PTMC,while the implementation of PTMC precision medicine necessitates the utilization of genetic testing,molecular typing,and other advanced technologies to detect early-stage high-risk factors like lymph node microinvasion and integrate biology-based surgery concept for optimal outcomes.

Objective:To verify the clinical efficacy and safety of Qufeng Tongxuan method in treating low- and moderate-volume intracerebral hemorrhage at acute stage.Methods:A prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed; patients with low- and moderate-volume intracerebral hemorrhage at the basal ganglia and/or thalamus accepted treatment in 16 hospitals from September 2019 to April 2022 were enrolled. These patients were divided into experimental and control groups with a block randomized method by SAS software. Patients in control group were given conventional western medicine treatment; those in experimental group accepted Qufeng Tongxuan method (sequential therapy of Shexiang Huayu Xingnao granules and Zhilong Huoxue Tongyu granules) besides conventional western medicine treatment. NIHSS was used to assess neurological function before treatment and on 7 th, 14 th, 30 th, and 90 th d of treatment. Prognoses of these patients were assessed by modified Rankin scale (mRS) before treatment and on 180 th d of treatment. Brain CT was performed before treatment and on 7 th and 14 th d of treatment to calculate the hematoma volume. Before treatment and on 14 th d of treatment, changes of coagulation function, liver and kidney functions of the 2 groups were compared. Adverse reactions during treatment in the 2 groups were recorded. Results:No significant differences in NIHSS scores were noted between the 2 groups before treatment, on 7 th, 14 th, and 30 th d of treatment ( P>0.05); NIHSS scores in experimental group on 90 th d of treatment were signficantly lower than those in control group ( P<0.05); NIHSS scores in experimental group decreased gradually before treatment and on 7 th, 14 th, 30 th and 90 th d of treatment, with statistical significances ( P<0.05). No significant differences in mRS scores were noted between the 2 groups before treatment ( P>0.05); mRS scores in experimental group on 180 th d of treatment were signfciantly lower than those in control group ( P<0.05). No significant difference in hematoma volume was noted between the 2 groups before treatment and on 7 th and 14 th d of treatment ( P>0.05); both groups had gradually decreased hematoma volumes before treatment and on 7 th and 14 th d of treatment, respectively, with significant differences ( P<0.05); the volume difference of hematoma between 14 th d of treatment and before treatment in experimental group (6.42[4.10, 11.73]) was significantly higher than that in control group (4.00[1.25, 10.58], P<0.05). No significant differences in liver and kidney function indexes or coagulation function indexes were noted between the 2 groups before treatment and on 14 th d of treatment ( P>0.05). Adverse reaction incidence was 9.52% ( n=12) in experimental group and 10.34% ( n=12) in control group, without statistical difference ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Under premise of conventional western medicine treatment, Qufeng Tongxuan method can promote hematoma absorption and improve neurological deficit symptoms in low- and moderate-volume intracerebral hemorrhage at acute stage, without obvious adverse reactions.

A 77-years-old female patient presented gross hematuria for one week, and CT showed a mass in the left kidney. Ureteroscopy detected a left renal mass. Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy was performed and pathology showed the tumor was mainly located in the renal parenchyma, with glomeruli around the tumor cells. Urothelium showed no obvious dysplasia or clear migration of tumor cells. Considering both the clinical symptoms, and squamous cell carcinoma not detecting in other locations of the patient, primary renal parenchyma was confirmed. Three months after surgery, CT detected recurrence in the operating area, with metastasis to the adjacent abdominal cavity and aorta lymph node.

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of primary tumor resection for asymptomatic metastatic colorectal cancer with unresectable metastases.Methods:A literature search was conducted in PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure and WanFang databases to identify studies comparing primary tumor resection and systemic treatment for asymptomatic metastatic colorectal cancer with unresectable metastases until March 31, 2021 (inchuding RCTs and non-RCTs) . The search strategy was: (((colorectal cancer) OR (colorectal neoplasms) OR (colon cancer) OR (colon neoplasms) OR (rectal cancer) OR (rectal neoplasms)) AND ((metastatic) OR (stage Ⅳ)) AND (asymptomatic) AND (primary tumor resection)). Review manager (RevMan) (Version 5.3.0, Cochrane Collaboration, Oxford, UK) was used to perform the statistical analysis.Results:A total of 14 original studies (RCT: 1; cohort study: 13) were included in this analysis with a total of 2123 patients (primary tumor resection: 1162 cases, systemic treatment: 961 cases). The results of this Meta-analysis showed that PTR group had a significantly improved overall survival in 1-year overall survival ( HR=0.80, 95% CI: 0.67~0.95, P=0.01), 2-year overall survival ( HR=0.81, 95% CI: 0.71~0.93, P=0.002), 3-year overall survival ( HR=0.82, 95% CI: 0.72~0.92, P=0.001), 4-year overall survival ( HR=0.86, 95% CI: 0.75~0.98, P=0.02) and 5-year overall survival ( HR=0.85, 95% CI: 0.74~0.97, P=0.02). The median survival time of PTR group was 4.35 months longer than that of systemic treatment group ( MD=4.35, 95% CI: 0.99~7.72, P=0.015). Conclusions:The current evidence suggests that primary tumor resection may be a potentially safe and feasible treatment strategy for asymptomatic metastatic colorectal cancer with unresectable metastases. Large sample size prospective randomized controlled trials are needed to validate our findings in the future.

Objective:To summarize the core research topics of the literature on differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) , and to analyze the citation status to form the knowledge domain of citation science.Methods:Web of Science was used to search the literature on DTC, which was limited to April 04, 2021. The published records on DTC were identified. VOSviewer 1.6.11 and CiteSpace 5.5.R2 software were used to cluster and visualize the knowledge domain of citation.Results:A total of 8, 629 records on DTC were obtained, including 87, 973 citations, which showed that the publication volume increased year by year. Moreover, the trend of the annual records became more significant after the year of 2005. Meanwhile, it was reported that clinical staging and surgical management, as well as clinical researches on targeted therapy drugs, were treated as the currently hot research topics. The data showed that 115 records were cited more than 100 times, and 14 cited more than 300 times. And two records had been cited more than 1,000 times. Furthermore, the publication year of top15 were from 1988 to 2016, which also illustrated that the development of DTC researches were relatively slow before 2006. And the annual publication volume of DTC increased significantly with the publication of four highly cited records in 2006, even three with which have 1,000 citations. And the results revealed that the Consensus and Clinical Guidelines on DTC issued by ATA, as well as targeted therapy and radioactive 131I therapy on DTC had been highly cited. However, the newer highly cited documents on surgical treatment of DTC were still lacking. Conclusions:The current hot topics on DTC are focused on clinical staging, surgical management and targeted therapy. And a high-quality clinical guidelines and consensus and RCTs of targeted drugs on DTC have a significant impact on its development. Moreover, the further researches need to pay more attention to persistent/recurrent and metastatic DTC.

Objective:Presacral recurrence of rectal cancer have altered the adjacent structures of original pelvic organs due to the previous radical surgery of rectal cancer, and the boundary between recurrent tumor tissues and pelvic internal structures is not clear. Conventional CT examination has poor soft tissue resolution, which makes it difficult to accurately delineate the target area of radiotherapy. This study aimed to explore the guiding role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in delineating the target area of presacral recurrence after radical resection of rectal cancer.Methods:A descriptive case series research method was adopted. From May 2014 to May 2019, the clinical data of 30 patients with presacral recurrence after radical resection of rectal cancer were collected, who were admitted to Peking University People's Hospital, confirmed by pathology or discussed by multidisciplinary team (MDT), with complete MRI, CT and case information. According to the gross tumor volume (GTV) with presacral recurrence outlined in CT and MRI images, including presacral recurrent lesions (GTVT) and metastatic lymph nodes (GTVN), the GTV volume was calculated, and the tumor boundary and diameter were measured. The differences between MRI and CT were compared.Results:The volume of GTVT-CT was larger than that of GTVT-MR in all the 30 patients. The median volume of GTVT-CT was 67.86 (range 5.12-234.10) cm 3, which was significantly larger than 43.02 (range 3.42-142.50) cm 3 of GTVT-MR with statistically significant difference ( Z=-4.288, P<0.001). The mean volume of GTVN outlined by CT and MRI was (0.43±0.11) cm 3 and (0.40±0.10) cm 3 respectively without statistically significant difference ( t=1.550, P=0.132). The mean values of boundary and radial line of the presacral lesions on CT images were all longer than those on MRI images. The vertical diameter of GTVT on CT and MRI images was (6.66±2.92) cm and (5.17±2.40) cm ( t=5.466, P<0.001); the anterior boundary was (3.24±2.51) cm and (2.69±2.48) cm ( t=4.685, P<0.001); the anteroposterior diameter was (4.92±2.02) cm and (4.04±1.57) cm ( t=6.210, P<0.001); the left boundary was (3.05±1.00) cm and (2.64±0.78) cm ( t=2.561, P=0.016); the right boundary was 2.66 (0.00-4.23) cm and 1.82 (-1.10-3.59) cm ( Z=-3.950, P<0.001); the transverse diameter was (5.01±1.78) cm and (3.82±1.29) cm ( t=4.648, P<0.001), respectively, whose differences were all statistically significant. MRI was superior to CT in judging the involvement of anterior organs, such as intestine, prostate, bladder and the posterior sacrum. Fifteen patients received radiotherapy according to the target area guided by MRI and 10 patients obtained clinical symptom relief. Conclusion:Compared with CT, the GTV of postoperative presacral recurrence of rectal cancer outlined in MRI images is smaller, and MRI can determine the boundary between tumor and surrounding normal tissues more precisely, so it can show the invasion range of tumor more accurately and guide the accurate implementation of radiotherapy.

Objective:Presacral recurrence of rectal cancer have altered the adjacent structures of original pelvic organs due to the previous radical surgery of rectal cancer, and the boundary between recurrent tumor tissues and pelvic internal structures is not clear. Conventional CT examination has poor soft tissue resolution, which makes it difficult to accurately delineate the target area of radiotherapy. This study aimed to explore the guiding role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in delineating the target area of presacral recurrence after radical resection of rectal cancer.Methods:A descriptive case series research method was adopted. From May 2014 to May 2019, the clinical data of 30 patients with presacral recurrence after radical resection of rectal cancer were collected, who were admitted to Peking University People's Hospital, confirmed by pathology or discussed by multidisciplinary team (MDT), with complete MRI, CT and case information. According to the gross tumor volume (GTV) with presacral recurrence outlined in CT and MRI images, including presacral recurrent lesions (GTVT) and metastatic lymph nodes (GTVN), the GTV volume was calculated, and the tumor boundary and diameter were measured. The differences between MRI and CT were compared.Results:The volume of GTVT-CT was larger than that of GTVT-MR in all the 30 patients. The median volume of GTVT-CT was 67.86 (range 5.12-234.10) cm 3, which was significantly larger than 43.02 (range 3.42-142.50) cm 3 of GTVT-MR with statistically significant difference ( Z=-4.288, P<0.001). The mean volume of GTVN outlined by CT and MRI was (0.43±0.11) cm 3 and (0.40±0.10) cm 3 respectively without statistically significant difference ( t=1.550, P=0.132). The mean values of boundary and radial line of the presacral lesions on CT images were all longer than those on MRI images. The vertical diameter of GTVT on CT and MRI images was (6.66±2.92) cm and (5.17±2.40) cm ( t=5.466, P<0.001); the anterior boundary was (3.24±2.51) cm and (2.69±2.48) cm ( t=4.685, P<0.001); the anteroposterior diameter was (4.92±2.02) cm and (4.04±1.57) cm ( t=6.210, P<0.001); the left boundary was (3.05±1.00) cm and (2.64±0.78) cm ( t=2.561, P=0.016); the right boundary was 2.66 (0.00-4.23) cm and 1.82 (-1.10-3.59) cm ( Z=-3.950, P<0.001); the transverse diameter was (5.01±1.78) cm and (3.82±1.29) cm ( t=4.648, P<0.001), respectively, whose differences were all statistically significant. MRI was superior to CT in judging the involvement of anterior organs, such as intestine, prostate, bladder and the posterior sacrum. Fifteen patients received radiotherapy according to the target area guided by MRI and 10 patients obtained clinical symptom relief. Conclusion:Compared with CT, the GTV of postoperative presacral recurrence of rectal cancer outlined in MRI images is smaller, and MRI can determine the boundary between tumor and surrounding normal tissues more precisely, so it can show the invasion range of tumor more accurately and guide the accurate implementation of radiotherapy.

Objective: To investigate the application value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the classification diagnosis of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma. Methods: The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinical data of 74 patients with rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma who were admitted to Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from July 2009 and February 2019 were collected. There were 40 males and 34 females, aged (46±8)years, with a range from 32 to 82 years. Among the 74 patients, 41 were simple mucinous adenocarcinoma, 26 were partial mucinous adenocarcinoma, and 7 were focal or small foci mucinous adenocarcinoma. All patients underwent MRI plain scan and dynamic enhanced scan. Observation indicators: (1) morphology of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma; (2) the lesion margin of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma; (3) the value of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma; (4) internal enhancement features of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma; (5) timesignal intensity curve of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean±SD, and count data were described as absolute numbers. Results: (1) Morphology of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma: 74 patients had different morphological changes. Among the 41 cases of simple mucinous adenocarcinoma, 22 were oval, 8 were round, and 11 were irregular. Among the 26 patients with partial mucinous adenocarcinoma, 15 were oval, 8 were round and 3 were irregular. Among the 7 patients with focal or small foci mucinous adenocarcinoma, 2 were oval, 1 was round and 4 were irregular. (2) The lesion margin of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma: the lesion margin of 74 patients was mainly unclear and irregular. Among the 41 cases of simple mucinous adenocarcinoma, 32 had unclear and irregular margin, 7 had clear margin, and 2 had unclear margin combined with fissure. Among the 26 cases of partial mucinous adenocarcinoma, 20 had unclear margin combined with fissure, 5 had unclear margin and irregular margin, and 1 had clear margin. Among the 7 patients with focal or small foci mucinous adenocarcinoma, 5 had unclear or irregular margin, 1 had unclear or irregular margin, and 1 had clear margin. (3) The value of ADC of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma: diffusion weighted imaging of 74 patients showed diffused limited changes. The average ADC value was (1.24±0.23)×10^-3 mm²/s of 41 patients with simple mucinous adenocarcinoma, (0.91±0.42)×10^-3 mm²/s of 26 patients with partial mucinous adenocarcinoma, and (1.07±0.24)×10^-3 mm²/s of 7 patients with focal or small mucinous adenocarcinoma. (4) Internal enhancement features of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma: 74 patients showed delayed heterogeneous enhancement and marginal enhancement. Among 41 cases of simple mucinous adenocarcinoma, 24 showed delayed heterogeneous enhancement, 17 showed marginal enhancement, and none showed homogeneous enhancement. Among 26 patients with partial mucinous adenocarcinoma, 20 showed marginal enhancement, 6 showed homogeneous enhancement, and none showed heterogeneous enhancement. All the 7 cases of focal or small foci mucinous adenocarcinoma showed heterogeneous enhancement. (5) Timesignal intensity curve of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma: 74 patients showed mainly outflow type in the timesignal intensity curve. Among the 41 cases of simple mucinous adenocarcinoma, 22 presented progressive curve, 12 presented platform type, and 7 presented outflow type. Among the 26 patients with partial mucinous adenocarcinoma, 17 presented outflow type, 8 presented platform type, and 1 presented progressive type. Among the 7 patients with focal and small forci mucinous adenocarcinoma, 4 presented outflow type, 2 presented platform type, and 1 presented progressive type. Conclusions MRI findings show different results for different types of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma. A correct understanding of the MRI features of different types of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma is helpful for the classification diagnosis of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma.

Objective: To study the prevalence and correlates of diabetes among HIV/AIDS who were on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefectures (Dehong), Yunnan province. Methods: The database of HIV/AIDS receiving ART in Dehong was downloaded by using the basic information system of AIDS prevention and control in China. In this cross-sectional study, HIV/AIDS patients who were currently on ART and aged 18 years or above, were consecutively recruited, between July 2017 and June 2018, in Dehong. All the subjects underwent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing. Patient with diabetes was defined as meeting any of these indicators (HbA1c ≥6.5%, baseline FPG ≥7.0 mmol/L, FPG ≥7.0 mmol/L in the most recent visit). Both univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were carried on to evaluate the correlates of diabetes among the HIV/AIDS patients. Results: In total of 4 376 HIV/AIDS patients were included for analysis, with the average age as (43.7±10.1) years, proportion of males as 53.8% (2 356/4 376) and the HCV positive rate as 24.1% (1 055/4 376). The mean years was (8.9±3.8) years after the HIV diagnosis was made, and the mean duration on treatment was (6.8±2.9) years. The prevalence of diabetes was 11.4% (500/4 376). Through multivariate logistic regression analysis, data showed that the risk factors of diabetes of HIV/AIDS on ART were: aged 40 years or above, being male, HCV positive, baseline body mass index ≥24.0 kg/m², elevated TG ≥1.70 mmol/L in the most recent visit and baseline antiretroviral regimens under Efavirenz (EFV). Conclusions Prevalence rate of diabetes appeared higher in HIV/AIDS patients who were on ART in Dehong. Prevention and control measures should be targeted on HIV/AIDS patients who were with risk factors of diabetes as being elderly, male, HCV positive, overweight and higher TG. Further esearch is needed to evaluate the association between the use of EFV and diabetes.

Objective To investigate the efficacy and value of intra-operative neuromonitoring (IONM) in preventing,identifying and repairing recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (RLNI) during thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy.Methods Data were collected from a series (n =351) of patients operated in our department between Jan 2015 and Dec 2017.Results With IONM navigation a total of 460 recurrent laryngeal nerves were identified during surgery.Anatomic variations were found in 6 cases,3 were non-recurrent laryngeal nerve.Others were morphological branching variation.There were 4 cases of temporary RLNI,all were unilateral.Total temporary RLNI rate was 1.1％.All 4 cases recovered completely in 3 months after surgery.Complete transection injury of RLN were found in 2 cases,one underwent immediate nerve anastomosis,with the voice significantly improved in 6 months.The total permanent RLNI rate was 0.5％.There was no hoarseness after operation in patients with normal IONM signal.The incidence of vocal cord paralysis was 57.14％ in patients with loss of IONM signal but normal appearance of RLN.Use of IONM did not increase operation time.Conclusions IONM had significant advantages in recognition of RLN,repair of intraoperative RLNI and prediction of postoperative voice condition,which could improve the safety of surgery.