Objective To investigate the expression of phosphorylated RB (pRB) in the invasion front of papillary thyroid carcinoma and the clinical pathological implications. Methods Immunohistochemistry was ap-plied in analyzing pRB expression feature and the clinical pathological implications in a total of 82 patients who underwent total or subtotal thyroidectomy and neck lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Results The displacement of pRB proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm was observed in the invasive front of papil-lary thyroid carcinoma , which was an independent predictor of lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carci-noma. Conclusion Nuclear-cytoplasmic transport of pRB in the invasive front was an independent predictor of lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Objective: To establish the quality standards for Xiegananshen Capsules. Methods: Poria in this prescription was identified by microscopic examination; Radix Gentianae, Fructus Gardeniae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix Scutellariae were identified by TLC. Gentiopicrin was determined by HPLC. Results: Poria could be detected by microscopic examination; Radix Gentianae, Fructus Gardeniae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix Scutellariae could be detected by TLC. Gentiopicrin showed a good linear relationship at a range of 2.6 ～13?g, r=0.9995. The average recovery was 97.8%, and RSD was 1.0%. Conclusion: The established methods are simple, feasible and reproducible. This study provided a method for the quality control of Xiegananshen Capsules.