The current role of photodynamic therapy in oesophageal dysplasia and cancer

Over the last 15 years photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become a viable treatment for pre-malignant and malignant disease of the oesophagus. Its initial use was in the palliation of oesophageal malignant obstruction bringing improved swallowing hence increasing nutritional intake and improving general quality of life. As the therapeutic boundaries of PDT have stretched, current studies look at the role of PDT in the treatment of pre-malignant dysplastic Barrett's epithelium and early malignancy as a curative mucosal ablative technique. As a curative treatment in early oesophageal cancer, PDT provides an alternative treatment to oesophagectomy for those more elderly or less medically fit patients.This paper reviews the uses of photodynamic therapy in oesophageal cancer with reference to the available publications on its use in the palliation of oesophageal cancer and treatment of early cancer and high grade dysplasia in Barrett's mucosa.     

胃粘膜癌前病变的形态定量研究——胃粘膜核腺比值的定量分析

应用自动化图象分析仪对131个胃粘膜肠型病灶(单纯性肠化27个;异型增生:轻度30,中度35个,重度20个;肠型胃癌19个)进行定量分析。以单个腺管内细胞核总面积与细胞面积之比(ING)作为反映细胞核大小、数量及覆层排列程度的客观定量指标。结果发现:单纯性肠化(对照组)0.165±0.025,轻度异型增生0.21±0.023,中度异型增生0.259±0.026,重度异型增生0.32±0.028,分化型胃癌0.371±0.052,各组ING值呈正态,各组间的均值有非常显著的差异(P<0001)。因而,ING可作为胃粘膜癌前病变诊断的指标。     

Neonatal osteofibrous dysplasia: a case report

We describe a case of neonatal osteofibrous dysplasia that was diagnosed 3 days after birth. Osteofibrous dysplasia is a fibro-osseous lesion rarely seen in long bones. It is also known as congenital osteitis fibrosa or ossifying fibroma of bones. Although it occurs in children under 10 years of age, it is extremely rare in newborn babies. It must be differentiated from adamantinoma due to their radiological appearance, predilection for tibia and fibula, clinical picture, and certain histological similarities.     

金地鼠颊囊癌前病变的细胞增殖动力学研究

目的研究口腔上皮组织癌和癌前病变的细胞动力学变化特征。方法采用Ｓａｌｅｙ的ＤＭＢＡ涂布诱导法，建立金地鼠颊囊癌前病变模型，并用溴脱氧尿苷流式细胞动力学检测方法，对３０只叙利亚种金地鼠进行分组对照研究。结果涂药组光镜下的细胞病变程度随涂药时间延长而逐渐加重，而空白对照组无变化；ＦＣＭ检测显示涂药组与对照组在Ｓ期阳性细胞检出率存在显著差异。即使在光镜下表现为轻度不典型增生时，ＦＣＭ检测结果也有显著差别。结论金地鼠颊囊癌前病变具有细胞异常增殖的细胞动力学特征     

唇腭裂患者上颌骨牵引成骨术后发音方式的变化

目的:通过对行颅外支架式上颌骨牵引成骨术(rigidexternaldistraction,RED)唇腭裂患者治疗前后的错误发音数量变化、不同发音部位、不同发音方法以及不同类型错误发音发生特点及其变化评价,分析上颌骨RED对患者发音方式的影响。方法:1999年至2001年行上颌骨RED的唇腭裂术后上颌发育不足患者21例,其中男性13例,女性8例,平均年龄15.05岁。所有患者RED前后进行语音测听并分类。治疗前后错误发音的差异性用非参数检验。结果:RED术后42.9%患者错误发音数较RED前增加,19.0%减少,38.1%无变化。从发音部位,舌尖前音错误发音发生率最高,其次为舌面音。从发音方法,错误发音多发于塞擦音。错误发音类型以咽喉摩擦/爆破音为主,其次为腭化构音和声门爆破音。上颌骨RED后腭化构音累及音节数减少,但咽喉摩擦/爆破音和声门爆破音反而增加,尤其是咽喉摩擦/爆破音。结论:唇腭裂患者经RED前移上颌骨后,会对患者发音方式产生影响,在行语音治疗前需考虑全面。     

Success determining factors in percutaneous transluminal balloon valvuloplasty of pulmonary valve stenosis

Twenty-two percutaneous transluminal balloon valvuloplasty procedures were performed on 21 patients with congenital pulmonary valve stenosis. The peak systolic pressure gradient was immediately reduced from 79.1 +/- 7.4 to 22.2 +/- 1.8 mmHg, (P less than 0.0001) and follow-up cardiac catheterization at 5.3 +/- 0.4 months in 19 patients revealed no further significant change in gradient (23.5 +/- 3.2 mmHg). The best results were obtained when balloons larger than the pulmonary annulus were used, i.e. an immediate residual transvalvular gradient of 22.0 +/- 2.2 mmHg with a balloon/annulus ratio greater than 1, as opposed to 44.2 +/- 5.4 with a balloon/annulus ratio = 1 (P less than 0.001). The angiographically determined cusp thickness of the stenotic pulmonary valves was significantly greater than that of the control group of 24 patients without pulmonary valve stenosis (1.21 +/- 0.09 vs 0.59 +/- 0.02 mmHg, P less than 0.00001). The relationship between this parameter and the residual transvalvular gradient at follow-up was found to be significant (r = 0.77, P less than 0.001). It is concluded that balloon size is a determinant factor in achieving good results with percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty although cusp thickness, a factor to which scant regard has hitherto been paid, also plays a significant role in the residual transvalvular gradient measured at follow-up.     

Pathology of the lung in the fetus and neonate, with particular reference to problems of growth and maturation

The major forms of lung pathology in the perinatal period are reviewed with emphasis on disturbances of growth and maturation. Lung hypoplasia results from impairment in the physiological control of lung growth during the fetal period. It is more common than organogenetic defects which are discussed only briefly. Hyaline membrane disease is now seldom seen in a pure form due to improvements in perinatal care. However, its complications and sequelae such as interstitial emphysema, pneumothorax and bronchopulmonary dysplasia are encountered more frequently. In addition, a wide variety of pathological processes may localize to, or be expressed in, the lung of the newborn, notably asphyxial changes, persistent pulmonary hypertension, haemorrhage and infection.     

Histopathology of the teeth in segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia: new findings

Histological examination of the deciduous teeth in two cases of segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia (SOMD) showed fibrous enlargement of the pulps, an irregular pulp/dentine interface displaying many pseudoinclusions and pulp stones. There were tubular defects in the coronal dentine from pulp horn to cusp tip, an irregular tubular structure to the circumpulpal dentine of the apical half, a focally deficient odontoblast layer and widespread external resorption. Together with the clinical features of unilateral maxillary enlargement, upper alveolar expansion in the distal segment, increased spacing and delayed eruption of the deciduous molars and absence of premolar teeth, these histological appearances allow distinction of this condition from fibrous dysplasia (FD), segmental hemifacial hypertrophy (SHH) and regional odontodysplasia (ROD).     

Aplasia of submandibular salivary glands associated with ectodermal dysplasia.

We describe a 28-year-old white Caucasian man displaying many of the physical signs of ectodermal dysplasia (ED). An unusual finding was his presentation with xerostomia. Salivary gland imaging techniques revealed aplasia of both submandibular salivary glands and relatively small parotids. The case highlights that hypoplasia and aplasia of exocrine glands could be rare features of ED. In the management of ED, early detection of xerostomia is important to limit any potential damage to the already hypodontic dentition.     

胃恶性上皮核仁组成区相关蛋白的研究

用嗜银染色技术对34例良性胃溃疡、40例胃粘膜异型增生、46例胃腺癌组织石蜡切片中的核仁组成相关蛋白(AgNOR)进行研究,25例正常胃粘膜组织作对照。发现对照组、良性溃疡组,异型增生组和腺癌组的细胞核AgNOR平均计数差异有显著性(P<0.01)。恶性细胞中AgNOR的体积、形状及在细胞核内的位置也不相同。作者认为此法有助于区别胃的良性和恶性病变。