Objective To provide a current language for clinical and pathological discription of gastric cancer. Methods The literature in recent years on the distribution of lymph nodes and staging of gastric cancer were reviewed. Results The lymph nodes of gastric cancer are distributed near the blood vessel and organs of gastric milieu. To ensure radical gastrectomy rational and scientific, the anatomic structure of gastric milieu should be familiarized. Conclusion The excellent outcome of surgery will be achieved by the effective dissection and removel of lymph nodes in gastric cancer.
Objective To identify and isolate the variant gene associated with gastric adenocarcinoma and clone the fragment of variant gene.Methods By arbitrarily primer polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR), DNA samples from 5 matched gastric adenocarcinoma and non-tumor gastric tissues were analysed. Results The produced AP-PCR profiles were different in each matched gastric adenocarcinoma and non-tumor gastric tissue. One differentiated amplified DNA fragments PW2.2 from a matched gastric adenocarcinoma were cloned. The result of Southern blot hybridization with PW2.2 as a probe showing that this fragment was also found in some other gastric adenocarcinoma samples. Conclusion AP-PCR fingerprinting assay can be used to identify and clone the variant genes associated with gastric adenocarcinoma.
Objective To discussion the diagnostic significance of CT three dimension reconstruction in local recurrence after surgery for gastric cancer. Methods Thirty-nine patients with gastric cancer recurrence after radical surgery were performed multislice CT scan between December 2004 and December 2008 in The Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, and the images were reconstructed by three dimension reconstruction in workstation. The axial CT images and three dimension images of gastric cancer recurrence patients were diagnosed and compared. Results The detection rates of axial images and three dimensional CT images were 82.1% (23/28) and 100% (28/28) for pathological morphology, 62.5% (10/16) and 93.8%(15/16) for extension of tumors, 66.7% (10/15) and 93.3% (14/15) for lymph node metastasis, 87.5% (7/8) and 87.5% (7/8) for distant metastasis, respectively. Conclusions CT three dimension reconstruction can carry out more direct and solid results, such as measuring the vertical thickness of the thickened gastric wall, observing the infiltration situation with proximal organ, and metastasis of the lymph node. The method of three dimension reconstruction used for the diagnosis of local recurrence after surgery for gastric cancer is better than the axial image, and it can supply data which would be useful for the tumor advancing treatment.
Objective To investigate the safe distance of upper gastric cancer by pokemon protein. Methods In 60 cases of upper gastric cancer， specimens were get from tumors’ tissue and every 0.5 cm from the proximal of tumor margin beginning at the 1.0 cm to distal. Western blot method was used to test the expression of pokemon protein. Results There were 38 cases （63.3%） positively expressed pokemon protein. Compared with the center of tumor， the positive expression rates of pokemon protein at every sites of 2.5-5.0 cm from margin were lower （P＜0.003）， but didn’t signi-ficantly differed at every sites of 1.0-2.0 cm from margin （P≥0.003）. When the incisal margin distance of more than 3.5 cm of both sides， the positive expression rate of pokemon protein were 0. There were no significant difference between the corresponding sites of the upper resection margin and lower resection margin （P＞0.05）. Conclusions The results show that 3.5 cm may be the molecular margin basing on the positive expression of pokemon protein in the surgical margin of upper gastric cancer， which may have guiding significance to the surgical margin.
Objective To understand role of chemokines and their receptors in pathogenesis, progression, and metastasis of gastric cancer, and to provide a better approach for diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer. Method The literatures about the relationship between chemokines and their receptors and gastric cancer were reviewed. Results There were about 50 various chemokines and their receptors abnormally expressed in the tumor microenvironment. The main types related gastric cancer were the CXC, CC and CX3C chemokines and their receptors, which could promote the proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of the gastric cancer through several pathways like mTOR pathway, JAK2-STAT3 pathway, etc.. Conclusions Chemokines and their receptors play an important role in occurrence and development of gastric cancer. Further studies on chemokines and their receptors will not only assist in early diagnosis of gastric cancer, as well as estimation of clinical prognosis, but also provide an intervention target for gastric cancer.
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ObjectiveTo analyze the factors influencing the total number of harvested lymph nodes in laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer.MethodsThe clinicopathologic data of patients who underwent laparoscopic D2 radical resection of gastric cancer in this hospital for advanced gastric cancer from January 2018 to July 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The statistical analysis was conducted to analyze the influence factors (age, gender, tumor size, tumor site, body mass index, infiltration depth, lymph node metastasis, HER-2 gene amplification status, presence or absence of vascular tumor thrombus, presence or absence of nerve infiltration, differentiation type, pTNM, Borrmann type, and type of gastrectomy) on the number of harvested lymph nodes.ResultsA total of 536 patients met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included. The results of univariate analysis showed that the total number of harvested lymph nodes during laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer was correlated with age, tumor size, tumor infiltration depth, lymph node metastasis, pTNM stage, Borrmann type, and type of gastrectomy. That was, the younger the patient was (≤ 54 years old), the larger the tumor was (long diameter >3.5 cm), the later the Borrmann classification was (type Ⅲ, Ⅳ), the deeper the tumor invasion was, the more the number of lymph node metastasis was, the later the pTNM stage was, and the more the number of lymph nodes was detected in patients undergoing total gastrectomy (all P<0.05). The multiple linear regression analysis showed that the age, lymph node metastasis, and PTNM stage had significant effects on the number of harvested lymph nodes. The multiple linear regression model was statistically significant (F=6.754, P<0.001). 11.2% of the variation in the number of harvested lymph nodes could be explained by the age, lymph node metastasis, and pTNM stage (adjusted R2=11.2%). ConclusionsNumber of harvested lymph nodes in laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer is greatly affected by the age of patients, lymph node metastasis, and pTNM stage. So patients should be evaluated objectively and individually according to their age so as to harvest sufficient number of lymph nodes, which is conducive to accurately judge pTNM stage, formulate accurate adjuvant treatment scheme, and improve prognosis of patients.
Objective To investigate the safety and efficiency of a blood glucose control method in diabetic patients with gastrointestinal neoplasm who were subjected to postoperative early enteral nutrition (EEN). Methods Thirty-seven diabetic patients with gastrointestinal neoplasm received enteral nutriment——Glucerna SR through nasojejunal tubes 24 hours after operation. The blood glucose level was safely controlled through injecting insulin intravenously and subcutaneously. Meanwhile, any change of blood and urine glucose level was monitored and the indexes representing the levels of nutrition, biochemistry and immunity were measured before the implementation of EN, 5 d and 8 d of EN after operation, respectively. Results All the patients were able to bear EEN and there was no severe complications occurred. Significant increase of serum levels of albumin, prealbumin and transferrin were observed after EEN support （P＜0.05）, as well as the serum levels of IgG， IgA and IgM （P＜0.01）. However, body weight， HGB and the serum levels of ALT and TBIL showed no significant changes （Pgt;0.05）. There were 81.1%（30/37） of patients whose blood glucose levels were controlled steadily within the range of (7.8±1.1) mmol/L. Conclusion Injecting insulin intravenously and subcutaneously after operation may be a safe and effective method to control blood glucose level. And the postoperative implementation of EEN can be considered as the first choice of nutrition support for diabetic patients with gastrointestinal neoplasm.