【Abstract】 Objective To analyze the lung pathological features of type A H1N1 influenza and respiratory failure. Methods The data of imaging and aspiration lung biopsy of five patients with type A H1N1 influenza and respiratory filure since October 2009 were retrospectively analyzed. Results Common clinical manifestations of patients with type A H1N1 influenza and respiratory failure were rapid progress of illness after common cold-like symptoms with high fever, dyspnea, severe hypoxemia, large amounts of bloody sputum, wet rales over both lungs, and with other organs involved or even septic shock. Early lung pathological features were inflammatory exudate in alveoli and lung interstitium, infiltration of inflammatory cells, and extensive hemorrhage. Middle and late pathological features were hyperplasia of alveolar epithelial,disconnection of alveolar septa, replaced of alveolar spaces by fibrosis. Conclusions The pathology of patients with type A H1N1 influenza and respiratory failure is similiar with ARDS. Development of treatment strategies targeted to pathological characteristics of ARDS caused by type A H1N1 influenza is of greatsignificance for effective and timely treatment.
Objective To explore the pathology and clinical features of bone marrow tuberculosis. Methods 30 cases of bone marrow tuberculosis diagnosed in West China Hospital between January 2004 and December 2010 were recruited in the study. Their pathology and clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. Results The majority of the patients were young and middle-aged. The ratio of male to female was 1.5∶1. Fever was the main symptom, which often accompanied by cough, sputum, fatigue, anorexia, abdominal pain, bloating and diarrhea and other symptoms. Bone marrow tuberculosis involved multiple systems, accompanied by cytopenia and pulmonary tuberculosis. The ratio of sputumsmear positive for acid-fast bacilli was low. Bone marrow biopsy mainly showed granulomatous inflammation with or without caseous necrosis. The mortality could be significantly reduced by anti-tuberculosis treatment in time. Conclusion Bone marrow tuberculosis is serious and often accompanied by multiple systems tuberculosis. Early diagnosis is particularly important. Timely and regular treatment is in great needed.
【Abstract】Objective To investigate the effect of ischemia on the treatment of advanced body and tail carcinoma of pancreas. Methods In operation the proximal spleen artery was ligated, a chemotherapy pump was installed to connect the distal spleenic artery and urea solution (40%) was injected through the device during and after operation. The pathology and pathophysiology change in dogs were observed. Results All the eight dogs studied were alive after operation, no serious complication appeared, pancreatic cells were replaced by fibrosis. Conclusion Infusion of 40% urea solution is a safe and effective ischemic method, it can lead to all sorts of pancreatic cell necrosis and fibrosis. It may be a good madality in the treatment of advanced pancreatic carcinoma.
Objective Gunshot wound spreads to the surrounding tissues and organs, it is difficult to debride and easy to infect. The conventional treatment is thorough, extensive debridement, fully open drainage, which often causes normal tissue damage and compl ications. To evaluate the effectiveness of vacuum seal ing drainage (VSD) treating thepenetrating wound in porcine extremity by MRI and pathological methods so as to provide theoretical basis for future cl inical use. Methods Eight healthy adult pigs, weighing (45 ± 5) kg, were selected. Eight pairs of hind l imb penetrating wounds (16 wounds) were made by using Chinese-made 95-type rifle at 25 meters distance, which were randomly divided into experimental group (left side, n=8) and the control group (right side, n=8). After debriding and disinfecting the penetrating wounds at 6 hours after injury, wounds were treated with VSD in experimental group. The ball istics exports of the wounds were covered with single-layer gauze and imports were directly sutured and covered with sterile gauze in control group. The trajectory and the general condition of the adjacent skin were observed. MRI and histological observation were taken at 5, 24, 48, and 72 hours after injury, bacterial counting analysis was done at 0, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours after injury. Results The aperture of the trajectory exit and entry were (5.00 ± 2.50) cm and (0.30 ± 0.15) cm immediately after injury. The wound surface was clean, rosy without leakage and swell ing after 72 hours in experimental group; wound and adjacent tissue were swell ing obviously, pus, muscle necrosis and exfol iative tissue was observed, and deep defect cavity at the trajectory exit could be seen in control group. MRI showed that pairs of l inear low signal in T1WI and T2WI was seen in trajector of experimental group at 5 hours after injury, and signal in T1WI gradually increased at disrupted area and tissue deformation area at 24, 48, and 72 hours; in control group, low signal in T1WI was observed at 5 hours after injury, and signal in T2WI gradually increased and a clear boundari between edema and surrounding tissue, and the increase of signal in T1WI was not obvious at 24, 48, and 72 hours. The histological observation showed that wound was dominated by effusion at 5 hours after injury, granulation tissue gradually increased, muscle tissue dissolved and inflammatory cell infiltration was not obvious at 24, 48, and 72 hours in experimental group; in control group, the gradual dissolution of muscle fibers and inflammatory cell infiltration were observed at 5, 24, and 48 hours, muscle tissue became swell ing, dissolving and degeneration and a large number of inflammatory cell infiltration gathered into the bacteria group at 72 hours. There was no significant difference in the number of bacteria per gram of tissue (P gt; 0.05) between experimental group and control group at 0 hour after injury; the numbers of bacteria in control group were significantly higher than those in experimental group at 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours (P lt; 0.05). Conclusion MRI combined with pathology show diagnostic meaning in treatment of gunshot wound with VSD. MRI can accurately reflect the scope of l imb gunshot wound 72 hours after injury. VSD may be an approach to delay infective time, shorten wound heal ing time, and promote the growth of healthy granulation tissue.
ObjectiveTo summarize the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatments of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP).MethodsThe clinical and pathological data of five patients with CEP diagnosed in this hospital between January 2011 and January 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsThere were five CEP cases including two males and three females, and one case with allergic rhinitis, two cases with bronchial asthma, two cases with allergic history, and one case with allergic skin rash. The main clinical manifestations were fever, cough, expectoration, shortness of breath and chest pain, and often accompanied by fatigue, anorexia and weight loss. The main signs included moist rales, scattered wheeze and crackles. There were significantly increased peripheral blood eosinophils count, the proportion of eosinophils, and the proportion of eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in all five cases. The main imaging features were airway infiltration, real change shadow and ground glass shadow. All of five cases were treated with glucocorticoid, and one of them relapsed during follow-up.ConclusionsThe onset of CEP is insidious. The clinical manifestations of CEP are lack of specificity, and often associate with asthma and allergic dermatitis. Eosinophils significantly increase in peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in most of CEP patients. The typical image is peripheral and subpleural distribution of lung infiltrates.
Objective To explore the value of pathologic diagnosis for pancreatic head mass by using recise Tru-cut biopsy under intraoperative ultrasound guided. Methods Twenty-eight patients with solid pancreatic masses in People’s Hospital of Suqian，Affiliated Hospital Xuzhou Medical College from August 2010 to August 2011 were performed precise Tru-cut biopsy under intraoperative ultrasound guided. In all patients of 28 cases, male 20 cases and female 8 cases, the male-to-female ratio was 5∶2. The patients’ age was 34-78 years old（mean age： 64 years old）. Twenty-eight patients were divided into three groups based upon the greatest dimension of the masses as follows：equal or less than 1.5 cm （group S, 5 cases）, 1.5-3.0cm （group M, 7 cases）, and greater than 3.0cm （group L, 16 cases）. Three needlepasses in each mass were performed. The results of postoperative pathologic findings were compared with specimens in paraffin sections. Results In all cases of 28, the diagnostic coincidence rate was 100%, there were no false positive finding and false negative. The coincidence ratio for pathological diagnosis of tissues with only 1 strip sample （1/3）, only 2 strip samples （2/3）, and with 3 strip samples （3/3） were 3/5, 2/5, and 0/0, respectivly in S group, 0/0, 5/7, and 2/7, respectivly in M group, and 0/0, 4/16, and 12/16, respectivly in L group. The false negative rate of single strip sample in S group and M group was higher than that in L group （χ2=9.833，P=0.002）. There was false negative finding with master single test in small focus of infection. Conclusion Precise Tru-cut biopsy under intraoperative ultrasound guided is a safe and highly accurate method for pathological diagnosis of patients with solid pancreatic lesions, especially in small lesions，it is worthy of clinical application..
ObjectiveTo analyze the relationship between maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of primary tumor detected by 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and clinicopathologic factors in stageⅠnon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and investigate the prognostic value of PET/CT on pathological feature. MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 182 patients with stageⅠNSCLC who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT scan before lobectomy or segmentectomy in China-Japan Friendship Hospital from April 2013 to June 2014. There were 121 male and 61 female patients with their ages of 34-85 (68.1±9.8) years. Clinicopathologic factors including sex, age, smoking history, histology, TNM stage, T stage, tumor size, lymphatic vessel invasion, blood vessel invasion (BVI) and visceral pleural invasion were evaluated to identify the independent factors affecting SUVmax by univariate and multivariate regression analysis. The diagnostic efficiency and best cut-off point of SUVmax were calculated by the receiver operating characteristic curve. ResultsThe univariate analysis identified that sex (P=0.015), smoking history (P=0.001), histology (P < 0.001), TNM stage (P=0.004), T stage (P=0.001), tumor size (P < 0.001), BVI (P=0.001) were factors affecting SUVmax. Only histology (P=0.001), tumor size (P=0.006), BVI (P=0.009) were found to be significant independent factors according to multivariate regression analysis. The SUVmax of primary tumor was a predictor for BVI with the highest diagnostic accuracy at a cut-off value of 4.85, the sensitivity and specificity were 65.5% and 71.7%. ConclusionThe SUVmax is correlated with histology, tumor size and BVI in stageⅠNSCLC, higher in patients with non-adenocarcinoma, lager tumor and positive BVI. Furthermore, the probability of BVI could be predicted by SUVmax of the primary tumor.
ObjectiveTo introduce the new nomenclature scheme of the International Working Group (1995) on hepatic nodules, and summarize the imaging features of various hepatic nodules in light of their pathological characteristics, and evaluate the diagnostic values of various imaging facilities.MethodsUltrasound, computed tomography(CT), magnetic resonance imaging(MRI), and angiographic CT were reviewed and introduced.ResultsMany of these types of hepatic nodules play a role in the de novo and stepwise carcinogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) in the following steps: regenerative nodule, lowgrade dysplastic nodule, highgrade dysplastic nodule, small HCC, and large HCC. Accompanying such transformations, there are significant alterations in the blood supply and perfusion of these hepatic nodules.ConclusionModern stateoftheart medical imaging facilities can not only delineate and depict these hepatic nodules, but also provide important clues for the characterization of focal hepatic lesions in most cases, thus facilitating the early detection, diagnosis and management of HCC in its early stage.
ObjectiveTo explore the etiology, clinical manifestation, computed tomography (CT) manifestations, pathological character, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of fibrous mediastinitis in China.MethodsThe clinical data of a patient with fibrous mediastinitis admitted to Hospital of Sichuan Provincial Armed Police Force were retrospectively analyzed and the related literature was reviewed. A literature research was performed with " fibrous mediastinitis, mediastinal fibrosis, sclerosing mediastinitis, chronic mediastinitis ”as the Chinese key word in WanFang database and China national knowledge internet, and " fibrous mediastinitis, mediastinal fibrosis, fibrosis of mediastinum, fibrosing mediastinitis, sclerosing mediastinitis, chronic mediastinitis” as English key words in PubMed database. The time interval was from January 1980 to December 2016.ResultsThe patient was a 59 year old male, whose chest CT scan showed soft tissue density in pulmonary hilar and mediastina, with bronchus truncation and obvious stenosis of pulmonary artery in hilar. Literature review found 12 related articles reporting 37 cases of fibrous mediastinitis in China. Fifteen cases were caused by tuberculosis infection presumably, and 9 cases were idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis. The common clinical manifestations were cough, dyspnea, chest tightness and pain, fever, and edema. CT manifested soft tissue density in pulmonary hilar and mediastina, which were diffuse in 32 cases. Trachea and bronchus were involved in 26 cases, while pulmonary artery in 29 cases, pulmonary vein in 13 cases, plural effusion in 16 cases, and vena cava and its branch in 8 cases. Other involved regions were described in 18 cases, including aorta and its branch in 4 cases, esophagus in 1 case, and there were pericardial effusion in 6 cases. Fourteen cases had pathology results.ConclusionsThe most common etiological factor of fibrous mediastinitis in China is tuberculosis infection, secondly idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis. Clinical manifestation is nonspecific. mostly diffuse, surrounding bronchus, esophagus and blood vessels in hilar and mediastina, and sometimes infiltrating into pericardium and pleurae. Its pathological character is proliferation of fibrous tissue, with proliferation of lymphocytes, and without envelope. The diagnosis depends on CT and pathology. Corticosteroid is considered to treat idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis, while surgery and vascular interventional therapy may improve symptoms of vascular compression in mediastina.
ObjectiveTo analyze the CT features of solid pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas (SPTP). MethodsEight patients with SPTP received triple phasic contrast-enhanced CT, and its consistency with pathological findings was analyzed. ResultsSPTP manifested as a solitary and exogenous mass, with a heterogeneous pattern composed of solid and polycystic parts. The shape of SPTP was spherical in four patients, oval in two patients, and shallow lobulation in another two patients. In contrast-enhanced phase images, the solid parts showed mild to moderate enhancement in both arterial and portal phases. Complete capsule was showed in seven patients, and nodules were found in the wall of mass in five patients. Hemorrhage was seen in two patients and calcification was showed in five patients. The dilation of pancreatic duct was found in one patient, liver metastases was showed in one patient, and the invasion of tumor to posterior gastric wall was found in one patient. Pseudopapillary structure, hemorrhage, necrosis, and cystic degeneration were showed in all patients by histological study. ConclusionSPTP has certain characteristic CT imaging manifestations consistent with histological features, which is helpful for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of SPTP.