AIM To explore the method to prolong the survival of patients with postoperative rectal cancer and toprevent its recurrence.METHODS To analyze the reasons of recurrence after curative resections for rectal cancer of 399 patients.RESULTS Ninety out of 399 patients who received curative excision died of relapse of the tumor. Pelvicrecurrence was found in most of the patients followed by liver and pulmonany metastasis. The survival timein Dukes A was the longest and in Dukes C the shortest. The survival period was 12 months longer, in thepatients receiving pre-operative radiotherapy than that did not. Inadequate excision of the primary tumor orthe draining lymph nodes was the main cause for local recurrence.CONCLUSION Adequate surgery and adjuvant therapy are the most effective methods to prolong thesurvival of patients with postoperative rectal cancer and to prevent its recurrence.

年龄与脊柱骨巨细胞瘤预后关系的研究进展

骨巨细胞瘤(GCT)是一种有局部侵袭性的良性骨肿瘤。女性较男性多见，并且好发于20～40岁的青壮年[1-3]。骨巨细胞瘤的生物学行为较特殊，术后易复发。目前临床实践中常从肿瘤影像或病理等方面来分析其生物学行为，并对其预后进行判断。而以往骨巨细胞瘤的研究报道，不同年龄段患者术后复发率存在差异[4-5]，提示年龄可能是影响骨巨细胞瘤生物学行为及预后的因素。但由于以往的研究多为全身骨骼骨巨细胞瘤的病例，并未明确反映出年龄与脊柱骨巨细胞瘤复发之间的关系。

Thirty pathological y diagnosed patients with grade III-IV primary or recurrent malignant glioma (tumor diameter 3-7 cm) were randomly divided into two groups. The control group underwent conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In the hyperthermia group, primary cases received hyperthermia treatment, and patients with recurrent tumors were treated with hyperthermia in com-bination with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Hyperthermia treatment was administered using a 13.56-MHz radio frequency hyperthermia device. Electrodes were inserted into the tumor with the aid of a CT-guided stereotactic apparatus and heat was applied for 1 hour. During 3 months after hyperthermia, patients were evaluated with head CT or MRI every month. Gliomas in the hyper-thermia group exhibited growth retardation or growth termination. Necrosis was evident in 80%of the heated tumor tissue and there was a decrease in tumor diameter. Our findings indicate that ra-dio frequency hyperthermia has a beneficial effect in the treatment of malignant glioma.

α-生育酚结合蛋白的表达下调与前列腺癌增殖及术后复发风险密切相关

Aim: To examine the impact and prognostic significance of α-tocopherol associated protein (TAP) expression in a series of prostate cancer patients. Methods: Tissues from 87 patients underwent radical prostatectomy were examined for TAP expression by immunohistochemistry. The relationships of the staining results, the clinic pathological characteristics and the recurrence times were analyzed. Results: Compared with the adjacent areas of normal and benign glands,immunoreactivity of TAP was reduced in areas of prostate cancer. A lower TAP-positive cell number per mm2 of the largest cancer area (defined as TAP-PN) was associated with higher clinical stage (r = -0.248, P = 0.0322). Inverse associations were found among the TAP-PN and positive lymph nodes (r = -0.231, P = 0.0325), preoperative prostatespecific antigen (PSA) levels (r =-0.423, P = 0.0043), tumor size (r =-0.315, P = 0.0210) and elevated tumor cell proliferation, which was indicated by the staining of Ki-67 (r = -0.308, P = 0.0026). TAP-PN was a significant predictorof recurrence univariately (P = 0.0006), as well as multivariately, adjusted for known markers including preoperative PSA, clinical stage, Gleason score, surgical margin, extra-prostatic extension, seminal vesicle invasion and lymph node metastasis (P = 0.0012). Conclusion: Reduced expression of TAP was associated with the cell proliferation status of prostate cancer, adverse pathological parameters and the increased risk of recurrence.

Recurrent ameloblastoma is common following inadequate excision but rarely presents in the anterior skull base. We presented 3 patients with recurrent ameloblastoma in the anterior skull base including the frontotemporal fossa and the pterygomaxillary fossa that occurred following multiple enucleations, segmental mandibulectomy, or partial maxillectomy for ameloblastoma in the jaws. Attenborough approach was used in the exposure of the frontotemporal fossa. Attenborough plus Barbosa approach was used in the exposure of the pterygomaxillary fossa. The patients were treated by radical dissection. Microscopy confirmed that the histopathologic pattern of one case was fixed follicular and plexiform, two cases were follicular. All patients healed without serious complications. The local recurrences of the patients following the operations were found in 3 to 4 years. The present study showed that the tumors in the regions had a greater recurrence potential even when treated with radical dissection, and the original tumors were the high-risk follicular pattern.

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignant tumor of the head and neck, and recurrence is an important prognostic factor in patients with OSCC. We explored the factors associated with recurrence of OSCC and analyzed the survival of patients after recurrence. Clinicopathologic and fol ow-up data of 275 patients with OSCC treated by surgery in the Cancer Institute and Hospital of Tianjin Medical University between 2002 and 2006 were analyzed. Recurrence factors were analyzed with Chi-square or Fisher′s exact test and multivariate analysis. The prognosis of patients after recurrence was analyzed with the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test. The recurrence rate was 32.7%. The recurrence time ranged from 2 to 96 months, with a median of 14 months. Univariate analysis showed that T stage, degree of differentiation, pN stage, flap application, resection margin, and lymphovascular invasion were factors of recurrence (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that T stage, degree of differentiation, and pN stage were independent factors of recurrence (P<0.001). The differences in gender, age, tumor site, region of lymph node metastasis, and perineural invasion between the recurrence and non-recurrence groups were not significant (P > 0.05). Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests showed that the 2- and 5-year survival rates were significantly lower in the recurrence group than in non-recurrence group (67.6% vs. 88.0%, 31.8% vs. 79.9%, P < 0.001). Therefore, to improve prognosis, we recommend extended local excision, flap, radical neck dissection, and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for patients more likely to undergo recurrence.

Features Associated with Recurrence of Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Pseudotumor

Purpose: To explore factors which lead to recurrence of idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor (IOIP).Methods: Idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor in 209 cases between Jan 1,1978 and Dec 31, 1999 in our hospital was evaluated retrospectively. The comparison of clinical and pathological parameters between patients with at least one episode of recurrence and those with no recurrence at all was performed and analyzed using logistic regression method.Results: Follow-up results (with a mean follow-up time of 3.4 years, ranging from 0.5 year to 21.0 years) showed that the recurrence rate of IOIP was 41%. Sex and proptosis were associated with the recurrence of IOIP. Male gender was more likely to relapse than female counterparts, with the male being 52% and female being 25%.The severer the proptosis is, the higher the rate of recurrence. Among the clinical subtypes of IOIP, the rate of recurrence (17%) in cases with dacryoadinitis was the lowest, followed by anterior local orbital mass (44%), posterior orbital mass (54%),myositis (75%) and diffuse subtype (100%). However, the clinical subtypes did not show significant relationship with the recurrence of IOIP.Conclusions: Male gender and severe proptosis are associated with a higher recurrent rate in patients with IOIP.

Surgical Treatment Combined with Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy Offer a Viable Option to the Cervical Cancer in Stage ⅠB ～ⅡA with Moderate and High-Risk Factor for Recurrence