Objective To evaluate the markers which contribute to diagnosis and prognosis of thyroid neoplasm. Methods The references about thyroid markers in recent years were reviewed. Results CD26 and galectin-3 could be regarded as a simple, potent markers to differentiate thyroid carcinoma in preoperative diagnosis, CD97 was a specific marker for undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma and its metastasis, CD15 and telomerase could be used in fine-needle aspirate biopsy (FNAB) of thyroid mass, and to improve its diagnostic evaluation, RET/PTC was mainly expressed in thyroid medullary carcinoma, oncofetal fibronectin (oncFN) was specific to papillary and anaplastic carcinoma, thyroid peroxidase was used to identify benign and malignant thyroid tumor. Conclusion Although there are a lot of markers for thyroid neoplasm, but there is no marker which are completely specific to certain histotype of thyroid neoplasm at present.
目的 探讨经胸骨前径路内镜甲状腺手术的方法及其临床效果。 方法 采用经胸骨前径路内镜甲状腺手术治疗24例甲状腺良性肿瘤患者，并进行定期随访。 结果 23例手术顺利完成，1例因术中快速冰冻病理诊断为乳头状甲状腺癌而追加常规甲状腺癌根治术。平均手术时间为150 min，术中平均出血量30 ml。2例出现皮下气肿，4例出现胸部皮肤麻木。无喉返神经及甲状旁腺损伤,无术后出血、甲状腺危象等并发症出现。随访1~6个月，所有患者对美容效果非常满意，无近期肿瘤复发者。 结论 经胸骨前径路内镜甲状腺手术是一种美容效果较好的手术方法，手术操作空间的建立和术中控制出血是该术式的两大关键技术。
Objective To investigate the possible interaction between the ras and p53 genes overexpression in thyroid carcinoma, and whether there is correlation between the ras and p53 overexpression and clinico-pathological criteria. Methods Thyroid lesions from eighty patients were examined for expression of ras and p53 genes by the LSAB immunohistochemistic method. Of these patients, 54 were diagnosed as malignant lesions and 26 benign nodular thyroid disorders. Results The positive immunostain rate for ras and p53 genes was 90.7%, 23.0% and 55.5%, 30.7% in carcinoma and benign lesions respectively with statistically significance between thyroid carcinomas and benign disorders (Ｐ＜0.05). Both ras and p53 overexpressions coexisted in 30 thyroid carcinomas and follow-up showed that 3 of them died and 5 of them had recurrence within 4 years.Conclusion Activation of ras gene and inactivation of p53 gene are cooperatively associated in thyroid tumorigenesis. The concurrent overexpression of ras and p53 could result in a poor prognosis.
【Abstract】Objective To investigate the correlation of adhesive molecule expressions with potential of invasion and metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods S-P immunohistochemical method was used to detect CD44v6 and E-cadherin expression in 58 cases of PTC. Results The positive rates of CD44v6 and E-cadherin in PTC were 72.40%and 41.4% respectively. There was a positive correlation between CD44v6 expression and tumor invasive and metastatic potential in PTC (P＜0.05), and a reverse correlation between E-cadherin expression and the potential (P＜0.01).Moreover,there was a reverse correlation between the CD44v6 and E-cadherin expression in PTC(P＜0.05). Conclusion These data show a correlation between the adhesive molecule expression and the potential of invasion and metastasis in PTC. CD44v6 and E-cadherin may be prognostic indicators in PTC.
ObjectiveTo investigate the expression of tumor suppressor gene Tat interacting protein 30 (TIP30) gene in papillary thyroid carcinoma and it’s clinical significance in treatment of thyroid carcinoma. Methods Thirty cases of pathological specimens wax pieces of papillary thyroid carcinoma from 2003 to 2006 in our hospital were selected, in which there were 7 male, 23 female； and the age was from 15 to 70 years old, average 44.7 years. Six cases were nodular goiter with carcinomatous change in local area (papillary), 2 cases were thyroid capsular invasion. Distant lymph node metastasis and lesions surrounding the thyroid tissue were not confirmed by pathology. Every specimen was divided into tumor tissue and adjacent tissue (1-2 cm far away from tumor and non-cancerous tissue was confirmed by pathology). The expression of TIP30 in specimen was detected by immunohistochemical method with staining index and the average absorbance. ResultsTIP30 was expressed in the cell membrane and cytoplasm, which was showed as brown particles. ①Staining index: TIP30 in adjacent tissues was expressed highly with 21 (70.0%) positive cases (gt;2 points) and 9 (30.0%) negative cases (≤2 points), while its expression in cancer tissues was reduced or missed with 11 (36.7%) positive cases (gt;2 points) and 19 (63.3%) negative cases (≤2 points). There was a statistical difference between them (P＜0.05), and it was not related to age and gender of patients (Pgt;0.05). ②The average absorbance of TIP30 in cancer tissues was significantly lower than that in adjacent tissue (P＜0.05). ConclusionThe expression of TIP30 in papillary thyroid carcinoma is reduced or deleted, which can supply some theory support for its gene therapy.
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ObjectiveTo summarize and analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with thyroiditis who would be misdiagnosed with thyroid tumor easily. MethodThe clinical data of 19 patients with thyroiditis who were misdiag-nosed with thyroid tumor in our department from 2009 to 2012 were analyzed retrospectively. ResultsAll of 19 patients underwent surgery, among which 8 cases were diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis after operation, 10 cases diagnosed with subacute thyroiditis, and 1 case diagnosed with suppurative thyroiditis.Different surgery program such as the biopsy or wedge resection was adopted to the subacute thyroiditis and the chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis respec-tively. ConclusionSometimes, it is very difficult to distinguish atypical thyroiditis from thyroid tumor so that we must pay attention to the patients who had nontumorous characteristics in order to decrease the misdiagnosis.
With the advancement of thyroid tumor treatment concepts and the progress of standardized treatment processes nationwide, the 5-year survival rate of thyroid tumors in China has risen from 67.5% in 2003 to 84.3% in 2015. As China has been continuously enriching its treatment options for advanced thyroid cancer in recent years, gradually improving the standardized treatment system for early and intermediate thyroid cancer, enhancing multidisciplinary collaboration methods and concepts, and regularizing scientific statistics, the survival rate of thyroid tumors continues to improve. We still need to consider the future development direction and core driving force of China’s thyroid discipline, correctly view the “prosperous” stage of domestic thyroid discipline development, and actively review the future development direction of China’s thyroid discipline.
Objective To investigate the expression of chemokine receptor CXCR7 and the relation between its expression and clinicopathologic characteristics in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Method The expressions of CXCR7 in 79 cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma and their paracancerous tissues，and 33 cases of benign thyroid lesion tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results The positive expression rates of CXCR7 were 0（0/79），65.8%（52/79），and 30.3%（10/33） in the paracancerous tissues，papillary thyroid carcinoma tissues，and benign thyroid lesions tissues，respectively. The positive expression rate of CXCR7 in the papillary thyroid carcinoma tissues was significantly higher than that in the paracancerous tissues （P＜0.05） or benign thyroid lesion tissues（P＜0.05）. The expression of CXCR7 was correlated with lymph node metastasis （P＜0.05）. Conclusion CXCR7 might take part in tumorigenesis，progression，and lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Objective The aim of this study is to review the molecular landscape of noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP). Method The relevant literatures about molecular profiling of NIFTP were retrospectively analyzed and summarized. Results The most common mutation in NIFTP was rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (RAS) mutation. B-type RAF (BRAFK601E) mutation, PPARG fusion, and THADA fusion also could be seen. There was usually no BRAFV600E mutation. miRNAs also were found to be differentially expressed in NIFTP. Conclusion The molecular profiling of NIFTP may become a new molecular marker for the diagnosis of NIFTP.