【摘要】 目的 探讨喉癌组织中 EGFL7基因 mRNA表达与喉癌分化、转移及临床预后的关系。 方法 收集2008年5—11月共42例行喉癌手术患者的切除标本。用免疫组织化学法检测EGFL7蛋白在42例喉癌组织和配对癌旁组织中的表达情况，提取肿瘤及癌旁组织配对标本的总 RNA，用逆转录（RT）-PCR方法测定EGFL7基因表达，蛋白质印迹法测定EGFL7蛋白的表达，并结合临床资料，对 EGFL7基因差异表达与喉癌患者临床表现的相关性进行分析研究。 结果 对42例配对标本分别进行 EGFL7 mRNA荧光检测比较，30例标本的肿瘤组织中EGFL7基因mRNA表达明显高于癌旁正常喉组织。22例标本的肿瘤组织中EGFL7蛋白表达明显高于癌旁正常喉组织。EGFL7 mRNA的表达与喉癌淋巴结转移和浸润深度密切相关（Plt;0.05），而与患者的性别、年龄、吸烟、肿瘤分化程度等无关（Pgt;0.05）。 结论 EGFL7基因在喉癌组织中表达状态与喉癌的生长和浸润转移关系密切，EGFL7基因可望作为喉癌病情发展及指导临床治疗的标记物之一。【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the association of EGF-like-domain, multiple 7 (EGFL7) mRNA expression level with the differentiation, metastasis and prognosis of laryngocarcinoma. Methods Tissue specimens were obtained from 42 patients undergoing surgery for laryngocarcinoma between May and November, 2008. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the level of EGFL7 in the 42 tumor tissues and matched adjacent normal tissues. Reverse transcriptional PCR (RT-PCR) was performed for amplification of EGFL7 mRNA from the 42 tumor tissues and matched adjacent normal tissues, and westerblot was adopted to determine EGFL7 protein expression. The differential EGFL7 mRNA expression was analyzed for its association with the clinical manifestations of the patients. Results EGFL7 mRNA expression was detected in all the laryngocarcinoma tissues and normal tissues adjacent to the carcinoma using fluorescence method. EGFL7 mRNA expression was significantly higher in the tumor tissues than in the adjacent tissues in 30 cases, and EGFL7 protein expression was also significantly higher in the tumor tissues than in the adjacent normal laryngeal tissues in 22 cases. Expression of EGFL7 mRNA was highly correlated with lymph node metastasis and T classification (Plt;0.05), but was not correlated with the patients’ gender, age, or tumor differentiation (Pgt;0.05). Conclusions EGFL7 mRNA expression is correlated closely with the differentiation and metastasis of laryngocarcinoma. EGFL7 may serve as a marker for assessing the progression of laryngocarcinoma and provide assistance for clinical therapeutic decisions.
Objective To study the effectiveness of one-stage repairing pharyngeal defect with the tongue flaps after resection of advanced stage hypopharyngeal neoplasm and laryngeal neoplasm. Methods Between June 2006 and March 2011, 20 patients with hypopharyngeal neoplasm (8 cases) and laryngeal neoplasm (12 cases) with advanced stage were treated. There were 19 males and 1 female, aged 47-78 years (mean, 62.8 years). All neoplasms were squamous cell carcinomas. The disease duration was 1-8.5 months (mean, 3.9 months). According to the standards of International Union Against Cancer (UICC, 1987), 12 cases were in stage III and 8 cases were in stage IV. The size of pharyngeal defect was 5 cm × 2 cm to 4 cm × 4 cm after resection of tumor. Defects were repaired by the whole base of the tongue flaps in 16 cases and by the horizontal base of the tongue flaps in 4 cases. The size of the flaps ranged from 5 cm × 2 cm to 4 cm × 4 cm. Postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy were regularly performed. Results The 20 tongue flaps were alive. Healing of incision by first intention was achieved in 18 cases and delayed healing in 2 cases because of subcutaneous fluid. The patients were followed up 12-63 months (mean, 36.7 months). The patients had normal feeding ability and tongue function. Of 20 cases, 12 died and 1 of local recurrence was alive with tumor. The 3-year survival rate was 69.2% (9/13). Conclusion One-stage repair of pharyngeal defect with the tongue flaps after resection of hypopharyngeal neoplasm and laryngeal neoplasm can obtain good effectiveness because the tongue flap is easy-to-obtain and easy-to-survive, and has abundant blood supply.
Objective To evaluate the expression and clinical significance of Survivin in the tissues of laryngeal carcinoma using meta-analysis. Methods The case-control studies published in China about the expression and association of clinical pathogenic features of Survivin in the tissues of laryngeal carcinoma were electronically retrieved in CBM (1994 to October 2012), CNKI (1994 to October 2012), VIP (1989 to October 2012) and WanFang Data (1996 to October 2012). The reviewers independently identified the literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data, and assessed the quality of the included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.1 software. Results A total of 25 studies were included, involving 1 333 cases of laryngeal carcinoma and 528 cases of health laryngeal mucosa or polyp of vocal cord. The results of meta-analysis showed that, significant differences were found in groups of laryngeal carcinoma vs. health control, laryngeal carcinoma with vs. without lymphatic metastasis, clinical stages I-II vs. III-IV, cell differentiation G1 vs. G2-G3, T1 and T2 stages vs. T3 and T4 stages, and glottic carcinoma vs. non-glottic carcinoma (Plt;0.05). No significant difference was found in groups of age more than 60 vs. no less than 60, male vs. female, and smoke vs. non-smoke (Pgt;0.05). Conclusion Current domestic evidence shows that Survivin may be associated with the whole course of occurrence, advance and transfer of laryngeal carcinoma, and positively correlated to degree of tumor malignance, which may indicate poor prognosis.
ObjectiveTo explore the feasibility of reconstruction of phonatory function by using a tubular free flap from upper-lateral upper arm to repair the laryngotracheal circumferential defect after near-total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer. Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 7 patients who underwent near-total laryngectomy between June 2021 and October 2023, aged from 48 to 70 years (median, 59 years), 6 males and 1 female. The disease duration ranged from 1 to 11 months, with a median of 6 months. Pathological diagnosis of preoperative biopsy was squamous cell carcinoma. Tumor classification: glottic type in 5 cases, supraglottic type in 1 case, transglottic type in 1 case; TNM staging: T4N0M0 in 6 cases, T4N2M0 in 1 case; American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging in 2017 was stage Ⅳ. Preoperative MRI angiography of upper arm was performed to investigate the blood supply in the upper and lateral regions of the upper arm. After near-total laryngectomy and bilateral neck lymph node dissection, the area of the laryngotracheal defect was measured. A free flap measuring 7.0 cm×5.0 cm to 8.0 cm×7.0 cm was harvested from the upper-lateral upper arm, rolled into a tube shape, and connected between the stump of the cervical trachea in the neck root and that of the epiglottis at the tongue base. Four patients received adjuvant radiochemotherapy, 1 patient received radiochemotherapy and targeted therapy, 2 patients adopted no further adjuvant treatment. Results All 7 patients were followed-up 1-2 years (mean, 1 year and 3 months). Four patients had primary wound healing, 2 patients had minor pharyngeal fistulas that healed after dressing change, 1 patient experienced pharyngeal fistula because of flap necrosis and the wound still healed without secondary surgery. All patients took food orally within 1 month after operation, and the tracheal cannula was retained. Six patients with survived flap gradually adapted to their new pronunciation mode and obtained satisfactory phonatory function from 15 days to 2 months after operation. Four patients had slight aspiration after operation. Till the end of the follow-up, all patients survived and no local recurrence or distant metastasis had been observed. The motor function of the upper arm was not affected, only partial sensory loss occurred in the area near the incision. The scar of the incision could be covered by the short sleeve so as to obtain a better aesthetic effect. ConclusionUsing a tubular free flap from upper-lateral upper arm to repair the laryngotracheal circumferential defect after near-total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer can achieve satisfactory phonatory restoration while preserve the motor function and aesthetics of the donor site.
ObjectiveTo comprehensively analyze the disease burden of respiratory cancers in China from 1990 to 2021, and predict the trend of disease burden changes from 2022 to 2031, in order to improve its prevention and treatment strategies. MethodsData from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 database were extracted and analyzed for the disease burden of nasopharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer, and tracheal, bronchial and lung cancers (hereinafter referred to as lung cancer) in China from 1990 to 2021. The Joinpoint 4.9.1.0 software was utilized to analyze the corresponding trends. The grey prediction model [GM (1,1)] was employed to forecast the disease burden of respiratory cancers in China from 2022 to 2031. ResultsThe disease burden of respiratory cancers attributed to tobacco and occupational carcinogens in China raised year by year from 1990 to 2021. Among the respiratory cancers, lung cancer led in terms of incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) and their respective age-standardized rates from 1990 to 2021, followed by nasopharyngeal cancer, with laryngeal cancer being the lowest. Analysis via the Joinpoint regression model indicated that, overall, the disease burden of nasopharyngeal and laryngeal cancers in China decreased during this time period, while that of lung cancer increased. From a gender perspective, the disease burden of male patients with nasopharyngeal, laryngeal, and lung cancers was significantly higher than that of female patients from 1990 to 2021. Compared to the global average, the disease burden of respiratory cancers in China from 1990 to 2021 was still relatively heavy. As of 2021, the middle-aged and elderly population above 50 years old was the primary group suffering from the disease burden of respiratory cancers in China. The prediction model showed that the age-standardized rate of nasopharyngeal cancer in China would decline from 2022 to 2031; the age-standardized incidence rate of laryngeal cancer in China would increase, while its age-standardized mortality rate and DALY rate would both decrease; the age-standardized rates of lung cancer in China would all increase. ConclusionIn the past 30 years, the disease burden of nasopharyngeal and laryngeal cancers in China has lightened, but the overall disease burden of lung cancer is still on the rise. Compared to the global average, the disease burden of respiratory cancers in China is still relatively heavy. The disease burden in male patients is significantly higher than that in female patients, and the population above 50 years old is the main group suffering from the disease burden. In the next 10 years, the disease burden of respiratory cancers in China will still tend to increase. Therefore, targeted prevention and treatment strategies for men and the middle-aged and elderly populations remain key challenges that urgently need to be addressed in China's response to respiratory cancers.
目的 研究人喉表皮癌细胞系Hep-2中乳腺癌易感基因1（BRCAl）、P53结合蛋白1（53BP1）和DNA损伤检测点介质1（MDC1）的表达及临床意义。 方法 采用逆转录聚合酶链式反应检测BRCA1、53BP1、MDC1在喉癌细胞系Hep-2中mRNA的表达，同时用免疫印迹法检测蛋白的表达。 结果 在所检测的人喉癌细胞系Hep-2中BACR1、53BP1、MDC1在基因与蛋白两个水平均有表达。 结论 BRCA1、53BP1、MDC1可能在喉癌的发生发展中有一定作用。
From Nov. 1988 through Apr. 1994, 78 cases with laryngocarcinoma underwent laryngectomy and laryngeal reconstruction by the use of transfered cervical skin. Three to six months after operation, all patients were subjected to direct or indirect laryngoscope. It was found that the keratinized of layer of the transfered skin tended to be thining out, and that hair had grown in one case. With the followup ranging from 3 months to 5 years,the results were good. All patients following the reconstruction of larynx could phonate, swallow and breath. Postoperatively, 32 patients were alive for 3 years, 2 patients died from recurrence of laryngocarcinoma. The complications included laryngeal fistula in 6 cases and laryngostenosis in 2 cases. The cause as well as the prevention of complications were discussed. It was suggested that thetransfer of cervical flap was feasible for laryngeal reconstruction.