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Objective@#To determine the frequency and extent of left ventricular amyloid deposition in patients aged over 85 years with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).@*Methods@#A total of 43 patients aged 85 to 100 years old were enrolled in this study based on the autopsy database of Beijing Hospital from February 1, 2003 to October 31, 2016. The frequency and extent of left ventricular amyloid deposition and myocardial fibrosis were determined in left ventricular specimens from patients with antemortem diagnosis of HFpEF without clinically apparent amyloid (n=28) and from control subjects (n=15) post Congo red staining and Masson's trichrome staining. Kappa test was used to evaluate the consistency of the myocardial amyloidosis and fibrosis.@*Results@#The heart weight of the patients in HFpEF group and in control group were similar((452.7±107.7)g vs. (415.0±70.8)g, t=-1.218, P=0.23)). Positive Congo-red staining was found in 24 examples (24/28) in HFpEF group and 5 examples (5/15) in the control group; severe amyloid deposition was found in 7 examples (7/28) in HFpEF group, but not in the control group. Amyloid deposition was more severe in HFpEF group than in control group (χ2=12.205, P<0.01). Masson's trichrome staining evidenced moderate to severe fibrosis in 19 cases (19/28) in HFpEF group and 8 cases (8/15) in control group (χ2=1.019, P=0.35). A consistent evaluation of the degree of myocardial fibrosis and the degree of myocardial amyloid deposition in all selected participants was performed and results showed that these two parameters were not consistent (Kappa value=0.2, P=0.820).@*Conclusion@#Amyloid deposition is common in the elderly patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction, suggesting that myocardial amyloidosis may be related to the development of HFpEF. There is no significant correlation between myocardial amyloidosis and myocardial fibrosis in this cohort.
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Objective@#To elucidate the clinicopathological characters and prognostic factors of invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast (IMPC) by compared with invasive ductal carcinoma, not otherwise specified of the breast (IDC).@*Methods@#The retrospective study was performed with female patients who had undergone curative resection for breast cancer without neoadjuvant chemotherapy from June 2008 to April 2016 in Breast Center of Beijing Hospital. Forty-seven mixed or pure IMPC patients and 93 pure IDC patients(admitted in the same center from October 2008 to January 2016 ) were matched for tumor stage, nodal status and age. Follow-up was done every 3 to 6 months postoperatively. The deadline was July 31, 2016. The curves of disease free survival and overall survival were drawn by the Kaplan-Meier method, and survival rates were compared by means of the Log-rank test. Potential prognostic variables that were identified on univariate analysis were analyzed with Cox′s proportional hazards regression model for multivariate analysis. The χ2 test or Fisher′s exact test was used to compare distributions across 2 groups and the Mann-Whitney U test or t test was used to analyze the medians or means of 2 groups.@*Results@#With exact matches, the rates of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) (29.8% vs. 12.9%, χ2=5.885, P=0.015)and histological grade 3 (40.4% vs. 21.5%, χ2=-2.690, P=0.007) were both significantly higher in patients with IMPC than that in IDC group, but the survival between the two pathological types were not significantly different (all P>0.05). The percent of IMPC component didn′t influence the clinicopathologic characters (all P >0.05), but a significantly longer median disease free survival (χ2=11.731, P=0.001) when the patients had more than 50% of IMPC component was found.@*Conclusions@#Higher rates of LVI and histological grade 3 were found in IMPC than that in IDC, but the survival was comparable between the two groups. A longer DFS occurred in patients with IMPC component more than 50%.
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Objective@#To analyze the differences of clinicopathological characters and prognostic factors between invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast (IMPC) and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) not otherwise specified of the breast.@*Methods@#Patients who were treated from June 2008 to April 2016 in Breast Center of Beijing Hospital were retrospectively analyzed to evaluate the differences between IMPC (n=59) and IDC (n=1 080). Follow-up was done every 3 to 6 months postoperatively with a deadline of July 31, 2016. The curves of disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were drawn by Kaplan-Meier method, and survival rates were compared by means of the Log-rank test. Potential prognostic variables which were identified on univariate analysis were analyzed with Cox′s proportional hazards regression model for multivariate analysis.@*Results@#More lymph nodes were involved in IMPC group (χ2=12.168, P=0.007) which led to more later stage in this group (χ2=8.950, P=0.011). IMPC group displayed a significantly increased rate of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) compared to IDC group (χ2=13.511, P = 0.001). The expression rate of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) was higher in IMPC group than that in IDC group (89.8% vs. 76.3% and 88.1% vs. 70.7%, respectively, χ2=5.786, 8.332, all P<0.05). In multivariate analysis performed with the variables found significant in univariate analysis, the only variable found significantly affecting DFS of IMPC group was the T stage (T1-2 and T3-4, OR=5.217, 95%CI: 1.401 to 19.430, P=0.014), while in IDC group, pathological stage (stage Ⅰ to Ⅱ and stage Ⅲ to Ⅳ, OR=1.870, 95% CI: 1.262 to 2.771, P=0.002), lymph node positive ratio (LNR) (OR=2.222, 95%CI: 1.561 to 3.162, P=0.000), PR (OR=1.856, 95%CI: 1.118 to 3.082, P=0.017), and age (<50 years old and ≥50 years old, OR=0.695, 95%CI: 0.488 to 0.989, P=0.043) were prognostic factors. There were two variables found significantly affecting OS of IMPC group, which were T stage (OR=3.713, 95%CI: 1.539 to 8.959, P=0.004) and LNR (OR=2.850, 95%CI: 1.033 to 7.862, P=0.043). While in IDC group, LNR was the only variable found significantly affecting OS (OR=2.129, 95%CI: 1.324 to 3.425, P=0.002). Compared with IDC, the patients with IMPC were more likely to have local or regional recurrence (P=0.006). Although the median DFS interval was longer in IDC group (χ2=9.739, P=0.002), the median OS interval was comparable between the two groups (χ2=0.787, P=0.375).@*Conclusion@#Although IMPC has lymphotropic feature, tendency of LVI and local or regional recurrence, it has an OS which is comparable with IDC.
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Objective@#To study the cytomorphologic features and determine whether pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNET) sampled by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) can be accurately graded based on the Ki-67 index when compared to surgical samples.@*Methods@#Corresponding intraoperative (19 cases) or endoscopic ultrasound-guided (3 cases) FNA cytology and surgical tissue specimens were obtained from 22 tumors, which were reviewed and stained for Ki-67 proliferation marker. The cytological samples included more than 200 tumor cells. Samples were graded by scoring the Ki-67 positive index in accordance with the 2010 WHO criteria. The grading scores assigned to the FNA cytology samples were compared with the scores assigned to the corresponding histological samples. Concordance was achieved by using 5% (instead of 2%) as a cut-off value for defining G2 tumors. One cytological sample included less than 500 tumor cells was excluded in the concordance calculation.@*Results@#The cytological smears consisted of uniform, monotonous and isolated cells, loose cellular aggregates and rosette-like formations. Some tumor cells clustered around segments of capillaries. The cells demonstrated distinct cytoplasmic and nuclear features. Mitoses and necrosis were rarely seen. When traditional 2% Ki-67 index cut-off value were used to classify G2 tumors, the majority (86.4%, κ=0.812, P<0.01) of FNA cytology samples and corresponding surgical tissue specimens demonstrated concordance. When a 5% cut-off value was adopted, the concordance rate was 95.5% (21/22, κ=1.000, P<0.01). Similar concordance rates between the cytological and histological grades were achieved with threshold value of cytological assessment material set at more than 500 or 200 cells.@*Conclusions@#The cytological Ki-67 index in adequate material (>200 tumor cells) is useful in grading pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and a cut-off value of 5% showed better predictive value compared with that of 2%. Accurate grading of PanNET is critical for predicting tumor biology, patient prognosis, and making informed decisions regarding patient management and treatment.
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Objective To explore the association of interleukin (IL)-1 genotypes with Alzheimer′s disease (AD). Methods Using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism, the IL-1A (-889) and IL-1B (+3953) genotypes in 84 cases of AD and 139 controls were detected and analyzed. Results The frequencies of IL-1A(- 889) C/C, C/T and T/T genotypes were 72.6% and 84.2%, 23.8% and 14.4%, 3.6% and 1.4% in AD cases and controls respectively. The genotypes frequencies of IL-1A (-889) C/C, C/T and T/T in AD cases were similar to that of controls (χ2=4.53, P＞0.05), but the frequencies of IL-1A (-889) T allele were significantly higher in AD cases than in controls (15.5% vs. 8.6%, χ2=4.93, P＜0.05). The frequencies of IL-1B (+3953) C/T genotypes and T allele were also significantly higher in AD cases than in controls (16.7% vs. 6.5%, 8.3% vs. 3.2%, χ2=5.88,5.56, both P＜0.05). Conclusions IL-1 genotypes are associated with AD. IL-1 genotypes may play an important role in the development of AD.