ObjectiveTo systematically review the value of human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) in early diagnosis of endometrial cancer. MethodsDatabases including The Cochrane Library (Issue 1, 2013), PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), CNKI, CBM and WanFang Data were electronically searched for relevant studies on HE4 versus the golden standard (pathological examination) in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer from inception to April 2013. Meanwhile, relevant journals were also manually searched. Two reviewers independently screened literature according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and evaluated the included studies using the QUADAS items. Then, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.1 and Meta-DiSc 1.0. ResultsFinally, a total of 16 studies involving 2 299 women (1 088 endometrial cancer patients diagnosed according to the golden standard, of which, 504 with benign uterine disease and 707 with normal cervical) were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that, as for HE4 in early diagnosis of endometrial cancer (SEN=57%, 95%CI 0.54 to 0.60; SPE=92%, 95%CI 0.91 to 0.94; +LR=6.92, 95%CI 5.00 to 9.58;-LR=0.46, 95%CI 0.39 to 0.55; DOR=18.38, 95%CI 12.21 to 27.69; AUC=0.881 7). ConclusionThe current study indicates that serum HE4 is more sensitive and low specific when applied in patients with endometrial cancer, which is worth of being used in clinic. Due to the limitation of low quality of the included studies, more high quality trials are required to verify the above conclusion.
目的 探讨螺旋CT增强扫描在子宫内膜癌的表现和分期价值。 方法 2004年3月－2010年2月对40例子宫内膜癌术前均行CT平扫和增强扫描，并按世界妇产科联合会（FIGO）标准进行术前CT分期，且均经手术和病理证实。 结果 子宫内膜癌增强CT主要表现为：子宫前后径增大，子宫内膜增厚，宫腔扩大，其内可见强化程度低于子宫肌壁的乳头状、息肉状或不规则状软组织影，部份可见宫腔积液、积血或积脓；或子宫肌壁变薄、厚薄不均或不规则，宫颈增大、密度变低或不均；子宫外播散等相关表现。FIGO分期：Ⅰa期6例，Ⅰb期8例，Ⅰc期8例，Ⅱ期8例，Ⅲ期4例，Ⅳ期6例。其中2例Ⅰa期高估为Ⅰb期，3例Ⅱa期高估为Ⅱb期，2例Ⅱ期低估为Ⅰ期。Ⅰ、Ⅱ期CT分期准确率分别为81.82％、37.5%，Ⅲ、Ⅳ期诊断均正确，总准确率为82.5%。 结论 螺旋CT增强扫描对子宫内膜癌的诊断和分期均有价值。
Objective To assess the clinical effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of adjuvant radiotherapy(RT) for endometrial cancer compared to other treatmen. Method The following electronic databases were searched: MEDLINE, EMBAS, CancerLit, CBMdisc, CNKI. The Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2007). Correlative websites, such as ‘google’, were searched by hand. The studies included in the references of eligible studies were additionally searched RCTs of adjuvant radiotherapy before March, 2007 comparing adjuvant radiotherapy with other treatment for endometrial cancer were included. Eligible RCTs were assessed for quality by two reviewers independently: criteria of concealment of treatment, blinding, standard validity and reliability of outcome measures, withdraw rate, intention-to-treat analysis and homogeneity between centers were analyzed for each study. All data were performed by a meta-analysis. Result Seven RCTs met the inclusion criteria/ Methodological quality was level B. Five RCTs were compared adjuvant radiotherapy (external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and /or intracavitary radiotherapy (ICRT) with other treatment, Two RCTs including one RCT was compared two different fractionation schedules for postoperative vagina high-dose-rate(HDR) irradiation in endometrial carcinoma the other RCT was compared two different radiotherapy method (pelvic radiotherapy and vagina radiotherapy vs vagina radiotherapy) for endometrial carcinoma. No survival different were identified; none of the studies was powered enough to show a survival benefit. But who received RT had fewer local (pelvic and/or vagina) recurrences compared to women not receiving RT. Adverse effects is found more often in RT than in not RT, there is less localrecurrences in combined radiotherapy (pelvic radiotherapy and vagina radiotherapy) than in vagina radiotherapy. lowdose vagina radiotherapy had few vagina shortening than high-dose radiotherapy, there are the same 5-overall surviva, local recurrences and distant recurrences. Conclusions Adjuvant radiotherapy for endometrial can cer can better control local recurrences than observation for postoperative endometrial cancer. Effects about overall survival, distant recurrences and disease-free survival are similar; low-dose vagina radiotherapy has few vagina shortening than high-dose radiotherapy, there are the same 5-years overall survival, local recurrences and distant recurrences for endometrial cancer, there is less local recurrences in combined radiotherapy (pelvic radiotherapy plus vagina radiotherapy) than in vagina radiotherapy for endometrial cancer; postoperative high-dose brachytherapy can get good cost-effectiveness; Effect of adjuvant radiotherapy for overall survival and disease-free survival of endometrial carcinoma are needed to further assessed by rigorously designs, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials adjuvant radiotherapy for endometrial carcinoma.
目的:总结分析子宫内膜癌临床特点、治疗方法的疗效及与各预后高危因素之间的关系，以提高临床诊疗水平。方法:回顾性分析我院1998年1月～2005年12月收治住院的子宫内膜癌患者499例的临床病理资料，总结患者的一般情况、临床特点并进行随访，分析内膜癌高危因素对预后的影响。采用寿命表法计算患者生存率，Wilcoxon (Gehan) 比分法及Cox比例风险模型分析预后因素。结果:(1) 手术－病理分期I、Ⅱ、Ⅲ期患者5年生存率分别为94%、100％、75.3％，IV期患者1年生存率57.1%、2年生存率11.4％。(2) 单因素分析显示：病理类型、手术－病理分期、组织学分级、肌层浸润深度、淋巴结转移和是否行淋巴结切除术是影响预后的高危因素。（3）多因素分析显示：病理类型、手术－病理分期、组织学分级和肌层浸润深度是影响患者预后的独立危险因素。结论:(1) 对具有高危因素的患者，如特殊病理类型、手术－病理分期期别晚、组织学分级为G3和深肌层浸润，应辅以术后治疗以提高生存率。(2)分期越晚，生存率越低（Plt;0.05）。
Objective To assess the clinical effectiveness and safety of laparoscopy versus laparotomy for endometrial cancer. Methods The databases such as The Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMbase, Ovid, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP were searched to collect the randomized control trials (RCTs) about the clinical effectiveness and safety of laparoscopy and laparotomy for endometrial cancer. The retrieval time was from January 1998 to September 2012. Two reviewers independently screened the literature according to the inclusive and exclusive criteria, extracted the data, and assessed the methodological quality of included studies. Then the meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.0 software. Results A total of 10 RCTs involving 6 993 patients were included. Meta-analysis showed that, compared with laparotomy, laparoscopy had lesser amount of intraoperative bleeding, lower decrease of hemoglobin before and 1-day after operation, shorter time of both waiting for postoperative gas and hospital stay, lower incidence of postoperative complications, longer operation time, and higher incidence of intraoperative complications. Additionally, there were no differences between the 2 groups in the number of pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes removed during operation, as well as the postoperative recurrence and mortality rates in 3-5 year follow-up. Conclusion Compared with laparotomy, laparoscopy shows lesser amount of intraoperative bleeding, lower decrease of hemoglobin before and 1-day after operation, shorter time of both waiting for postoperative gas and hospital stay, lower incidence of postoperative complications. But laparotomy shows lower incidences of intraoperative complications, and shorter operation time. Both operations are similar in the number of pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes removed during operation, as well as the postoperative recurrence and mortality rates in 3-5 year follow-up. For quantity limitation and low methodological quality of included studies, this conclusion still needs to be further proved by performing more high-quality and large scale RCTs.
目的 探讨子宫内膜癌中雌激素受体（ER）、孕激素受体（PR）和p53的表达及其临床意义。 方法 1994年1月-2009年11月，应用免疫组织化学Envision法检测52例子宫内膜癌中ER、PR和p53的表达情况并进行统计学分析。 结果 ER、PR和p53阳性表达率分别为51.9%、50.0%和46.2%。ER、PR的阳性表达率与癌组织的细胞分化程度有关（Plt;0.05）。随着组织学分级的增高，ER、PR阳性表达率逐渐降低（在Ⅰ、Ⅱ和Ⅲ级子宫内膜癌中，ER阳性表达率分别为64.0%、56.3%和18.2%， PR阳性表达率分别为72.0%、37.5%和18.2%）。随着组织学分级的增高及淋巴结转移，p53的阳性表达率逐渐增高（Plt;0.05），p53表达与ER、PR表达有关（Plt;0.05）。 结论 ER、PR和p53的表达与子宫内膜癌组织学分级和生物学行为密切相关，其测定对评估子宫内膜癌预后，指导临床治疗具有重要意义。
Objective To explore the role of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) in estrogen-induced proliferation of endometrial cancer, and explore whether metformin inhibits the proliferation of endometrial cancer cells through ERα and ERβ. Methods Stable transfected Ishikawa cells were constructed by lentivirus. The effects of down-regulated ERα and ERβ on estrogen-induced Ishikawa cell proliferation were detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay. The effects of down-regulated ERα and ERβ on estrogen-induced Ishikawa cell cycle were detected by flow cytometry. In addition, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting assays were used to detect changes in the expression of cyclinD1 and P21 involved in cell cycle regulation. The effects of down-regulated ERα and ERβ on estrogen-induced Ishikawa cell proliferation were observed by adding metformin to estrogen treatment. Results Down-regulation of ERα inhibited the proliferation and cell cycle of Ishikawa cells (P<0.05). Down-regulation of ERα also inhibited the expression of cyclinD1 and promoted the expression of P21 (P<0.05). Down-regulation of ERα counteracted the effect of estrogen-induced cell proliferation, cell cycle, and the expression changes of cyclinD1 and P21 (P<0.05). Down-regulation of ERβ promoted the proliferation and cell cycle of Ishikawa cells (P<0.05). Down-regulation of ERβ also promoted the expression of cyclinD1 and inhibited the expression of P21 (P<0.05). Down-regulation of ERβ enhanced the effect of estrogen-induced cell proliferation, cell cycle, and the expression changes of cyclinD1 and P21 (P<0.05). Metformin inhibited the proliferation of estrogen-induced Ishikawa cells (P<0.05), while in the down-regulated ERα Ishikawa cells or down-regulated ERβ Ishikawa cells, the inhibition of metformin on Ishikawa cells disappeared (P<0.05). Conclusions ERα may promote estrogen-induced proliferation of endometrial cancer cells, while ERβ may inhibit estrogen-induced proliferation of endometrial cancer cells. In addition, ERα and ERβ may also mediate the inhibitory effect of metformin on endometrial cancer cells.