Objective To understand the latest research developments of the formation mechanism of psammoma body in human tumors and related issues. Methods Related domestic and foreign literatures were widely referred, analyzed, and reviewed. Results Psammoma body is unique pathological calcification in some tumors, which is arranged in concentric, laminar circles microscopically. Psammoma body is commonly seen in thyroid papillary carcinoma, meningiomas, ovarian serous papillary carcinoma, and so on. Conclusions Although arranged in concentric, laminar circles microscopically in tumor, the formation process of psammoma body is not entirely the same in different tumors. A comprehensive and objective understanding of psammoma body would be useful in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Objective To investigate the expression and clinical value of long chain non-coding RNA nicotinamide nucleotide hydrogenase antisense RNA1 (LncRNA NNT-AS1), motor neuron and pancreas homeobox protein 1 antisense RNA1 (MNX1-AS1) in lung cancer patients. Methods This study selected 128 patients diagnosed with lung cancer admitted to The Third Medical Center of the General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army from April 2020 to April 2021 as a cancer group. During the same period, 128 patients with benign pulmonary nodules were regarded as a benign group, and 128 healthy individuals who underwent physical examination were selected as a control group. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was applied to detect the levels of LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 in serum. A three-year follow-up was conducted on all lung cancer patients, with 52 patients in the death group and 76 patients in the survival group. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve was applied to analyze the diagnostic value of serum LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 for the occurrence of lung cancer and their predictive value for prognosis. Results Compared with the control group, the serum levels of LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 were obviously increased in the benign group and the cancer group (P<0.05). Compared with the benign group, the levels of LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 in serum of the cancer patients were obviously increased (P<0.05). The area under ROC curve (AUC) of serum LncRNA NNT-AS1 combined with MNX1-AS1 for the diagnosis of lung cancer was higher than that of LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 alone (ZLncRNA NNT-AS1~LncRNA NNT-AS1+MNX1-AS1=2.496, P=0.013; ZMNX1-AS1~LncRNA NNT-AS1+MNX1-AS1=2.831, P=0.007). The levels of LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 were related to tumor differentiation, clinical stage, and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). Compared with the survival group, the serum levels of LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 in the death group were obviously increased (P<0.05). The AUC of combined prediction for lung cancer prognosis by serum LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 was higher than that predicted by LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 alone (ZLncRNA NNT-AS1~LncRNA NNT-AS1+MNX1-AS1=2.539, P=0.011; ZMNX1-AS1~LncRNA NNT-AS1+MNX1-AS1=3.377, P=0.001). Conclusion LncRNA NNT-AS1 and MNX1-AS1 are highly expressed in serum of lung cancer patients, and both have certain value in diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of lung cancer.
目的 探討酶聯免疫吸附試驗(ELISA)檢測血清甲胎蛋白異質體(AFP-L3)含量對原發性肝癌（PLC）的診斷價值。 方法 選擇2011年3月－11月門診或住院的137例患者臨床檢測甲胎蛋白(AFP)為陽性的肝病患者血清，應用上海逸峰生物科技有限公司提供的ELISA法AFP-L3檢測試劑盒檢測AFP-L3濃度，137例中男98例，女39例，年齡28～77歲。其中PLC 92例，良性肝病45例，后者包括肝硬化37例、慢性肝炎8例。分析PLC組與良性肝病組AFP-L3濃度差異，運用受試者工作特征曲線(ROC)分析AFP-L3含量在PLC鑒別診斷中的價值。 結果 PLC組AFP-L3濃度[（109.04 ± 62.51）ng/mL]明顯高于良性肝病組[（25.96 ± 49.43）ng/mL，兩組差異有統計學意義（t=8.28 ，P＜0.001）。ROC分析結果顯示，曲線下面積為0.819，以AFP-L3濃度37.89 ng/mL為臨界值，分析92例PLC患者與45例良性肝病患者AFP-L3濃度異常的靈敏度為83.69%，特異度為88.88%，陽性預測值為93.90%（77/82），陰性預測值為72.72%（40/55），診斷準確度為85.40%。 結論 應用簡便快速的ELISA法檢測AFP-L3濃度在PLC與良性肝病鑒別診斷中具有較高的臨床價值，便于臨床推廣。