ObjectiveTo detect expressions of cell programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and adenosine 2a receptor (A2aR) proteins in colorectal cancer tissues and investigate its relationship with clinicopathologic features of patients with colorectal cancer.MethodsThe colorectal cancer tissues and corresponding paracancerous tissues of 106 patients with colorectal cancer were collected, the patients underwent surgery in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from August 2013 to August 2015. The immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expressions of A2aR and PD-L1 proteins.ResultsThe positive rates of A2aR and PD-L1 protein expression in the colorectal cancer tissues were significantly higher than those in the corresponding paracancerous tissues, respectively [A2aR: 74 (69.8%) versus 35 (33.0%), χ2=28.721, P<0.001; PD-L1: 57 (53.8%) versus 28 (26.4%), χ2=16.516, P<0.001], which in the colorectal cancer tissues were correlated with the Broders grading (A2aR: χ2=9.198, P=0.010; PD-L1: χ2=8.354, P=0.015), T staging (A2aR: χ2=6.737, P=0.009; PD-L1: χ2=6.437, P=0.011), and TNM staging (A2aR: χ2=4.884, P=0.027; PD-L1: χ2=8.246, P=0.004) and were not correlated with the gender, age, tumor portion, lymph node metastasis and CA19-9 (P>0.05), but the positive rates of A2aR protein expression were correlated with the tumor diameter (χ2=4.386, P=0.036) and CEA positive (χ2=6.315, P=0.012), and the positive rates of PD-L1 protein expression were not correlated with them (P>0.05). The expression of PD-L1 protein was positively correlated with the expression of A2aR in the colorectal cancer tissues (rs=0.237, P=0.027).ConclusionPD-L1 and A2aR protein expressions are higher in colorectal cancer tissues, it is provided that both of them might play an important role in promoting occurrence and development of colorectal cancer.
Objective To explore the predictive value of CT signs combined with clinicopathological features for single cN0 papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) central lymph node metastasis (CLNM). Methods A retrospective analysis of the CT signs and clinicopathological characteristics of 115 cases of single cN0 PTMC confirmed by surgery and pathology was performed, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the relationship between the contact between tumor and thyroid edge, tumor calcification, tumor location, tumor diameter, age, gender, thyroglobulin level and CLNM. According to the different contact range between tumor and thyroid edge in CT signs, the patients were divided into three groups: <1/4 group, 1/4–<1/2 group and ≥1/2 group. The proportion of CLNM positive patients in different contact areas between tumor body and thyroid edge was analyzed by using χ2 test. Results Among 115 cases of single cN0 PTMC, there were 26 cases and 89 cases with CLNM positive and negative, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that contact between tumor body and thyroid edge, tumor diameter, age, and gender were associated with CLNM positive (P<0.05). Further multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that thyroid marginal contact, age <45 years old and male were associated with CLNM positive (P<0.05). The proportion of CLNM positive patients in different contact areas between tumor body and thyroid edge (between the three groups ) was statistically different (P<0.05). The pairwise comparison among the three groups showed that the proportion of CLNM positive patients were statistically different (P<0.0167 after correction). Conclusions Tumor body contact with thyroid edge, age <45 years and male were independent risk factors for CLNM in patients with single cN0 PTMC. The combination of multiple risk factors can further improve the preoperative evaluation level of CLNM in patients with PTMC. Excluding clinical characteristic factors, the wider the contact area between the tumor and the thyroid edge, the higher the risk of CLNM, which provides a reasonable basis for selective central lymph node dissection.