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F Kondo

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Uterine adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth: a case report with cytology of overgrown poorly differentiated sarcoma and immunohistochemical identification of epithelial microinvasion.

In this report, we describe a case of adenosarcoma of the uterine corpus with overgrown and poorly differentiated sarcoma. The patient was an 80-year-old Japanese woman with abnormal genital bleeding. The endocervical biopsy showed undifferentiated carcinoma, and a cytologic examination at that time revealed the presence of cell types ranging from dispersed spindle to round atypical cells, suggestive of mesenchymal origin. The resected uterus had a polypoid mass in the corpus of the uterus and a solid white mass with the appearance of frank malignancy in the endocervix. The phyllode pattern was evident in the polypoid lesion and a diagnosis of adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth was made. The epithelial component was atypical with occasional microinvasion, which mimicked rhabdomyoblasts, but was easily identified as microinvasion by positive staining for epithelial, but not myogenic, markers. This case stresses the importance of the cytologic smear in the identification of frank sarcoma in an adenosarcoma, and it furthermore highlights the usefulness of immunohistochemistry in the distinction of epithelial microinvasion from rhabdomyogenic differentiation.

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Percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma. Study of 95 patients.

Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) was applied to 120 lesions in 95 patients with hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) smaller than 3 cm in the past 6 years. All main target tumours, in 67 patients who had been followed by sonography for more than 6 months after PEI, decreased in size; 28 tumours (41.8%) became undetectable and have remained so until now. The 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-year survival rates calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method were 93%, 81%, 65%, 52% and 28% respectively. These survival rates were better than those of patients with HCC smaller than 3 cm who did not receive anticancer treatment (P less than 0.01). The survival of patients of the Child's A or Child's B status was better than that of those with Child's C disease. Recurrence occurred in areas within the liver different from the original lesion in 34% in one year, 61% in two years and 66% in three years after PEI. PEI was then repeated in 61% of such patients.

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular↗
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Interstitial tumour cell invasion in small hepatocellular carcinoma. Evaluation in microscopic and low magnification views.

In order to study the process of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development, and to search for a clue to histologic diagnosis of well-differentiated HCC (wd-HCC), interstitial invasion in small HCC was evaluated. The study material consisted of 35 cases of HCC that were smaller than 3 cm that comprised 17 cases of wd-HCC, 18 cases of moderately or poorly differentiated classical HCC (cl-HCC), and 20 cases of large regenerative nodules (LRN). Interstitial invasion was microscopically classified into three patterns: (i) crossing type, in which HCC was invading across fibrous septa of tumour nodules; (ii) longitudinal type, in which tumour cells were growing longitudinally within fibrous septa; and (iii) irregular type, in which the portal area was irregularly invaded by HCC. The crossing type was found in two cases (12%) of wd-HCC and 10 cases (56%) of cl-HCC while the longitudinal type was observed in 16 cases (94%) of wd-HCC and eight cases (44%) of cl-HCC. The irregular type was frequently seen in wd-HCC (15 cases, 88%), and cl-HCC (12 cases, 67%). No interstitial invasion was observed in LRN. Interstitial invasion could be recognized even in the low magnification view of histological specimens, with a detection rate of 59% (10 cases) in wd-HCC and 72% (13 cases) in cl-HCC. These results suggest that evaluation of interstitial invasion is useful in diagnosing wd-HCC independent of cellular atypia. In addition, such invasive growth is revealed to play an important role in destroying original hepatic architecture during its developmental process from the early to advanced stages.

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular↗
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Antitumor effect of murine colon carcinoma cells retrovirally transduced with interleukin-4 and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor genes.

We have investigated the antitumor effect of murine colon carcinoma cells developed to produce cytokines. Retrovirally transduced cells were inoculated into syngeneic mice, and their survivals were examined. Inoculation of interleukin-4 (IL-4)- or granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-producing cells alone did not affect the survival of the mice. In the tumors derived from an admixture of IL-4 and GM-CSF producers, however, regression developed spontaneously, and prolonged survival of the challenged mice was consequently observed. Histological examination revealed predominant infiltration of neutrophils around the tumor of a mixed population of IL-4 and GM-CSF producers.

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Effects of subminimal inhibitory concentrations of beta-lactam antibiotics against R-plasmid-bearing bacteria.

The effects of subminimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) of nine beta-lactam antibiotics [penicillin-G, ampicillin (ABPC), cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, cephalothin, cephradine, cefazolin (CEZ) and cefoxitin] against seven different R-plasmid-bearing gram-negative bacterial strains were tested. Morphological changes, such as filamentous development and lysis, occurred at concentrations considerably lower than the MIC values and the presence of R plasmids did not influence the morphological changes compared with those of Escherichia coli NIHJ, which is non-R-plasmid-bearing. Clear cooperation of ABPC and CEZ with rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes PMNs against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus vulgaris and of CEZ against Salmonella typhimurium was observed, but not against the other strains tested. Therefore, the filamentous bacteria produced as a result of exposure to sub-MICs of antibiotics were not always phagocytosed easily. The ratios between the drug concentrations (microgram/ml) at which the morphological changes began to occur (minimal antibiotic concentration) and the MIC values (microgram/ml) were calculated. A large ratio indicated a wide range of effective concentrations below the MIC value for that antibiotic.

Ampicillin↗
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Determination of glycarbylamide in chicken tissue by high-performance liquid chromatography.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for determining glycarbylamide (GB) in chicken tissue was developed. GB was extracted with acetonitrile, followed by solid-phase extraction cleanup using a Bond Elut cartridge column with neutral alumina. After the extract had been evaporated to dryness, the residue was dissolved in 1.0 mL 0.1 N sodium hydroxide. Then 1.0 mL 0.1 M potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution was added to it. HPLC separation was done on a 250 x 4.6 mm id TSK-GEL ODS 80 column with 0.05M potassium dihydrogen phosphate as the mobile phase. Ultraviolet detection was done at a wavelength of 260 nm. The calibration curve of standard GB solutions was linear between 0.16 and 3 micrograms/mL (correlation coefficient, r = 0.999). The recovery of GB from chicken muscle spiked at 0.8 microgram/g was 88.6 +/- 2.3% (mean +/- standard deviation, n = 5), and the lower limit of determination was 0.05 microgram/g in chicken muscle.

Acetonitriles↗
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Determination of halofuginone and amprolium in chicken muscle and egg by liquid chromatography.

A liquid chromatographic (LC) method was developed for simultaneous measurement of halofuginone (HFN) and amprolium (APL) in chicken muscle and egg. HFN and APL were extracted from chicken muscle and egg with acetonitrile. In chicken egg, they were partially purified by solid-phase extraction (SPE) to separate them from impurities. The LC separation was performed on a 4.6 mm id x 250 mm TSK-gel ODS-80TM column using acetonitrile-McIlvaine buffer, pH 3.4, containing 0.01M sodium lauryl sulfate (42 + 58) as the mobile phase. Ultraviolet detection of HFN and APL was performed at wavelengths of 242 and 265 nm, respectively. Recoveries of HFN and APL from chicken muscle spiked at 0.5 microg/g were 74.8 +/- 17.7 and 94.2 +/- 5.0%, respectively (mean +/- standard deviation [SD], n = 10). In chicken muscle, the lower limit of determination for both APL and HFN was 0.03 microg/g. Recoveries of HFN and APL from chicken egg spiked at 0.5 microg/g by a cleanup procedure using SPE were 54.6 +/- 3.4 and 85.0 +/- 2.4%, respectively (mean +/- SD, n = 5). In chicken egg, the lower limit of determination for both APL and HFN was 0.04 microg/g.

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Trace analysis of microcystins in environmental samples.

Microcystins, the cyclic heptapeptide toxins produced by cyanobacteria such as Microcystis sp., show potent hepatotoxicity and tumor-promoting activity through inhibition of protein phosphatases 1 and 2A. A toxic incident resulting in the death of 50 people in Brazil in 1996 was due to microcystins in water used for hemodialysis. Microcystins are now threatening human health and life, but many problems associated with microcystins remain unsolved. This report describes how to analyze trace amounts of microcystins in complicated matrixes such as liver tissue, lake water, and sediments.

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Liquid chromatographic determination of furazolidone in swine serum and avian egg.

A rapid, simple, and accurate method for determination of furazolidone (FZ) in swine serum and avian egg using liquid chromatography (LC) with a 358 nm ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometric detector is described. After liquid-liquid extraction of sample with ethyl acetate using Extrelut-3, the extract is evaporated, redissolved in 40% acetonitrile, and injected directly into the chromatograph. The antibiotic can be analyzed within 30 min. Within-day recoveries for swine serum and avian egg spiked with FZ at 1 ppm were 90.0 and 88.1%, respectively, with coefficients of variation of 3.52 and 3.88%, respectively. Between days recoveries for the 1 ppm samples were 87.2 and 87.0%, with coefficients of variation of 3.10 and 4.29%, respectively. Determination of FZ also was performed by LC/mass spectrometry (MS) with an atmospheric-pressure chemical-ionization interface (APCI) system. The LC/MS-APCI system is more applicable for qualitative analysis than quantitative analysis because the drug detection limit (about 0.1 microgram/L) is almost the same as that of the LC-UV detector.

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Liquid chromatographic determination of fluorescent derivatives of six sulfonamides in bovine serum and milk.

A rapid and sensitive liquid chromatographic (LC) method with fluorometric detection was developed to detect sulfadiazine, sulfathiazole, sulfamethazine, sulfamonomethoxine, sulfamethoxazole, and sulfadimethoxine residues in bovine serum and milk. p-Aminobenzoic acid (PABA) was added as an internal standard. The sulfonamides were extracted from samples and derivatized with fluorescamine, and 50 microL was injected into a NovaPak C18 LC column and eluted with acetonitrile-10 mM potassium phosphate (30 + 70, v/v). The sulfonamides were detected fluorometrically (excitation, 390 nm; emission, 475 nm), and their retention times ranged from 6.2 to 16.5 min without interference from coextractives. The detection limit for standard sulfonamide solution was 0.1 ng/mL; the calibration curves were linear between 1 and 100 ng/mL in the presence of PABA as internal standard. Recovery rates of sulfonamides from spiked samples (1 and 10 ppb) were 95.4-107.2 and 81.4-89.6% for serum and 80.7-91.1 and 62.6-84.1% for milk, respectively.

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