Distribution of environmental pollutants in pet animals. VI. Heavy metals in hair of house-dogs.
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This paper describes the application of gas chromatographic determination of organotin compounds to basic research on the metabolism of triphenyltin chloride in rats. Phenyltin compounds were extracted (as chloride) from rat-liver homogenates and subcellular fractions with hydrochloric acid and n-hexane-benzene (3:2, containing 0.05% tropolone). These organotin compounds were pentylated with a Grignard reagent prior to capillary gas chromatography. The absolute detection limits were in the range of 3.6 to 4.4 pg as tin. The absolute recoveries of phenyltin compounds added to homogenized whole liver and each subcellular fraction sample ranged from 73.9 to 97.4%. The intracellular distribution of triphenyltin and its metabolites in the liver was observed for 72 h after a single oral dose of triphenyltin chloride was given to rats. The tri-, di-, and monophenyltin compounds in the fractions reached maximal amounts about 6, 48, and 72 h after administration, respectively. Also, the concentrations of monophenyltin compounds in the liver were typically lower than to those of di- and triphenyltin compounds. The highest contents of di- and triphenyltin compounds per protein were found in the microsomal fractions.
Gallbladder carcinoid is a rare disease. In previous reports, classical carcinoid, an entity with a good prognosis, has not been distinguished from endocrine cell carcinoma, a tumor associated with marked cell atypia and mitosis, and a poor prognosis. The patient was a 66 year old woman who presented to our hospital with a chief complaint of jaundice. Pre-operatively, she was diagnosed as having advanced gallbladder carcinoma invading the liver and the hepatic hilus. The patient underwent right hepatic trisegmentectomy with en bloc resection of the caudate lobe and extrahepatic bile ducts, extended lymph node clearance and left hepaticojejunostomy. Histopathological examination showed positive Grimelius staining, marked mitosis, and intense atypism, hence, the tumor was diagnosed as an endocrine cell carcinoma. Twelve years after surgery, the patient is healthy, without any sign of recurrence. We present this novel case of long-term survival and review the literature.