In this editorial,I comment on the article by Li et al published in the recent issue of the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery in 2023,investigating the role of some novel prognostic factors for early survival ...In this editorial,I comment on the article by Li et al published in the recent issue of the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery in 2023,investigating the role of some novel prognostic factors for early survival after radical resection of liver cancer.Liver cancer is an important burden among Asian and Western popu-lations,despite recent advances in both medicine(from virus eradication to systemic target therapies)and surgery.However,survival after proven radical surgery remains poor,with recurrences being the rule.Many prognostic scores have been developed and validated to select those patients who will best benefit from radical liver surgery,although the final general and oncological outcomes continue to be highly jeopardized.Unfortunately,no single biomarker can resolve all these issues for hepatocellular carcinoma,and it remains to be proven whether some of them main-tain predictive power in the long-term follow-up.In the ongoing era of“preci-sion”medicine,the novel prognostic markers,including immune inflammatory and nutritional indexes could be of great help in better stratify surgical candi-dates.展开更多
Introduction: A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a forceful bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, or by an object that pierces the skull and interrupts the normal function of the brain. Severe TBI is estim...Introduction: A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a forceful bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, or by an object that pierces the skull and interrupts the normal function of the brain. Severe TBI is estimated at 73 cases per 100,000 people. The mortality of severe TBI can be reduced if a timely diagnosis and treatment of the injuries are made through prognostic factors. Objective: To determine the prognostic factors related to mortality in severe traumatic brain injury at the Hospital General de Zona No. 46. Material and Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study in beneficiaries admitted to the Hospital General de Zona (HGZ) No. 46 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS by its acronym in Spanish), with a diagnosis of severe TBI;the possible prognostic factors related to mortality of severe TBI were obtained from their records. Measures of central tendency and chi square were used for data analysis. Results: The study sample consisted of 60 subjects diagnosed with severe traumatic brain injury, of which 5 (8%) were women and 55 (92%) were men, and all 60 (100%) patients died. The average age of the sample was 26 with a standard deviation of 9 years. The variables that had a p value less than or equal to 0.05 were: Mydriasis, seizures, Hyperglycemia, Normoglycemia, Hypothermia and Hypotension. This means that these variables were associated with mortality. Conclusion: Statistical significance is demonstrated in prognostic factors of mortality in severe traumatic brain injury with p < 0.05 in the case of mydriasis, seizures, hyperglycemia, normoglycemia, hypothermia and hypotension.展开更多
BACKGROUND The prognostic value of the Systemic Inflammation Response Index(SIRI)in advanced pancreatic cancer is recognized,but its correlation with patients´nutritional status and outcomes remains unexplored.AI...BACKGROUND The prognostic value of the Systemic Inflammation Response Index(SIRI)in advanced pancreatic cancer is recognized,but its correlation with patients´nutritional status and outcomes remains unexplored.AIM To study the prognostic significance of SIRI and weight loss in metastatic pancreatic cancer.METHODS The PANTHEIA-Spanish Society of Medical Oncology(SEOM)study is a multicentric(16 Spanish hospitals),observational,longitudinal,non-interventional initiative,promoted by the SEOM Real World-Evidence work group.This pilot study sought to analyze the association between weight loss and inflammatory status as defined by SIRI.The cohort stems from a proof-of-concept pilot study conducted at one of the coordinating centers.Patients with pathologically confirmed metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma,treated from January 2020 to January 2023,were included.The index was calculated using the product of neutrophil and monocyte counts,divided by lymphocyte counts,obtained within 15 days before initiation chemotherapy.This study evaluated associations between overall survival(OS),SIRI and weight loss.RESULTS A total of 50 patients were included.66%of these patients were male and the median age was 66 years.Metastasis sites:36%liver,12%peritoneal carcinomatosis,10%lung,and 42%multiple locations.Regarding the first line palliative chemotherapy treatments:50%received gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel;28%,modified fluorouracil,leucovorin,irinotecan and oxaliplatin,and 16%were administered gemcitabine.42%had a weight loss>5%in the three months(mo)preceding diagnosis.21 patients with a SIRI≥2.3×10^(3)/L exhibited a trend towards a lower median OS compared to those with a SIRI<2.3×10^(3)/L(4 vs 18 mo;P<0.000).Among 21 patients with>5%weight loss before diagnosis,the median OS was 6 mo,in contrast to 19 mo for those who did not experience such weight loss(P=0.003).Patients with a weight loss>5%showed higher SIRI levels.This difference was statistically significant(P<0.000).For patients with a SIRI<2.3×10^(3)/L,those who did not lose>5%of their weight had an OS of 20 mo,compared to 11 mo for those who did(P<0.001).No association was found between carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels≥1000 U/mL and weight loss.CONCLUSION A higher SIRI was correlated with decreased survival rates in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer and associated with weight loss.An elevated SIRI is suggested as a predictor of survival,emphasizing the need for prospective validation in the upcoming PANTHEIA-SEOM study.展开更多
BACKGROUND Duodenal neuroendocrine tumours(DNETs)are rare neoplasms.However,the incidence of DNETs has been increasing in recent years,especially as an incidental finding during endoscopic studies.Regrettably,there is...BACKGROUND Duodenal neuroendocrine tumours(DNETs)are rare neoplasms.However,the incidence of DNETs has been increasing in recent years,especially as an incidental finding during endoscopic studies.Regrettably,there is no consensus regarding the ideal treatment of DNETs.Even there are few studies on the clinical features and survival analysis of DNETs.AIM To analyze the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of patients with duodenal neuroendocrine tumours.METHODS The clinical data of DNETs diagnosed in the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University from June 2011 to July 2022 were collected.Neuroen-docrine tumours located in the ampulla area of the duodenum were divided into the ampullary region group;neuroendocrine tumours in any part of the duo-denum outside the ampullary area were divided into the nonampullary region group.Using a retrospective study,the clinical characteristics of the two groups and risk factors affecting the survival of DNET patients were analysed.RESULTS Twenty-nine DNET patients were screened.The male to female ratio was 1:1.9,and females comprised the majority.The ampullary region group accounted for 24.1%(7/29),while the nonampullary region group accounted for 75.9%(22/29).When diagnosed,the clinical symptoms of the ampullary region group were mainly abdominal pain(85.7%),while those of the nonampullary region groups were mainly abdominal distension(59.1%).There were differences in the composition of staging of tumours between the two groups(Fisher's exact probability method,P=0.001),with nonampullary stage II tumours(68.2%)being the main stage(P<0.05).After the diagnosis of DNETs,the survival rate of the ampullary region group was 14.3%(1/7),which was lower than that of 72.7%(16/22)in the nonampullary region group(Fisher's exact probability method,P=0.011).The survival time of the ampullary region group was shorter than that of the nonampullary region group(P<0.000).The median survival time of the ampullary region group was 10.0 months and that of the nonampullary region group was 451.0 months.Multivariate analysis showed that tumours in the ampulla region and no surgical treatment after diagnosis were independent risk factors for the survival of DNET patients(HR=0.029,95%CI 0.004-0.199,P<0.000;HR=12.609,95%CI:2.889-55.037,P=0.001).Further analysis of nonampullary DNET patients showed that the survival time of patients with a tumour diameter<2 cm was longer than that of patients with a tumour diameter≥2 cm(t=7.243,P=0.048).As of follow-up,6 patients who died of nonampullary DNETs had a tumour diameter that was≥2 cm,and 3 patients in stage IV had liver metastasis.Patients with a tumour diameter<2 cm underwent surgical treatment,and all survived after surgery.CONCLUSION Surgical treatment is a protective factor for prolonging the survival of DNET patients.Compared to DNETs in the ampullary region,patients in the nonampullary region group had a longer survival period.The liver is the organ most susceptible to distant metastasis of nonampullary DNETs.展开更多
Identify the epidemiological characteristics, etiologies and evolutionary aspects of dyspnea in infants. This was a retrospective study of infants hospitalized for dyspnea from January 1 to December 31, 2020. The para...Identify the epidemiological characteristics, etiologies and evolutionary aspects of dyspnea in infants. This was a retrospective study of infants hospitalized for dyspnea from January 1 to December 31, 2020. The parameters studied were sex, age, origin, vaccination status, existence of underlying pathology. Underlying, the diagnosis and the evolutionary modalities. Data analysis and processing were possible using Word, Excel and EPI info version 7 software. We retained 152 infants. The sex ratio was 1.34 and the median age was 4 months. Vaccines according to expanded immunization program (EPI) were up to date in 76.32%. The main antecedents with risk identified were malnutrition, hypotrophy at birth, interventricular communication. The pathologies observed were low acute respiratory diseases in 90.79%, ENT diseases in 04.60% and cardiac diseases in 03.95%. The median length of hospitalization was 4 days. Infants who died accounted for 15.13%. The median age of infants who died was 4 months. The median time to onset of death was 1.63 days. The risk factors for death were age < 6 months (p = 0.003;CI [1.27;9.33]), outdated vaccines (p = 0.012;CI [1.18;5.17]), history with risk (p = 0.031;CI [1.02;4.54]). Dyspnea in infants remains a concern in our service. Reducing mortality involves developing procedures for the management of lower respiratory ailments, continuous staff training and strengthening the technical platform.展开更多
Introduction: In Benin, the maternal mortality rate remains high and one of the main causes is preeclampsia in its complicated forms, including eclampsia. For this, treatment is most often provided in an intensive car...Introduction: In Benin, the maternal mortality rate remains high and one of the main causes is preeclampsia in its complicated forms, including eclampsia. For this, treatment is most often provided in an intensive care unit by a multidisciplinary team involving obstetricians and intensive care doctors. Objective: To determine the prognostic factors of eclamptics treated in intensive care units in two university teaching hospitals in Cotonou. Patients and Method: The study was transversal descriptive and analytical with prospective collection of data from May 1 to July 31, 2022, in the intensive care units of CHU-MEL and CNHU-HKM in Cotonou. The sampling was non-probability with exhaustive recruitment of all cases of eclampsia managed in hospital intensive care units. Clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary data were studied. Data analysis was done with Epi info 7.2.1.0 software. Results: Fifty-five eclamptics were included. The incidence was 12.39%. The average age of eclamptics was 24.67 ± 1.41 years, with a reference rate of 85.45%. Primigravidae represented 52.73%. A history of eclampsia and/or high blood pressure (14.54%) was associated with mortality. Cesarean section was indicated in 85.45% and general anesthesia, was the technique used in 95.75% of cases. Eclamptic status was found in 36.37% of patients. Other poor prognostic factors were Glasgow score of less than nine (9.09%), shock (7.27%), mechanical ventilation (58.18%) and complications. Mortality was 16.36%. Conclusion: The mortality of eclamptics in the intensive care units of CHU-MEL and CNHU-HKM was high. Poor prognostic factors were a history of preeclampsia or pregnancy-induced hypertension, severity of eclampsia and complications.展开更多
Caregivers are highly exposed to blood exposure accidents (BEA). The objective of our study is to determine the frequency of BEA and to identify the predictive factors for the occurrence of BEAs among caregivers at th...Caregivers are highly exposed to blood exposure accidents (BEA). The objective of our study is to determine the frequency of BEA and to identify the predictive factors for the occurrence of BEAs among caregivers at the Kaolack Regional Hospital (KRH). It is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of KRH’s caregivers. The data were collected during the period from 16 to 26 April 2018. The multivariate analysis was carried out using the binary logistic regression model with a dependent variable (occurrence of blood exposure accidents) and 5 explanatory variables (sex, age, service of belonging, professional category and seniority in the profession). A total of 115 caregivers were surveyed out of 144. It is noted that 68 caregivers (59.1%) have had at least one BEA in the previous 12 months. The age of caregivers significantly reduces the risk of developing a BEA (p = 0.004, CI [0.04 - 0.21]);belonging to the age group [20 - 40 years] increases the risk of a BEA by 6.66. Sex significantly influences the occurrence of BEA with a (p = 0.013, CI [1.47 - 19.4]);men are 5 times more likely to develop BEA. The risk of a BEA occurring varies according to the professional category. Senior health technicians have a significantly 50 times lower risk of occurrence of a BEA (p = 0.007, CI [0.00 - 0.24)]. Nurses and midwives have a 5.8 lower risk of developing BEAs (p = 0.031, CI [0.03 - 0.75]). The risk of occurrence of BEAs varies according to the service of belonging;Medicine service caregivers have a significantly 50-fold lower risk of developing BEAs (p = 0.004, CI [0.00 - 0.17]). The identified risk factors will be used to better guide our BEAs prevention interventions.展开更多
Caregivers are highly exposed to blood exposure accidents (BEA). The objective of our study is to determine the frequency of BEA and to identify the predictive factors for the occurrence of BEAs among caregivers at th...Caregivers are highly exposed to blood exposure accidents (BEA). The objective of our study is to determine the frequency of BEA and to identify the predictive factors for the occurrence of BEAs among caregivers at the Kaolack Regional Hospital (KRH). It is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of KRH’s caregivers. The data were collected during the period from 16 to 26 April 2018. The multivariate analysis was carried out using the binary logistic regression model with a dependent variable (occurrence of blood exposure accidents) and 5 explanatory variables (sex, age, service of belonging, professional category and seniority in the profession). A total of 115 caregivers were surveyed out of 144. It is noted that 68 caregivers (59.1%) have had at least one BEA in the previous 12 months. The age of caregivers significantly reduces the risk of developing a BEA (p = 0.004, CI [0.04 - 0.21]);belonging to the age group [20 - 40 years] increases the risk of a BEA by 6.66. Sex significantly influences the occurrence of BEA with a (p = 0.013, CI [1.47 - 19.4]);men are 5 times more likely to develop BEA. The risk of a BEA occurring varies according to the professional category. Senior health technicians have a significantly 50 times lower risk of occurrence of a BEA (p = 0.007, CI [0.00 - 0.24)]. Nurses and midwives have a 5.8 lower risk of developing BEAs (p = 0.031, CI [0.03 - 0.75]). The risk of occurrence of BEAs varies according to the service of belonging;Medicine service caregivers have a significantly 50-fold lower risk of developing BEAs (p = 0.004, CI [0.00 - 0.17]). The identified risk factors will be used to better guide our BEAs prevention interventions.展开更多
BACKGROUND Breast cancer(BC)has become the most common malignancy in women.The incidence and detection rates of BC brain metastasis(BCBM)have increased with the progress of imaging,multidisciplinary treatment techniqu...BACKGROUND Breast cancer(BC)has become the most common malignancy in women.The incidence and detection rates of BC brain metastasis(BCBM)have increased with the progress of imaging,multidisciplinary treatment techniques and the extension of survival time of BC patients.BM seriously affects the quality of life and survival prognosis of BC patients.Therefore,clinical research on the clinicopathological features and prognostic factors of BCBM is valuable.By analyzing the clinicopathological parameters of BCBM patients,and assessing the risk factors and prognostic indicators,we can perform hierarchical diagnosis and treatment on the high-risk population of BCBM,and achieve clinical benefits of early diagnosis and treatment.AIM To explore the clinicopathological features and prognostic factors of BCBM,and provide references for diagnosis,treatment and management of BCBM.METHODS The clinicopathological data of 68 BCBM patients admitted to the Air Force Medical Center,Chinese People’s Liberation Army(formerly Air Force General Hospital)from 2000 to 2022 were collected.Another 136 BC patients without BM were matched at a ratio of 1:2 based on the age and site of onset for retrospective analysis.Categorical data were subjected to χ^(2) test or Fisher’s exact probability test,and the variables with P<0.05 in the univariate Cox proportional hazards model were incorporated into the multivariate model to identify high-risk factors and independent prognostic factors of BCBM,with a hazard ratio(HR)>1 suggesting poor prognostic factors.The survival time of patients was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method,and overall survival was compared between groups by log-rank test.RESULTS Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that patients with stage Ⅲ/Ⅳ tumor at initial diagnosis[HR:5.58,95% confidence interval(CI):1.99–15.68],lung metastasis(HR:24.18,95%CI:6.40-91.43),human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)-overexpressing BC and triple-negative BC were more prone to BM.As can be seen from the prognostic data,52 of the 68 BCBM patients had died by the end of follow-up,and the median time from diagnosis of BC to the occurrence of BM and from the occurrence of BM to death or last follow-up was 33.5 and 14 mo,respectively.It was confirmed by multivariate Cox regression analysis that patients with neurological symptoms(HR:1.923,95%CI:1.005-3.680),with bone metastasis(HR:2.011,95%CI:1.056-3.831),and BM of HER2-overexpressing and triple-negative BC had shorter survival time.CONCLUSION HER2-overexpressing,triple-negative BC,late tumor stage and lung metastasis are risk factors of BM.The presence of neurological symptoms,bone metastasis,and molecular type are influencing prognosis factors of BCBM.展开更多
Gastric cancer(GC)is defined as the primary epithelial malignancy derived from the stomach,and it is a complicated and heterogeneous disease with multiple risk factors.Despite its overall declining trend of incidence ...Gastric cancer(GC)is defined as the primary epithelial malignancy derived from the stomach,and it is a complicated and heterogeneous disease with multiple risk factors.Despite its overall declining trend of incidence and mortality in various countries over the past few decades,GC remains the fifth most common malignancy and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death globally.Although the global burden of GC has shown a significant downward trend,it remains severe in certain areas,such as Asia.GC ranks third in incidence and mortality among all cancer types in China,and it accounts for nearly 44.0%and 48.6%of new GC cases and GC-related deaths in the world,respectively.The regional differences in GC incidence and mortality are obvious,and annual new cases and deaths are increasing rapidly in some developing regions.Therefore,early preventive and screening strategies for GC are urgently needed.The clinical efficacies of conventional treatments for GC are limited,and the developing understanding of GC pathogenesis has increased the demand for new therapeutic regimens,including immune checkpoint inhibitors,cell immunotherapy and cancer vaccines.The present review describes the epidemiology of GC worldwide,especially in China,summarizes its risk and prognostic factors,and focuses on novel immunotherapies to develop therapeutic strategies for the management of GC patients.展开更多
Purpose:The present study summarized cases of children(n=32)with medulloblastoma(MB)who were treated using stratified therapy based on risk grading and also discussed the factors affecting prognosis.Methods:According ...Purpose:The present study summarized cases of children(n=32)with medulloblastoma(MB)who were treated using stratified therapy based on risk grading and also discussed the factors affecting prognosis.Methods:According to the risk stratification criteria,the cases were divided into the following four risk groups:low,standard,high,and very high.The 5-year overall survival(OS)and progression-free survival(PFS)rates were summarized.Further,the effects on the prognosis of tumor size,tumor stage,degree of resection,treatment mode,metastatic recurrence,molecular typing,and risk stratification were analyzed.Results:In the present study,following surgery,3 cases abandoned radiotherapy(RT)and chemotherapy(CHT),7 cases(<3 years of age)received only CHT,and 22 cases received combined RT and CHT.Total and near-total tumor resections were performed in 29 cases(90.6%).Subtotal resections were performed in 3 cases,and there were no surgery-related deaths.The average follow-up duration was 47 months.The average 5-year PFS and OS rates were 57.3%±7.2%and 68.7%±8.6%,respectively.The OS and PFS rates were significantly correlated with tumor-risk stratification,molecular staging,tumor stage,treatment mode,and recurrence after surgery(p<0.01).The degree of tumor resection,pathological type,and the presence of preoperative implantation were secondary factors affecting the prognosis(p<0.05).Age was correlated with the PFS rate.There was no correlation between age/tumor location/tumor size and prognosis(p>0.05).Favorable prognostic factors in the low-and standard-risk groups were stage M0,wingless-type MB,postoperative RT combined with CHT,no postoperative recurrence,age≥3 years,and total tumor resection.Conclusions:Personalized treatment strategies based on the risk stratification of MB and postoperative stratified comprehensive treatment could help improve the prognosis for MB.展开更多
Background: Explosions can produce blast waves, high-speed medium, thermal radiation, and chemical spatter,leading to complex and compound eye injuries. However, few studies have comprehensively investigated the clini...Background: Explosions can produce blast waves, high-speed medium, thermal radiation, and chemical spatter,leading to complex and compound eye injuries. However, few studies have comprehensively investigated the clinical features of different eye injury types or possible risk factors for poor prognosis.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all consecutive records of explosive eye injuries(1449 eyes in 1115 inpatients)in 14 tertiary referral hospitals in China over 12 years(between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2019). Data on demographics, eye injury types, ocular findings, treatments, and factors affecting visual prognosis were extracted from a standardized database of eye injuries and statistically analyzed.Results: Mechanical ocular trauma accounted for 94.00% of explosion-related eye injuries, among which intraocular foreign bodies(IOFBs) resulted in 55.17% of open globe injuries(OGIs) and contusion caused 60.22% of close globe injuries(CGIs). Proliferative vitreous retinopathy(PVR) was more common in perforating(47.06%) and IOFB(26.84%)than in penetrating(8.79%) injuries, and more common with laceration(24.25%) than rupture(9.22%, P<0.01).However, no difference was observed between rupture and contusion. Ultimately, 9.59% of eyes were removed and the final vision was ≤4/200 in 45.82% of patients. Poor presenting vision [odds ratio(OR)=5.789], full-thickness laceration of the eyeball ≥5 mm(OR=3.665), vitreous hemorrhage(OR=3.474), IOFB(OR=3.510), non-mechanical eye injury(NMEI, OR=2.622), rupture(OR=2.362), traumatic optic neuropathy(OR=2.102), retinal detachment(RD,OR=2.033), endophthalmitis(OR=3.281), contusion(OR=1.679), ciliary body detachment(OR=6.592), zone Ⅲ OGI(OR=1.940), and PVR(OR=1.615) were significant negative predictors for poor visual outcomes(P<0.05).Conclusions: Explosion ocular trauma has complex mechanisms, with multiple eyes involved and poor prognosis. In lethal level Ⅰ explosion injuries, eyeball rupture is a serious condition, whereas contusion is more likely to improve. In level Ⅱ injuries, IOFBs are more harmful than penetrating injuries, and level Ⅳ represents burn-related eye injuries.PVR is more associated with penetrating mechanisms than with OGI. Identifying the risk predictors for visual prognosis can guide clinicians in the evaluation and treatment of ocular blast injuries.展开更多
BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most common malignant tumors in China,and the liver is the most common metastatic site in patients with advanced CRC.Hepatectomy is the gold standard treatment for colore...BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most common malignant tumors in China,and the liver is the most common metastatic site in patients with advanced CRC.Hepatectomy is the gold standard treatment for colorectal liver metastases.For patients who cannot undergo radical resection of liver metastases for various reasons,ablation therapy,interventional therapy,and systemic chemotherapy can be used to improve their quality of life and prolong their survival time.AIM To explore the prognostic factors and treatments of liver metastases of CRC.METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on 87 patients with liver metastases from CRC treated at the Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute between January 2005 and March 2011.According to different treatments,the patients were divided into the following four groups:Surgical resection group(36 patients);ablation group(23 patients);intervention group(15 patients);and drug group(13 patients).The clinicopathological data and postoperative survival of the four groups were analyzed.The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis,and the Cox proportional hazards regression model was used for multivariate analysis.RESULTS The median survival time of the 87 patients was 38.747±3.062 mo,and the 1-and 3-year survival rates were 87.5%and 53.1%,respectively.The Cox proportional hazards model showed that the following factors were independent factors affecting prognosis:The degree of tumor differentiation,the number of metastases,the size of metastases,and whether the metastases are close to great vessels.The results of treatment factor analysis showed that the effect of surgical treatment was better than that of drugs,intervention,or ablation alone,and the median survival time was 48.83±4.36 mo.The drug group had the worst prognosis,with a median survival time of only 13.5±0.7 mo(P<0.05).For patients with liver metastases of CRC near the great vessels,the median survival time(27.3 mo)of patients undergoing surgical resection was better than that of patients using other treatments(20.6 mo)(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Patients with a low degree of primary tumor differentiation,multiple liver metastases(number of tumors>4),and maximum diameter of liver metastases>5 cm have a poor prognosis.Among drug therapy,intervention,ablation,and surgical treatment options,surgical treatment is the first choice for liver metastases.When liver metastases are close to great vessels,surgical treatment is significantly better than drug therapy,intervention,and ablation alone.展开更多
BACKGROUND Postoperative adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (PA-TACE) has improved overall survival (OS) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).However,the prognostic and predictive factors rem...BACKGROUND Postoperative adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (PA-TACE) has improved overall survival (OS) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).However,the prognostic and predictive factors remain unclear.AIM To assess the prognostic factors and the predictors of PA-TACE benefit for OS in patients with resected HCC.METHODS Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the potential prognostic factors for OS.In order to assess the predictive factors of PA-TACE benefit,the interaction variables between treatments for each subgroup were evaluated using the Cox proportional hazards regression model.RESULTS A total of 378 patients (PA-TACE vs surgery alone,189:189) from three centerswere included after a propensity-score 1:1 matching analysis.Compared to the group receiving surgery alone,PA-TACE prolonged the OS rate in patients with resected HCC (P <0.001).The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer system and ferritinto-hemoglobin ratio (FHR) were used as the prognostic factors for OS in both groups.Age (P=0.023) and microscopic vascular invasion (MVI)(P=0.002) were also identified in the PA-TACE group,while gender (P=0.027),hepatitis B virus(P=0.034) and albumin-bilirubin grade (P=0.027) were also selected in the surgery alone group.In addition,PA-TACE resulted in longer OS than surgery alone across subgroups [all hazard ratios (PA-TACE-to-surgery alone)<1].Notably,a significantly prolonged OS following PA-TACE was observed in patients with high FHR (P=0.038) and without MVI (P=0.048).CONCLUSION FHR and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stages were regarded as prognostic factors for OS.Moreover,high FHR and the absence of MVI were important predictive factors,which can be used to assist clinicians in selecting which patients could achieve a better OS with PA-TACE.展开更多
BACKGROUND Distant metastasis,particularly visceral metastasis(VM),represents an important negative prognostic factor for prostate cancer(PCa)patients.However,due to the lower rate of occurrence of VM,studies on these...BACKGROUND Distant metastasis,particularly visceral metastasis(VM),represents an important negative prognostic factor for prostate cancer(PCa)patients.However,due to the lower rate of occurrence of VM,studies on these patients are relatively rare.Consequently,studies focusing on prognostic factors associated with PCa patients with VM are highly desirable.AIM To investigate the prognostic factors for overall survival(OS)in PCa patients with lung,brain,and liver metastases,respectively,and evaluate the impact of site-specific and number-specific VM on OS.METHODS Data on PCa patients with VM were extracted from the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results database between 2010 and 2015.Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to analyze the association between clinicopathological characteristics and survival of patients with different site-specific VM.Kaplan-Meier analyses and Log-rank tests were performed to analyze the differences among the groups.RESULTS A total of 1358 PCa patients with site-specific VM were identified from 2010 to 2015.Older age(>70 years)(P<0.001),higher stage(T3/T4)(P=0.004),and higher Gleason score(>8)(P<0.001)were found to be significant independent prognostic factors associated with poor OS in PCa patients with lung metastases.Higher stage(T3/T4)(P=0.047)was noted to be the only independent risk factor affecting OS in PCa patients with brain metastases.Older age(>70 years)(P=0.010)and higher Gleason score(>8)(P=0.001)were associated with shorter OS in PCa patients with liver metastases.PCa patients with isolated lung metastases exhibited significantly better survival outcomes compared with PCa patients with other single sites of VM(P<0.001).PCa patients with a single site of VM exhibited a superior OS compared with PCa patients with multiple sites of VM(P<0.001).CONCLUSION This is the first Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results-based study to determine prognostic factors affecting OS in PCa patients with different sitespecific VM.Clinical assessments of these crucial prognostic factors become necessary before establishing a treatment strategy for these patients with metastatic PCa.展开更多
The correlations between shear wave velocity(SWV)calculated from virtual touch tissue imaging quantification(VTIQ)technique and histological prognostic factors of invasive ductal carcinoma was investigated.A total of ...The correlations between shear wave velocity(SWV)calculated from virtual touch tissue imaging quantification(VTIQ)technique and histological prognostic factors of invasive ductal carcinoma was investigated.A total of 76 breast tumors histologically confirmed as invasive ductal carcinomas were included in this study.SWV values were measured by VTIQ for each lesion preoperatively or prior to breast biopsy.The maximum values were recorded for statistical analysis.Medical records were reviewed to determine tumor size,histological grade,lymph node status and immunohistochemical results.Tumor subtypes were categorized as luminal A,luminal B,human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)positive and triple negative.The correlations between SWV and histological prognostic factors were analyzed.It was found that tumor size showed positive association with SWV(r=0.465,P<0.001).Larger tumors had significantly higher SWV than smaller ones(P=0.001).Histological grade 1 tumors had significantly lower SWV values than those with higher histological grade(P=0.015).The Ki67 expression,tumor subtypes and lymph node status showed no statistically significant correlations with SWV,although triple negative tumors and lymph node-positive tumors showed higher SWV values.It was concluded that tumor size was significantly associated with SWV.Higher histological grade was associated with increased SWV.There was no statistically significant correlations between SWV and other histological prognostic factors.展开更多
AIM: To describe the clinical characteristics and analyze prognostic factors that influence visual outcome in 669 patients with intraocular foreign bodies(IOFBs).METHODS: Medical records of 669 patients with IOFBs fro...AIM: To describe the clinical characteristics and analyze prognostic factors that influence visual outcome in 669 patients with intraocular foreign bodies(IOFBs).METHODS: Medical records of 669 patients with IOFBs from West China Hospital were reviewed. Best corrected visual acuity(BCVA) values were recorded using standard Snellen acuity chart and were converted to logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution(log MAR) scale for statistical analysis. The visual outcome was defined by the final BCVA(excellent visual outcome: final BCVA of 20/40 or better;poor visual outcome: final BCVA less than 20/200). Statistical analysis of collected data was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 23. A 2-tailed P value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant throughout the study. RESULTS: The average age ranged from 1 to 79 years old(mean age, 34.8±12.7 SD) and the majority of patients were men(626, 93.6%). The major cause of ocular injury was hammering(383, 57.2%). Almost all the patients(97.8%) underwent surgeries(97.8%) and the average time interval between injury and surgery was 26.4±322.3 d(0-7300), while 327 patients received surgeries within 24 h(48.9%) and 590 patients received surgeries within seven days(88.2%) after IOFBs injury. The poor BCVA was associated with older age(P=0.013), larger IOFBs size(P<0.001), presence of complications(P<0.001) and worse presenting BCVA(P<0.001). On the contrary, younger age(P=0.005), smaller IOFBs size(P<0.001), absence of complications(P<0.001) and better presenting BCVA(P<0.001) were considered to relate to excellent BCVA.CONCLUSION: Multiple prognostic factors may influence the final visual outcome, including age, size of IOFBs, complications and presenting BCVA. Meanwhile, further education and promotion on eye protection should be taken for the improvement on self-protection and selfhealth awareness.展开更多
BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is a common tumor with a quite high-related mortality.Despite the used curative treatments,patients will develop cancer recurrence in up to 50%of the cases and/or other primary neoplasms.A...BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is a common tumor with a quite high-related mortality.Despite the used curative treatments,patients will develop cancer recurrence in up to 50%of the cases and/or other primary neoplasms.Although most of the recurrences are discovered within 3 years from the first treatment,a small percentage is found after 5 years.The early detection of recurrence is crucial to allow further therapies improving patients’survival.Several follow-up programs have been developed but the optimal one is far from being established.AIM To evaluation of potential prognostic factors for timing and patterns of recurrence in order to plan tailored follow-up programs.METHODS Perioperative and long-term data of all consecutive patients surgically treated with curative intent,from January 2006 to June 2009,for colorectal adenocarcinoma,were retrospectively reviewed to find potential prognostic factors associated with:(1)Recurrence incidence;(2)Incidence of an early(within 3 years from surgery)or late recurrence;and(3)Different sites of recurrence.In addition,the incidence of other primary neoplasms has been evaluated in a cohort of patients with a minimum potential follow-up of 10 years.RESULTS Our study included 234 patients.The median follow-up period has been 119±46.2 mo.The recurrence rate has been 25.6%.Patients with a higher chance to develop recurrence had also the following characteristics:Higher levels of preoperative glycemia and carcinoembryonic antigen,highest anaesthesiologists Score score,occlusion,received a complex operation performed with an open technique,after a longer hospital stay,and showed advanced tumors.The independent prognostic factors for recurrence were the hospital stay,N stage 2,and M stage 1(multivariate analysis).Younger ages were significantly associated with an early recurrence onset.Patients that received intermediate colectomies or segmental resections,having an N stage 2 or American Joint Committee on Cancer stage 3 tumors were also associated with a higher risk of liver recurrence,while metastatic diseases at diagnosis were linked with local recurrence.Neoadjuvant treatments showed lung recurrence.Finally,bigger tumors and higher lymph node ratio were associated with peritoneal recurrence(marginally significant).Thirty patients developed a second malignancy during the follow-up time.CONCLUSION Several prognostic factors should be considered for tailored follow-up programs,eventually,beyond 5 years from the first treatment.展开更多
Obojective Non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC)is a common malignancy.pN2 NSCLC,with pathologically confirmed ipsilateral mediastinal/subcarinal nodes metastasis,has been known as a very heterogeneous subgroup in terms o...Obojective Non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC)is a common malignancy.pN2 NSCLC,with pathologically confirmed ipsilateral mediastinal/subcarinal nodes metastasis,has been known as a very heterogeneous subgroup in terms of its anatomical,biological and patient characteristics.Prognostic factors based on patient characteristics were not well determined yet in this subgroup,and there is currently no standard treatment recommendation for these heterogeneous pN2 subjects.Apparent disagreements and inconsistency exist in study reports concerning the prognostic significance of certain factors in pN2 NSCLC,especially regarding to the issue about whether skip N2 metastasis benefit from surgery.Methods We therefore performed this comprehensive summary of the published literatures to draw a more precise and less uncertain conclusion.After a comprehensive literature search,a total of 73 studies involving 23,773 subjects were included according to eligibility criteria.Results As expected,most of the investigated factors,such as old age,male,advanced pathological T stage,advanced clinical N stage,multiple N2 stations,extended surgical resection(pneumonectomy),and incomplete resection,but not post-operation treatment(eg.chemotherapy and radiotherapy)were significantly associated with poor survival.However,skip N2 metastasis was favourable prognostic factors in operable pN2 NSCLC subjects.Other factors(histological type and primary tumour side)were neutral in terms of association with overall survival.We highlighted a number of important prognostic factors for pN2 NSCLC patients.Particularly,patients with skip N2 disease benefit from surgery.Conclusion Our findings could be used as reference information for decision-making in clinical practice and future study design.展开更多
<strong>Background:</strong> Laryngeal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is ranked worldwide as the second ENT cancer with 238,000 new cases and 106,000 deaths each year. In ...<strong>Background:</strong> Laryngeal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is ranked worldwide as the second ENT cancer with 238,000 new cases and 106,000 deaths each year. In Africa, data on the prognostic factors and the survival of this pathology remain quite limited. <strong>Objective:</strong> To study the prognostic factors of laryngeal cancer and the survival of patients with laryngeal cancer in Yaoundé and Douala. <strong>Methods and Materials:</strong> We performed an analytical, longitudinal (retrospective) study over a period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2018 including all patients with histologically proven laryngeal cancer, at the ENT, oncological, anatomopathological, radiotherapy and surgery Department of three reference health structures in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé (Laquintinie Hospital and General Hospital of Douala, General Hospital of Yaounde). The data collected were recorded and analyzed by SPSS version 25 and Excel 2013 statistical computer software. Survival was determined by the Kaplan Meier method and the search for prognostic factors was carried out using the Cox proportional hazards model. The significance level was p = 0.05. <strong>Results:</strong> We selected 80 patients whose vital status we knew and who had been followed up after histological evidence. The sex ratio was 5.66. The median age at cancer diagnosis was 62 years old. 60 (75%) were exposed to tobacco, 52 (65%) had alcohol-tobacco poisoning. The Center and Littoral regions were the most represented with 37.5% and 48.8% respectively. Dysphonia was present in 98.8% of patients. The histological type encountered was squamous cell carcinoma in 78 patients;in the majority of cases the cancer was diagnosed at stage IV and the glottis was the most frequent site (86.2%). The median overall survival was 1.41 with 95% CI [1.08 - 1.74]. The overall survival rates at 1 year, 3 years, 5 years and 8 years were 70%, 18%, 3% and 1.5%, respectively. The poor prognosis factor found was: age greater than or equal to 70 years. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Present study showed that survival in laryngeal cancer in Cameroon is very low with a median overall survival of 1.41 years. The overall survival rates at 1 year, 3 years, 5 years and 8 years are 70%, 18%, 3% and 1.5%, respectively. The age greater than or equal to 70 years is the poor prognosis factor, while receiving surgery in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or surgery in combination with adjuvant radiotherapy is the factor of good prognosis.展开更多
文摘In this editorial,I comment on the article by Li et al published in the recent issue of the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery in 2023,investigating the role of some novel prognostic factors for early survival after radical resection of liver cancer.Liver cancer is an important burden among Asian and Western popu-lations,despite recent advances in both medicine(from virus eradication to systemic target therapies)and surgery.However,survival after proven radical surgery remains poor,with recurrences being the rule.Many prognostic scores have been developed and validated to select those patients who will best benefit from radical liver surgery,although the final general and oncological outcomes continue to be highly jeopardized.Unfortunately,no single biomarker can resolve all these issues for hepatocellular carcinoma,and it remains to be proven whether some of them main-tain predictive power in the long-term follow-up.In the ongoing era of“preci-sion”medicine,the novel prognostic markers,including immune inflammatory and nutritional indexes could be of great help in better stratify surgical candi-dates.
文摘Introduction: A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a forceful bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, or by an object that pierces the skull and interrupts the normal function of the brain. Severe TBI is estimated at 73 cases per 100,000 people. The mortality of severe TBI can be reduced if a timely diagnosis and treatment of the injuries are made through prognostic factors. Objective: To determine the prognostic factors related to mortality in severe traumatic brain injury at the Hospital General de Zona No. 46. Material and Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study in beneficiaries admitted to the Hospital General de Zona (HGZ) No. 46 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS by its acronym in Spanish), with a diagnosis of severe TBI;the possible prognostic factors related to mortality of severe TBI were obtained from their records. Measures of central tendency and chi square were used for data analysis. Results: The study sample consisted of 60 subjects diagnosed with severe traumatic brain injury, of which 5 (8%) were women and 55 (92%) were men, and all 60 (100%) patients died. The average age of the sample was 26 with a standard deviation of 9 years. The variables that had a p value less than or equal to 0.05 were: Mydriasis, seizures, Hyperglycemia, Normoglycemia, Hypothermia and Hypotension. This means that these variables were associated with mortality. Conclusion: Statistical significance is demonstrated in prognostic factors of mortality in severe traumatic brain injury with p < 0.05 in the case of mydriasis, seizures, hyperglycemia, normoglycemia, hypothermia and hypotension.
文摘BACKGROUND The prognostic value of the Systemic Inflammation Response Index(SIRI)in advanced pancreatic cancer is recognized,but its correlation with patients´nutritional status and outcomes remains unexplored.AIM To study the prognostic significance of SIRI and weight loss in metastatic pancreatic cancer.METHODS The PANTHEIA-Spanish Society of Medical Oncology(SEOM)study is a multicentric(16 Spanish hospitals),observational,longitudinal,non-interventional initiative,promoted by the SEOM Real World-Evidence work group.This pilot study sought to analyze the association between weight loss and inflammatory status as defined by SIRI.The cohort stems from a proof-of-concept pilot study conducted at one of the coordinating centers.Patients with pathologically confirmed metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma,treated from January 2020 to January 2023,were included.The index was calculated using the product of neutrophil and monocyte counts,divided by lymphocyte counts,obtained within 15 days before initiation chemotherapy.This study evaluated associations between overall survival(OS),SIRI and weight loss.RESULTS A total of 50 patients were included.66%of these patients were male and the median age was 66 years.Metastasis sites:36%liver,12%peritoneal carcinomatosis,10%lung,and 42%multiple locations.Regarding the first line palliative chemotherapy treatments:50%received gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel;28%,modified fluorouracil,leucovorin,irinotecan and oxaliplatin,and 16%were administered gemcitabine.42%had a weight loss>5%in the three months(mo)preceding diagnosis.21 patients with a SIRI≥2.3×10^(3)/L exhibited a trend towards a lower median OS compared to those with a SIRI<2.3×10^(3)/L(4 vs 18 mo;P<0.000).Among 21 patients with>5%weight loss before diagnosis,the median OS was 6 mo,in contrast to 19 mo for those who did not experience such weight loss(P=0.003).Patients with a weight loss>5%showed higher SIRI levels.This difference was statistically significant(P<0.000).For patients with a SIRI<2.3×10^(3)/L,those who did not lose>5%of their weight had an OS of 20 mo,compared to 11 mo for those who did(P<0.001).No association was found between carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels≥1000 U/mL and weight loss.CONCLUSION A higher SIRI was correlated with decreased survival rates in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer and associated with weight loss.An elevated SIRI is suggested as a predictor of survival,emphasizing the need for prospective validation in the upcoming PANTHEIA-SEOM study.
基金The study protocol was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Honghui Hospital,Xi’an Jiaotong University(No.202401004).
文摘BACKGROUND Duodenal neuroendocrine tumours(DNETs)are rare neoplasms.However,the incidence of DNETs has been increasing in recent years,especially as an incidental finding during endoscopic studies.Regrettably,there is no consensus regarding the ideal treatment of DNETs.Even there are few studies on the clinical features and survival analysis of DNETs.AIM To analyze the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of patients with duodenal neuroendocrine tumours.METHODS The clinical data of DNETs diagnosed in the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University from June 2011 to July 2022 were collected.Neuroen-docrine tumours located in the ampulla area of the duodenum were divided into the ampullary region group;neuroendocrine tumours in any part of the duo-denum outside the ampullary area were divided into the nonampullary region group.Using a retrospective study,the clinical characteristics of the two groups and risk factors affecting the survival of DNET patients were analysed.RESULTS Twenty-nine DNET patients were screened.The male to female ratio was 1:1.9,and females comprised the majority.The ampullary region group accounted for 24.1%(7/29),while the nonampullary region group accounted for 75.9%(22/29).When diagnosed,the clinical symptoms of the ampullary region group were mainly abdominal pain(85.7%),while those of the nonampullary region groups were mainly abdominal distension(59.1%).There were differences in the composition of staging of tumours between the two groups(Fisher's exact probability method,P=0.001),with nonampullary stage II tumours(68.2%)being the main stage(P<0.05).After the diagnosis of DNETs,the survival rate of the ampullary region group was 14.3%(1/7),which was lower than that of 72.7%(16/22)in the nonampullary region group(Fisher's exact probability method,P=0.011).The survival time of the ampullary region group was shorter than that of the nonampullary region group(P<0.000).The median survival time of the ampullary region group was 10.0 months and that of the nonampullary region group was 451.0 months.Multivariate analysis showed that tumours in the ampulla region and no surgical treatment after diagnosis were independent risk factors for the survival of DNET patients(HR=0.029,95%CI 0.004-0.199,P<0.000;HR=12.609,95%CI:2.889-55.037,P=0.001).Further analysis of nonampullary DNET patients showed that the survival time of patients with a tumour diameter<2 cm was longer than that of patients with a tumour diameter≥2 cm(t=7.243,P=0.048).As of follow-up,6 patients who died of nonampullary DNETs had a tumour diameter that was≥2 cm,and 3 patients in stage IV had liver metastasis.Patients with a tumour diameter<2 cm underwent surgical treatment,and all survived after surgery.CONCLUSION Surgical treatment is a protective factor for prolonging the survival of DNET patients.Compared to DNETs in the ampullary region,patients in the nonampullary region group had a longer survival period.The liver is the organ most susceptible to distant metastasis of nonampullary DNETs.
文摘Identify the epidemiological characteristics, etiologies and evolutionary aspects of dyspnea in infants. This was a retrospective study of infants hospitalized for dyspnea from January 1 to December 31, 2020. The parameters studied were sex, age, origin, vaccination status, existence of underlying pathology. Underlying, the diagnosis and the evolutionary modalities. Data analysis and processing were possible using Word, Excel and EPI info version 7 software. We retained 152 infants. The sex ratio was 1.34 and the median age was 4 months. Vaccines according to expanded immunization program (EPI) were up to date in 76.32%. The main antecedents with risk identified were malnutrition, hypotrophy at birth, interventricular communication. The pathologies observed were low acute respiratory diseases in 90.79%, ENT diseases in 04.60% and cardiac diseases in 03.95%. The median length of hospitalization was 4 days. Infants who died accounted for 15.13%. The median age of infants who died was 4 months. The median time to onset of death was 1.63 days. The risk factors for death were age < 6 months (p = 0.003;CI [1.27;9.33]), outdated vaccines (p = 0.012;CI [1.18;5.17]), history with risk (p = 0.031;CI [1.02;4.54]). Dyspnea in infants remains a concern in our service. Reducing mortality involves developing procedures for the management of lower respiratory ailments, continuous staff training and strengthening the technical platform.
文摘Introduction: In Benin, the maternal mortality rate remains high and one of the main causes is preeclampsia in its complicated forms, including eclampsia. For this, treatment is most often provided in an intensive care unit by a multidisciplinary team involving obstetricians and intensive care doctors. Objective: To determine the prognostic factors of eclamptics treated in intensive care units in two university teaching hospitals in Cotonou. Patients and Method: The study was transversal descriptive and analytical with prospective collection of data from May 1 to July 31, 2022, in the intensive care units of CHU-MEL and CNHU-HKM in Cotonou. The sampling was non-probability with exhaustive recruitment of all cases of eclampsia managed in hospital intensive care units. Clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary data were studied. Data analysis was done with Epi info 7.2.1.0 software. Results: Fifty-five eclamptics were included. The incidence was 12.39%. The average age of eclamptics was 24.67 ± 1.41 years, with a reference rate of 85.45%. Primigravidae represented 52.73%. A history of eclampsia and/or high blood pressure (14.54%) was associated with mortality. Cesarean section was indicated in 85.45% and general anesthesia, was the technique used in 95.75% of cases. Eclamptic status was found in 36.37% of patients. Other poor prognostic factors were Glasgow score of less than nine (9.09%), shock (7.27%), mechanical ventilation (58.18%) and complications. Mortality was 16.36%. Conclusion: The mortality of eclamptics in the intensive care units of CHU-MEL and CNHU-HKM was high. Poor prognostic factors were a history of preeclampsia or pregnancy-induced hypertension, severity of eclampsia and complications.
文摘Caregivers are highly exposed to blood exposure accidents (BEA). The objective of our study is to determine the frequency of BEA and to identify the predictive factors for the occurrence of BEAs among caregivers at the Kaolack Regional Hospital (KRH). It is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of KRH’s caregivers. The data were collected during the period from 16 to 26 April 2018. The multivariate analysis was carried out using the binary logistic regression model with a dependent variable (occurrence of blood exposure accidents) and 5 explanatory variables (sex, age, service of belonging, professional category and seniority in the profession). A total of 115 caregivers were surveyed out of 144. It is noted that 68 caregivers (59.1%) have had at least one BEA in the previous 12 months. The age of caregivers significantly reduces the risk of developing a BEA (p = 0.004, CI [0.04 - 0.21]);belonging to the age group [20 - 40 years] increases the risk of a BEA by 6.66. Sex significantly influences the occurrence of BEA with a (p = 0.013, CI [1.47 - 19.4]);men are 5 times more likely to develop BEA. The risk of a BEA occurring varies according to the professional category. Senior health technicians have a significantly 50 times lower risk of occurrence of a BEA (p = 0.007, CI [0.00 - 0.24)]. Nurses and midwives have a 5.8 lower risk of developing BEAs (p = 0.031, CI [0.03 - 0.75]). The risk of occurrence of BEAs varies according to the service of belonging;Medicine service caregivers have a significantly 50-fold lower risk of developing BEAs (p = 0.004, CI [0.00 - 0.17]). The identified risk factors will be used to better guide our BEAs prevention interventions.
文摘Caregivers are highly exposed to blood exposure accidents (BEA). The objective of our study is to determine the frequency of BEA and to identify the predictive factors for the occurrence of BEAs among caregivers at the Kaolack Regional Hospital (KRH). It is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of KRH’s caregivers. The data were collected during the period from 16 to 26 April 2018. The multivariate analysis was carried out using the binary logistic regression model with a dependent variable (occurrence of blood exposure accidents) and 5 explanatory variables (sex, age, service of belonging, professional category and seniority in the profession). A total of 115 caregivers were surveyed out of 144. It is noted that 68 caregivers (59.1%) have had at least one BEA in the previous 12 months. The age of caregivers significantly reduces the risk of developing a BEA (p = 0.004, CI [0.04 - 0.21]);belonging to the age group [20 - 40 years] increases the risk of a BEA by 6.66. Sex significantly influences the occurrence of BEA with a (p = 0.013, CI [1.47 - 19.4]);men are 5 times more likely to develop BEA. The risk of a BEA occurring varies according to the professional category. Senior health technicians have a significantly 50 times lower risk of occurrence of a BEA (p = 0.007, CI [0.00 - 0.24)]. Nurses and midwives have a 5.8 lower risk of developing BEAs (p = 0.031, CI [0.03 - 0.75]). The risk of occurrence of BEAs varies according to the service of belonging;Medicine service caregivers have a significantly 50-fold lower risk of developing BEAs (p = 0.004, CI [0.00 - 0.17]). The identified risk factors will be used to better guide our BEAs prevention interventions.
基金Supported by Outstanding Young Talents Program of Air Force Medical Center,PLA,No.22BJQN004Clinical Program of Air Force Medical University,No.Xiaoke2022-07.
文摘BACKGROUND Breast cancer(BC)has become the most common malignancy in women.The incidence and detection rates of BC brain metastasis(BCBM)have increased with the progress of imaging,multidisciplinary treatment techniques and the extension of survival time of BC patients.BM seriously affects the quality of life and survival prognosis of BC patients.Therefore,clinical research on the clinicopathological features and prognostic factors of BCBM is valuable.By analyzing the clinicopathological parameters of BCBM patients,and assessing the risk factors and prognostic indicators,we can perform hierarchical diagnosis and treatment on the high-risk population of BCBM,and achieve clinical benefits of early diagnosis and treatment.AIM To explore the clinicopathological features and prognostic factors of BCBM,and provide references for diagnosis,treatment and management of BCBM.METHODS The clinicopathological data of 68 BCBM patients admitted to the Air Force Medical Center,Chinese People’s Liberation Army(formerly Air Force General Hospital)from 2000 to 2022 were collected.Another 136 BC patients without BM were matched at a ratio of 1:2 based on the age and site of onset for retrospective analysis.Categorical data were subjected to χ^(2) test or Fisher’s exact probability test,and the variables with P<0.05 in the univariate Cox proportional hazards model were incorporated into the multivariate model to identify high-risk factors and independent prognostic factors of BCBM,with a hazard ratio(HR)>1 suggesting poor prognostic factors.The survival time of patients was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method,and overall survival was compared between groups by log-rank test.RESULTS Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that patients with stage Ⅲ/Ⅳ tumor at initial diagnosis[HR:5.58,95% confidence interval(CI):1.99–15.68],lung metastasis(HR:24.18,95%CI:6.40-91.43),human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)-overexpressing BC and triple-negative BC were more prone to BM.As can be seen from the prognostic data,52 of the 68 BCBM patients had died by the end of follow-up,and the median time from diagnosis of BC to the occurrence of BM and from the occurrence of BM to death or last follow-up was 33.5 and 14 mo,respectively.It was confirmed by multivariate Cox regression analysis that patients with neurological symptoms(HR:1.923,95%CI:1.005-3.680),with bone metastasis(HR:2.011,95%CI:1.056-3.831),and BM of HER2-overexpressing and triple-negative BC had shorter survival time.CONCLUSION HER2-overexpressing,triple-negative BC,late tumor stage and lung metastasis are risk factors of BM.The presence of neurological symptoms,bone metastasis,and molecular type are influencing prognosis factors of BCBM.
基金Supported by the Xi'an Municipal Health Commission of China,No.2022qn07the Xi'an Municipal Health Commission of China,No.2020ms14the Shaanxi Natural Science Foundation of China,No.2019JQ-978.
文摘Gastric cancer(GC)is defined as the primary epithelial malignancy derived from the stomach,and it is a complicated and heterogeneous disease with multiple risk factors.Despite its overall declining trend of incidence and mortality in various countries over the past few decades,GC remains the fifth most common malignancy and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death globally.Although the global burden of GC has shown a significant downward trend,it remains severe in certain areas,such as Asia.GC ranks third in incidence and mortality among all cancer types in China,and it accounts for nearly 44.0%and 48.6%of new GC cases and GC-related deaths in the world,respectively.The regional differences in GC incidence and mortality are obvious,and annual new cases and deaths are increasing rapidly in some developing regions.Therefore,early preventive and screening strategies for GC are urgently needed.The clinical efficacies of conventional treatments for GC are limited,and the developing understanding of GC pathogenesis has increased the demand for new therapeutic regimens,including immune checkpoint inhibitors,cell immunotherapy and cancer vaccines.The present review describes the epidemiology of GC worldwide,especially in China,summarizes its risk and prognostic factors,and focuses on novel immunotherapies to develop therapeutic strategies for the management of GC patients.
基金funded by the Key Research and Development Project of the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province(No.2021YFS0010).
文摘Purpose:The present study summarized cases of children(n=32)with medulloblastoma(MB)who were treated using stratified therapy based on risk grading and also discussed the factors affecting prognosis.Methods:According to the risk stratification criteria,the cases were divided into the following four risk groups:low,standard,high,and very high.The 5-year overall survival(OS)and progression-free survival(PFS)rates were summarized.Further,the effects on the prognosis of tumor size,tumor stage,degree of resection,treatment mode,metastatic recurrence,molecular typing,and risk stratification were analyzed.Results:In the present study,following surgery,3 cases abandoned radiotherapy(RT)and chemotherapy(CHT),7 cases(<3 years of age)received only CHT,and 22 cases received combined RT and CHT.Total and near-total tumor resections were performed in 29 cases(90.6%).Subtotal resections were performed in 3 cases,and there were no surgery-related deaths.The average follow-up duration was 47 months.The average 5-year PFS and OS rates were 57.3%±7.2%and 68.7%±8.6%,respectively.The OS and PFS rates were significantly correlated with tumor-risk stratification,molecular staging,tumor stage,treatment mode,and recurrence after surgery(p<0.01).The degree of tumor resection,pathological type,and the presence of preoperative implantation were secondary factors affecting the prognosis(p<0.05).Age was correlated with the PFS rate.There was no correlation between age/tumor location/tumor size and prognosis(p>0.05).Favorable prognostic factors in the low-and standard-risk groups were stage M0,wingless-type MB,postoperative RT combined with CHT,no postoperative recurrence,age≥3 years,and total tumor resection.Conclusions:Personalized treatment strategies based on the risk stratification of MB and postoperative stratified comprehensive treatment could help improve the prognosis for MB.
基金supported by the Military Medical Science and Technology Innovation Program (21QNPY130)。
文摘Background: Explosions can produce blast waves, high-speed medium, thermal radiation, and chemical spatter,leading to complex and compound eye injuries. However, few studies have comprehensively investigated the clinical features of different eye injury types or possible risk factors for poor prognosis.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all consecutive records of explosive eye injuries(1449 eyes in 1115 inpatients)in 14 tertiary referral hospitals in China over 12 years(between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2019). Data on demographics, eye injury types, ocular findings, treatments, and factors affecting visual prognosis were extracted from a standardized database of eye injuries and statistically analyzed.Results: Mechanical ocular trauma accounted for 94.00% of explosion-related eye injuries, among which intraocular foreign bodies(IOFBs) resulted in 55.17% of open globe injuries(OGIs) and contusion caused 60.22% of close globe injuries(CGIs). Proliferative vitreous retinopathy(PVR) was more common in perforating(47.06%) and IOFB(26.84%)than in penetrating(8.79%) injuries, and more common with laceration(24.25%) than rupture(9.22%, P<0.01).However, no difference was observed between rupture and contusion. Ultimately, 9.59% of eyes were removed and the final vision was ≤4/200 in 45.82% of patients. Poor presenting vision [odds ratio(OR)=5.789], full-thickness laceration of the eyeball ≥5 mm(OR=3.665), vitreous hemorrhage(OR=3.474), IOFB(OR=3.510), non-mechanical eye injury(NMEI, OR=2.622), rupture(OR=2.362), traumatic optic neuropathy(OR=2.102), retinal detachment(RD,OR=2.033), endophthalmitis(OR=3.281), contusion(OR=1.679), ciliary body detachment(OR=6.592), zone Ⅲ OGI(OR=1.940), and PVR(OR=1.615) were significant negative predictors for poor visual outcomes(P<0.05).Conclusions: Explosion ocular trauma has complex mechanisms, with multiple eyes involved and poor prognosis. In lethal level Ⅰ explosion injuries, eyeball rupture is a serious condition, whereas contusion is more likely to improve. In level Ⅱ injuries, IOFBs are more harmful than penetrating injuries, and level Ⅳ represents burn-related eye injuries.PVR is more associated with penetrating mechanisms than with OGI. Identifying the risk predictors for visual prognosis can guide clinicians in the evaluation and treatment of ocular blast injuries.
文摘BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most common malignant tumors in China,and the liver is the most common metastatic site in patients with advanced CRC.Hepatectomy is the gold standard treatment for colorectal liver metastases.For patients who cannot undergo radical resection of liver metastases for various reasons,ablation therapy,interventional therapy,and systemic chemotherapy can be used to improve their quality of life and prolong their survival time.AIM To explore the prognostic factors and treatments of liver metastases of CRC.METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on 87 patients with liver metastases from CRC treated at the Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute between January 2005 and March 2011.According to different treatments,the patients were divided into the following four groups:Surgical resection group(36 patients);ablation group(23 patients);intervention group(15 patients);and drug group(13 patients).The clinicopathological data and postoperative survival of the four groups were analyzed.The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis,and the Cox proportional hazards regression model was used for multivariate analysis.RESULTS The median survival time of the 87 patients was 38.747±3.062 mo,and the 1-and 3-year survival rates were 87.5%and 53.1%,respectively.The Cox proportional hazards model showed that the following factors were independent factors affecting prognosis:The degree of tumor differentiation,the number of metastases,the size of metastases,and whether the metastases are close to great vessels.The results of treatment factor analysis showed that the effect of surgical treatment was better than that of drugs,intervention,or ablation alone,and the median survival time was 48.83±4.36 mo.The drug group had the worst prognosis,with a median survival time of only 13.5±0.7 mo(P<0.05).For patients with liver metastases of CRC near the great vessels,the median survival time(27.3 mo)of patients undergoing surgical resection was better than that of patients using other treatments(20.6 mo)(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Patients with a low degree of primary tumor differentiation,multiple liver metastases(number of tumors>4),and maximum diameter of liver metastases>5 cm have a poor prognosis.Among drug therapy,intervention,ablation,and surgical treatment options,surgical treatment is the first choice for liver metastases.When liver metastases are close to great vessels,surgical treatment is significantly better than drug therapy,intervention,and ablation alone.
基金Supported by Opening Fund of Engineering Research Center of Cognitive Healthcare of Zhejiang Province,No.2018KFJJ09National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81827804
文摘BACKGROUND Postoperative adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (PA-TACE) has improved overall survival (OS) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).However,the prognostic and predictive factors remain unclear.AIM To assess the prognostic factors and the predictors of PA-TACE benefit for OS in patients with resected HCC.METHODS Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the potential prognostic factors for OS.In order to assess the predictive factors of PA-TACE benefit,the interaction variables between treatments for each subgroup were evaluated using the Cox proportional hazards regression model.RESULTS A total of 378 patients (PA-TACE vs surgery alone,189:189) from three centerswere included after a propensity-score 1:1 matching analysis.Compared to the group receiving surgery alone,PA-TACE prolonged the OS rate in patients with resected HCC (P <0.001).The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer system and ferritinto-hemoglobin ratio (FHR) were used as the prognostic factors for OS in both groups.Age (P=0.023) and microscopic vascular invasion (MVI)(P=0.002) were also identified in the PA-TACE group,while gender (P=0.027),hepatitis B virus(P=0.034) and albumin-bilirubin grade (P=0.027) were also selected in the surgery alone group.In addition,PA-TACE resulted in longer OS than surgery alone across subgroups [all hazard ratios (PA-TACE-to-surgery alone)<1].Notably,a significantly prolonged OS following PA-TACE was observed in patients with high FHR (P=0.038) and without MVI (P=0.048).CONCLUSION FHR and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stages were regarded as prognostic factors for OS.Moreover,high FHR and the absence of MVI were important predictive factors,which can be used to assist clinicians in selecting which patients could achieve a better OS with PA-TACE.
基金Supported by Department of Science and Technology of Jilin Province,No.20170623009TCJilin Province Development and Reform Commission,No.3J117B963428
文摘BACKGROUND Distant metastasis,particularly visceral metastasis(VM),represents an important negative prognostic factor for prostate cancer(PCa)patients.However,due to the lower rate of occurrence of VM,studies on these patients are relatively rare.Consequently,studies focusing on prognostic factors associated with PCa patients with VM are highly desirable.AIM To investigate the prognostic factors for overall survival(OS)in PCa patients with lung,brain,and liver metastases,respectively,and evaluate the impact of site-specific and number-specific VM on OS.METHODS Data on PCa patients with VM were extracted from the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results database between 2010 and 2015.Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to analyze the association between clinicopathological characteristics and survival of patients with different site-specific VM.Kaplan-Meier analyses and Log-rank tests were performed to analyze the differences among the groups.RESULTS A total of 1358 PCa patients with site-specific VM were identified from 2010 to 2015.Older age(>70 years)(P<0.001),higher stage(T3/T4)(P=0.004),and higher Gleason score(>8)(P<0.001)were found to be significant independent prognostic factors associated with poor OS in PCa patients with lung metastases.Higher stage(T3/T4)(P=0.047)was noted to be the only independent risk factor affecting OS in PCa patients with brain metastases.Older age(>70 years)(P=0.010)and higher Gleason score(>8)(P=0.001)were associated with shorter OS in PCa patients with liver metastases.PCa patients with isolated lung metastases exhibited significantly better survival outcomes compared with PCa patients with other single sites of VM(P<0.001).PCa patients with a single site of VM exhibited a superior OS compared with PCa patients with multiple sites of VM(P<0.001).CONCLUSION This is the first Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results-based study to determine prognostic factors affecting OS in PCa patients with different sitespecific VM.Clinical assessments of these crucial prognostic factors become necessary before establishing a treatment strategy for these patients with metastatic PCa.
基金grants from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2172015YGYL019)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2015LC021)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81000616)Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging Research Funds(No.02.03.2015-149).
文摘The correlations between shear wave velocity(SWV)calculated from virtual touch tissue imaging quantification(VTIQ)technique and histological prognostic factors of invasive ductal carcinoma was investigated.A total of 76 breast tumors histologically confirmed as invasive ductal carcinomas were included in this study.SWV values were measured by VTIQ for each lesion preoperatively or prior to breast biopsy.The maximum values were recorded for statistical analysis.Medical records were reviewed to determine tumor size,histological grade,lymph node status and immunohistochemical results.Tumor subtypes were categorized as luminal A,luminal B,human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)positive and triple negative.The correlations between SWV and histological prognostic factors were analyzed.It was found that tumor size showed positive association with SWV(r=0.465,P<0.001).Larger tumors had significantly higher SWV than smaller ones(P=0.001).Histological grade 1 tumors had significantly lower SWV values than those with higher histological grade(P=0.015).The Ki67 expression,tumor subtypes and lymph node status showed no statistically significant correlations with SWV,although triple negative tumors and lymph node-positive tumors showed higher SWV values.It was concluded that tumor size was significantly associated with SWV.Higher histological grade was associated with increased SWV.There was no statistically significant correlations between SWV and other histological prognostic factors.
文摘AIM: To describe the clinical characteristics and analyze prognostic factors that influence visual outcome in 669 patients with intraocular foreign bodies(IOFBs).METHODS: Medical records of 669 patients with IOFBs from West China Hospital were reviewed. Best corrected visual acuity(BCVA) values were recorded using standard Snellen acuity chart and were converted to logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution(log MAR) scale for statistical analysis. The visual outcome was defined by the final BCVA(excellent visual outcome: final BCVA of 20/40 or better;poor visual outcome: final BCVA less than 20/200). Statistical analysis of collected data was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 23. A 2-tailed P value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant throughout the study. RESULTS: The average age ranged from 1 to 79 years old(mean age, 34.8±12.7 SD) and the majority of patients were men(626, 93.6%). The major cause of ocular injury was hammering(383, 57.2%). Almost all the patients(97.8%) underwent surgeries(97.8%) and the average time interval between injury and surgery was 26.4±322.3 d(0-7300), while 327 patients received surgeries within 24 h(48.9%) and 590 patients received surgeries within seven days(88.2%) after IOFBs injury. The poor BCVA was associated with older age(P=0.013), larger IOFBs size(P<0.001), presence of complications(P<0.001) and worse presenting BCVA(P<0.001). On the contrary, younger age(P=0.005), smaller IOFBs size(P<0.001), absence of complications(P<0.001) and better presenting BCVA(P<0.001) were considered to relate to excellent BCVA.CONCLUSION: Multiple prognostic factors may influence the final visual outcome, including age, size of IOFBs, complications and presenting BCVA. Meanwhile, further education and promotion on eye protection should be taken for the improvement on self-protection and selfhealth awareness.
文摘BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is a common tumor with a quite high-related mortality.Despite the used curative treatments,patients will develop cancer recurrence in up to 50%of the cases and/or other primary neoplasms.Although most of the recurrences are discovered within 3 years from the first treatment,a small percentage is found after 5 years.The early detection of recurrence is crucial to allow further therapies improving patients’survival.Several follow-up programs have been developed but the optimal one is far from being established.AIM To evaluation of potential prognostic factors for timing and patterns of recurrence in order to plan tailored follow-up programs.METHODS Perioperative and long-term data of all consecutive patients surgically treated with curative intent,from January 2006 to June 2009,for colorectal adenocarcinoma,were retrospectively reviewed to find potential prognostic factors associated with:(1)Recurrence incidence;(2)Incidence of an early(within 3 years from surgery)or late recurrence;and(3)Different sites of recurrence.In addition,the incidence of other primary neoplasms has been evaluated in a cohort of patients with a minimum potential follow-up of 10 years.RESULTS Our study included 234 patients.The median follow-up period has been 119±46.2 mo.The recurrence rate has been 25.6%.Patients with a higher chance to develop recurrence had also the following characteristics:Higher levels of preoperative glycemia and carcinoembryonic antigen,highest anaesthesiologists Score score,occlusion,received a complex operation performed with an open technique,after a longer hospital stay,and showed advanced tumors.The independent prognostic factors for recurrence were the hospital stay,N stage 2,and M stage 1(multivariate analysis).Younger ages were significantly associated with an early recurrence onset.Patients that received intermediate colectomies or segmental resections,having an N stage 2 or American Joint Committee on Cancer stage 3 tumors were also associated with a higher risk of liver recurrence,while metastatic diseases at diagnosis were linked with local recurrence.Neoadjuvant treatments showed lung recurrence.Finally,bigger tumors and higher lymph node ratio were associated with peritoneal recurrence(marginally significant).Thirty patients developed a second malignancy during the follow-up time.CONCLUSION Several prognostic factors should be considered for tailored follow-up programs,eventually,beyond 5 years from the first treatment.
基金grants from the National Basic Research Program of China(973 ProgramNo.2012CB720605)the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University Science,Technology and Innovation Seed Fund(No.znpy2016046).
文摘Obojective Non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC)is a common malignancy.pN2 NSCLC,with pathologically confirmed ipsilateral mediastinal/subcarinal nodes metastasis,has been known as a very heterogeneous subgroup in terms of its anatomical,biological and patient characteristics.Prognostic factors based on patient characteristics were not well determined yet in this subgroup,and there is currently no standard treatment recommendation for these heterogeneous pN2 subjects.Apparent disagreements and inconsistency exist in study reports concerning the prognostic significance of certain factors in pN2 NSCLC,especially regarding to the issue about whether skip N2 metastasis benefit from surgery.Methods We therefore performed this comprehensive summary of the published literatures to draw a more precise and less uncertain conclusion.After a comprehensive literature search,a total of 73 studies involving 23,773 subjects were included according to eligibility criteria.Results As expected,most of the investigated factors,such as old age,male,advanced pathological T stage,advanced clinical N stage,multiple N2 stations,extended surgical resection(pneumonectomy),and incomplete resection,but not post-operation treatment(eg.chemotherapy and radiotherapy)were significantly associated with poor survival.However,skip N2 metastasis was favourable prognostic factors in operable pN2 NSCLC subjects.Other factors(histological type and primary tumour side)were neutral in terms of association with overall survival.We highlighted a number of important prognostic factors for pN2 NSCLC patients.Particularly,patients with skip N2 disease benefit from surgery.Conclusion Our findings could be used as reference information for decision-making in clinical practice and future study design.
文摘<strong>Background:</strong> Laryngeal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is ranked worldwide as the second ENT cancer with 238,000 new cases and 106,000 deaths each year. In Africa, data on the prognostic factors and the survival of this pathology remain quite limited. <strong>Objective:</strong> To study the prognostic factors of laryngeal cancer and the survival of patients with laryngeal cancer in Yaoundé and Douala. <strong>Methods and Materials:</strong> We performed an analytical, longitudinal (retrospective) study over a period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2018 including all patients with histologically proven laryngeal cancer, at the ENT, oncological, anatomopathological, radiotherapy and surgery Department of three reference health structures in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé (Laquintinie Hospital and General Hospital of Douala, General Hospital of Yaounde). The data collected were recorded and analyzed by SPSS version 25 and Excel 2013 statistical computer software. Survival was determined by the Kaplan Meier method and the search for prognostic factors was carried out using the Cox proportional hazards model. The significance level was p = 0.05. <strong>Results:</strong> We selected 80 patients whose vital status we knew and who had been followed up after histological evidence. The sex ratio was 5.66. The median age at cancer diagnosis was 62 years old. 60 (75%) were exposed to tobacco, 52 (65%) had alcohol-tobacco poisoning. The Center and Littoral regions were the most represented with 37.5% and 48.8% respectively. Dysphonia was present in 98.8% of patients. The histological type encountered was squamous cell carcinoma in 78 patients;in the majority of cases the cancer was diagnosed at stage IV and the glottis was the most frequent site (86.2%). The median overall survival was 1.41 with 95% CI [1.08 - 1.74]. The overall survival rates at 1 year, 3 years, 5 years and 8 years were 70%, 18%, 3% and 1.5%, respectively. The poor prognosis factor found was: age greater than or equal to 70 years. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Present study showed that survival in laryngeal cancer in Cameroon is very low with a median overall survival of 1.41 years. The overall survival rates at 1 year, 3 years, 5 years and 8 years are 70%, 18%, 3% and 1.5%, respectively. The age greater than or equal to 70 years is the poor prognosis factor, while receiving surgery in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or surgery in combination with adjuvant radiotherapy is the factor of good prognosis.
