title: [A clinicopathological analysis of 70 cases of liver alveolar echinococcosis with a comment of the prognostic factors].
abstract: As to the geographical distribution of the 70 cases of liver alveolar echinococcosis in the present series, the highest incidence was found in Gansu province (82.8%), where most of the patients came from Zhang county (65.6%). Female outnumbered slightly male. Most patients were young and in robust years of their life (98.8%). The most frequent symptom was liver mass (56.4%) and the next abdominal pain (28.2%). Imaging examination and immunological test were helpful to the diagnosis. Under microscopic observation the hyperplastic bud from germinal membrane of liver alveococcus cyst wall comprised a few nuclei and showed exogenous or endogenous budding. According to whether alveococcus proliferation was present or not, pathological types of regressive grade I and hyperplastic grade II were discerned. Resection was not done in 34 cases during exploratory laparotomy, but drainage was performed in 8 cases for alveococcus necrotic pseudocyst and cholecstostomy was done in one case for jaundice. Albendazole or/and traditional Chinese medicine were administered in 35 cases. The prognosis of the patients in relevant to some factors such as sex, age, pathology, symptom and treatment was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hydatid Research Laboratory, Lanzhou Medical College.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D015766:Albendazole