Prognostic value of apparent diffusion coefficient in neuroendocrine carcinomas of the uterine cervix.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This research was designed to examine the associations between the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and clinicopathological parameters, and to explore the prognostic value of ADC values in predicting the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage and outcome of patients suffering from neuroendocrine carcinomas of the uterine cervix (NECCs).

Methods

This retrospective study included 83 patients with NECCs, who had undergone pre-treatment magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) between November 2002 and June 2019. The median follow-up period was 50.7 months. Regions of interest (ROIs) were drawn manually by two radiologists. ADC values in the lesions were calculated using the Functool software. These values were compared between different

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069420 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature