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Can contrast-enhanced harmonic endosonography predict malignancy risk in gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors?


ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CEH-EUS) is a novel technology that can identify subepithelial tumors (SETs) by detecting the degree of enhancement, but whether CEH-EUS can predict the malignancy risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) remains unclear. The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CEH-EUS and its ability to discriminate among SETs and predict the malignancy risk of GISTs.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively included patients with suspected subepithelial lesions who underwent CEH-EUS preoperatively. Thirty-five patients with histologically proven GISTs and benign neoplasms were enrolled in the study. The images of CEH-EUS were categorized in accordance with microvasculature, parenchymal perfusion, and nonenhancing spots. The diagnostic performance of CEH-EUS was evaluated by comparing these findings with the histological diagnosis.

Results

When we divided the enrolled patients into high- and low-grade malignancy and benign groups, nonenhancing spots on CEH-EUS were found more frequently in the high-grade malignancy group (63.6%), followed by the low-grade malignancy (46.7%) and benign groups (25.7%) (P = 0.022). However, based on the statistical validity of the CEH-EUS findings for the discrimination of SETs, the sensitivity was 53.8% for diagnostic performance and 63.6% for prediction of malignancy risk of GISTs.

Conclusions

From our study results, it is unclear whether CEH-EUS alone has a diagnostic role in the discrimination of SETs and the prediction of malignancy risk of GISTs. Further studies with larger samples from multiple centers and use of other imaging analysis modalities are needed.

SUBMITTER: Park HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5206827 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Can contrast-enhanced harmonic endosonography predict malignancy risk in gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors?

Park Hye Yoon HY   Jeon Seong Woo SW   Lee Hyun Seok HS   Cho Chang Min CM   Bae Han Ik HI   Seo An Na AN   Kweon Oh Kyung OK  

Endoscopic ultrasound 20161101 6


<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CEH-EUS) is a novel technology that can identify subepithelial tumors (SETs) by detecting the degree of enhancement, but whether CEH-EUS can predict the malignancy risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) remains unclear. The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CEH-EUS and its ability to discriminate among SETs and predict the malignancy risk of GISTs.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>W  ...[more]

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