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Zheng Q, Peng Y, Liu HX, Cao HQ, Li FF. Mucin phenotype and microvessels in early gastic cancer: Magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging. Heliyon 2024; 10:e32293. [PMID: 38975191 PMCID: PMC11225763 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Backgrounds In order to detect early gastric cancer (EGC), this research sought to assess the diagnostic utility of magnifying endoscopy (ME) as well as the significance of mucin phenotype and microvessel features. Methods 402 individuals with an EGC diagnosis underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) at the Department of ME between 2012 and 2020. After adjusting for image distortion, high-magnification endoscopic pictures were taken and examined to find microvessels in the area of interest. The microvessel density was measured as counts per square millimeter (counts/mm2) after segmentation, and the vascular bed's size was computed as a percentage of the area of interest. To identify certain properties of the microvessels, such as end-points, crossing points, branching sites, and connection points, further processing was done using skeletonized pixels. Results According to the research, undifferentiated tumors often lacked the MS pattern and showed an oval and tubular microsurface (MS) pattern, but differentiated EGC tumors usually lacked the MS pattern and presented a corkscrew MV pattern. Submucosal invasion was shown to be more strongly associated with the destructive MS pattern in differentiated tumors as opposed to undifferentiated tumors. While lesions with a corkscrew MV pattern and an antrum or body MS pattern revealed greater MUC5AC expression, lesions with a loop MV pattern indicated higher MUC2 expression. Furthermore, CD10 expression was higher in lesions with a papillary pattern and an antrum or body MS pattern. Conclusion These results imply that evaluating mucin phenotype and microvessel features in conjunction with magnifying endoscopy (ME) may be a useful diagnostic strategy for early gastric cancer (EGC) detection. Nevertheless, further investigation is required to confirm these findings and identify the best course of action for EGC diagnosis.
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- Qian Zheng
- Department of Gastroenterology, Chenzhou First People's Hospital, 423000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chenzhou First People's Hospital, 423000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chenzhou First People's Hospital, 423000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Chenzhou First People's Hospital, 423000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chenzhou First People's Hospital, 423000, China
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Kim GH, Yi K, Joo DC, Lee MW, Jeon HK, Lee BE. Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow-Band Imaging for Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12093106. [PMID: 37176547 PMCID: PMC10179496 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12093106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Duodenal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare subepithelial tumors that arise from the neuroendocrine cells beneath the epithelial layer. However, an accurate histopathological diagnosis is difficult when tissue samples are obtained using conventional endoscopic forceps biopsy alone. This study aimed to evaluate the magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (ME-NBI) findings of duodenal NETs. We retrospectively analyzed a database of 22 duodenal NETs from 21 patients who underwent ME-NBI between January 2011 and June 2022. The ME-NBI, endosonographic, and histopathologic findings of duodenal NETs were analyzed. Nineteen lesions were located in the bulb, two were located in the superior duodenal angle, and one was located in the second portion of the duodenum. Eighteen lesions (82%) had IIa morphology, and nine (41%) had central depression on the surface. On endoscopic ultrasonography, almost all lesions (20/22, 91%) were located in the second and/or third layers, and the median tumor size was 6 mm. During ME-NBI, the microsurface pattern was regular in 18 lesions (82%) and absent in 4 (18%). The microvascular pattern was regular in 17 lesions (77%), irregular in 4 (18%), and absent in 1 (5%). Thickened subepithelial vessels were observed in 15 (68%) lesions. There was no difference in tumor size according to the presence or absence of thickened subepithelial vessels (6.1 ± 1.8 mm vs. 5.9 ± 3.8 mm, p = 0.860). In conclusion, the characteristic ME-NBI findings of duodenal NETs were regular microsurface and microvascular patterns and the presence of thickened subepithelial vessels. These ME-NBI features may be useful for differentiating duodenal NETs from other duodenal subepithelial lesions.
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- Gwang Ha Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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Yang J, Yuan Y, Zhang S, Lv Y. Gastric metastasis from pancreatic cancer characterized by mucosal erosion: a case report and literature review. J Int Med Res 2021; 49:3000605211003759. [PMID: 33840245 PMCID: PMC8044569 DOI: 10.1177/03000605211003759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Pancreatic cancer with gastrointestinal tract metastasis is a fairly rare occurrence, and gastric metastasis in such cases has been seldom reported. We herein present a case of gastric involvement secondary to pancreatic cancer in a 74-year-old woman in whom the metastatic lesion only presented as mucosal erosion in the stomach. The patient had a 1-month history of progressive right upper quadrant pain before admission. Computed tomography and endoscopic examinations revealed a solid and hypo-enhancing mass in the head of the pancreas. The patient underwent conventional upper endoscopy before pancreatic biopsy, and mucosal erosion was observed in the gastric pylorus. We obtained gastric and pancreatic biopsies by gastroscopy and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration, respectively. Pathologically, the biopsies taken from the area of gastric erosion showed poorly differentiated invasive adenocarcinoma that was morphologically consistent with the pancreatic specimens. Moreover, the gastric section showed tumor thrombi within the vessels. Hence, the suspected diagnosis was unresectable pancreatic cancer with gastric metastasis. The patient immediately underwent two courses of chemotherapy, but her condition rapidly deteriorated and she died 2 months later.
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- Jie Yang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing University Medical School Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing University Medical School Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Kim GH. Systematic Endoscopic Approach for Diagnosing Gastric Subepithelial Tumors. Gut Liver 2021; 16:19-27. [PMID: 33707348 PMCID: PMC8761929 DOI: 10.5009/gnl20296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Subepithelial tumors (SETs) are commonly encountered during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, especially during national gastric cancer screening programs in Korea. Although the majority of SETs are benign, endoscopists harbor concerns regarding whether a SET is benign or malignant because the diagnosis cannot be established on the basis of routine endoscopic biopsy findings. The differential diagnosis of SETs is important, beginning with meticulous endoscopic examination, including the evaluation of the location, macroscopic shape, color, surface characteristics, mobility, consistency, and size of the tumors. The yield of endoscopic biopsy increases with the use of the bite-on-bite technique for SETs without the rolling or tenting sign, with large openings, and with erosion or ulceration. In this review, a systematic approach for the diagnosis of gastric SETs during conventional endoscopy is introduced.
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- Gwang Ha Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Iwahashi S, Nishi M, Yoshimoto T, Kashihara H, Takasu C, Tokunaga T, Miyatani T, Higashijima J, Yoshikawa K, Wada Y, Bando Y, Shimada M. A case of gastric heterotopic pancreas with gastroduodenal invagination. Surg Case Rep 2019; 5:110. [PMID: 31292813 PMCID: PMC6620227 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-019-0669-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is a rare disease commonly found incidentally on imaging studies, at endoscopy or at autopsy and can be associated with abdominal pain, vomiting, heart burn, gastric outlet obstruction, and even dysphagia in very rare cases. Heinrich's classified HP into three groups, types1-3, with Heinrich's type 3 HP the rarest and difficult to diagnose properly because it has only pancreatic ducts but has no islet and acini. The aim of this study is to report a case of gastric outlet obstruction caused by type 3 HP with gastroduodenal invagination with reference to the literature and diagnosed finally by immuno-histochemical analysis. CASE PRESENTATION The case presented is a 40-year-old male presenting with vomiting and abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a cystic mass in the upper abdomen and he was referred to the Tokushima University. Gastric fiber showed that the pedunculated mass originated from the stomach. An open distal gastrectomy was performed. Pathologically, there was small glands proliferation in the sub-mucosal (SM) layer which was membrane and cytoplasm (MUC)1 positive and muscle proliferation. RESULTS This finding revealed the tumor as HP. Postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 12 days after surgery. The patient has remained well 12 months after surgery. CONCLUSIONS HP should be considered in the differential diagnosis of SM tumors with gastroduodenal invagination even if this is a rare symptom.
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- Shoko Iwahashi
- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Division of Pathology, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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Yong L, Shi MY, Tu TC, Wong JU. Heterotopic pancreas involved muscularis propria mimicking mesenchymal tumor in stomach. J Surg Case Rep 2019; 2019:rjz045. [PMID: 30834107 PMCID: PMC6388082 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjz045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Heterotopic pancreas is defined as pancreatic tissue found outside the usual anatomic location of the pancreas. It is often an incidental finding and can be found at various sites in the gastrointestinal tract. It is usually asymptomatic, however, symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or even gastrointestinal bleeding could be possible. In this report, a 38-year-old woman with epigastric fullness and endoscopic impression of the gastric submucosal tumor is described. Preoperative surveys including endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography suggested gastric mesenchymal tumor such as leiomyoma. A surgical operation was arranged with a diagnosis of the heterotopic pancreas as confirmed by pathological assessment.
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- Lih Yong
- Division of General Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (ROC)
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- Division of General Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (ROC)
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (ROC)
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- Division of General Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (ROC).,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fu-Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan (ROC).,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan (ROC)
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