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Molinari C, Solaini L, Rebuzzi F, Tedaldi G, Angeli D, Petracci E, Prascevic D, Ewald J, Rahm E, Canale M, Giovanni M, Tomezzoli A, Bencivenga M, Ambrosio MR, Marrelli D, Morgagni P, Ercolani G, Ulivi P, Saragoni L. Genomic events stratifying prognosis of early gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer 2024:10.1007/s10120-024-01536-z. [PMID: 39028418 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-024-01536-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to conduct a comprehensive genomic characterization of gene alterations, microsatellite instability (MSI), and tumor mutational burden (TMB) in submucosal-penetrating (Pen) early gastric cancers (EGCs) with varying prognoses. METHODS Samples from EGC patients undergoing surgery and with 10-year follow-up data available were collected. Tissue genomic alterations were characterized using Trusight Oncology panel (TSO500). Pathway instability (PI) scores for a selection of 218 GC-related pathways were calculated both for the present case series and EGCs from the TCGA cohort. RESULTS Higher age and tumor location in the upper-middle tract are significantly associated with an increased hazard of relapse or death from any cause (p = 0.006 and p = 0.032). Even if not reaching a statistical significance, Pen A tumors more frequently present higher TMB values, higher frequency of MSI-subtypes and an overall increase in PI scores, along with an enrichment in immune pathways. ARID1A gene was observed to be significantly more frequently mutated in Pen A tumors (p = 0.006), as well as in patients with high TMB (p = 0.027). Tumors harboring LRP1B alterations seem to have a higher hazard of relapse or death from any cause (p = 0.089), being mutated mainly in relapsed patients (p = 0.093). CONCLUSIONS We found that the most aggressive subtype Pen A is characterized by a higher frequency of ARID1A mutations and a higher genetic instability, while LRP1B alterations seem to be related to a lower disease-free survival. Further investigations are needed to provide a rationale for the use of these markers to stratify prognosis in EGC patients.
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- Chiara Molinari
- Biosciences Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, FC, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
- General and Oncologic Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Forlì, Italy.
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- Biosciences Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, FC, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, FC, Italy
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- Biostatistics and Clinical Trials Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori (IRST), "Dino Amadori", Meldola, FC, Italy
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- Biostatistics and Clinical Trials Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori (IRST), "Dino Amadori", Meldola, FC, Italy
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- Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI), Dresden/Leipzig University, Humboldtstr. 25, 04105, Leipzig, Germany
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- Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI), Dresden/Leipzig University, Humboldtstr. 25, 04105, Leipzig, Germany
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- Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI), Dresden/Leipzig University, Humboldtstr. 25, 04105, Leipzig, Germany
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- Biosciences Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, FC, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Sciences Oncology, Institute of Haematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", S. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- General and Oncologic Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Forlì, Italy
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- General and Oncologic Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Forlì, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, FC, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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You Y, Wang Y, Yu X, Gao F, Li M, Li Y, Wang X, Jia L, Shi G, Yang L. Prediction of lymph node metastasis in advanced gastric adenocarcinoma based on dual-energy CT radiomics: focus on the features of lymph nodes with a short axis diameter ≥6 mm. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1369051. [PMID: 38496754 PMCID: PMC10940341 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1369051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Objective To explore the value of the features of lymph nodes (LNs) with a short-axis diameter ≥6 mm in predicting lymph node metastasis (LNM) in advanced gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) based on dual-energy CT (DECT) radiomics. Materials and methods Data of patients with GAC who underwent radical gastrectomy and LN dissection were retrospectively analyzed. To ensure the correspondence between imaging and pathology, metastatic LNs were only selected from patients with pN3, nonmetastatic LNs were selected from patients with pN0, and the short-axis diameters of the enrolled LNs were all ≥6 mm. The traditional features of LNs were recorded, including short-axis diameter, long-axis diameter, long-to-short-axis ratio, position, shape, density, edge, and the degree of enhancement; univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to establish a clinical model. Radiomics features at the maximum level of LNs were extracted in venous phase equivalent 120 kV linear fusion images and iodine maps. Intraclass correlation coefficients and the Boruta algorithm were used to screen significant features, and random forest was used to build a radiomics model. To construct a combined model, we included the traditional features with statistical significance in univariate analysis and radiomics scores (Rad-score) in multivariate logistic regression analysis. Receiver operating curve (ROC) curves and the DeLong test were used to evaluate and compare the diagnostic performance of the models. Decision curve analysis (DCA) was used to evaluate the clinical benefits of the models. Results This study included 114 metastatic LNs from 36 pN3 cases and 65 nonmetastatic LNs from 28 pN0 cases. The samples were divided into a training set (n=125) and a validation set (n=54) at a ratio of 7:3. Long-axis diameter and LN shape were independent predictors of LNM and were used to establish the clinical model; 27 screened radiomics features were used to build the radiomics model. LN shape and Rad-score were independent predictors of LNM and were used to construct the combined model. Both the radiomics model (area under the curve [AUC] of 0.986 and 0.984) and the combined model (AUC of 0.970 and 0.977) outperformed the clinical model (AUC of 0.772 and 0.820) in predicting LNM in both the training and validation sets. DCA showed superior clinical benefits from radiomics and combined models. Conclusion The models based on DECT LN radiomics features or combined traditional features have high diagnostic performance in determining the nature of each LN with a short-axis diameter of ≥6 mm in advanced GAC.
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- Yang You
- Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- CT Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, Xing Tai People’s Hospital, Xingtai, China
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- Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Cappello G, Romano V, Neri E, Fournier L, D'Anastasi M, Laghi A, Zamboni GA, Beets-Tan RGH, Schlemmer HP, Regge D. A European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI) survey on the radiological assessment of response to oncologic treatments in clinical practice. Insights Imaging 2023; 14:220. [PMID: 38117394 PMCID: PMC10733253 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01568-6] [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: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To present the results of a survey on the assessment of treatment response with imaging in oncologic patient, in routine clinical practice. The survey was promoted by the European Society of Oncologic Imaging to gather information for the development of reporting models and recommendations. METHODS The survey was launched on the European Society of Oncologic Imaging website and was available for 3 weeks. It consisted of 5 sections, including 24 questions related to the following topics: demographic and professional information, methods for lesion measurement, how to deal with diminutive lesions, how to report baseline and follow-up examinations, which previous studies should be used for comparison, and role of RECIST 1.1 criteria in the daily clinical practice. RESULTS A total of 286 responses were received. Most responders followed the RECIST 1.1 recommendations for the measurement of target lesions and lymph nodes and for the assessment of tumor response. To assess response, 48.6% used previous and/or best response study in addition to baseline, 25.2% included the evaluation of all main time points, and 35% used as the reference only the previous study. A considerable number of responders used RECIST 1.1 criteria in daily clinical practice (41.6%) or thought that they should be always applied (60.8%). CONCLUSION Since standardized criteria are mainly a prerogative of clinical trials, in daily routine, reporting strategies are left to radiologists and oncologists, which may issue local and diversified recommendations. The survey emphasizes the need for more generally applicable rules for response assessment in clinical practice. CRITICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT Compared to clinical trials which use specific criteria to evaluate response to oncological treatments, the free narrative report usually adopted in daily clinical practice may lack clarity and useful information, and therefore, more structured approaches are needed. KEY POINTS · Most radiologists consider standardized reporting strategies essential for an objective assessment of tumor response in clinical practice. · Radiologists increasingly rely on RECIST 1.1 in their daily clinical practice. · Treatment response evaluation should require a complete analysis of all imaging time points and not only of the last.
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- Giovanni Cappello
- Radiology Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Str. Prov.le 142 km 3.95, 10060, Candiolo (Turin), Italy.
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- Radiology Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Str. Prov.le 142 km 3.95, 10060, Candiolo (Turin), Italy
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Radiology Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Université de Paris, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France
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- Medical Imaging Department, Mater Dei Hospital, University of Malta, Msida, 2090, MSD, Malta
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Via Di Grottarossa, 1035-1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Institute of Radiology, University of Verona, Policlinico GB Rossi, P.Le LA Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 90203, 1006 BE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Radiology Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Str. Prov.le 142 km 3.95, 10060, Candiolo (Turin), Italy
- Academic Radiology, Department of Translational Research on New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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Huang C, Hu C, Zhu J, Zhang W, Huang J, Zhu Z. Establishment of Decision Rules and Risk Assessment Model for Preoperative Prediction of Lymph Node Metastasis in Gastric Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:1638. [PMID: 32984033 PMCID: PMC7492596 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: Preoperative accurate prediction of lymph node status is especially important for the formulation of treatment plans for patients with gastric cancer (GC). The purpose of this study was to establish decision rules and a risk assessment model for lymph node metastasis (LNM) in GC using preoperative indicators. Methods: The clinical data of 554 patients who underwent gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy were collected. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) system was used, and the clinical data of the matched 466 patients were further analyzed. The important risk factors for LNM were extracted by the random forest algorithm, and decision rules and nomogram models for LNM were constructed with a classification tree and the "rms" package of R software, respectively. Results: Tumor size (OR: 2.058; P = 0.000), computed tomography (CT) findings (OR: 1.969; P = 0.001), grade (OR: 0.479; P = 0.000), hemoglobin (Hb) (OR: 1.211; P = 0.005), CEA (OR: 1.111; P = 0.017), and CA19-9 (OR: 1.040; P = 0.033) were independent risk factors for LNM in GC. Tumor size did rank first in the ranking of important factors for LNM in GC and was the first-level segmentation of the two initial branches of the classification tree. The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of the decision rules in diagnosing preoperative LNM in GC were 75.6, 85.7, 73.9, 73.5, and 79.3%, respectively. The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the risk assessment model in predicting preoperative LNM in GC were 79.3, 80.3, and 79.4%, respectively. Conclusion: Tumor size was the most important factor for evaluating LNM in GC. This decision rules and nomogram model constructed to take into account tumor size, CT findings, grade, hemoglobin, CEA, and CA19-9 effectively predicted the incidence of LNM in preoperative GC.
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- Chao Huang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Wang J, Wu P, Wang Z, Li K, Huang B, Wang P, Xu H, Zhu Z. Metastatic patterns and surgical methods for lymph nodes No. 5 and No. 6 in proximal gastric cancer. Chin J Cancer Res 2019; 31:171-177. [PMID: 30996575 PMCID: PMC6433591 DOI: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2019.01.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Objective The current surgical treatment guidelines for early proximal gastric cancer (PGC) still lack agreement. Lymphadenectomy of lymph nodes No. 5 and No. 6 is the major difference between total and proximal gastrectomy. We elucidated the appropriate surgical procedure for PGC by investigating the pathological characteristics and prognostic significance of lymph nodes No. 5 and No. 6. Methods In total, 333 PGC patients who underwent total gastrectomy were enrolled in this study. We investigated their clinicopathological characteristics and the metastatic patterns of the lymph nodes. Patients with metastasis in lymph nodes No. 5 and No. 6 were combined into one group and we compared the difference in survival between those with and without metastasis in lymph nodes No. 5, 6 (lymph nodes No. 5 and No. 6 in any group of metastasis) for different subgroups. Results The metastatic rates for lymph nodes No. 5 and No. 6 in PGC were 9.91% and 16.11%, respectively. The metastatic rate for both lymph nodes No. 5, 6 was 20.42%. Multivariate analysis showed that positive metastasis in lymph node No. 4, depth of invasion, and tumor size were independently correlated with the presence of metastasis in lymph nodes No. 5, 6. Conclusions When lymph node No. 4 is positive (intraoperative pathology) or tumor size ≥5 cm or T4 stage, lymphadenectomy should be performed for lymph nodes No. 5 and No. 6, and total gastrectomy is recommended.
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- Jinou Wang
- Department of Pathology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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Ma XT, He XW, Lian H, Wang XY, Wang WJ, Peng ML. Value of double contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in determining pathological features of advanced gastric cancer. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2018; 26:87-92. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v26.i2.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the characteristics and clinical value of double contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (DCUS) in advanced gastric cancer (GC) with different pathological characteristics.
METHODS Seventy-three patients with pathologically confirmed advanced GC were included. According to the pathological type, they were divided into a mucinous carcinoma group (31 cases) and a non-mucinous carcinoma group (42 cases, including 23 cases of poorly differentiated and undifferentiated carcinoma and 19 cases of moderately differentiated and well-differentiated carcinoma). All patients received DCUS before surgery, and the DCUS results were compared with pathological results after surgery.
RESULTS Mucinous carcinoma mainly showed layered enhancement, and non-mucinous carcinoma mainly showed non-layered enhancement. The difference in the enhanced features between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of layered enhancement in diagnosing mucinous carcinoma were 77.42%, 85.71%, and 82.19%, respectively. The peak intensity and enhancement intensity in the mucinous carcinoma group were significantly lower than those in the non-mucinous carcinoma group (P < 0.05). In the non-mucinous carcinoma group, the peak intensity and enhancement intensity of poorly differentiated and undifferentiated carcinoma were significantly higher than those of moderately differentiated and well-differentiated carcinoma (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION The enhanced characteristics and parameter characteristics of advanced GC analyzed by DCUS can preliminarily determine the pathological type and differentiation degree.
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- Xiao-Tang Ma
- Department of Ultrasonography, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Community Health Service Center of Xihu District Xixi Street, Hangzhou 310012, Zhejiang Province, China
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Kim DJ, Kim W. Is Lymph Node Size a Reliable Factor for Estimating Lymph Node Metastasis in Early Gastric Cancer? J Gastric Cancer 2017; 18:20-29. [PMID: 29629217 PMCID: PMC5881007 DOI: 10.5230/jgc.2018.18.e1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 10/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Purpose Pre-operative lymph node (LN) size is a valuable parameter for determining treatment strategy for gastric cancer. However, a correlation between LN size and metastasis has not been established. Materials and Methods Thirty-six LN-positive (LNP) and matched 36 LN-negative (LNN) patients were included, and pathology slides of the LNs of these patients were reviewed. All the LNs were measured along the long-axis (LA) and short-axis (SA), manually. Results Average retrieved LNs were 37.3±19.8 and 40.5±11.6 in the LNN and LNP groups, respectively. In total 2,800 LNs, including 136 metastatic LNs (MLNs) and 2,664 non-metastatic LNs (nMLNs), were evaluated. Mean length was significantly more in MLNs along both, the LA and SA (MLN_LA vs. nMLN_LA: 4.97±3.84 vs. 3.37±2.40 mm, MLN_SA vs. nMLN_SA: 3.86±3.19 vs. 2.43±1.59 mm; P<0.001). However, 92.6% (126/136) and 95.6% (130/136) of MLNs were <10 mm along the LA and SA, respectively. In addition, only 22.2% of the LNP group exhibited an MLN as the largest LN. Conclusions Pre-operative multi-detector computed tomography has limited ability in estimating the presence of metastasis in LNs because most MLNs are less than 10 mm, and only a small proportion of the LNP group exhibits an MLN as the largest MLN.
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- Dong Jin Kim
- Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Shang-Guan XC, Chen QY, Li P, Xie JW, Wang JB, Lin JX, Lu J, Cao LL, Lin M, Tu RH, Huang ZN, Lin JL, Huang CM, Zheng CH. Preoperative lymph node size is helpful to predict the prognosis of patients with stage III gastric cancer after radical resection. Surg Oncol 2017; 27:54-60. [PMID: 29549904 DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2017.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between preoperative lymph node size (Ns) and prognosis of radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer. METHODS The clinical and pathological data of 970 patients undergoing radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer were retrospectively analyzed. The correlation between Ns and the identified variables for the prediction of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) was examined. RESULTS Three hundred and thirty-one (34.1%) of 970 patients developed recurrence, which was most commonly in local lymph nodes. The average Ns was 1.52 cm in patients with recurrence, which was significantly higher than the 1.14 cm observed in patients without recurrence (p < 0.001). Patients were categorized into three groups as follows (Ns category):Ns0:≤1.10 cm, Ns1:1.10-1.70 cm, and Ns2:>1.70 cm, determined using the X-tile program. In univariate and multivariate analyses, Ns category, age, tumor size, lymphadenectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy and TNM stage were independent prognostic factors for DFS. Stratified analysis only in stage III was there a significant difference in the Ns category based on TNM stage. Furthermore, in the stage III subgroup, univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that Ns category, lymphadenectomy, and TNM stage was independent prognostic factors for DFS. A nomogram were developed to predict the 3-year DFS rate. CONCLUSIONS Preoperative Ns is an independent prognostic factor for DFS of patients after radical surgery for gastric cancer. The proposed nomogram combined with Ns could be a simple and effective approach to predict the 3-year DFS of stage III patients.
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- Xin-Chang Shang-Guan
- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China.
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China.
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Luo M, Lv Y, Guo X, Song H, Su G, Chen B. Value and impact factors of multidetector computed tomography in diagnosis of preoperative lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e7769. [PMID: 28816957 PMCID: PMC5571694 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000007769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) exhibited wide ranges of sensitivities and specificities for lymph node assessment of gastric cancer (GC) in several individual studies. This present meta-analysis was carried out to evaluate the value of MDCT in diagnosis of preoperative lymph node metastasis (LNM) and to explore the impact factors that might explain the heterogeneity of its diagnostic accuracy in GC. METHODS A comprehensive search was conducted to collect all the relevant studies about the value of MDCT in assessing LNM of GC within the PubMed, Cochrane library and Embase databases up to Feb 2, 2016. Two investigators independently screened the studies, extracted data, and evaluated the quality of included studies. The sensitivity, specificity, and area under ROC curve (AUC) were pooled to estimate the overall accuracy of MDCT. Meta-regression and subgroup analysis were carried out to identify the possible factors influencing the heterogeneity of the accuracy. RESULTS A total of 27 studies with 6519 subjects were finally included. Overall, the pooled sensitivity, specificity, and AUC were 0.67 (95% CI: 0.56-0.77), 0.86 (95% CI: 0.81-0.90), and 0.86 (95% CI: 0.83-0.89), respectively. Meta-regression revealed that MDCT section thickness, proportion of serosal invasion, and publication year were the main significant impact factors in sensitivity, and MDCT section thickness, multiplanar reformation (MPR), and reference standard were the main significant impact factors in specificity. After the included studies were divided into 2 groups (Group A: studies with proportion of serosa-invasive GC subjects ≥50%; Group B: studies with proportion of serosa-invasive GC subjects <50%), the pooled sensitivity in Group A was significantly higher than in Group B (0.84 [95% CI: 0.75-0.90] vs 0.55 [95% CI: 0.41-0.68], P < .01). For early gastric cancer (EGC), the pooled sensitivity, specificity, and AUC were 0.34 (95% CI: 0.15-0.61), 0.91 (95% CI: 0.84-0.95), and 0.83 (95% CI: 0.80-0.86), respectively. CONCLUSION To summarize, MDCT tends to be adequate to assess preoperative LNM in serosa-invasive GC, but insufficient for non-serosa-invasive GC (particularly for EGC) owing to its low sensitivity. Proportion of serosa-invasive GC subjects, MDCT section thickness, MPR, and reference standard are the main factors influencing its diagnostic accuracy.
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- Mingxu Luo
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xiamen Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xiamen Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian
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- Department of Radiology, Xiamen Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian
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- Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Shiyan, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xiamen Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xiamen Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian
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