Diagnostic Ability of Convex-Arrayed Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Major Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer

Background/Aims This study aimed to examine the diagnostic ability of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for major vascular invasion in pancreatic cancer and to evaluate the relationship between EUS findings and pathological distance. Methods In total, 57 consecutive patients who underwent EUS for pan...

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Main Authors: Yuki Fujii, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Hironari Kato, Yosuke Saragai, Saimon Takada, Sho Mizukawa, Shinichiro Muro, Daisuke Uchida, Takeshi Tomoda, Shigeru Horiguchi, Noriyuki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Okada
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Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2019-09-01
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author Yuki Fujii
Kazuyuki Matsumoto
Hironari Kato
Yosuke Saragai
Saimon Takada
Sho Mizukawa
Shinichiro Muro
Daisuke Uchida
Takeshi Tomoda
Shigeru Horiguchi
Noriyuki Tanaka
Hiroyuki Okada
author_facet Yuki Fujii
Kazuyuki Matsumoto
Hironari Kato
Yosuke Saragai
Saimon Takada
Sho Mizukawa
Shinichiro Muro
Daisuke Uchida
Takeshi Tomoda
Shigeru Horiguchi
Noriyuki Tanaka
Hiroyuki Okada
author_sort Yuki Fujii
collection DOAJ
description Background/Aims This study aimed to examine the diagnostic ability of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for major vascular invasion in pancreatic cancer and to evaluate the relationship between EUS findings and pathological distance. Methods In total, 57 consecutive patients who underwent EUS for pancreatic cancer before surgery were retrospectively reviewed. EUS image findings were divided into four types according to the relationship between the tumor and major vessel (types 1 and 2: invasion, types 3 and 4: non-invasion). We also compared the EUS findings and pathologically measured distances between the tumors and evaluated vessels. Results The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of EUS diagnosis for vascular invasion were 89%, 92%, and 91%, respectively, in the veins and 83%, 94%, and 93%, respectively, in the arteries. The pathologically evaluated distances of cases with type 2 EUS findings were significantly shorter than those of cases with type 3 EUS findings in both the major veins (median [interquartile range], 96 [0–742] µm vs. 2,833 [1,076–5,694] µm, p=0.012) and arteries (623 [0–854] µm vs. 3,097 [1,396–6,000] µm, p=0.0061). All cases with a distance of ≥1,000 µm between the tumors and main vessels were correctly diagnosed. Conclusions Tumors at a distance ≥1,000 µm from the main vessels were correctly diagnosed by EUS.
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spelling doaj.art-7c11c5dac9cd4b958a041518eb3aeef32023-12-02T10:42:19ZengKorean Society of Gastrointestinal EndoscopyClinical Endoscopy2234-24002234-24432019-09-0152547948510.5946/ce.2018.1637216Diagnostic Ability of Convex-Arrayed Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Major Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic CancerYuki Fujii0Kazuyuki Matsumoto1Hironari Kato2Yosuke Saragai3Saimon Takada4Sho Mizukawa5Shinichiro Muro6Daisuke Uchida7Takeshi Tomoda8Shigeru Horiguchi9Noriyuki Tanaka10Hiroyuki Okada11 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, JapanBackground/Aims This study aimed to examine the diagnostic ability of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for major vascular invasion in pancreatic cancer and to evaluate the relationship between EUS findings and pathological distance. Methods In total, 57 consecutive patients who underwent EUS for pancreatic cancer before surgery were retrospectively reviewed. EUS image findings were divided into four types according to the relationship between the tumor and major vessel (types 1 and 2: invasion, types 3 and 4: non-invasion). We also compared the EUS findings and pathologically measured distances between the tumors and evaluated vessels. Results The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of EUS diagnosis for vascular invasion were 89%, 92%, and 91%, respectively, in the veins and 83%, 94%, and 93%, respectively, in the arteries. The pathologically evaluated distances of cases with type 2 EUS findings were significantly shorter than those of cases with type 3 EUS findings in both the major veins (median [interquartile range], 96 [0–742] µm vs. 2,833 [1,076–5,694] µm, p=0.012) and arteries (623 [0–854] µm vs. 3,097 [1,396–6,000] µm, p=0.0061). All cases with a distance of ≥1,000 µm between the tumors and main vessels were correctly diagnosed. Conclusions Tumors at a distance ≥1,000 µm from the main vessels were correctly diagnosed by EUS.http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2018-163.pdfEndoscopic ultrasonographyPancreatic cancerPathological distanceStagingVascular invasion
spellingShingle Yuki Fujii
Kazuyuki Matsumoto
Hironari Kato
Yosuke Saragai
Saimon Takada
Sho Mizukawa
Shinichiro Muro
Daisuke Uchida
Takeshi Tomoda
Shigeru Horiguchi
Noriyuki Tanaka
Hiroyuki Okada
Diagnostic Ability of Convex-Arrayed Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Major Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer
Clinical Endoscopy
Endoscopic ultrasonography
Pancreatic cancer
Pathological distance
Staging
Vascular invasion
title Diagnostic Ability of Convex-Arrayed Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Major Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer
title_full Diagnostic Ability of Convex-Arrayed Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Major Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer
title_fullStr Diagnostic Ability of Convex-Arrayed Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Major Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Diagnostic Ability of Convex-Arrayed Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Major Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer
title_short Diagnostic Ability of Convex-Arrayed Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Major Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer
title_sort diagnostic ability of convex arrayed endoscopic ultrasonography for major vascular invasion in pancreatic cancer
topic Endoscopic ultrasonography
Pancreatic cancer
Pathological distance
Staging
Vascular invasion
url http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2018-163.pdf
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