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24.01.2018 | Gastrointestinal
Hepatic neuroendocrine tumour: Apparent diffusion coefficient as a potential marker of prognosis associated with tumour grade and overall survival
verfasst von:
Ji Hye Min, Tae Wook Kang, Young Kon Kim, Seong Hyun Kim, Kyung Sook Shin, Jeong Eun Lee, Sang Yun Ha, Insuk Sohn
Erschienen in:
European Radiology
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Ausgabe 6/2018
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Abstract
Objectives
To evaluate the correlation between grade of hepatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) according to the 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) classification and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and to assess whether ADC value can predict overall survival (OS) after diagnosis of hepatic NETs.
Methods
The study included 63 patients who underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with diffusion-weighted images for the evaluation of hepatic NETs. The correlation between qualitative and quantitative MR imaging findings, including ADC values, and WHO classifications was assessed. The association between ADC value and OS was analyzed.
Results
The ADC values and WHO classification of hepatic NETs were moderately negatively correlated in a statistically significant manner (ρ = −0.57, p < 0.001). The OS rates were significantly different according to the ADC value (low ADC vs. high ADC, p = 0.006) as well as WHO classifications (G1+ G2 vs. G3, p = 0.038). However, multivariate analysis revealed that the only independent predictor for OS was a low ADC value (hazard ratio: 3.37, p = 0.010).
Conclusion
There was a significant correlation between the ADC value of hepatic NETs and the WHO tumour grade. Additionally, the ADC value of a hepatic NET might be more accurate than the current WHO tumour grade for predicting OS.
Key points
• ADC values of hepatic NET and WHO tumour grade were negatively correlated.
• Lower ADC values of hepatic NET were significantly correlated with worse OS.
• ADC value might be more accurate than WHO grade for predicting OS.