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Erschienen in: La radiologia medica 12/2021

01.12.2021 | Diagnostic Imaging in Oncology

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and its differential diagnosis at MRI: how radiologist should assess MR features

verfasst von: Vincenza Granata, Roberta Grassi, Roberta Fusco, Sergio Venanzio Setola, Andrea Belli, Alessandro Ottaiano, Guglielmo Nasti, Michelearcangelo La Porta, Ginevra Danti, Salvatore Cappabianca, Carmen Cutolo, Antonella Petrillo, Francesco Izzo

Erschienen in: La radiologia medica | Ausgabe 12/2021

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Abstract

Background

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common type of primary hepatic malignancy. Aim of this work is to analyse the features of ICC and its differential diagnosis at MRI, assessing two categories intraparenchymal and peribiliary lesions.

Methods

The study population included 88 patients with histological diagnosis of ICCs: 61 with mass-forming type, 23 with periductal-infiltrating tumours and 4 with intraductal-growing type. As a control study groups, we identified: 86 consecutive patients with liver colorectal intrahepatic metastases (mCRC) (groups A); 35 consecutive patients with peribiliary metastases (groups B); 62 consecutive patients (groups C) with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); 18 consecutive patients (groups D) with combined hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CCA); and 26 consecutive patients (groups E) with hepatic hemangioma. For all lesions, magnetic resonance (MR) features were assessed according to Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) version 2018. The liver-specific gadolinium ethoxybenzyl dimeglumine—EOB (Primovist, Bayer Schering Pharma, Germany), was employed. Chi-square test was employed to analyse differences in percentage values of categorical variable, while the nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis test was used to test for statistically significant differences between the median values of the continuous variables. However, false discovery rate adjustment according to Benjamin and Hochberg for multiple testing was considered.

Results

T1- and T2-weighted signal intensity (SI), restricted diffusion, transitional phase (TP) and hepatobiliary phase (HP) aspects allowed the differentiation between study group (mass-forming ICCs) and each other control group (A, C, D, E) with statistical significance, while arterial phase (AP) appearance allowed the differentiation between study group and the control groups C and D with statistical significance and PP appearance allowed the differentiation between study group and the control groups A, C and D with statistical significance. Instead, no MR feature allowed the differentiation between study group (periductal-infiltrating type) and control group B.

Conclusion

T1 and T2 W SI, restricted diffusion, TP and HP appearance allowed the differentiation between mass-forming ICCs and mimickers with statistical significance, while AP appearance allowed the differentiation between study group and the control groups C and D with statistical significance and PP appearance allowed the differentiation between study group and the control groups A, C and D.
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Metadaten
Titel
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and its differential diagnosis at MRI: how radiologist should assess MR features
verfasst von
Vincenza Granata
Roberta Grassi
Roberta Fusco
Sergio Venanzio Setola
Andrea Belli
Alessandro Ottaiano
Guglielmo Nasti
Michelearcangelo La Porta
Ginevra Danti
Salvatore Cappabianca
Carmen Cutolo
Antonella Petrillo
Francesco Izzo
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2021
Verlag
Springer Milan
Erschienen in
La radiologia medica / Ausgabe 12/2021
Print ISSN: 0033-8362
Elektronische ISSN: 1826-6983
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-021-01428-7

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