Preoperative Assessment of Myometrial Invasion in Endometrial Cancer by 3D Ultrasound and Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Comparative Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1105-1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano Rodríguez-Trujillo ◽  
María José Martínez-Serrano ◽  
Sergio Martínez-Román ◽  
Cristina Martí ◽  
Laura Buñesch ◽  
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ObjectiveThe prognosis of endometrial cancer depends on the correct surgical staging. In early stages, 18% to 30% rate of positive lymph nodes is reported with a myometrial invasion of 50% or more. According to this, patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage Ib would benefit from staging lymphadenectomy. Therefore, it is important to classify these patients preoperatively to plan the surgery. In the recent years, 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) have been incorporated in the preoperative management of these patients. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of 3D ultrasound and DW-MRI as predictor of myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer.Material and MethodsWe retrospectively compared the assessment of myometrial invasion by 3D ultrasound and DW-MRI with final pathologic evaluation on hysterectomy specimens, in 98 patients diagnosed of early-stage endometrial cancer, who underwent surgery at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona between 2012 and 2015.ResultsEvaluation of the depth of myometrial invasion with 3D ultrasound had a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 77%, 83% and 81%, respectively. Evaluation of the depth of myometrial invasion with DW-MRI had a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 69%, 86%, and 81%, respectively. Association of both techniques improved all the values, showing a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 87%, 93%, and 91%, respectively. In both 3D ultrasound and DW-MRI, the presence of leiomyomas was the first detectable cause of false negative (3% and 4%, respectively) and false-positive (3% and 1%, respectively).ConclusionsWe conclude that the implementation of the 2 studies in early-stage endometrial cancer provides low false-negatives and false-positives rates. In cases of patients with leiomyomas, adenomiosis, or intrauterine fluid collection, definitive evaluation of myometrial invasion could be better deferred to intraoperative biopsy in an attempt to reduce false-negatives and false-positives rates.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17567-e17567
Author(s):  
Su Yun Chung ◽  
Janice Shen ◽  
Nina Kohn ◽  
Jennifer Hernandez ◽  
Marina Frimer ◽  
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e17567 Background: Early-stage endometrial cancer (EEC) with FIGO stage I-II generally has a favorable prognosis and overall survival (OS). However, up to 10% of EEC patients (pts) relapse and risk factors for recurrence remain unclear. We evaluated clinical and histopathologic characteristics of EEC and correlated them with OS and recurrence free survival (RFS) through a single-center retrospective analysis. Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review on 511 pts with EEC identified by our cancer registry from 1/1/2009 to 12/31/2019. The two main histologic groups were endometrioid adenocarcinomas (E) and other subtypes (O) including carcinosarcoma, undifferentiated, and clear cell carcinomas. Papillary serous histology was excluded. Histopathologic and clinical findings recorded included age, FIGO stage and grade, tumor size, presence of recurrence, adjuvant therapies received, percent of myometrial invasion (MI), and lymphovascular invasion (LVI). OS and RFS were estimated, and each predictor was compared using the log-rank test. The association between OS and each continuous characteristic was examined using the Cox proportional hazards model. Factors significantly associated with OS and RFS in the univariable analysis (p < 0.05) were included in a multivariable analysis to examine the joint effects of those factors on survival. Results: A total of 511 cases were reviewed. The analysis included 501 pts (E = 485, O = 16), of which 47 had recurrent disease (E = 45, O = 2) and 17 had died without recurring (E = 15, O = 2) as of their last follow-up. Overall median age was 63 years. Factors significantly associated with recurrence in the multivariable analysis were FIGO grade, (Hazard Ratios (HR): Grade 2 vs 1: 1.95, 95% CI: 1.06-3.58, p = 0.0320, Grade 3 vs 1: 2.88, 95% CI: 1.50-5.52, p = 0.0015), LVI (HR: 2.03, 95% CI: 1.10-3.75, p = 0.0244), and greater than 50% of MI (HR: 3.15, 95% CI: 1.35-7.36, p = 0.0080). The overall RFS was 92% and 86% at three and five years, respectively. On univariate analysis, among pts with a measurable tumor size (n = 446), larger tumors were not significantly associated with OS (p = 0.65) but was associated with increased recurrence (HR 1.22, 95% CI: 1.10-1.37, for a unit increase, p = 0.0003). On univariate analysis, pts who received adjuvant therapy were more likely to recur (p = 0.0002) with RFS of 86% and 76% at three and five years respectively, versus RFS of 94% and 90%, for those who did not. Conclusions: We confirmed the clinical and histopathologic characteristics that are currently considered to increase risk of recurrence in EEC. On multivariate analysis, risk of recurrence was associated with FIGO grades 2 and 3, presence of LVI, and > 50% MI. A limitation of this study is the lack of molecular analysis. Further molecular stratification may help us identify the subset of pts who are at high risk of recurrence, enabling customized adjuvant therapy in EEC.


Author(s):  
HARIYONO WINARTO ◽  
BRIAN PRIMA ARTHA ◽  
SAHAT B. MATONDANG ◽  
TANTRI HELLYANTI ◽  
ARIA KEKALIH

Objective: Surgical procedure and adjuvant treatment of type I endometrial cancer were affected by some variables assessed preoperatively. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) is a promising modality in evaluating myometrial invasion and cervical involvement, investigating the diagnostic values of DWI in assessing myometrial invasion and cervical involvement. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. This study involved all type I endometrial cancer patients in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital from April 2016 until April 2019. The depth of myometrial invasion and cervical involvement was examined using 1.5-T MR unit. The result was compared to the surgical pathologic findings as the reference standard. Results: 34 types I endometrial cancer patients were enrolled in this study. The sensitivity of DWI in evaluating myometrial invasion and cervical involvement in type I endometrial cancer was 94.12% and 57.14%, while the specificity was 64.71% and 92.59%, respectively. Conclusion: DWI can provide reliable prognostic variable information about the myometrial invasion and cervical involvement in the preoperative preparation of endometrial cancer patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bi Cong Yan ◽  
Xiao Liang Ma ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Shao Feng Duan ◽  
Guo Fu Zhang ◽  
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BackgroundOvarian preservation treatment (OPT) was recommended in young women with early-stage endometrial cancer [superficial myometrial invasion (MI) and grades (G) 1/2-endometrioid adenocarcinoma (EEC)]. A radiomics nomogram was developed to assist radiologists in assessing the depth of MI and in selecting eligible patients for OPT.MethodsFrom February 2014 to May 2021, 209 G 1/2-EEC patients younger than 45 years (mean 39 ± 4.3 years) were included. Of them, 104 retrospective patients were enrolled in the primary group, and 105 prospective patients were enrolled in the validation group. The radiomics features were extracted based on multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging, and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm was applied to reduce the dimensionality of the data and select the radiomics features that correlated with the depth of MI in G 1/2-EEC patients. A radiomics nomogram for evaluating the depth of MI was developed by combing the selected radiomics features with the cancer antigen 125 and tumor size. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the radiomics nomogram and of radiologists without and with the aid of the radiomics nomogram. The net reclassification index (NRI) and total integrated discrimination index (IDI) based on the total included patients to assess the clinical benefit of radiologists with the radiomics nomogram were calculated.ResultsIn the primary group, for evaluating the depth of MI, the AUCs were 0.96 for the radiomics nomogram; 0.80 and 0.86 for radiologists 1 and 2 without the aid of the nomogram, respectively; and 0.98 and 0.98 for radiologists 1 and 2 with the aid of the nomogram, respectively. In the validation group, the AUCs were 0.88 for the radiomics nomogram; 0.82 and 0.83 for radiologists 1 and 2 without the aid of the nomogram, respectively; and 0.94 and 0.94 for radiologists 1 and 2 with the aid of the nomogram, respectively. The yielded NRI and IDI values were 0.29 and 0.43 for radiologist 1 and 0.23 and 0.37 for radiologist 2, respectively.ConclusionsThe radiomics nomogram outperformed radiologists and could help radiologists in assessing the depth of MI and selecting eligible OPTs in G 1/2-EEC patients.


2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1021-1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Sala ◽  
Matteo Morotti ◽  
Mario Valenzano Menada ◽  
Elisa Cannavino ◽  
Ilaria Maffeo ◽  
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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the frozen section (FS) accuracy in tailoring the surgical staging of patients affected by endometrial cancer, using 2 different risk classifications.Methods/MaterialsA retrospective analysis of 331 women affected by type I endometrial cancer and submitted to FS assessment at the time of surgery. Pathologic features were examined on the frozen and permanent sections according to both the GOG33 and the Mayo Clinic algorithms. We compared the 2 models through the determination of Landis and Koch kappa statistics, concordance rate, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for each risk algorithm, to assess whether there are differences in FS accuracy depending on the model used.ResultsThe observed agreement between the frozen and permanent sections was respectively good (k = 0.790) for the GOG33 and optimal (k = 0.810) for the Mayo classification. Applying the GOG33 algorithm, 20 patients (6.7%) were moved to an upper risk status, and 20 (6.7%) were moved to a lower risk status on the permanent section; the concordance rate was 86.5%. With the Mayo Clinic algorithm, discordant cases between frozen and permanent sections were 19 (7.6%), and the risk of lymphatic spread was underestimated only in 1 case (0.4%); the concordance rate was 92.4%. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for the GOG33 were 92%, 94%, 92%, and 93%, whereas with the Mayo algorithm, these were 98%, 91%, 77%, and 99%, respectively.ConclusionsAccording to higher correlation rate and observed agreement (92.4% vs 86.5% and k = 0.810 vs 0.790, respectively), the Mayo Clinic algorithm minimizes the number of patients undertreated at the time of surgery than the GOG33 classification and can be adopted as an FS algorithm to tailor the surgical treatment of early-stage endometrial cancer even in different centers.


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