Usefulness of positron emission tomography (PET)/contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) in discriminating between malignant and benign intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs)
Usefulness of positron emission tomography (PET)/contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) in discriminating between malignant and benign intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs)
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DOI:
10.1016/j.pan.2017.09.010
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发表时间:
2017-11-01
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3.6
通讯作者:
Iguchi, Haruo
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作者:
Ohta, Koji;Tanada, Minoru;Iguchi, Haruo
Background/Objectives: We evaluated the usefulness of positron emission tomography (PET)/contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) in discriminating between malignant and benign intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs).Methods: PET/CE-CT imaging was conducted on 29 IPMN lesions, which subsequently underwent surgery. Preoperative findings on PET/CE-CT imaging were compared with the histological findings of the resected specimens to determine the diagnostic accuracy of PET/CE-CT imaging for evaluation of the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant IPMNs.Results: The final diagnoses of the 29 IPMN lesions were 9 benign and 20 malignant. Overall, 18 of the 20 malignant cases were positive for FDG uptake, while 7 of 9 benign cases were negative. The sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy for benign/malignant differentiation using FDG uptake as a marker were 90.0%, 77.8%, and 86.2%, respectively. When guideline-based high-risk findings were used as markers, sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy for mural nodules were 50.0%, 66.7%, and 55.2%, while they were 40.0%, 56%, and 48.3% for main duct dilatation, respectively.Conclusions: FDG uptake on PET is a useful new marker for malignancy in benign/malignant differentiation. Because PET/CE-CT imaging is a noninvasive imaging modality that can evaluate FDG uptake in addition to the conventional high-risk findings, we believe it should be the first-line method for determining therapeutic approaches to IPMN. (C) 2017 IAP and EPC. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.