Contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of benign and malignant renal tumors: Distinguishing CEUS features differ with tumor size

Autor: Jianing Zhu, Nan Li, Ping Zhao, Yanjie Wang, Qing Song, Luda Song, Qiuyang Li, Yukun Luo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cancer Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 2551-2559 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-7634
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5101
Popis: Abstract Background Contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is now a guideline‐recommended strategy for diagnosing renal lesions. Tumor size is related to the risk of the treatment and prognosis in renal tumors. Thus, we aim to analyze the CEUS features of solid renal tumors in relation to tumor size. Methods The CEUS appearance of 156 pathologically diagnosed solid renal tumors were retrospectively analyzed. Three groups were stratified according to the tumor size (≤2 cm [group I], 2.1–4 cm [group II] and 4.1–7 cm [group III]). For each group, the features of wash‐in type, enhancement degree, enhancement homogeneity, and the presence of a pseudocapsule sign were compared between benign and malignant tumors. Results All 156 included lesions were detected by CEUS. The proportion of benign tumors in three size groups was 37.1%, 19.4%, and 20.4%, respectively. The proportion of malignant tumors was highest (80.6%) in group II, followed by group III (79.6%) and group I (62.9%). In group I, malignant and benign tumors differed significantly in the presence of a pseudocapsule sign (p = 0.015) and homogeneity (p = 0.007). In group II, the degree of enhancement differed (p = 0.02) between tumor types. In group III, the two tumor types differed in both the wash‐in pattern (p = 0.015) and enhancement degree (p = 0.024). The weighted and Cohen's kappa values for the concordance between inter‐observer agreement ranged from 0.31 (95% CI: 0.36–0.57) to 0.90 (95% CI: 0.77–1.00). Conclusions CEUS features of malignant and benign renal tumors change along with the tumor size. The use of CEUS features in the diagnosis of benign and malignant tumors requires consideration of tumor size.
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