Diagnostic Accuracy of Calculated Tumor Volumes and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values in Predicting Endometrial Cancer Grade

Authors

Chandan Kakkar
Kamini Gupta
Kunal Jain
Vikram Narang
Aminder Singh
Kavita Saggar
Namita Bansal
Dania Cioni
Emanuele Neri

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Journal

International Journal of Applied Basic Medical Research

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been shown to be an accurate imaging technique for the preoperative assessment of local staging of endometrial cancer and for evaluating the depth of myometrial invasion.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a single-center retrospective study performed on patients with histopathologically proven endometrial carcinoma who underwent an MRI examination of the pelvis between October 2017 and May 2020.

RESULTS: In the present analysis, mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values for each histologic grade were 0.72 ± 0.13 × 10

CONCLUSION: Preoperative noninvasive radiological assessment for tumor volume, TV/ UV or tumor volume/uterine volume is important surrogate markers for preoperative prognostication of endometrial carcinoma.

Keywords

Endometrial carcinoma, grade, magnetic resonance imaging, tumor volume

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PMID: 35265479