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- Title
Limitations of three-dimensional intraductal ultrasonography in the assessment of longitudinal spread of extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma.
- Authors
Tamada, Kiichi; Yasuda, Yoshikazu; Nagai, Hideo; Tomiyama, Takeshi; Wada, Shinichi; Ohashi, Akira; Satoh, Yukihiro; Ido, Kenichi; Sugano, Kentaro; Tamada, K; Yasuda, Y; Nagai, H; Tomiyama, T; Wada, S; Ohashi, A; Satoh, Y; Ido, K; Sugano, K
- Abstract
We investigated the utility and limitations of three-dimensional intraductal ultrasonography (3D-IDUS), for the assessment of the extent of longitudinal cancer spread to the hepatic side by extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma. In eight patients with extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma. 3D-IDUS was used to assess longitudinal cancer extension to the hepatic side prior to resection. When the linear dimension of 3D-IDUS showed bile duct wall thickening that was connected to the tumor and which became thin at a point, it was determined to be the front formation of longitudinal cancer extension. The findings were examined in relation to histologic information from the resected specimen. Although 3D-IDUS showed front formation of wall thickening in two patients, it accurately reflected the histological margin of the longitudinal cancer extension in only one patient. In the other patient, the wall thickening was longer than the histological margin. When 3D-IDUS showed bile duct wall thickening without front formation (n = 2), the wall thickening was longer than the histological margin of the longitudinal cancer extension. Even when 3D-IDUS did not show wall thickening (n = 4), one of these patients showed cancer spread histologically. As a result, the accuracy in assessing longitudinal cancer extension by 3D-IDUS was only 50%. Even if the linear dimension of 3D-IDUS demonstrated front formation of thickening of the bile duct, it reflected not only cancer extension but also inflammatory wall thickening.
- Subjects
ULTRASONIC imaging; THREE-dimensional imaging; MEDICAL imaging systems; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
- Publication
Journal of Gastroenterology, 2000, Vol 35, Issue 12, p919
- ISSN
0944-1174
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s005350070006