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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2020

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): a proposal of a "CT-based predictive model of Miettinen index" in predicting the risk of malignancy.

M A Mazzei, N Cioffi Squitieri, C Vindigni, S Guerrini, F Gentili, G Sadotti, P Mercuri, L Righi, G Lucii, F G Mazzei and 2 more

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Article in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

M A MazzeiDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, Diagnostic Imaging, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Viale Bracci 10, 53100, Siena, Italy.
N Cioffi SquitieriDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging Unit, Azienda USL Toscana SUD-EST, Misericordia Hospital, 58100, Grosseto, Italy.
C VindigniDivision of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Viale Bracci 10, 53100, Siena, Italy.
S GuerriniDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging Unit, Azienda USL Toscana SUD-EST, Misericordia Hospital, 58100, Grosseto, Italy. guerrinisus@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7875-3342
F GentiliDiagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Viale Bracci 10, 53100, Siena, Italy.
G SadottiDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, Diagnostic Imaging, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Viale Bracci 10, 53100, Siena, Italy.
P MercuriDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, Diagnostic Imaging, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Viale Bracci 10, 53100, Siena, Italy.
L RighiDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
G LuciiDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, Diagnostic Imaging, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Viale Bracci 10, 53100, Siena, Italy.
F G MazzeiDiagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Viale Bracci 10, 53100, Siena, Italy.
D MarrelliUnit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 10, 53100, Siena, Italy.
L VolterraniDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, Diagnostic Imaging, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Viale Bracci 10, 53100, Siena, Italy.
University of Siena · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese · ITOspedale Misericordia - Grosseto · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo identify the predictors of malignancy on CT for the evaluation of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) by correlating CT findings with the mitotic index in order to propose a "CT-based predictive model of Miettinen index."

methodsOne radiologist and one resident in radiology with 14- and 4-year experience in oncological field reviewed the CT findings of 42 patients by consensus, with respect to lesion site, size, contour, tumor growth pattern, enhancing pattern, degree of enhancement of tumor, percentage of tumor necrosis, mesenteric fat infiltration, ulceration, calcification, regional lymphadenopathy, direct invasion to adjacent organs, and distant metastasis. All parameters were correlated with the mitotic index evaluated at histopathological analysis following surgery. Normality of variables was evaluated using Shapiro-Wilk test. Pearson's correlation test was used to assess the interaction between variables. The diagnostic accuracy percentage of tumor necrosis was measured by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for detecting whether the number of mitosis per 50 high-power fields was > 5.

resultsA significant statistical correlation was found between percentage of tumor necrosis and the mitotic index (p < 0.005), dimension, and location of the tumor.

conclusionCT could be an accurate technique in the prediction of malignancy of GIST in a CT risk assessment system, based on the location of the tumor, its size, and the percentage of tumor necrosis.

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Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorsRisk AssessmentTomography, X-Ray ComputedHumansRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsComputed tomographyGastric GISTGastrointestinal stromal tumorMitotic index

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