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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery2023

CYSTIC PANCREATIC LESIONS: IMAGING VERSUS ANATOMOPATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS-HOW TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY?

Rafael Mello Fontolan Vieira, Arthur Soares de Souza Junior, Leandra Ernst Kerche

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Rafael Mello Fontolan VieiraCancer Regional Hospital, Hepatobiliopancreatic Oncological Digestive Surgery - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-6656
Arthur Soares de Souza JuniorFaculty of Medicine, Radiology Unit - São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8079-6712
Leandra Ernst KercheFaculty of Medicine of Oeste Paulista, Functional Sciences Department - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0997-084X
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto · BRRegional Cancer Center · USUniversidade do Oeste Paulista · BR

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Abstract

backgroundPancreatic cystic lesions are a group of pancreatic neoplasms with different behavior and risk of malignancy. Imaging diagnosis and differentiation of these lesions remain a challenge.

aimsThe aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement between computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging and post-operative pathologic diagnoses of Pancreatic cystic lesions in a University Hospital of São Paulo State.

methodsA total of 39 patients with surgically diagnosed Pancreatic cystic lesions were enrolled, as a study cohort from 2009 to 2019. Preoperative radiological and final pathological diagnosis was correlated to measure computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, choledochal pancreatic cyst, mucinous cystadenoma, serous cystadenoma, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, and pancreatic pseudocyst were classified as neoplastic cysts.

resultsIt was noted that 27 patients (69.23%) had preoperative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, 11 patients (28.20%) had preoperative computed tomography only, and 1 patient had preoperative magnetic resonance imaging only. The values for diagnoses made only with computed tomography (p=0.47) and from the combination of computed tomography+magnetic resonance imaging (p=0.50) did also point to moderate agreement with the anatomopathological findings. The values pointed to a fair agreement for the diagnosis of mucinous cystadenoma (p=0.3), moderate agreement for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (p= 0.41), good agreement for serous cystadenoma (p=0.79), and excellent agreement for choledochal pancreatic cyst (p=1), pancreatic pseudocyst (p=0.84), and Frantz tumor (p=1) (p<0.05).

conclusionsThe findings of computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging have an equivalent diagnostic agreement with an anatomopathological diagnosis for differentiating benign from malignant Pancreatic cystic lesions and in suggesting a specific diagnosis. There is no statistical difference between the use of computed tomography alone and computed tomography+magnetic resonance imaging in the improvement of diagnostic accuracy.

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AdenocarcinomaCystadenoma, MucinousCystadenoma, SerousPancreatic CystPancreatic NeoplasmsPancreatic PseudocystBrazilDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMagnetic Resonance Imaging

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