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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology2025

Diagnostic efficacy of combining diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging with serum Mucin 1, Mucin 13, and Mucin 16 in distinguishing borderline from malignant epithelial ovarian tumors.

Xiao-Ting Wen, Hai-Feng Qiu, Ling-Ling Ying, Min Huang, Yun-Zhou Xiao, Chen-Chen Fan

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  1. Mucin-Targeted Antibodies for Ovarian Cancer.Seminars in nuclear medicine · 2025
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Xiao-Ting WenDepartment of Obstetrics, The People's Hospital of PingYang, Wenzhou, China.
Hai-Feng QiuDepartment of Radiology, Ningbo Yinzhou NO.2 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Ling-Ling YingDepartment of Radiology, Ningbo Yinzhou NO.2 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Min HuangDepartment of Obstetrics, The People's Hospital of PingYang, Wenzhou, China.
Yun-Zhou XiaoDepartment of Radiology, The People's Hospital of PingYang, Wenzhou, China.
Chen-Chen FanDepartment of Radiology, Ningbo Yinzhou NO.2 Hospital, Ningbo, China.

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aimsTo enhance ovarian tumor diagnosis beyond conventional methods, this study explored combining diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI-MRI) and serum biomarkers (Mucin 1 [MUC1], MUC13, and MUC16) for distinguishing borderline from malignant epithelial ovarian tumors.

methodsA total of 126 patients, including 71 diagnosed with borderline (BEOTs) and 55 with malignant epithelial ovarian tumors (MEOTs), underwent preoperative DWI-MRI. Region of interest (ROI) was manually drawn along the solid component's boundary of the largest tumor, focusing on areas with potentially the lowest apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). For entirely cystic tumors, a free-form ROI enclosed the maximum number of septa while targeting the lowest ADC. Serum biomarkers were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

resultsBasic morphological traits proved inadequate for malignancy diagnosis, warranting this investigation. BEOTs had an ADC mean of (1.670 ± 0.250) × 10

conclusionThe integration of DWI-MRI with serum biomarkers (MUC1, MUC13, and MUC16) achieves exceptional diagnostic accuracy, offering a powerful tool for the precise differentiation between borderline and malignant epithelial ovarian tumors.

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Biomarkers, TumorDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingMembrane ProteinsMucin-1MucinsNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsAdultAgedCA-125 AntigenCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMiddle AgedBiomarkers, TumorCA-125 AntigenMembrane ProteinsMUC13 protein, humanMUC16 protein, humanMUC1 protein, humanMucin-1Mucinsbiomarkersdiffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imagingepithelial ovarian cancersensitivity and specificity

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PMCPMC11733834

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