AIM:To compare the accuracy of hydrocolonic sonography (HUS) in determining the depth of invasion (T stage) in colon and rectal cancer. METHODS:A total of 1000-2000 mL of saline was instilled per rectum using a system...AIM:To compare the accuracy of hydrocolonic sonography (HUS) in determining the depth of invasion (T stage) in colon and rectal cancer. METHODS:A total of 1000-2000 mL of saline was instilled per rectum using a system for barium enemas,and then ultrasonography was conducted by a SSA-270A (Toshiba Co,Japan) sonolayer unit with a 3.75 MHz for 17 patients with colon cancer and 13 patients with rectal cancer before operation.After operation,T stage in HUS was compared with postoperative histological findings. RESULTS:Overall,the accuracy of T stage was 70%.It was 88% in colon cancer and 46% in rectal cancer.In evaluating nodal state,the accuracy of HUS was low in both colon (71%) and rectal cancers (46%) compared with conventional CT or MRI.The overall accuracy of N staging was 60%. CONCLUSION:HUS is valuable to evaluate the depth of invasion in colon cancer,but is less valuable in rectal cancer.Because HUS is low-cost,noninvasive,and readily available at any place,this technique seems to be useful to determine the preoperative staging in colon cancer,but not in rectal cancer.展开更多
AIM: To find occult metastases during hepatectomy in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLM), contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS) was performed using a new microbubble agent, so...AIM: To find occult metastases during hepatectomy in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLM), contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS) was performed using a new microbubble agent, sonazoid, which provides a parenchyma-specific contrast image based on its accumulation in the Kupffer cells. METHODS: Eight patients with CRCLM underwent CE- IOUS using sonazoid before hepatectomy. The liver was investigated during a late Kupffer-phase imaging, which is a valuable characteristic of sonazoid. RESULTS: CE-IOUS using sonazoid provided the early vascular- and sinusoidal-phase images for 10 min followed by the late Kupffer-phase image up to 30 min after the injection of sonazoid. IOUS did not provide new findings of metastatic lesion in the 8 patients. However, during the late Kupffer-phase image of sonazoid, a metastatic lesion was newly found in two of the 8 patients. These newly detected lesions were removed by an additional hepatectomy and histopathologically diagnosed as a metastasis. CONCLUSION: CE-IOUS using sonazoid can allow surgeons to investigate the whole liver with enough time and to find new metastases intraoperatively.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate whether contrast enhanced ultra- sound (CEUS) might also be used for response predic- tion and early response evaluation in patients receiving bevacizumab based chemotherapy for metastasized colore...AIM: To evaluate whether contrast enhanced ultra- sound (CEUS) might also be used for response predic- tion and early response evaluation in patients receiving bevacizumab based chemotherapy for metastasized colorectal cancer.METHODS: Thirty consecutive patients with non prima- ry resectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer underwent CEUS before treatment (CEUS date 1) and before the second (CEUS date 2) and fourth (CEU5 date 3) cycle of bevacizumab based chemotherapy. Three parameters [PEAK, Time to peak (l-I-P) and RISE RATE]were correlated with radiological response.RESULTS: For neoadjuvant purpose a reduction of tu- mour mass was required to assume clinical response. Based on these response criteria there was a significant (P 〈 0.001) correlation in TTP between metastases of responders (9.08 s) and non-responders (14.76 s) ar- chived on CEUS date 1. By calculating a standardized quotient (metastases divided by normal liver tissue) we were able to define a cut off, predicting response with a sensitivity of 92.3 % and a specificity of 100 %. To reflect a palliative intention only those patients with progressive disease were classified as non-responders. In this stetting -FI-P was also significantly (P 〈 0.01) dif- ferent between responders and non-responders. In con- trast, Peak and Rise rate did not show any significant difference between responder and non-responder. CONCLUSION: CEUS might serve as a surrogate mark- er to predict treatment response in patients with me- tastasized colorectal cancer who receive antiangiogenic therapy.展开更多
文摘AIM:To compare the accuracy of hydrocolonic sonography (HUS) in determining the depth of invasion (T stage) in colon and rectal cancer. METHODS:A total of 1000-2000 mL of saline was instilled per rectum using a system for barium enemas,and then ultrasonography was conducted by a SSA-270A (Toshiba Co,Japan) sonolayer unit with a 3.75 MHz for 17 patients with colon cancer and 13 patients with rectal cancer before operation.After operation,T stage in HUS was compared with postoperative histological findings. RESULTS:Overall,the accuracy of T stage was 70%.It was 88% in colon cancer and 46% in rectal cancer.In evaluating nodal state,the accuracy of HUS was low in both colon (71%) and rectal cancers (46%) compared with conventional CT or MRI.The overall accuracy of N staging was 60%. CONCLUSION:HUS is valuable to evaluate the depth of invasion in colon cancer,but is less valuable in rectal cancer.Because HUS is low-cost,noninvasive,and readily available at any place,this technique seems to be useful to determine the preoperative staging in colon cancer,but not in rectal cancer.
文摘AIM: To find occult metastases during hepatectomy in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLM), contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS) was performed using a new microbubble agent, sonazoid, which provides a parenchyma-specific contrast image based on its accumulation in the Kupffer cells. METHODS: Eight patients with CRCLM underwent CE- IOUS using sonazoid before hepatectomy. The liver was investigated during a late Kupffer-phase imaging, which is a valuable characteristic of sonazoid. RESULTS: CE-IOUS using sonazoid provided the early vascular- and sinusoidal-phase images for 10 min followed by the late Kupffer-phase image up to 30 min after the injection of sonazoid. IOUS did not provide new findings of metastatic lesion in the 8 patients. However, during the late Kupffer-phase image of sonazoid, a metastatic lesion was newly found in two of the 8 patients. These newly detected lesions were removed by an additional hepatectomy and histopathologically diagnosed as a metastasis. CONCLUSION: CE-IOUS using sonazoid can allow surgeons to investigate the whole liver with enough time and to find new metastases intraoperatively.
文摘AIM: To evaluate whether contrast enhanced ultra- sound (CEUS) might also be used for response predic- tion and early response evaluation in patients receiving bevacizumab based chemotherapy for metastasized colorectal cancer.METHODS: Thirty consecutive patients with non prima- ry resectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer underwent CEUS before treatment (CEUS date 1) and before the second (CEUS date 2) and fourth (CEU5 date 3) cycle of bevacizumab based chemotherapy. Three parameters [PEAK, Time to peak (l-I-P) and RISE RATE]were correlated with radiological response.RESULTS: For neoadjuvant purpose a reduction of tu- mour mass was required to assume clinical response. Based on these response criteria there was a significant (P 〈 0.001) correlation in TTP between metastases of responders (9.08 s) and non-responders (14.76 s) ar- chived on CEUS date 1. By calculating a standardized quotient (metastases divided by normal liver tissue) we were able to define a cut off, predicting response with a sensitivity of 92.3 % and a specificity of 100 %. To reflect a palliative intention only those patients with progressive disease were classified as non-responders. In this stetting -FI-P was also significantly (P 〈 0.01) dif- ferent between responders and non-responders. In con- trast, Peak and Rise rate did not show any significant difference between responder and non-responder. CONCLUSION: CEUS might serve as a surrogate mark- er to predict treatment response in patients with me- tastasized colorectal cancer who receive antiangiogenic therapy.