Transvaginal/transrectal ultrasound for preoperative identification of high-risk cases in well- or moderately differentiated endometrioid carcinoma

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Objective To evaluate the role of transvaginal/transrectal ultrasound for preoperative identification of high-risk cases among women with well-differentiated (G1) or moderately differentiated (G2) endometrioid carcinoma of the endometrium. Methods This was a single-center prospective observational cohort study comprising a consecutive series of women with a preoperative diagnosis of G1/G2 endometrioid carcinoma of the endometrium. All women underwent transvaginal or transrectal ultrasound examination by a single examiner. According to the examiner's subjective impression, patients were considered high risk if myometrial infiltration was ≥ 50% and/or involvement of the cervix and/or adnexa was suspected. FIGO surgical staging was performed in all cases. According to definitive histological data regarding myometrial infiltration, cervical involvement and adnexal involvement, women were classified as low risk (no myometrial infiltration, no cervical involvement and no adnexal involvement) or high risk (myometrial infiltration ≥ 50% and/or cervical involvement and/or adnexal involvement). Sensitivity, specificity and positive (LR+) and negative (LR-) likelihood ratios, with 95% CIs, of transvaginal/transrectal ultrasound for detecting stage ≥ IB were calculated. Agreement between risk determined by transvaginal/transrectal ultrasound and postoperative definitive histology was calculated. Results Of 209 eligible women, 169 were included in the study. Mean (± SD) age of the study cohort was 60.7 ± 10.3 years, with a range of 32-91 years. Sensitivity, specificity, LR+ and LR- of transvaginal/transrectal ultrasound identifying high-risk cases according to myometrial infiltration, cervical involvement and adnexal involvement were 78.0% (95% CI, 63.7-88.0%), 89.1% (95% CI, 81.7-93.8%), 7.14 (95% CI, 4.19-12.18) and 0.25 (95% CI, 0.15-0.42), respectively. Conclusions Preoperative transvaginal/transrectal ultrasound may play a significant role in identifying high-risk cases among those with G1/G2 endometrioid carcinoma of the endometrium according to preoperative biopsy, and could be a useful test in this clinical setting.

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Alcázar, J. L., Pineda, L., Caparrós, M., Utrilla-Layna, J., Juez, L., Mínguez, J. A., & Jurado, M. (2016). Transvaginal/transrectal ultrasound for preoperative identification of high-risk cases in well- or moderately differentiated endometrioid carcinoma. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 47(3), 374–379. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.14912

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