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Preoperative CT for Characterization of Aggressive Macrotrabecular-Massive Subtype and Vessels That Encapsulate Tumor Clusters Pattern in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
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Radiology [Radiology] 2021 Jul; Vol. 300 (1), pp. 219-229. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 11. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Background Macrotrabecular-massive (MTM) subtype and vessels encapsulating tumor clusters (VETC) pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are associated with unfavorable prognosis. Purpose To estimate the potential of preoperative CT in the prediction of MTM subtype and VETC pattern. Materials and Methods Patients who underwent surgical resection or liver transplant and preoperative CT for HCC between January 2015 and June 2018 were retrospectively included in the primary cohort. CT imaging features were evaluated by two radiologists. Predictors associated with the MTM subtype or VETC pattern were determined by using logistic regression analyses and the performance was tested in a validation cohort. Prognostic factors associated with early recurrence after surgical resection were identified by using Cox regression analyses. Results The primary cohort included 170 patients (median age, 55 years; interquartile range, 48-63 years; 152 men). Serum α-fetoprotein level higher than 100 ng/mL (odds ratio [OR], 4.3; 95% CI: 2.1, 9.2; P < .001), intratumor necrosis (OR, 5.2; 95% CI: 2.5, 11.0; P < .001), and intratumor hemorrhage (OR, 5.4; 95% CI: 1.3, 23.3; P = .02) were independent predictors for MTM subtype, whereas tumor size greater than 5 cm (OR, 3.8; 95% CI: 1.7, 8.1; P = .001) and intratumor necrosis (OR, 2.1; 95% CI: 1.0, 4.4; P = .045) were independent predictors for VETC pattern. These features were used for the construction of ANH and SN scores (where A is α-fetoprotein level, N is necrosis, H is hemorrhage, and S is size), respectively, which showed comparable prediction performance in the primary and validation cohorts. Preoperative high ANH and high SN phenotype (hazard ratio, 1.9; 95% CI: 1.2, 3.0; P = .01) was independently associated with early recurrence after surgical resection. Conclusion Preoperative CT features could be used for the characterization of macrotrabecular-massive subtype and vessels that encapsulate tumor clusters pattern and were of prognostic significance for early recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Online supplemental material is available for this article. See also the editorial by Yoon and Kim in this issue. Published under a CC BY 4.0 license.
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- Biomarkers, Tumor blood
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular surgery
China
Female
Humans
Liver Neoplasms surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Neovascularization, Pathologic surgery
Preoperative Period
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Tumor Burden
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Neovascularization, Pathologic diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1527-1315
- Volume :
- 300
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33973839
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2021203614