Abstract
Background
We developed and evaluated the clinical usefulness of a scoring system that subclassified type Vi pit patterns.
Methods
We studied 119 colon cancer lesions (pTis, n = 26; pT1, n = 93) and 22 tubular adenoma lesions with severe atypia in which a type Vi pit pattern was visible under a stereomicroscope. Four type Vi pit pattern formation appearances (existing pits, marginal irregularities of the gland duct, narrowing of the gland duct lumen, and unclear outline of the gland duct) were defined, and the relationship between each appearance and the invasive depth of the cancer was evaluated.
Results
When the four type Vi pit pattern appearances were considered in a logistic regression analysis, the odds of a more invasive submucosal cancer were significantly increased by the appearance of marginal irregularities, a narrowed lumen, and an unclear outline. In the logistic regression analysis results, when 0.63 was used as the cutoff score for prediction of a more invasive submucosal cancer, 80 cases in the less invasive group were classified correctly (specificity, 1.0), whereas 53 (86.9%) of the 61 cases in the more invasive group were classified correctly (sensitivity, 0.869).
Conclusions
It is important first to understand the usability and limitations of objective scoring of type V pit pattern findings and then to apply this score to the determination of cancer depth in order to accurately identify lesions suitable for endoscopic treatment.
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Onishi, T., Tamura, S., Kuratani, Y. et al. Evaluation of the depth score of type V pit patterns in crypt orifices of colorectal neoplastic lesions. J Gastroenterol 43, 291–297 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-008-2161-1
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