Compressive Sonoelastography Findings of Esophageal Carcinoma.

,Mahmut Subasi,Afak Durur-Karakaya,Adem Karaman,Department Of Radiology, Ataturk University School Of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey ,Hilal Balta,Department Of Pathology, Erzurum Training And Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey

doi:10.5152/eurasianjmed.2019.18406

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the compressive sonoelastography findings of primary esophageal carcinoma. Esophageal specimens of the patients with a tumor staged earlier than T2, with no lymphadenopathy or distant metastasis, who underwent surgery, were evaluated by compressive sonoelastography under ex vivo conditions immediately following surgical excision. The compressive sonoelastography findings of primary esophageal carcinoma were recorded. Compressive sonoelastography measurements were made according to the esophageal muscle because of lack of fat tissue. The mean elasticity score was 3±1 (range, 1-4), and the mean strain ratio was 1±0.9 (range, 0.3-2.9). Primary esophageal carcinoma is stiff based on the elasticity score, and it demonstrated a mean strain ratio similar to the esophageal muscle.

Highlights

Esophageal carcinoma is a very aggressive neoplasm with high mortality, and it is reported as the sixth leading cause of carcinoma death in 2012 [1]
Primary esophageal carcinoma is stiff based on the elasticity score, and it demonstrated a mean strain ratio similar to the esophageal muscle
We aimed to evaluate the immediate postoperative compressive sonoelastography findings of esophageal carcinoma

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Introduction

Esophageal carcinoma is a very aggressive neoplasm with high mortality, and it is reported as the sixth leading cause of carcinoma death in 2012 [1]. Despite improvements in diagnostic and management strategies, the prognosis remains unfavorable [2]. A minority of patients (15%30%) survive beyond 5 years postoperatively [3, 4]. The increasing incidence and poor prognosis of esophageal carcinoma poses a major global public health problem [5]. Several imaging modalities can be used in the diagnostic evaluation, including barium esophagogram, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies evaluating compressive sonoelastography findings of esophageal carcinoma

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