Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the sonographic features of endometrial cancer in relation to tumor stage, grade and histological type, using the International Endometrial Tumor Analysis (IETA) terminology.
METHODS: This was a prospective multicenter study of 1714 women with biopsy-confirmed endometrial cancer undergoing standardized transvaginal grayscale and Doppler ultrasound examination according to the IETA study protocol, by experienced ultrasound examiners using high-end ultrasound equipment. Clinical and sonographic data were entered into a web-based database. We assessed how strongly sonographic characteristics, according to IETA, were associated with outcome at hysterectomy, i.e. tumor stage, grade and histological type, using univariable logistic regression and the c-statistic.
RESULTS: In total, 1538 women were included in the final analysis. Median age was 65 (range, 27-98) years, median body mass index was 28.4 (range 16-67) kg/m2 , 1377 (89.5%) women were postmenopausal and 1296 (84.3%) reported abnormal vaginal bleeding. Grayscale and color Doppler features varied according to grade and stage of tumor. High-risk tumors, compared with low-risk tumors, were less likely to have regular endometrial-myometrial junction (difference of -23%; 95% CI, -27 to -18%), were larger (mean endometrial thickness; difference of +9%; 95% CI, +8 to +11%), and were more likely to have non-uniform echogenicity (difference of +7%; 95% CI, +1 to +13%), a multiple, multifocal vessel pattern (difference of +21%; 95% CI, +16 to +26%) and a moderate or high color score (difference of +22%; 95% CI, +18 to +27%).
CONCLUSION: Grayscale and color Doppler sonographic features are associated with grade and stage of tumor, and differ between high- and low-risk endometrial cancer. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 818-828 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Consensus Development Conferences as Topic
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Endometrial Neoplasms/classification
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Grading
- Prospective Studies
- Reproducibility of Results
- Terminology as Topic
- Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color/standards