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Radiology, Vol 205, 733-740, Copyright © 1997 by Radiological Society of North America

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Gastrointestinal submucosal tumors: evaluation with endoscopic US

K Kawamoto, Y Yamada, T Utsunomiya, H Okamura, M Mizuguchi, M Motooka, N Hirata, H Watanabe, K Sakai, S Kitagawa, N Kinukawa and K Masuda
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

PURPOSE: To describe the endoscopic ultrasound (US) features of benign versus malignant submucosal tumors throughout the gastrointestinal tract. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred nine patients aged 24-81 years suspected to have submucosal tumors (11 esophageal, 41 stomach, 24 duodenal, and 33 colorectal tumors) at barium studies or endoscopy underwent endoscopic US. The layer of origin, internal echo pattern, and lesion margin were analyzed by means of consensus and independent interpretation by three radiologists. RESULTS: Endoscopic US findings revealed several distinct patterns among various submucosal tumors. Sixteen (94%) of the 17 homogeneous lesions with histopathologic findings of malignancy were hypoechoic, although 29 (43%) of the 68 homogeneous lesions with histopathologic findings of benignity were similarly hypoechoic. Homogeneous lesions that were anechoic, of intermediate echogenicity, or hyperechoic were almost exclusively benign (39 [98%] of 40). In contrast, 23 (96%) of the 24 malignant lesions were heterogeneous (n = 7) or homogeneously hypoechoic (n = 16). The sizes of benign and malignant lesions were significantly different (P < .05). There was no significant difference in the echo pattern (i.e., homogeneous versus heterogeneous), but there was a significant difference in the proportion of hypoechoic versus nonhypoechoic lesions (anechoic, hyperechoic, or of intermediate echogenicity; P < .001). CONCLUSION: The differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal submucosal tumors is assisted with endoscopic US.


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