TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) helps differentiate renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation from renal cell carcinoma without sarcomatoid differentiation
AU - Takeuchi, Mitsuru
AU - Froemming, Adam T.
AU - Kawashima, Akira
AU - Thapa, Prabin
AU - Carter, Rickey E.
AU - Cheville, John C.
AU - Thompson, R. Houston
AU - Takahashi, Naoki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Purpose: The aim of the present study is to identify predictive imaging findings and construct a diagnostic model for differentiating renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with and without sarcomatoid dedifferentiation (sRCC and non-sRCC). Methods: This study is a single-center retrospective study. All patients had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gradient-echo T1-weighted images, single-shot T2-weighted images (T2WI), and enhanced nephrographic phase images. Forty pathologically confirmed sRCCs and 80 non-sRCCs were included in this study. Control cases were selected by matching the tumor diameter and the year of MRI. Two radiologists independently evaluated the following findings: growth pattern, presence of low-intensity area on T2WI in the tumor (T2LIA), presence of non-enhancing area, local tumor stage, and presence of regional lymphadenopathy. Two radiologists measured the diameter of the tumor, T2LIA, and the non-enhancing area. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictive factors for differentiating sRCC from non-sRCC. Selected variables were entered in the logistic regression model, and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated for each reader with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Larger T2LIA-to-tumor diameter ratio, regional lymphadenopathy, and local tumor stage 4 were associated with sRCC, and selected for the subsequent construction of a logistic regression model. With this model, the AUCs were 0.76 (95% CI, 0.66–0.85) and 0.70 (95% CI, 0.59–0.81) for prediction of sRCC. Conclusion: In conclusion, larger T2LIA-to-tumor diameter ratio, regional lymphadenopathy, and local tumor stage 4 are predictive findings of sRCC. As a result, the model constructed using these findings demonstrated a moderate degree of diagnostic accuracy.
AB - Purpose: The aim of the present study is to identify predictive imaging findings and construct a diagnostic model for differentiating renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with and without sarcomatoid dedifferentiation (sRCC and non-sRCC). Methods: This study is a single-center retrospective study. All patients had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gradient-echo T1-weighted images, single-shot T2-weighted images (T2WI), and enhanced nephrographic phase images. Forty pathologically confirmed sRCCs and 80 non-sRCCs were included in this study. Control cases were selected by matching the tumor diameter and the year of MRI. Two radiologists independently evaluated the following findings: growth pattern, presence of low-intensity area on T2WI in the tumor (T2LIA), presence of non-enhancing area, local tumor stage, and presence of regional lymphadenopathy. Two radiologists measured the diameter of the tumor, T2LIA, and the non-enhancing area. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictive factors for differentiating sRCC from non-sRCC. Selected variables were entered in the logistic regression model, and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated for each reader with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Larger T2LIA-to-tumor diameter ratio, regional lymphadenopathy, and local tumor stage 4 were associated with sRCC, and selected for the subsequent construction of a logistic regression model. With this model, the AUCs were 0.76 (95% CI, 0.66–0.85) and 0.70 (95% CI, 0.59–0.81) for prediction of sRCC. Conclusion: In conclusion, larger T2LIA-to-tumor diameter ratio, regional lymphadenopathy, and local tumor stage 4 are predictive findings of sRCC. As a result, the model constructed using these findings demonstrated a moderate degree of diagnostic accuracy.
KW - Diagnostic accuracy
KW - MRI
KW - Renal cell carcinoma
KW - Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma
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U2 - 10.1007/s00261-022-03501-9
DO - 10.1007/s00261-022-03501-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 35381868
AN - SCOPUS:85127508521
SN - 2366-004X
VL - 47
SP - 2168
EP - 2177
JO - Abdominal Radiology
JF - Abdominal Radiology
IS - 6
ER -