Comparison of the Color Doppler Vascularity Index in Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and Chronic Pancreatitis from a Single Center in Poland

BACKGROUND Pancreatic cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and a major cause of cancer mortality. Therefore, it is extremely important to distinguish between malignant and benign changes quickly and accurately. This single-center study aimed to assess the discriminatory properties o...

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Published in:Medical science monitor 2022-02, Vol.28, p.e935249-e935249
Main Authors: Dyrla, Przemysław, Lubas, Arkadiusz, Gil, Jerzy, Saracyn, Marek, Gonciarz, Maciej
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma - epidemiology
Clinical Research
Diagnosis, Differential
Endosonography - methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Morbidity - trends
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms - epidemiology
Poland - epidemiology
ROC Curve
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods
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Summary:BACKGROUND Pancreatic cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and a major cause of cancer mortality. Therefore, it is extremely important to distinguish between malignant and benign changes quickly and accurately. This single-center study aimed to assess the discriminatory properties of the color Doppler vascularity index (CDVI) in the diagnosis of focal chronic pancreatitis and malignant pancreatic tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventy-nine patients (42 men, 37 women; age 62.0±13.5 years; 46 adenocarcinomas; 33 pancreatitis) qualified for this study. During endosonographic examination, pancreatic tumors were assessed in the color Doppler option. The dynamic tissue perfusion measurement was used to calculate tissue flow velocity (TFV), tissue perfusion intensity (TPI), and vascularization as the CDVI. RESULTS TFV, TPI, and CDVI were significantly lower in the group with malignant tumors than in the group with pancreatitis (P
ISSN:1643-3750
1234-1010
1643-3750
DOI:10.12659/MSM.935249