You are here

Article Text

Article menu
Download PDFPDF
Poster exhibition Day 1
P54 Comparison of clinical and ultrasound characteristics in low and high grade serous cancer
  1. D Fischerova1,
  2. B Cornelli2,
  3. B Crnobrnja3,
  4. F Frühauf1,
  5. R Kocian1,
  6. D Indrova1,
  7. K Němejcova4,
  8. I Dostalkova5 and
  9. D Cibula1
  1. 1Gynecologic Oncology Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
  2. 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
  3. 3Gynecological Oncology Center, Department of Gynecology and Breast Oncology, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
  4. 4Department of Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University, Prague
  5. 5Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Abstract

Introduction/Background This is the first study up to date aiming to evaluate different ultrasound features of low and high grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer (LGSC, HGSC). In the histopathology, LGSC contains psammoma bodies more often than HGSC. The formation of psammoma bodies is due to collagen production by neoplastic cells with subsequent calcification.

Methodology This was a retrospective study comprising two cohorts (LGSC and HGSC) of 53 cases each (17 early and 36 advanced stage). Clinical information, ultrasound assessment of primary lesion using IOTA terms and additional ultrasound features of primary tumor and carcinomatosis (hyperechogenic spots, sheet/nodal type and echogenicity of carcinomatosis etc.) were compared.

Results Women with LGSC were younger (mean age 49.0 vs 60.4 years), less often postmenopausal (60 vs 90%), presenting with lower level of CA125 (mean 380 vs 1059 U/mL) and rarer ascites (15 vs 36%). LGSC in comparison to HGSC were often presenting as unilocular-solid lesions (31 vs 2%) with more papillary projections (52 vs 31%), with hyperechogenic appearance of solid tumor components (55 vs 17%) and hyperechogenic peritoneal spread (100 vs 13%) with multiple hyperechogenic spots (74 vs 7%) and shadowing (46 vs 4%) corresponding to the presence of calcified psammoma bodies. In contrast, HGSC were frequently solid (62.5 vs 29%), richly perfused tumors (87 vs 67%) presenting with hypoechogenic peritoneal spread (77 vs 0.0%). All differences were statistically significant.

Conclusion LGSC and its peritoneal spread usually manifest as hyperechogenic (almost white) while HGSC are typically hypoechogenic. The significant difference in tumor and its carcinomatosis appearance contributes to the ultrasound-based tumor-specific preoperative diagnosis and individualized planning of care.

Disclosure This work was supported by Charles University in Prague (UNCE 204065 and PROGRES Q28/LF1) and by a grant from the Czech Research Council (AZV NV19-03-00552).

Abstract P54 Figure 1
Abstract P54 Figure 1

Ultrasound characteristics of LGSC and HGSC (* Solid component of ovarian tumor)

https://doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-2019-ESGO.116

Statistics from Altmetric.com

    Request Permissions

    If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.