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Evaluation of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms by curved linear-array echoendoscope: A preliminary study
Jing-Chao Zhang1, Yang-Yang Ma2, Yong-Zhen Lan1
1Endoscopy Center, Hebei Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China.
Background:
Preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms is challenging, and there are few reports regarding the endosonographic characteristics of these neoplasms.
Aim:
To provide a retrospective assessment of the imaging features of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) by curved linear-array echoendoscope.
Methods:
A database of all patients with appendiceal mucinous neoplasms who had received EUS examination at our hospital between January 2018 and July 2023 was retrospectively analyzed. The EUS characteristics and patients' clinical data were reviewed.
Results:
Twenty-two patients were included in the study. The linear-array echoendoscope successfully reached the ileocecal region in every patient. In the endoscopic view, we could observe the protrusion in the appendiceal orifice in all patients. A volcano sign was observed in two patients, and an atypical volcano sign was seen in two patients. EUS showed that all 22 lesions were submucosal cystic hypoechoic lesions with clear boundaries. No wall nodules were observed, but an onion-peeling sign was observed in 17 cases.
Conclusion:
Linear-array echoendoscope is safe to reach the ileocecal region under the guidance of EUS. Image features on endoscopic and echoendosonograhic views could be used to diagnose appendiceal mucinous neoplasms.
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