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Jordan Wlodarczyk1, Kshitij Gaur1, Nicholas Serniak1
1Division of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, 1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 415, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States.
Background:
Outcomes in rectal cancer are dependent on tumor height. Modalities for assessing tumor height include MRI, endoscopy, and digital rectal exam (DRE). We seek to identify correlations between these modalities.
Methods:
Retrospective analysis of 120 rectal cancer patients at a single institution. Correlation coefficients and distance of the tumor to anal verge between MRI, endoscopy, and DRE were compared by region.
Results:
The distances of tumor (cm) from anal verge were: MRI: 6.2 ± 3.0, endoscopy: 5.9 ± 2.9, DRE: 5.4 ± 2.4 (p = 0.238). Endoscopy and DRE strongly correlated with MRI (spearman coefficient 0.899 and 0.842, respectively). Endoscopy and DRE also strongly correlated (spearman coefficient 0.876). Correlation coefficients were highest in the middle rectum, weak in the low rectum, and non-correlated in the upper rectum.
Conclusions:
MRI, endoscopy, and DRE strongly correlated overall. DRE demonstrated the lowest average distance. Correlations differed by region, suggesting high or low rectal tumors are difficult to characterize.
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