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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2019; 11(5): 436-448
Published online May 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i5.436
Published online May 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i5.436
Table 3 Comparison of B-mode ultrasound characteristics transferred from different sources of hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasm, n (%)
| B-mode Ultrasound characteristics | gastrointestinal tract, n = 20 | Pancreas, n = 29 | Other sites, n = 6 | F/χ2 | P value | |
| Diameter in cm | 3.24 ± 1.96 | 2.98 ± 1.95 | 3.41 ± 2.06 | 1.772 | 0.163 | |
| Number of liver lesions | Single | 7 (35) | 10 (34.5) | 2 (33.3) | - | 1.0001 |
| Multiple | 13 (65) | 19 (65.5) | 4 (66.7) | |||
| Lesion property | Solid | 19 (95.0) | 25 (86.0) | 6 (100.0) | 1.781 | 0.410 |
| Cyst | 1 (5.0) | 4 (13.8) | 0 (0) | |||
| Boundary | Clear | 10 (50.0) | 15 (51.7) | 4 (66.47) | - | 0.8561 |
| Unclear | 10 (50.0) | 14(48.3) | 2 (16.7) | |||
| Echo level | High | 6 (30.0) | 17 (58.6) | 4 (66.7) | - | 0.2281 |
| Low | 10 (50.0) | 7 (24.1) | 1 (33.3) | |||
| Mixed | 4 (20.0) | 5 (17.2) | 1 (33.3) | |||
| Equal | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
| Echo uniformity | Uniform | 15 (75.0) | 20 (69.0) | 4 (66.7) | - | 0.9161 |
| Non-uniform | 5 (25.0) | 9 (31.0) | 2 (33.3) | |||
| Posterior echo attenuation | Yes | 2 (10.0) | 4 (13.8) | 0 (0) | - | 1.0001 |
| No | 18 (90.0) | 25 (86.2) | 6 (100.0) | |||
| Peripheral acoustic halo | Yes | 16 (80.0) | 21 (72.4) | 5 (83.3) | - | 0.9001 |
| No | 4 (20.0) | 8 (27.6) | 1 (16.7) | |||
- Citation: Kang XN, Zhang XY, Bai J, Wang ZY, Yin WJ, Li L. Analysis of B-ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound characteristics of different hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasm. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2019; 11(5): 436-448
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v11/i5/436.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v11.i5.436