Analysis of B-ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound characteristics of different hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasm

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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

Table 5 Comparison of B-mode ultrasound characteristics between hepatic neuroendocrine tumor and hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma groups, n (%)

B-mode Ultrasound characteristics		hNET group, n = 35	hNEC group, n = 20	t/χ²	P value
Diameter in cm		4.58 ± 2.91	5.08 ± 3.87	0.543	0.590
Number of liver lesions	Single	12 (34.3)	7 (35.0)	0.003	0.957
Number of liver lesions	Multiple	23 (65.7)	13 (65.0)	0.003	0.957
Lesion property	Solid	31 (88.6)	19 (95.0)	0.636	0.425
Lesion property	Cyst	4 (11.4)	1 (5.0)	0.636	0.425
Boundary	Clear	18 (51.4)	11 (55.0)	0.065	0.799
Boundary	Unclear	17 (48.6)	9 (45.0)	0.065	0.799
Echo level	High	19 (54.3)	9 (45.0)	0.443	0.801
	Low	10 (28.6)	7 (35.0)
	Mixed	6 (17.1)	4 (20.0)
	Equal	0 (0)	0 (0)
Echo uniformity	Uniform	25 (71.4)	14 (70.0)	0.013	0.911
Echo uniformity	Non-uniform	10 (28.6)	6 (30.0)	0.013	0.911
Posterior echo attenuation	Yes	5 (14.3)	1 (5.0)	-	0.399¹
Posterior echo attenuation	No	30 (85.7)	19 (95.0)	-	0.399¹
Peripheral acoustic halo	Yes	9 (25.7)	4 (20.0)	-	0.749¹
Peripheral acoustic halo	No	26 (74.3)	16 (80.0)	-	0.749¹

¹Represent Fisher’s exact test. hNET: Hepatic neuroendocrine tumor; hNEC: Hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma.

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
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v11.i5.436

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 [PMID: 31139313 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i5.436]

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