Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Apr 15, 2024; 16(4): 1296-1308
Published online Apr 15, 2024. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i4.1296
Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients included in this study, n (%)
Characteristics
KIT exon 11 mutation (n = 192)
Without KIT exon 11 mutation (n = 39)
P value
KIT exon 11 mutation with deletions involving codons 557-558 (n = 56)
KIT exon 11 mutation without deletions involving codons 557-558 (n = 136)
P value
Gender (male)97 (50.5)24 (61.5)0.22332 (57.1)65 (47.8)0.268
Age55.7 ± 11.553.8 ± 13.40.36053.9 ± 13.556.4 ± 10.60.222
Mitosis
≤ 5/50 HPF91 (47.4)24 (61.5)0.11711 (19.6)80 (58.8)< 0.010
> 5/50 HPF101 (52.6)15 (38.5)45 (80.4)56 (41.2)
Risk classification
Very low2 (1.0)0 (0)0.8510 (0)2 (1.5)< 0.010
Low43 (22.4)10 (25.7)4 (7.1)39 (28.7)
Intermediate59 (30.8)13 (33.3)7 (12.5)52 (38.2)
High88 (45.8)16 (41.0)45 (80.4)43 (31.6)
Table 2 The computed tomography features of gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients included in this study, n (%)
Characteristics
KIT exon 11 mutation (n = 192)
Without KIT exon 11 mutation (n = 39)
P value
KIT exon 11 mutation with deletions involving codons 557-558 (n = 56)
KIT exon 11 mutation without deletions involving codons 557-558 (n = 136)
P value
Size (mm)51 (11-224)45 (10-201)0.68269 (31-224)42.5 (11-188)< 0.010
Shape
Regular66 (34.4)7 (17.9)0.0445 (8.9)61 (44.9)< 0.010
Irregular126 (65.6)32 (82.1)51 (91.1)75 (55.1)
Margin
Well-defined168 (87.5)23 (84.6)0.62544 (78.6)124 (91.2)0.016
Ill-defined24 (12.5)6 (15.4)12 (21.4)12 (8.8)
Growth pattern
Endophytic64 (33.3)6 (15.4)0.08312 (21.4)52 (38.2)0.010
Exophytic87 (45.3)22 (56.4)25 (44.6)62 (45.6)
Mixed41 (21.4)11 (28.2)19 (33.9)22 (16.2)
Density
Hypodensity175 (91.1)34 (87.2)0.64750 (89.3)125 (91.9)0.750
Isodensity15 (7.8)4 (10.3)5 (8.9)10 (7.4)
Hyperdensity2 (1.0)1 (2.6)1 (1.8)1 (0.7)
Pattern of enhancement
Homogeneous48 (25.0)5 (12.8)0.0995 (8.9)43 (31.6)0.001
Heterogeneous144 (75.0)34 (87.2)51 (91.1)93 (68.4)
Degree of enhancement
Mild71 (37.0)11 (28.2)0.01820 (35.7)51 (37.5)0.063
Moderate75 (39.1)10 (25.6)28 (50.0)47 (34.6)
Marked46 (24.0)18 (46.2)8 (14.3)38 (27.9)
Necrosis121 (63.0)28 (71.8)0.29643 (76.8)78 (57.4)0.011
Gas33 (17.2)4 (10.3)0.28214 (25.0)19 (14.0)0.066
Cystic change6 (3.1)4 (10.3)0.0460 (0)6 (4.4)0.110
Calcification23 (12.0)2 (5.1)0.2098 (14.3)15 (11.0)0.528
Superficial ulceration55 (28.6)10 (25.6)0.70419 (33.9)36 (26.5)0.299
Intra-tumoral vessel86 (44.8)14 (35.9)0.30734 (60.7)52 (38.2)0.004
Adjacent mesangial fat infiltration40 (20.8)9 (23.1)0.75520 (35.7)20 (14.7)0.001
Adjacent organ invasion29 (15.1)7 (17.9)0.65514 (25.0)15 (11.0)0.014
Lymphadenopathy14 (7.3)3 (7.7)0.9306 (10.7)8 (5.9)0.242
Distant metastasis4 (2.1)2 (5.1)0.2763 (5.4)1 (0.7)0.042
Table 3 Predictive performance of different model for KIT exon 11 mutation
Models
ModelCT sign
ModelCT sign + rad
ModelCT sign + rad + clinic
Cohort
Training
Validation
Training
Validation
Training
Validation
AUC0.7430.6700.8180.7810.9150.811
Accuracy0.6730.6430.7530.7140.8330.794
Sensitivity0.8150.6720.6670.6900.9380.830
Specificity0.5310.5000.8400.8330.7280.600
NPV0.7410.2400.7160.3570.9220.400
PPV0.6350.8670.8060.9520.7760.917
Table 4 Predictive performance of different model for KIT exon 11 codons 557-558 deletions
Models
ModelCT sign
ModelCT sign + rad
ModelCT sign + rad + clinic
Cohort
Training
Validation
Training
Validation
Training
Validation
AUC0.6670.6100.8420.7820.8720.795
Accuracy0.5220.5000.6890.7000.7200.766
Sensitivity0.9490.8240.9740.8240.9230.667
Specificity0.3850.3960.5980.6600.6560.796
NPV0.9590.8750.9860.9270.9640.886
PPV0.3300.3040.4370.4380.4620.500