Multicenter prospective study on the histological diagnosis of gastric cancer by narrow band imaging-magnified endoscopy with and without acetic acid

Abstract

Background and study aims The usefulness of endoscopy for diagnosing histological type remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the diagnostic accuracy of white light endoscopy (WLE), magnified endoscopy with narrow band imaging (NBI-ME), and NBI-ME with acetic acid enhancement (NBI-AA) for histological type of gastric cancer.

Patients and methods Patients with depressed-type gastric cancers resected by endoscopic submucosal dissection were prospectively enrolled, and 221 cases were analyzed. Histological type was diagnosed by WLE, followed by NBI-ME and NBI-AA. Histological type was classified into differentiated adenocarcinoma and undifferentiated adenocarcinoma. Histological type was diagnosed based on lesion color in WLE, surface patterns (pit, villi, and unclear) and vascular irregularities in NBI-ME, and surface patterns in NBI-AA.

Results Histological types of target areas were differentiated adenocarcinoma and undifferentiated adenocarcinoma in 206 and 15 cases, respectively. Diagnostic accuracy of WLE, NBI-ME, and NBI-AA for the histological type was 96.4 % (213/221), 96.8 % (214/221), and 95.5 % (211/221), respectively. No significant differences were observed among modalities. Positive predictive value based on endoscopic findings in NBI-ME was 98.0 % (149/152) for the villi pattern, 100 % (19/19) for the irregular pit pattern, 100 % (9/9) for the unclear surface pattern with a vascular network, 90.3 % (28/31) for the unclear surface pattern with mild vascular irregularity, and 88.9 % (8/9) for the unclear surface pattern with severe vascular irregularity.

Conclusions NBI-ME and NBI-AA did not show any advantages over WLE for diagnostic accuracy. Villi pattern, irregular pit pattern, and vascular network may be useful for identifying differentiated adenocarcinoma.

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