The usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography in differentiation between benign and malignant gastric ulcer
Abstract
Background/Aim. Gastric ulcer may be benign or malignant. In terms of therapy and patient’s prognosis early detection of malignancy is very important. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in differentiation between benign and malignant gastric ulcer. Methods. A prospective study included 20 consecutive adult patients with malignant gastric ulceration and 20 consecutive adult patients with benign gastric ulceration. All the patients underwent EUS. A total of 6 parameters were analyzed: ulcer width, ulcer depth, the thickness of the gastric wall along the edge of ulceration (T0), the thickness of the gastric wall 2 cm from the edge of ulceration (T2), loss of layering structure of the gastric wall, and the presence of regional lymph nodes. EUS criteria for malignancy and a point-score of malignancy were defined. The critical value of total point-score was also calculated showing the best reliability parameters. Results. There are 4 criteria for malignancy of gastric ulceration: T0 > 10 mm, T2 > 5 mm, EUS visualization of at least one lymph node, loss of layering structure of the gastric wall. Furthermore, T2 > 5 mm was the only EUS independent predictor of ulcer malignancy. The total point score of ≥ 4 was the cut-off point-score value which gave the best reliability parameters in the assessment of malignant ulcers: sensitivity of 70%, specificity of 95%, positive predictive value of 93.3%, negative predictive value of 76% and accuracy of 82.5%. Conclusion. According to the results obtained in this study, we can conclude that EUS is usefull in differentiation between benign and malignant gastric ulcer.
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