Hepatic tumor scheduled for surgical resection
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients scheduled for hepatectomy for any kinds of hepatic tumors. Patients who have already undergone CE-CT or EOB-MRI can also be enrolled. 2) Age of 20 years or older as the time or registration. 3) History of previous chemotherapy is not concerned. 4) Patients with ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. 5) Patients with eGFR of 40 ml/min or higher. 6) Patients with informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients without CE-CT or EOB-MRI within 8 weeks before the day of hepatectomy. 2) Patients prohibited to undergo CE-CT or EOB-MRI due to the following reasons. a. History of allergy to contrast enhancement materials. b. History of bronchial asthma. c. Patient with any kinds of metallic equipment that are not allowed for MRI. d. History of claustrophobia. 3) Patients considered by primary physician to be inappropriate to attend the study due to psychologic issues. 4) Patients with pregnancy or suspected to be pregnant. 5) Patients considered by primary physician to be inappropriate to attend the study due to any other reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of hepatic lesions finally revealed as non-malignant among the lesions with the diagnosis of malignant tumor by EOB-MRI. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Proportion of hepatic lesions finally revealed as non-malignant among the lesions with the diagnosis of malignant tumor by contrast enhanced CT (CE-CT). 2. Distribution of sites and size of false positive lesions by EOB-MRI or CE-CT. 3. Sensitivity and Positive predictive value for the diagnosis of malignant liver tumor by EOB-MRI. 4. The concordance rate among the different radiologists. 5. Frequency of equivocal lesions that are difficult to make qualitative diagnosis. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Defense Medical College Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division