BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is known to have high predictive accuracy for circumferential resection margin (CRM) involvement of pre-treatment rectal tumours. This study aims to assess predictive accuracy of MRI for CRM involvement in rectal cancers post-long-course chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and in particular to understand how this information can influence surgical planning. METHODS: Forty-seven rectal cancers treated with CRT followed by bowel resection in one hospital since 2005 were reviewed for clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics. Using a validated pro forma, a radiologist blinded to final histology and original MRI report predicted CRM status from post-CRT MRI images. Results were compared to histological CRM status of final specimen, and differential analysis by type of surgical operation was performed. RESULTS: Overall accuracy of MRI for CRM involvement post-CRT was 72 % with a negative predictive value of 92 %. Abdominoperineal excision (APE) post-CRT was associated with non-significantly higher rates of histologically involved CRM than anterior resection (AR; 41 vs. 21 %) as were mucinous adenocarcinomas when compared to non-mucinous (56 vs. 21 %). Overall accuracy and positive predictive value were non-significantly higher for cancer treated with a standard APE than AR, and negative predictive value was high for both groups. CONCLUSIONS: MRI post-CRT has high negative predictive value for CRM status. Such information is of particular clinical relevance in low rectal cancers treated with APE as it can indicate when a standard surgical approach is likely to be sufficient.
BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is known to have high predictive accuracy for circumferential resection margin (CRM) involvement of pre-treatment rectal tumours. This study aims to assess predictive accuracy of MRI for CRM involvement in rectal cancers post-long-course chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and in particular to understand how this information can influence surgical planning. METHODS: Forty-seven rectal cancers treated with CRT followed by bowel resection in one hospital since 2005 were reviewed for clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics. Using a validated pro forma, a radiologist blinded to final histology and original MRI report predicted CRM status from post-CRT MRI images. Results were compared to histological CRM status of final specimen, and differential analysis by type of surgical operation was performed. RESULTS: Overall accuracy of MRI for CRM involvement post-CRT was 72 % with a negative predictive value of 92 %. Abdominoperineal excision (APE) post-CRT was associated with non-significantly higher rates of histologically involved CRM than anterior resection (AR; 41 vs. 21 %) as were mucinous adenocarcinomas when compared to non-mucinous (56 vs. 21 %). Overall accuracy and positive predictive value were non-significantly higher for cancer treated with a standard APE than AR, and negative predictive value was high for both groups. CONCLUSIONS: MRI post-CRT has high negative predictive value for CRM status. Such information is of particular clinical relevance in low rectal cancers treated with APE as it can indicate when a standard surgical approach is likely to be sufficient.
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