Takashi Murakami1, Naoto Sakamoto2, Hirofumi Fukushima2, Tomoyoshi Shibuya2, Takashi Yao3, Akihito Nagahara2. 1. Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan. t-murakm@juntendo.ac.jp. 2. Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan. 3. Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sessile serrated lesion (SSL) is a colorectal polyp that has malignant potential. However, the dysplastic components within an SSL can be difficult to diagnose with conventional endoscopy, because most SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma have subtle mucosal features. Many studies have indicated that narrow-band imaging (NBI) observations of colorectal polyps are very useful, accurate predictors of histology. We aimed to verify the usefulness of the Japan NBI Expert Team (JNET) classification system for the diagnosis of SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma. METHODS: We examined 709 endoscopically or surgically resected lesions that were pathologically diagnosed as SSL, including 647 with no dysplasia, 37 with low-grade dysplasia, 15 with high-grade dysplasia, and 10 with submucosal invasive carcinoma. We retrospectively evaluated their clinicopathologic characteristics and conventional endoscopic and magnifying NBI endoscopic findings using the JNET system. RESULTS: Cases in all groups were more frequently located in the proximal colon. Submucosal invasive carcinomas were significantly larger than no dysplasia and low-grade dysplasia lesions. Almost all studied lesions (96.3%) were covered with a mucus cap. Five hundred and eighty (81.8%) lesions exhibited dark spots inside the crypts, which are NBI findings' characteristic of SSL. As for the JNET classification of magnifying NBI endoscopic findings, all 709 lesions showed Type 1. Six hundred and eighteen (95.5%) SSLs with no dysplasia lesions exhibited Type 1 only, whereas 52 (83.9%) SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma had a combination of Type 1 and Type 2A, 2B, or 3, corresponding to SSL and dysplasia/carcinoma, respectively. The JNET classification had high sensitivity (83.9%), specificity (95.5%), and overall diagnostic accuracy (94.5%) for diagnosing SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: Use of magnifying NBI endoscopy with the JNET classification might be useful for diagnosing SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma. This increased awareness may also improve the recognition of SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma.
BACKGROUND:Sessile serrated lesion (SSL) is a colorectal polyp that has malignant potential. However, the dysplastic components within an SSL can be difficult to diagnose with conventional endoscopy, because most SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma have subtle mucosal features. Many studies have indicated that narrow-band imaging (NBI) observations of colorectal polyps are very useful, accurate predictors of histology. We aimed to verify the usefulness of the Japan NBI Expert Team (JNET) classification system for the diagnosis of SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma. METHODS: We examined 709 endoscopically or surgically resected lesions that were pathologically diagnosed as SSL, including 647 with no dysplasia, 37 with low-grade dysplasia, 15 with high-grade dysplasia, and 10 with submucosal invasive carcinoma. We retrospectively evaluated their clinicopathologic characteristics and conventional endoscopic and magnifying NBI endoscopic findings using the JNET system. RESULTS: Cases in all groups were more frequently located in the proximal colon. Submucosal invasive carcinomas were significantly larger than no dysplasia and low-grade dysplasia lesions. Almost all studied lesions (96.3%) were covered with a mucus cap. Five hundred and eighty (81.8%) lesions exhibited dark spots inside the crypts, which are NBI findings' characteristic of SSL. As for the JNET classification of magnifying NBI endoscopic findings, all 709 lesions showed Type 1. Six hundred and eighteen (95.5%) SSLs with no dysplasia lesions exhibited Type 1 only, whereas 52 (83.9%) SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma had a combination of Type 1 and Type 2A, 2B, or 3, corresponding to SSL and dysplasia/carcinoma, respectively. The JNET classification had high sensitivity (83.9%), specificity (95.5%), and overall diagnostic accuracy (94.5%) for diagnosing SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: Use of magnifying NBI endoscopy with the JNET classification might be useful for diagnosing SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma. This increased awareness may also improve the recognition of SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma.
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Japan NBI expert team (JNET); Narrow-band imaging (NBI); SSL with dysplasia; Sessile serrated adenoma/polyp (SSA/P); Sessile serrated lesion (SSL)
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