Abstract
Purpose: To assess the ability of computed tomography (CT) to differentiate an atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcoma (WDLPS) from a WDLPS with a dedifferentiated component (DDLPS) within it. Materials and Methods: Forty-nine untreated patients with abdominal atypical lipomatous tumors/well-differentiated liposarcomas who had undergone contrast-enhanced CTwere identified using an institutional database. Three radiologists who were blinded to the pathology findings evaluated all the images independently to determine whether a dedifferentiated component was present within the WDLPS. The CT images were evaluated for fat content (?25% or >25%); presence of groundglass density, enhancing and/or necrotic nodules; presence of a capsule surrounding the mass; septations; and presence and pattern of calcifications. A multivariate logistic regression model with generalized estimating equations was used to correlate imaging features with pathology findings. Kappa statistics were calculated to assess agreement between the three radiologists. Results: On the basis of pathological findings, 12 patients had been diagnosed with DDLPS within a WDLPS and 37 had been diagnosed with WDLPS. The presence of an enhancing or a centrally necrotic nodule within the atypical lipomatous tumor was associated with dedifferentiated liposarcoma (P = 0.02 and P = 0.0003, respectively). The three readers showed almost perfect agreement in overall diagnosis (? r= 0.83; 95%confidence interval, 0.67-0.99). Conclusions: An enhancing or centrally necrotic nodule may be indicative of a dedifferentiated component in well-differentiated liposarcoma. Ground-glass density nodules may not be indicative of dedifferentiation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 872-879 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of computer assisted tomography |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Contrast enhanced CT
- Dedifferentiated liposarcoma
- Enhancement pattern
- Liposarcoma
- Well differentiated liposarcoma