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Effectiveness and complications of ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration for primary liver cancer in a Chinese population with serum α-fetoprotein levels ≤200 ng/ml--a study based on 4,312 patients.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be diagnosed by noninvasive approaches with serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) levels >200 ng/ml and/or a radiological imaging study of tumor mass >2 cm in patients with chronic liver disease. Percutaneous fine needle aspiration (FNA) under ultrasound (US) guidance has a diagnostic specificity of 95% and is superior to radiological imaging studies.
AIM:
The aim of this study is to elucidate the effectiveness and complications of fine needle aspiration in a Chinese population with primary liver cancer and AFP levels ≤200 ng/ml.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A retrospective study was conducted over a period of 28 years. This selection period included patients with a suspected diagnosis of primary liver cancer whose AFP levels were ≤200 ng/ml and who underwent US-FNA. This data was then analyzed with cytomorphological features correlating with medical history, radiological imaging, AFP, and follow-up information.
RESULTS:
Of the 1,929 cases with AFP ≤200 mg/ml, 1,756 underwent FNA. Of these, 1,590 cases were determined malignant and the remaining 166 were determined benign. Further, 1,478 malignant cases were diagnosed by FNA alone, and of these, 1,138 were diagnosed as PLC. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and overall accuracy of the diagnoses were 92.96%, 100%, 100%, 59.71%, and 93.62% respectively. There was no significant difference in the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV between the subgroups with tumor size<2 cm and ≥2 cm. Major complications included implantation metastasis and hemorrhage.
CONCLUSION:
Patients with PLC, especially those who present with an AFP ≤200 ng/ml, should undergo FNA. If negative results are obtained by FNA, it still could be HCC and repeated FNA procedure may be needed if highly suspicious of HCC on imaging study. The superiority of FNA in overall accuracy may outweigh its potential complications, such like hemorrhage and implantation metastasis.
AuthorsQi-wen Chen, Chien-shan Cheng, Hao Chen, Zhou-yu Ning, Shi-feng Tang, Xun Zhang, Xiao-yan Zhu, Sonya Vargulick, Ye-hua Shen, Yong-qiang Hua, Jing Xie, Wei-dong Shi, Hui-feng Gao, Li-tao Xu, Lan-yun Feng, Jun-hua Lin, Zhen Chen, Lu-ming Liu, Bo Ping, Zhi-qiang Meng
JournalPloS one (PLoS One) Vol. 9 Issue 8 Pg. e101536 ( 2014) ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States
PMID25170868 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • alpha-Fetoproteins
Topics
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular (blood, pathology)
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration (adverse effects, methods)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver (pathology)
  • Liver Neoplasms (blood, pathology)
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • alpha-Fetoproteins (analysis)

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