Project description:Purpose:Developed a preoperative prediction model based on multimodality imaging to evaluate the probability of inferior vena cava (IVC) vascular wall invasion due to tumor infiltration. Materials and Methods:We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 110 patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with level I-IV tumor thrombus who underwent radical nephrectomy and IVC thrombectomy between January 2014 and April 2019. The patients were categorized into two groups: 86 patients were used to establish the imaging model, and the data validation was conducted in 24 patients. We measured the imaging parameters and used logistic regression to evaluate the uni- and multivariable associations of the clinical and radiographic features of IVC resection and established an image prediction model to assess the probability of IVC vascular wall invasion. Results:In all of the patients, 46.5% (40/86) had IVC vascular wall invasion. The residual IVC blood flow (OR 0.170 [0.047-0.611]; P = 0.007), maximum coronal IVC diameter in mm (OR 1.203 [1.065-1.360]; P = 0.003), and presence of bland thrombus (OR 3.216 [0.870-11.887]; P = 0.080) were independent risk factors of IVC vascular wall invasion. We predicted vascular wall invasion if the probability was >42% as calculated by: {Ln?[Pre/(1 - pre)] = 0.185 × maximum?cornal?IVC?diameter + 1.168 × bland?thrombus-1.770 × residual?IVC?blood?flow-5.857}. To predict IVC vascular wall invasion, a rate of 76/86 (88.4%) was consistent with the actual treatment, and in the validation patients, 21/26 (80.8%) was consistent with the actual treatment. Conclusions:Our model of multimodal imaging associated with IVC vascular wall invasion may be used for preoperative evaluation and prediction of the probability of partial or segmental IVC resection.
Project description:ObjectiveTo develop radiomics models to predict inferior vena cava (IVC) wall invasion by tumor thrombus (TT) in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).MethodsPreoperative MR images were retrospectively collected from 91 patients with RCC who underwent radical nephrectomy (RN) and thrombectomy. The images were randomly allocated into a training (n = 64) and validation (n = 27) cohort. The inter-and intra-rater agreements were organized to compare masks delineated by two radiologists. The masks of TT and IVC were manually annotated on axial fat-suppression T2-weighted images (fsT2WI) by one radiologist. The following models were trained to predict the probability of IVC wall invasion: two radiomics models using radiomics features extracted from the two masks (model 1, radiomics model_IVC; model 2, radiomics model_TT), two combined models using radiomics features and radiological features (model 3, combined model_IVC; model 4, combined model_TT), and one radiological model (model 5) using radiological features. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and decision curve analysis (DCA) were applied to validate the discriminatory effect and clinical benefit of the models.ResultsModel 1 to model 5 yielded area under the curves (AUCs) of 0.881, 0.857, 0.883, 0.889, and 0.769, respectively, in the validation cohort. No significant differences were found between these models (p = 0.108-0.951). The dicision curve analysis (DCA) showed that the model 3 had a higher overall net benefit than the model 1, model 2, model 4, and model 5.ConclusionsThe combined model_IVC (model 3) based on axial fsT2WI exhibited excellent predictive performance in predicting IVC wall invasion status.
Project description:BackgroundUrothelial carcinoma (UC) of the renal pelvis with renal vein and inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus (TT) was extremely rare. We aimed to explore the clinical and pathological characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of renal pelvis UC with renal vein and IVC TT.MethodsFrom March 2016 to January 2019, eight patients of renal pelvis UC with renal vein and IVC TT were diagnosed and underwent operation in our hospital. Clinical features, operative details, pathological outcomes, and prognosis data were reviewed and collected.ResultsThere were five males and three females (52-84 years old). Their main symptoms were flank pain and hematuria. According to the Mayo classification, the TT was 4 level-0 (1 left and 3 right), 2 level-I (right), and 2 level-II (right). Half the patients underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy with thrombectomy, and the other underwent open procedures. The mean operative time was 298.9 minutes. Pathological outcomes revealed high-grade UC, with positive lymph nodes in 6 cases. Four patients received adjuvant chemotherapy, one target therapy and one adjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy after surgery. The mean follow-up time was 11.1 months. Three patients are alive, and two of them developed recurrence and lung metastasis.ConclusionsPreoperative differentiation between renal pelvis UC and renal cell carcinoma with venous TT was very important for the management. Radical nephroureterectomy with thrombectomy might be a reasonable method for renal pelvis UC with venous TT. The prognosis of such cases was poor even if adjuvant therapy was scheduled.
Project description:Background: Renal angiomyolipoma (AML) without local invasion is generally considered benign. However, it may extend to the renal sinus, even the renal vein, or the inferior vena cava (IVC). In patients with non-tuberous sclerosis complex, coexistence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and renal AML is uncommon. Case presentation: A 72-year-old woman was incidentally found to have a solitary right renal mass with an IVC thrombus extending into the right atrium during a routine health checkup. Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy were successfully performed through adequate preoperative examination and preparation. Two tumor lesions were found and pathologically confirmed as renal AML and RCC, and the tumor thrombus was derived from the renal AML. During the one-year follow-up period, no signs of recurrence or metastatic disease were observed. Conclusions: Renal AML with a tumor thrombus in the IVC and right atrium accompanied by RCC may occur, although rarely. In clinical practice, if preoperative manifestations differ from those of common diseases, rare diseases must be considered to avoid missed diagnoses. In addition, adequate examination and multidisciplinary discussions before making a diagnosis are necessary. For a level 4 tumor thrombus with no infringement of the venous wall, adoption of robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery, without extracorporeal circulation technology, is feasible.
Project description:PurposeTo evaluate the feasibility, safety, oncologic outcomes, and immune effect of neoadjuvant stereotactic radiation (Neo-SAbR) followed by radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy (RN-IVCT).Methods and materialsThese are results from the safety lead-in portion of a single-arm phase 1 and 2 trial. Patients with kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma [RCC]) and inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus (TT) underwent Neo-SAbR (40 Gy in 5 fractions) to the IVC-TT followed by open RN-IVCT. Absence of grade 4 to 5 adverse events (AEs) within 90 days of RN-IVCT was the primary endpoint. Exploratory studies included pathologic and immunologic alterations attributable to SAbR.ResultsSix patients were included in the final analysis. No grade 4 to 5 AEs were observed. A total of 81 AEs were reported within 90 days of surgery: 73% (59/81) were grade 1, 23% (19/81) were grade 2, and 4% (3/81) were grade 3. After a median follow-up of 24 months, all patients are alive. One patient developed de novo metastatic disease. Of 3 patients with metastasis at diagnosis, 1 had a complete and another had a partial abscopal response without the concurrent use of systemic therapy. Neo-SABR led to decreased Ki-67 and increased PD-L1 expression in the IVC-TT. Inflammatory cytokines and autoantibody titers reflecting better host immune status were observed in patients with nonprogressive disease.ConclusionsNeo-SAbR followed by RN-IVCT for RCC IVC-TT is feasible and safe. Favorable host immune environment correlated with abscopal response to SABR and RCC relapse-free survival, though direct causal relation to SABR has yet to be established.
Project description:PurposeHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer. In advanced cancer stages (metastatic disease and/or vascular invasion), the generally accepted standard of care is systemic therapy using sorafenib as first-line treatment and, recently, regorafenib and nivolumab as second-line treatment, but the quality of life and the prognosis of patients remain very poor. Our paper reports a case of US-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of both intraparenchymal HCC and inferior vena cava tumor thrombus.MethodsWe treated a patient with HCC associated with tumor thrombus extending into vena cava after failure of sorafenib therapy using US-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA).ResultsA good radiological and clinical response was observed in association with excellent tolerability. The patient has been followed up for 15 months from the ablation, is alive, and is in a good clinical condition without evidence of tumor recurrence.ConclusionThis is the first case in which this minimally invasive percutaneous procedure has been successfully used to treat an HCC thrombus entering the vena cava.