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Lesion size affects diagnostic performance of IOTA logistic regression models, IOTA simple rules and risk of malignancy index in discriminating between benign and malignant adnexal masses

Di Legge, A. ; Testa, A. C. ; Ameye, L. ; Van Calster, B. ; Lissoni, A. A. ; Leone, F. P. G. ; Savelli, L. ; Franchi, D. ; Czekierdowski, A. and Trio, D. , et al. (2012) In Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 40(3). p.345-354
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Objectives To estimate the ability to discriminate between benign and malignant adnexal masses of different size using: subjective assessment, two International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) logistic regression models (LR1 and LR2), the IOTA simple rules and the risk of malignancy index (RMI). Methods We used a multicenter IOTA database of 2445 patients with at least one adnexal mass, i.e. the database previously used to prospectively validate the diagnostic performance of LR1 and LR2. The masses were categorized into three subgroups according to their largest diameter: small tumors (diameter < 4 cm; n = 396), medium-sized tumors (diameter, 49.9 cm; n = 1457) and large tumors (diameter = 10 cm, n = 592). Subjective assessment, LR1 and... (More)
Objectives To estimate the ability to discriminate between benign and malignant adnexal masses of different size using: subjective assessment, two International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) logistic regression models (LR1 and LR2), the IOTA simple rules and the risk of malignancy index (RMI). Methods We used a multicenter IOTA database of 2445 patients with at least one adnexal mass, i.e. the database previously used to prospectively validate the diagnostic performance of LR1 and LR2. The masses were categorized into three subgroups according to their largest diameter: small tumors (diameter < 4 cm; n = 396), medium-sized tumors (diameter, 49.9 cm; n = 1457) and large tumors (diameter = 10 cm, n = 592). Subjective assessment, LR1 and LR2, IOTA simple rules and the RMI were applied to each of the three groups. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio (LR+, LR-), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) and area under the receiveroperating characteristics curve (AUC) were used to describe diagnostic performance. A moving window technique was applied to estimate the effect of tumor size as a continuous variable on the AUC. The reference standard was the histological diagnosis of the surgically removed adnexal mass. Results The frequency of invasive malignancy was 10% in small tumors, 19% in medium-sized tumors and 40% in large tumors; 11% of the large tumors were borderline tumors vs 3% and 4%, respectively, of the small and medium-sized tumors. The type of benign histology also differed among the three subgroups. For all methods, sensitivity with regard to malignancy was lowest in small tumors (5684% vs 6793% in medium-sized tumors and 7495% in large tumors) while specificity was lowest in large tumors (6087%vs 8395% in medium-sized tumors and 8396% in small tumors ). The DOR and the AUC value were highest in medium-sized tumors and the AUC was largest in tumors with a largest diameter of 711 cm. Conclusion Tumor size affects the performance of subjective assessment, LR1 and LR2, the IOTA simple rules and the RMI in discriminating correctly between benign and malignant adnexal masses. The likely explanation, at least in part, is the difference in histology among tumors of different size. Copyright (C) 2012 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Less)
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color Doppler imaging, International Ovarian Tumor Analysis, ovarian, neoplasm, ultrasonography
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Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
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40
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3
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345 - 354
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1469-0705
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10.1002/uog.11167
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  abstract     = {{Objectives To estimate the ability to discriminate between benign and malignant adnexal masses of different size using: subjective assessment, two International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) logistic regression models (LR1 and LR2), the IOTA simple rules and the risk of malignancy index (RMI). Methods We used a multicenter IOTA database of 2445 patients with at least one adnexal mass, i.e. the database previously used to prospectively validate the diagnostic performance of LR1 and LR2. The masses were categorized into three subgroups according to their largest diameter: small tumors (diameter &lt; 4 cm; n = 396), medium-sized tumors (diameter, 49.9 cm; n = 1457) and large tumors (diameter = 10 cm, n = 592). Subjective assessment, LR1 and LR2, IOTA simple rules and the RMI were applied to each of the three groups. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio (LR+, LR-), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) and area under the receiveroperating characteristics curve (AUC) were used to describe diagnostic performance. A moving window technique was applied to estimate the effect of tumor size as a continuous variable on the AUC. The reference standard was the histological diagnosis of the surgically removed adnexal mass. Results The frequency of invasive malignancy was 10% in small tumors, 19% in medium-sized tumors and 40% in large tumors; 11% of the large tumors were borderline tumors vs 3% and 4%, respectively, of the small and medium-sized tumors. The type of benign histology also differed among the three subgroups. For all methods, sensitivity with regard to malignancy was lowest in small tumors (5684% vs 6793% in medium-sized tumors and 7495% in large tumors) while specificity was lowest in large tumors (6087%vs 8395% in medium-sized tumors and 8396% in small tumors ). The DOR and the AUC value were highest in medium-sized tumors and the AUC was largest in tumors with a largest diameter of 711 cm. Conclusion Tumor size affects the performance of subjective assessment, LR1 and LR2, the IOTA simple rules and the RMI in discriminating correctly between benign and malignant adnexal masses. The likely explanation, at least in part, is the difference in histology among tumors of different size. Copyright (C) 2012 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.}},
  author       = {{Di Legge, A. and Testa, A. C. and Ameye, L. and Van Calster, B. and Lissoni, A. A. and Leone, F. P. G. and Savelli, L. and Franchi, D. and Czekierdowski, A. and Trio, D. and Van Holsbeke, C. and Ferrazzi, E. and Scambia, G. and Timmerman, D. and Valentin, Lil}},
  issn         = {{1469-0705}},
  keywords     = {{color Doppler imaging; International Ovarian Tumor Analysis; ovarian; neoplasm; ultrasonography}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{345--354}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology}},
  title        = {{Lesion size affects diagnostic performance of IOTA logistic regression models, IOTA simple rules and risk of malignancy index in discriminating between benign and malignant adnexal masses}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.11167}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/uog.11167}},
  volume       = {{40}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}