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Vol. 52. Issue 1.
Pages 37-44 (January 2010)
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Vol. 52. Issue 1.
Pages 37-44 (January 2010)
Ultrasonographic characterisation of an experimental model of liver metastases from colon carcinoma in rats
Caracterización ecográfica de un modelo experimental de metástasis hepáticas de carcinoma de colon
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J.J. Echevarria Uragaa,
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, I. García-Alonso Montoyab, I. Díaz Sanzb, B. Herrero de la Parteb, J.L. Miguélez Vidalesa, I. Zabalza Estévezc, B. Fernández-Ruanovad
a Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital de Galdakao-Usánsolo, Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain
b Laboratorio de Cirugía Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del País Vasco, Lejona, Vizcaya, Spain
c Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital de Galdakao-Usánsolo, Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain
d Osatek, S.A., Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain
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Abstract
Objective

To determine the ultrasonographic characteristics of liver metastases induced in a rat model; to evaluate the usefulness of ultrasonography in the noninvasive evaluation of tumor infiltration.

Material and methods

We seeded the livers of 46 WAG/RijCrl rats with CC-531 syngeneic colorectal carcinoma cells by intrasplenic inoculation. At 21, 28, 35, 42, 70 days after tumor seeding, we performed a series of ultrasonographic examinations to evaluate tumor induction in different groups of animals: 37 rats were studied with a 10 MHz linear probe and 9 were studied with a 6–18MHz multifrequency probe. The following signs were considered indicative of tumor development: intrahepatic nodules, sinuate liver borders, lobe enlargement, and extrahepatic masses. Ultrasonographic findings were verified at autopsy. We determined the number of implants, size (less than 3mm, between 3 and 7mm, or greater than 7mm), and lobe location for each technique.

Results

Compared to the autopsy results, ultrasonography detected 64% of the animals with disease. All the extrahepatic masses were correctly diagnosed. Metastases were identified in 90% of the rats with lesions greater than 7mm, in 75% of those with implants between 3 and 7mm, and in 25% of those with lesions less than 3mm. In the group in which we used the 6–18MHz probe, we detected 50% of the lesions less than 3mm.

Conclusion

Ultrasonography was useful for monitoring the experimental model and enabled the noninvasive oncologic evaluation of the rat liver with reasonable sensitivity.

Keywords:
Neoplasm
Liver neoplasm, experimental
Neoplasm, experimental
Ultrasonography
Animal experimentation
Resumen
Objetivo

Determinar las características ultrasonográficas de la patología metastásica hepática inducida en un modelo múrido, para evaluar la utilidad de la ecografía en la valoración no invasiva de la infiltración tumoral.

Material y métodos

El hígado de 46 ratas WAG/RijCrl fue diseminado con células singénicas de carcinoma colorrectal CC-531 mediante inoculación intraesplénica. En los días 21, 28, 35, 42 y 70 posteriores a la siembra tumoral, se realizaron series de ecografías para valorar inducción tumoral en diferentes grupos de animales; 37 ratas se estudiaron mediante sonda lineal de 10Mhz y 9 con sonda multifrecuencia de 6–18Mhz. Como signos ecográficos de desarrollo tumoral se consideró la detección de nódulos intrahepáticos, festoneado del contorno hepático, megalias de lóbulos y masas extrahepáticas. Los hallazgos ecográficos se verificaron tras necropsia, y en ambas técnicas se determinó el número de implantes, tamaño (< 3, entre 3–7 y > 7mm) y localización lobular.

Resultados

Comparado con los resultados de la necropsia, en ecografía se detectaron lesiones en el 64% de los animales con patología. Todas las masas extrahepáticas fueron correctamente diagnosticadas. Se identificaron metástasis en el 90% de ratas afectadas por lesiones > 7mm, en el 75% de animales con implantes de 3–7mm y en el 25% con lesiones < 3mm. Con la sonda de 6–18Mhz se detectaron el 50% de lesiones < de 3mm.

Conclusión

La ecografía resultó útil en la monitorización del modelo experimental y posibilitó, con razonable sensibilidad, la valoración oncológica no invasiva del hígado múrido.

Palabras clave:
Neoplasia
Neoplasia del hígado, experimental
Neoplasia, experimental
Ecografía
Experimentación animal

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