Publications by authors named "Yuting Heng"
Article Synopsis
- SMT-like esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a rare form of esophageal cancer that can be easily misdiagnosed due to its endoscopic appearance resembling benign subepithelial lesions and often negative biopsy results.
- A study involving six patients analyzed clinicopathological data and performed endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and immunohistochemical tests on tumor tissues to identify specific markers associated with this cancer.
- Results showed that EUS revealed distinct nonuniform lesions indicating cancer, with EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) confirming the diagnosis; the tumors exhibited a specific immune marker profile that suggests they might originate from submucosal glands.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the effectiveness of the depth-predicting score (DPS) and simplified depth-predicting score (S-DPS) in predicting the invasion depth of early gastric cancer by nonexpert endoscopists using conventional endoscopic images.
- Results show that the S-DPS had higher diagnostic accuracy (73.86%) and specificity (92.42%) compared to DPS (67.05% accuracy and 71.21% specificity) when predicting invasion depth.
- The findings suggest that S-DPS is not only more accurate but also simpler, enhancing its potential for clinical use by nonexpert endoscopists.