Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate light-induced autofluorescence spectroscopy for the in vivo diagnosis of gastric cancer.
Methods: A total of 344 endogenous fluorescence spectra were obtained from normal (164) and cancerous gastric mucosa (180) in 15 patients with pure adenocarcinoma and in 16 patients with gastric cancer containing signet-ring cells. A special light source capable of delivering either white or violet-blue light for the excitation of tissue autofluorescence via the endoscope was used. Endogenous fluorescence spectra emitted by the tissue were collected with a fiberoptic probe and analyzed with a spectrograph.
Results: Gastric adenocarcinoma exhibits specific changes in the emitted fluorescence spectra as compared with normal gastric mucosa. By algorithmic classification of the spectra, a sensitivity of 84%, specificity of 87%, a likelihood ratio for a positive test of 6.5 and for a negative test of 0.18 were obtained for the diagnosis of pure adenocarcinoma of the stomach. However, gastric cancer with signet-ring cells exhibits great variation in emitted autofluorescence spectra as compared with normal mucosa. The sensitivity for the diagnosis of all carcinomas containing signet-ring cells was 55%, specificity 85%, the likelihood ratio for a positive test was 3.7 and for a negative test, 0.53. The diagnostic value decreases with increasing numbers of signet-ring cells and tumor grade.
Conclusions: Light-induced autofluorescence spectroscopy is a new and promising bio-optical technique for the endoscopic in vivo diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma. The poor diagnostic accuracy for signet-ring cell carcinoma may be explained by the diffuse and frequent submucosal growth of this tumor and the presence of collagen fibers.
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