摘要:目的: 探討64排多層螺旋CT(MSCT)和血清淀粉樣蛋白A(serum amyloid A protein, SAA)聯合術前評估直腸癌在腫瘤分期診斷中的作用。 方法 :納入經根治術治療的直腸癌患者通過MSCT掃描進行評估,同時取患者靜脈血測量術前SAA水平,行MSCT分期與MSCT和SAA聯合分期以比較二者的診斷價值。 結果 :本研究納入患者121例。MSCT檢測T分期的準確度為851%。在評估淋巴結轉移方面,MSCT和SAA聯合分期的準確度為760%,明顯高于MSCT分期(595%, 〖WTBX〗P lt;0001)。MSCT正確判斷所有遠處轉移。同單一的MSCT檢測相比,MSCT和SAA聯合評估能顯著的提高術前TNM分期的準確率(785% vs. 636%,〖WTBX〗P =0011)。 結論 :MSCT聯合SAA檢測比單一的MSCT檢測顯著提高了直腸癌術前腫瘤分期和淋巴結轉移方面的準確度。這種新的術前評估方法的為腫瘤進展評估和術前治療決策提供了更加可靠的信息。Abstract: Objective: To determine the role of combinative assessment of 64 multislice spiral computer tomography (MSCT) and serum amyloid A protein (SAA) in preoperative rectal cancer staging. Methods : Enrolled consecutive rectal cancer patients undergoing curative surgery were evaluated by MSCT scan. Meanwhile venous blood specimens were taken to measure preoperative SAA concentration. Both MSCT staging and MSCT plus SAA staging were performed to compare with each other. Results : The study population consisted of 121 patients. The accuracy of T staging was 851% for MSCT. The accuracy in evaluating lymph nodes metastases was 760% for MSCT plus SAA compared with 595% for MSCT alone (〖WTBX〗P lt;0001). All the distant metastases were correctly detected by MSCT. The method combining MSCT with SAA led to significant improvement on preoperative TNM staging compared with MSCT alone (785% vs. 636%, 〖WTBX〗P =0011). Conclusion : MSCT plus SAA showed greater accuracy than MSCT alone in rectal cancer staging and lymph node metastases. This novel strategy of preoperative evaluation appears to provide more accurate information on tumor progression and preoperative therapy decisionmaking.