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The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Digital Rectal Examination in Gastric Cancer Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis

Jing Guo1,2*, Yongming Chen1,2*, Zhimin Liu1,2*, Yuanxiang Guan1,2, Wei Wang1,2, Xiaowei Sun1,2, Wei Li1,2, Dazhi Xu1,2✉

1. State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China;
2. Department of Gastric Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
*Equal contributors

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Guo J, Chen Y, Liu Z, Guan Y, Wang W, Sun X, Li W, Xu D. The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Digital Rectal Examination in Gastric Cancer Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis. J Cancer 2019; 10(6):1489-1495. doi:10.7150/jca.29814. https://www.jcancer.org/v10p1489.htm
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Abstract

Background: Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is the most common cause of death in gastric cancer (GC) patients. However, diagnosis of PM is still difficult in clinical practice. This study aimed to explore the diagnostic and prognostic value of digital rectal examination (DRE) in GC.

Methods: 247 GC patients with PM confirmed by operation were included. The diagnostic yield of DRE compared with computed tomography (CT) was calculated. In another group of 1330 cases receiving radical gastrectomy, 38 cases with DRE (+) postoperatively were analyzed to identify risk factors. A nomogram was constructed to predict postoperative DRE (+).

Results: The specificity, positive predictive value and positive likelihood ratio of DRE in diagnosis of PM was 99.8%, 91.2% and 58.4, higher than CT (97.6%, 64.9% and 10.4). Though the sensitivity of DRE (12.6%) was lower than CT (24.7%), 17 of 31 patients with DRE (+) could not be found by CT. Moreover, the overall survival of confirmed PM patients with DRE (+) (PM-DRE (+)) was much lower than PM-DRE (-) patients (P<0.001). In addition, the nomogram to predict postoperative DRE (+) had a bootstrap-corrected concordance index of 0.73 and was well calibrated.

Conclusions: GC patients with DRE (+) could be regarded as a special subtype of stage IV ones with poorer prognosis. Supply of palliative care and chemotherapy rather than unnecessary operation might be a better alternative for these patients. DRE was an effective supplement for CT and should be generally recommended for GC patients.

Keywords: digital rectal examination, peritoneal metastasis, gastric cancer, CT, nomogram


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Guo, J., Chen, Y., Liu, Z., Guan, Y., Wang, W., Sun, X., Li, W., Xu, D. (2019). The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Digital Rectal Examination in Gastric Cancer Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis. Journal of Cancer, 10(6), 1489-1495. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.29814.

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Guo, J.; Chen, Y.; Liu, Z.; Guan, Y.; Wang, W.; Sun, X.; Li, W.; Xu, D. The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Digital Rectal Examination in Gastric Cancer Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis. J. Cancer 2019, 10 (6), 1489-1495. DOI: 10.7150/jca.29814.

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Guo J, Chen Y, Liu Z, Guan Y, Wang W, Sun X, Li W, Xu D. The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Digital Rectal Examination in Gastric Cancer Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis. J Cancer 2019; 10(6):1489-1495. doi:10.7150/jca.29814. https://www.jcancer.org/v10p1489.htm

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Guo J, Chen Y, Liu Z, Guan Y, Wang W, Sun X, Li W, Xu D. 2019. The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Digital Rectal Examination in Gastric Cancer Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis. J Cancer. 10(6):1489-1495.

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