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Table 2 Diagnostic procedures

From: Clinical, pathological and prognostic characteristics of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms in China: a retrospective study

 

Cases tested, N (%)

Positive, N (%)

Imaging diagnosis

  

Endoscopy

133 (79.17)

130 (97.74)

  Gastroscopy

26 (15.48)

26 (100.00)

  Small intestinal endoscopy

11 (6.55)

8 (72.73)

  Proctoscopy

96 (57.14)

96 (100.00)

Ultrasound

82 (48.81)

48 (58.54)

Endoscopic ultrasound

20 (11.90)

18 (90.00)

CT

96 (57.14)

52 (54.17)

MRI

17 (10.12)

12 (70.59)

PET-CT

4 (2.38)

3 (75.00)

Immunohistochemistry

  

Chromogranin A

168 (100)

122 (72.62)

Synaptophysin

168 (100)

128 (76.19)

NSE

168 (100)

55 (32.74)

  1. CT, computed tomography scan; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PET-CT, positron emission computed tomography; NSE, neuron-specific enolase.