Ultrassom anorretal tri-dimensional pode selecionar pacientes com tumor no reto após neoadjuvância para cirurgia de preservação esfincteriana? Can three-dimensional anorectal ultrasound select patients with rectal tumor for sphincter-saving resection after post-chemoradiotherapy

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a resposta pós-quimioradioterapia-QT no tratamento do tumor no reto utilizando ultrassom anorretal tridimensional(US-3-D) visando definir a estratégia cirúrgica adequada. MÉTODO: Avaliou-se prospectivamente 32 pacientes com adenocarcinoma no reto médio e inferior. Realizou-se US-3-D para estadiamento e avaliação quanto à invasão no canal anal ou distância(cm) entre tumor e esfíncter anal interno-EAI: GrupoI-invasão no canal anal; GrupoII-distância menor-ou-igual 2cm, GrupoIII-distância maior 2. Foram encaminhados neoadjuvância e realizado US-3D após 50-55 dias. A escolha da estratégia cirúrgica baseou-se na resposta pós-QT e achados do US-3-D/pós-QT e comparado com histopatológico. RESULTADOS: O US-3-D/pós-QT coincidiu com histopatológico em 31/32, eficácia de 97%. Evidenciou-se 26/27 casos com lesão residual, sensibilidade de 96%, sendo 19(59%) resposta parcial e 07 (22%) sem resposta. Em 5/5 o US-3-D/pós-QT demonstrou resposta completa, especificidade e valor preditivo positivo 100%. Valor preditivo negativo 83% pois um(3%) caso inconclusivo. Realizou-se cirurgia de preservação esfincteriana em 16 pacientes (05 com resposta completa, 10 com resposta parcial e um inconclusivo) com margem maior que 2cm. Confirmados ao histopatológico com margem livre. O índice Kappa na avaliação de linfonodos demonstrou concordância substancial(87,5%). Conclui-se que o US-3D pode ser útil na escolha de pacientes que irão beneficiar-se com a cirurgia de preservação esfincteriana.<br>PROPOSAL: Evaluate the post-chemoradiotherapy response for treatment of rectal tumor using three-dimensional anorectal ultrasound-3D-US to determine the best surgical approach METHODS: 32 patients with lower and middle rectal cancer were prospectively staged using 3D-US to identify anal canal invasion and the distance(cm) between tumor and the internal anal sphincter-IAS, Group l:with anal canal invasion; Group II-with distance =2cm; Group III-with distance >2. They were submitted to neoadjuvant chemoradiation-CRT and the 3-D US was repeated 50-55 days later. The choice of the surgical approach was based on the post-chemoradiation response identified by the 3D-US comparing with pathologic findings. RESULTS: The post-chemoradiation/3D-US findings were concordant with pathologic results in 31/32(97%). It was identified residual tumors in 26/27(96% sensibility), 19(59%) with partial response and 7(22%) without response. Complete response was demonstrated in 5/5 by 3D-US, with specificity and predictive valor in 100%. Negative predictive valor in 83% since one(3%) case was inconclusive. Sphincter-saving resection was performed in 16 patients, 5 with complete response, 10 with partial response and one inconclusive, with distal margin >2cm. The pathologic findings confirmed distal margins without tumor. It was demonstrated high concordance(87.5%) concerning the lymph nodes evaluation(Kappa test). CONCLUSION: 3D-US can be useful to determine the patients who should be submitted to sphincter-saving resections