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Imaging of esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is a relatively uncommon gastrointestinal malignancy but carries a poor prognosis unless it is of early stage and can be surgically resected for cure. Resectability is determined by the stage of disease at diagnosis and therefore accurate staging is of importance in patients diagno...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1434596/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18250021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2004.0022 |
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description | Esophageal cancer is a relatively uncommon gastrointestinal malignancy but carries a poor prognosis unless it is of early stage and can be surgically resected for cure. Resectability is determined by the stage of disease at diagnosis and therefore accurate staging is of importance in patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Imaging studies that play a role in the evaluation of esophageal cancer include barium studies, computed tomography, endoscopic ultrasound and positron emission tomography. Imaging provides important information regarding the local extent and any distant spread of disease, which in turn helps in determining optimal management for these patients. This review discusses the imaging findings that may be encountered with various imaging modalities in the diagnosis, staging and follow-up of esophageal cancer. |
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spelling | pubmed-14345962006-12-14 Imaging of esophageal cancer Iyer, R DuBrow, R Cancer Imaging Article Esophageal cancer is a relatively uncommon gastrointestinal malignancy but carries a poor prognosis unless it is of early stage and can be surgically resected for cure. Resectability is determined by the stage of disease at diagnosis and therefore accurate staging is of importance in patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Imaging studies that play a role in the evaluation of esophageal cancer include barium studies, computed tomography, endoscopic ultrasound and positron emission tomography. Imaging provides important information regarding the local extent and any distant spread of disease, which in turn helps in determining optimal management for these patients. This review discusses the imaging findings that may be encountered with various imaging modalities in the diagnosis, staging and follow-up of esophageal cancer. e-MED 2004-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC1434596/ /pubmed/18250021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2004.0022 Text en Copyright © 2004 International Cancer Imaging Society |
spellingShingle | Article Iyer, R DuBrow, R Imaging of esophageal cancer |
title | Imaging of esophageal cancer |
title_full | Imaging of esophageal cancer |
title_fullStr | Imaging of esophageal cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Imaging of esophageal cancer |
title_short | Imaging of esophageal cancer |
title_sort | imaging of esophageal cancer |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1434596/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18250021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2004.0022 |
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