Importance of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and endoscopic ultrasonography parameters in predicting survival following surgery for esophageal cancer - Concepedia

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Importance of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and endoscopic ultrasonography parameters in predicting survival following surgery for esophageal cancer

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2008

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Jikke M.T. Omloo, G. W. Sloof, Ronald Boellaard, Otto S. Hoekstra, P.L. Jager, Hendrik van Dullemen, Paul Fockens, John Th. M. Plukker, Jan van Lanschot

Abstract

In esophageal cancer patients, EUS T stage, EUS N stage, location and SUV of the primary tumor are pretreatment factors that are associated with disease-specific survival. However, only EUS T stage is an independent prognostic factor.