The decision to operate: role of integrated computed tomography positron emission tomography in staging oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction cancer by the multidisciplinary team☆

Abstract

PET-CT informs the MDT decision to operate in avoiding futile surgery in stage IV disease or widespread nodal disease. In this study, overall PET-CT N1 status has low positive and negative predictive value for overall pN status.