Esophageal cancer is a cancer of the digestive system considered one of the "big killers" due to its low 5-year survival. Diagnostic imaging during preoperative staging is essential for choosing the most appropriate treatment to be performed: radical excision with curative intent, neoadjuvant therapy or a palliative approach. CT, endoscopic ultrasound, and PET scans all play a major role in the staging of patients with esophageal cancer. Positron Emission Tomography (PET), especially in combination with CT (PET-CT), has proved to be a fundamental tool for the diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma.
The role of pet/ct in clinical management of esophageal cancer
Viola L.;Iacomino A.;Gatta G.
2021
Abstract
Esophageal cancer is a cancer of the digestive system considered one of the "big killers" due to its low 5-year survival. Diagnostic imaging during preoperative staging is essential for choosing the most appropriate treatment to be performed: radical excision with curative intent, neoadjuvant therapy or a palliative approach. CT, endoscopic ultrasound, and PET scans all play a major role in the staging of patients with esophageal cancer. Positron Emission Tomography (PET), especially in combination with CT (PET-CT), has proved to be a fundamental tool for the diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma.File in questo prodotto:
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