Open AccessHistopathologic Validation of Lymph Node Staging With FDG-PET Scan in Cancer of the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction
Author(s) -
Toni Lerut,
Patrick Flamen,
Nadine Ectors,
E. Van Cutsem,
Marc Peeters,
Martin Hiele,
Walter De Wever,
Willy Coosemans,
G. Anton Decker,
Paul De Leyn,
Georges Deneffe,
Dirk Van Raemdonck,
Luc Mortelmans
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200012000-00003
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , esophagus , esophageal cancer , endoscopic ultrasound , stage (stratigraphy) , positron emission tomography , lymph node , nuclear medicine , cancer staging , tomography , thorax (insect anatomy) , cancer , pathology , surgery , paleontology , anatomy , biology
To assess the value of positron emission tomography with 18fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) for preoperative lymph node staging of patients with primary cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction.