کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3254780 | 1207240 | 2006 | 15 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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Accurate staging defines groups for stage-specific treatment, minimising inappropriate treatment. Application of dedicated staging methods – including 16–64 multidetector computed tomography (CT), endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and positron emission tomography (PET) – results in better staging of oesophageal cancer. PET as a metabolic imaging technique that is usually applied after (or recently in combination with) CT (PET/CT) improves the accuracy of non-invasive staging, especially in locally advanced oesophageal cancer patients. Whether EUS-FNA or PET/CT should be performed as a first diagnostic step is still a matter of debate. Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) PET is also promising tool in assessing neoadjuvant treatment response. Application of these dedicated staging methods has a learning curve, suggesting a prominent role for centralisation.
Journal: Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology - Volume 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 877–891