Abstract
This report describes our initial experience using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning in esophageal cancer patients. In two patients PET identified distant metastatic disease missed by conventional staging. Laparoscopic biopsy provided histological confirmation of metastases. In the third patient, locoregional lymph nodes were identified by PET and confirmed by surgical staging. In this preliminary report, PET appears to be a promising new noninvasive modality for staging patients with esophageal cancer.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1213-1215 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Surgical endoscopy |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1997 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery
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