The role and clinical value of EUS in a multimodality esophageal carcinoma staging program with CT and positron emission tomography - Pfau, Patrick R.; Perlman, Scott B.; Stanko, Peter; Frick, Terrence J.; Gopal, Deepak V.; Said, Adnan; Zhang, Zhengjun; Weigel, Tracey (Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2007)
Keywords: Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis; Adenocarcinoma - surgery; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Diagnosis, Differential; Digestive system. Abdomen; Endoscopy; Endosonography - methods; Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery; Esophagus; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis - diagnosis; Neoplasm Staging; Positron-Emission Tomography - methods; Preoperative Care - methods; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Tumors; Radionuclide study; Sonography; Radiodiagnosis; Endoscopic route; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Esophageal disease; Esophagus carcinoma; Malignant tumor; Metastasis; Esophagus cancer; Treatment; Adenopathy; Surgery; Echography; Digestive diseases; Medical imagery; Computerized axial tomography; Positron emission tomography; Emission tomography