Comparison of Positron Emission Tomography, Computed Tomography, and Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Initial Staging of Patients with Esophageal Cancer

[1] Goldberg M(2003)Survival following intensive preoperative combined modality therapy with paclitaxel, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and radiation in resectable esophageal carcinoma: A phase I report J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126 1168-1173

[2] Farma J(2003)Section III: Endoscopic and other staging techniques Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 15 180-186

[3] Lampert C(2004)Extended surgery for cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction J Surg Res 117 58-63

[4] Saltzman JR(2000)Clinical staging of esophageal carcinoma. CT, EUS, and PET Chest Surg Clin North Am 10 471-485

[5] Lerut T(2004)Systematic review of the staging performance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in esophageal cancer J Clin Oncol 22 3805-3812

[6] Coosemans W(2002)An analysis of multiple staging management strategies for carcinoma of the esophagus: Computed tomography, endoscopic ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and thoracoscopy/laparoscopy Ann Thorac Surg 74 1026-1032

[7] Decker G(1994)Endoscopic ultrasonography Endoscopy 26 148-168

[8] Rice TW(1997)Endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy: Diagnostic accuracy and complication assessment Gastroenterology 112 1087-1095

[9] van Westreenen HL(2000)Histopathologic validation of lymph node staging with FDG-PET scan in cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction: A prospective study based on primary surgery with extensive lymphadenectomy Ann Surg 232 743-752

[10] Westerterp M(2003)Positron emission tomography for staging esophageal cancer: does it lead to a different therapeutic approach? World J Surg 27 1105-1112

[1] Goldberg M(2003)Survival following intensive preoperative combined modality therapy with paclitaxel, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and radiation in resectable esophageal carcinoma: A phase I report J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126 1168-1173

[2] Farma J(2003)Section III: Endoscopic and other staging techniques Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 15 180-186

[3] Lampert C(2004)Extended surgery for cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction J Surg Res 117 58-63

[4] Saltzman JR(2000)Clinical staging of esophageal carcinoma. CT, EUS, and PET Chest Surg Clin North Am 10 471-485

[5] Lerut T(2004)Systematic review of the staging performance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in esophageal cancer J Clin Oncol 22 3805-3812

[6] Coosemans W(2002)An analysis of multiple staging management strategies for carcinoma of the esophagus: Computed tomography, endoscopic ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and thoracoscopy/laparoscopy Ann Thorac Surg 74 1026-1032

[7] Decker G(1994)Endoscopic ultrasonography Endoscopy 26 148-168

[8] Rice TW(1997)Endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy: Diagnostic accuracy and complication assessment Gastroenterology 112 1087-1095

[9] van Westreenen HL(2000)Histopathologic validation of lymph node staging with FDG-PET scan in cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction: A prospective study based on primary surgery with extensive lymphadenectomy Ann Surg 232 743-752

[10] Westerterp M(2003)Positron emission tomography for staging esophageal cancer: does it lead to a different therapeutic approach? World J Surg 27 1105-1112