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Evaluation. Patients should have complete evaluations including contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the neck, chest, and abdomen, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT, and bronchoscopy for upper- and middle-third lesions. Upper gastrointestinal series (barium swallow) is recommended if EGD or EUS study is incomplete due to severe luminal obstruction. These studies help the treating physician in determining disease extension and allow accurate target volume delineation for esophageal cancer.
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Cheng, J.CH., Hsu, FM., Wu, A.J., Kachnic, L.A. (2014). Esophageal Cancer. In: Lee, N.Y., Riaz, N., Lu, J.J. (eds) Target Volume Delineation for Conformal and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2014_998
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