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Radiologic Evaluation of Esophageal Cancer

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Various methods are currently employed for esophageal cancer staging, including computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and histopathologic based staging, which encompasses endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). However, no single modality can accurately stage every patient with esophageal cancer on its own. Given the crucial role of accurate staging in devising an optimal therapeutic approach, the use of a combination of these modalities is often necessary.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, 1640 Pueyrredón Av, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Manuela Monrabal Lezama

  2. Department of Radiology, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Antonella Kovic, Emilia Martínez & Silvina De Luca

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  1. Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  2. Department of Surgery and Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

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  3. Thoracic Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

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Monrabal Lezama, M., Kovic, A., Martínez, E., De Luca, S. (2023). Radiologic Evaluation of Esophageal Cancer. In: Schlottmann, F., Ferri, L., Molena, D., Patti, M.G. (eds) Esophageal Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39086-9_5

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