Login / Signup

Incremental value of endoscopic brush cytology in response assessment after chemo-irradiation for Esophageal cancer.

Shreyasee KarmakarNaveen MummudiSarbani Ghosh-LaskarAnil TibdewalRajiv KumarPrachi PatilShaesta MehtaVanita NoronhaKumar PrabhashNilendu PurandareSaleem PathutharaJai Prakash Agarwal
Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2020)
We found that brush cytology on endoscopy is a simple tool with high specificity which adds value to the findings of response assessment PET-CT scan and thereby can increase the confidence of the treating oncologist in making clinical decisions.
Keyphrases
  • pet ct
  • ultrasound guided
  • fine needle aspiration
  • high grade
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radiation therapy
  • cancer therapy
  • contrast enhanced