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Routine contrast-enhanced CT is insufficient for TNM-staging of duodenal adenocarcinoma.

Geke LitjensCornelis Jhm van LaarhovenMathias ProkopErwin-Jan M van GeenenJohn J Hermans
Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2022)
Radiologists and clinicians have to be aware that routine CECT is insufficient for staging and determining resectability in patients with duodenal adenocarcinoma. CECT underestimates T-stage and N-stage, and M-stage is often unclear, resulting in futile surgery in 19% of patients. Alternative strategies are required to improve staging of duodenal adenocarcinoma. We propose to combine multiphase hypotonic duodenography CT with MRI.
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