Implementation of Screening Guidelines in Early Esophageal Cancer: A Study of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database.
Joseph A RezaVignesh RamanAndrew VeksteinMaria Grau-SepulvedaWilliam P BurfeindKristine ChinRoman PetrovCherie P ErkmenPublished in: Annals of surgery (2023)
The use of CT/PET/EUS for staging of early esophageal cancer is accurate in only 56.3% of patients. ER may increase staging accuracy as it is related to a decrease in upstaging. ER is poorly utilized in staging of early esophageal cancer. Barriers to implementation of ER as a staging modality should be identified and corrected.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- lymph node
- thoracic surgery
- primary care
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- estrogen receptor
- endoplasmic reticulum
- computed tomography
- breast cancer cells
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- positron emission tomography
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high resolution
- spinal cord
- emergency department
- contrast enhanced
- spinal cord injury
- pet imaging
- electronic health record