Preoperative lymph node status on computed tomography influences the survival of pT1b, T2 and T3 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Kotaro SugawaraHiroharu YamashitaYukari UemuraKoichi YagiMasato NishidaSusumu AikouSachiyo NomuraYasuyuki SetoPublished in: Surgery today (2018)
A diagnostic criterion based solely on the short-axis diameters of lymph nodes depicted on CT was useful for stratifying the survival in ESCC patients.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- positron emission tomography
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- chronic kidney disease
- sentinel lymph node
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- squamous cell carcinoma
- patient reported outcomes