Inaccurate pretreatment staging can impact survival in early stage esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Anthony J ScholarAbhineet UppalShu-Ching ChangDebopriya GhoshMary Garland-KledzikJuan Santamaria-BarriaAdam KhaderAhmed DehalTrevan FischerMelanie GoldfarbPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)
Preoperative staging of esophageal adenocarcinoma has moderate reliability and accuracy for predicting pT and pN classification. Up to 25% of patients have discordant clinical and pathological staging, which impacts OS.