Patterns of lymphatic drainage and lymph node involvement in esophageal cancer
| Autor: | J. M. Howard, C. Johnston |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Endoscopic ultrasound medicine.medical_specialty Esophageal Neoplasms Urology Adenocarcinoma TNM staging system Multimodal Imaging Endosonography Esophagus medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Lymph node Aged Lymphatic Vessels Neoplasm Staging Cancer staging PET-CT Radiological and Ultrasound Technology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General surgery Gastroenterology General Medicine Middle Aged Esophageal cancer medicine.disease digestive system diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphatic system Positron-Emission Tomography Carcinoma Squamous Cell Female Lymph Nodes Radiology Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | Abdominal Imaging. 38:233-243 |
| ISSN: | 1432-0509 0942-8925 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00261-012-9914-2 |
| Popis: | The esophagus has a complex pattern of lymphatic drainage. Lymph node involvement and number of lymph node metastases are very important prognostic factors, and the newly revised TNM staging system for esophageal cancer reflects this. Knowledge of the location and nomenclature of the common nodal stations in the thorax and upper abdomen is essential for the accurate staging of these patients. PET-CT and EUS are essential in the routine staging of esophageal cancer patients. The aim of this pictorial review is to present the nodal stations, nomenclature and location of regional lymph nodes in esophageal cancer using PET-CT and EUS images from selected patient cases. We will review the EUS and PET-CT imaging for a number of patients with esophageal cancer, using cases which highlight the advantages and diagnostic pitfalls for these imaging modalities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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