New TNM Staging System for Esophageal Cancer: What Chest Radiologists Need to Know

Su Jin Hong,Tae-Jung Kim,Kyung Bum Nam,In-Sun Lee,Hee Chul Yang,Sukki Cho,Kwhanmien Kim,Sanghoon Jheon,Kyung Won Lee

New TNM Staging System for Esophageal Cancer: What Chest Radiologists Need to Know

2014

Su Jin Hong
Tae-Jung Kim
Kyung Bum Nam
In-Sun Lee
Hee Chul Yang
Sukki Cho
Kwhanmien Kim
Sanghoon Jheon
Kyung Won Lee

The seventh edition of the AJCC-UICC staging system for esophageal cancer is reviewed, with emphasis on appropriate use of CT, endoscopic US, and PET/CT for initial staging.

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Need to know
Pathology
Radiology
Esophageal cancer
General surgery
TNM staging system
Medicine
lymphatic metastasis
neoplasm staging
appropriate use
Medical imaging
staging system
Stage (cooking)

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