Lymph node staging in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A comparative study of endoscopic ultrasonography versus computed tomography

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1687-1691

  Takizawa, Kohei ^a   Matsuda, Takahisa ^a   Kozu, Takahiro ^a   Eguchi, Takako ^a   Kato, Hoichi ^a   Nakanishi, Yukihiro ^a   Hijikata, Atsushi ^a   Saito, Daizo ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Endosonography; Esophageal neoplasms; Lymph nodes; Squamous cell

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX;

EID: 70349675758     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05927.x     Document Type: Article

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