Staging of upper GI malignancy
نویسنده
چکیده
Imaging plays a vital role in the management of oesophageal cancer including diagnosis, staging and follow up. Computerised tomography (CT) is used for staging and follow up, with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) having only a limited role. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) provides optimal information for tumour extent and local nodal involvement. Functional imaging using 2-18 fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is increasingly being used to provide unique information and, when combined with anatomic imaging, will provide better staging information for the extent of metastases and perhaps response to treatment.
منابع مشابه
The Value of Laparoscopic Staging in Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancy.
The goal of the clinical staging of malignant disease is to accurately define the extent of disease, direct appropriate therapy and avoid unnecessary intervention. Recent reports have suggested that laparoscopy can play a useful and complementary role in the staging of abdominal malignancy. This paper reviews the recent experience with laparoscopy in the staging of patients with upper gastroint...
متن کاملUpper gastrointestinal tract cancers as double-cancers in elderly patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Against a background of a rapidly aging society, the number of patients with oral cancers in Japan is increasing yearly. The number of double-cancers with oral cancer as the first malignancy is also reportedly on the rise. Esophageal and gastric cancers are the most common second malignancies. At our institution, our policy is to proactively perform upper gastrointestinal (GI) fiberscopy (GIF) ...
متن کاملUpper gastrointestinal tumours: diagnosis and staging
Upper GI tumours have a dismal prognosis. Only early diagnosis and accurate staging can optimize patient management.
متن کاملUpper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Biopsy; Morphological Spectrum of Lesions
.. Background: Upper GI endoscopy is an established procedure for investigating a wide range of upper GI conditions especially inflammatory and malignant diseases of stomach and esophagus. A good correlation in diagnosis can be achieved by complementing endoscopic findings with histology of biopsy specimens. Aims and objectives: 1) To evaluate morphological patterns of upper GI conditions. 2) T...
متن کاملEvaluation of supporting role of early enteral feeding via tube jejunostomy following resection of upper gastrointestinal tract
Background: Today, early diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract malignancies and their surgical resection is becoming more feasible. One of the important side effects in upper GI tract malignancies is malnutrition which has direct relationship with postoperative complications. Nonetheless, there is no easy regimen of nutrition for these patients especially for the first week after oper...
متن کامل