Patterns of nodal metastases on 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma are useful to guide treatment planning of radiotherapy
Journal
Clinical nuclear medicine
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
5
Date Issued
2015-05
Author(s)
Abstract
The aim of the study was to examine the patterns of lymph node metastases from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and compare the laterality of lymphatic metastasis in cervical, supraclavicular, and paratracheal areas using F-FDG PET/CT.
Subjects
esophageal cancer | FDG | lymph node mapping | lymph node metastasis | PET/CT
esophageal cancer; FDG; lymph node mapping; lymph node metastasis; PET/CT
SDGs
Other Subjects
fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; radiopharmaceutical agent; abdomen; adult; aged; Article; cancer staging; computer assisted emission tomography; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; esophagus resection; female; human; lymph flow; lymph node metastasis; major clinical study; male; neck; primary tumor; radiotherapy planning system; retrospective study; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; computer assisted tomography; diagnostic use; Esophageal Neoplasms; lymph node metastasis; middle aged; multimodal imaging; pathology; positron emission tomography; scintiscanning; Adult; Aged; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Esophageal Neoplasms; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Middle Aged; Multimodal Imaging; Positron-Emission Tomography; Radiopharmaceuticals; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Type
journal article