title: [Endosonographic staging of cancers of the esophagus and stomach. Comparison with surgical and histopathologic staging].
abstract: 64 patients (38 with esophageal and 26 with gastric carcinoma) underwent a preoperative endosonography. In 21 patients with esophageal tumors and in 24 patients with gastric tumors a complete endosonographic examination was performed. In 16 of 21 patients (76%) with esophageal carcinoma the tumor infiltration (T-stage), and in 16 of 18 cases (89%) the lymph node metastases (N-stage) could be assessed accurately. The depth of infiltration of cardia and gastric carcinoma was recognized in 15 of 19 cases (79%), and in 13 of 18 patients (72%) the N-stage was evaluated. Endosonography represents a method which can accurately predict tumor infiltration and regional lymph node metastases.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein- und Abdominalchirurgie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heintz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Junginger
mesh_terms: D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*
vernacular_title: Endosonographisches Staging von Karzinomen in Spreiseröhre und Magen. Vergleich mit der chirurgischen und histopathologischen Stadieneinteilung.