Computed tomographic staging of esophageal cancer and prognosis.
The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine whether computed tomography (CT)-determined staging of esophageal cancer (EC) has prognostic correlation. The results showed a strong relevance of staging of EC by CT to survival (p<0.01).
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Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport 71130, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed