title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Oncology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98111, USA. gtsdel@vmmc.org
authors.forename: Donald E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy / Q000379:methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed