ArticleSurgery today2009
A suspected [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-negative metastatic lymph node successfully diagnosed by laparoscopic staging in esophageal cancer: report of two cases.
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- Patterns and time of recurrence after complete resection of esophageal cancer.Surgery today · 2012Article
- A case of a superficial carcinoma of the esophagus with isolated lymph node metastasis around the abdominal aorta.Surgery today · 2012Article
- The significance of lymph node status as a prognostic factor for esophageal cancer.Surgery today · 2011Review
- Long-term survival following radical surgery after chemotherapy for esophagogastric adenocarcinoma with extensive lymph node metastases: report of a case.Surgery today · 2011Article
- Diagnosis of lymph node metastasis by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration more than 1 year after lung cancer resection: report of a case.Surgery today · 2011Article
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Abstract
An accurate preoperative staging is important for selecting an appropriate therapy for esophageal cancer. In particular, diagnosis of lymph node metastases influences the indication for radical surgery. [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has been widely applied primarily as a useful tool for initial staging of esophageal cancer. However, false-negative cases sometimes make it difficult to select the appropriate treatment. We report two patients with esophageal cancer and PET-negative enlarged lymph node successfully diagnosed by laparoscopic sampling. This procedure did not only allow accurate histopathological staging, but also helped to select the optimal minimally invasive management. This technique can be recommended for patients with esophageal cancer in whom the diagnosis of enlarged lymph node cannot be confirmed by preoperative imaging.
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