Inadequacy of computed tomography in assessing patients with esophageal carcinoma after induction chemoradiotherapy

BACKGROUND Induction chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery may improve survival of patients with esophageal carcinoma. Computed tomography (CT) has been used to evaluate the tumor response after completing induction chemoradiotherapy. The authors examined the ability of CT to evaluate the pathologic...

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Published in:	Cancer Vol. 85; no. 5; pp. 1026 - 1032
Main Authors:	Jones, David R., Parker, Leonard A., Detterbeck, Frank C., Egan, Thomas M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-03-1999 Wiley-Liss
Subjects:	Adult Aged Antineoplastic agents Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences chemoradiotherapy Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Combined treatments (chemotherapy of immunotherapy associated with an other treatment) computed tomography esophageal carcinoma Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Esophageal Neoplasms - drug therapy Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology Esophageal Neoplasms - radiotherapy Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery Esophageal Neoplasms - therapy Esophagectomy Esophagus Female Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging Pharmacology. Drug treatments Predictive Value of Tests Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Remission Induction Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity staging Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome tumor response Antineoplastic agent Human Carcinoma Radiodiagnosis Treatment efficiency Esophageal disease Malignant tumor Radiotherapy Induction treatment Esophagus Chemotherapy Digestive diseases Medical imagery Computerized axial tomography Combined treatment
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